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Welcome PREPiFY '25 Team!
Welcome PREPiFY '25 Team!
Letter from DC Prep Principals to New Staff:
Letter from DC Prep Principals to New Staff:
We are excited to welcome you to DC Prep and look forward to seeing you in person at New Teacher Orientation (NTO) on Tuesday August 5th! New to DC Prep Teachers are called the PREPiFY Team which stands for "Prep in First Year”. At NTO you get to learn alongside other new to DC Prep teachers and build relationships that will last throughout the year and beyond!
We are excited to welcome you to DC Prep and look forward to seeing you in person at New Teacher Orientation (NTO) on Tuesday August 5th! New to DC Prep Teachers are called the PREPiFY Team which stands for "Prep in First Year”. At NTO you get to learn alongside other new to DC Prep teachers and build relationships that will last throughout the year and beyond!
Our hope is that starting your transition to DC Prep alongside your cohort of new team members to DC Prep allows you to have dedicated time to engage in learning designed just for you and make connections with colleagues you'll do the work alongside for years to come. During NTO days you will get the opportunity to meet, learn, and work with our leadership team, members of our Home Office and Academic Team, as well as colleagues from across our network.
Our hope is that starting your transition to DC Prep alongside your cohort of new team members to DC Prep allows you to have dedicated time to engage in learning designed just for you and make connections with colleagues you'll do the work alongside for years to come. During NTO days you will get the opportunity to meet, learn, and work with our leadership team, members of our Home Office and Academic Team, as well as colleagues from across our network.
One piece of feedback we’ve heard from new to DC Prep staff members is to please compile all Onboarding resources into one place. There is flexible time built into the New Teacher Orientation and August Orientation schedule to complete some Onboarding tasks, yet we’ve heard from teachers that they would prefer to spend their time in-person doing things you can only do in-person (building relationships with co-teachers, meetings with your coach, setting up your classroom, etc). Therefore, while each task has a stated deadline, we strongly encourage you to complete as many of these tasks as possible prior to Day 1 of New Teacher Orientation.
One piece of feedback we’ve heard from new to DC Prep staff members is to please compile all Onboarding resources into one place. There is flexible time built into the New Teacher Orientation and August Orientation schedule to complete some Onboarding tasks, yet we’ve heard from teachers that they would prefer to spend their time in-person doing things you can only do in-person (building relationships with co-teachers, meetings with your coach, setting up your classroom, etc). Therefore, while each task has a stated deadline, we strongly encourage you to complete as many of these tasks as possible prior to Day 1 of New Teacher Orientation.
If you need any support with these onboarding tasks, please reach out to your campus Principal via email as soon as possible!
If you need any support with these onboarding tasks, please reach out to your campus Principal via email as soon as possible!
Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Phylicia Bridgewater - Principal of Anacostia Elementary Campus
Phylicia Bridgewater - Principal of Anacostia Elementary Campus
Degarrius Cullum - Principal of Benning Elementary Campus
Degarrius Cullum - Principal of Benning Elementary Campus
Janee Easley and Emily Jeffries - Principal and Resident Principal of Edgewood Elementary Campus
Janee Easley and Emily Jeffries - Principal and Resident Principal of Edgewood Elementary Campus
Ciara Ray - Principal of Anacostia Middle Campus
Ciara Ray - Principal of Anacostia Middle Campus
Kia Coleman - Principal of Benning Middle Campus
Kia Coleman - Principal of Benning Middle Campus
Desiree Tucker - Principal of Edgewood Middle Campus
Desiree Tucker - Principal of Edgewood Middle Campus
Onboarding Task Instructions:
Onboarding Task Instructions:
Please fill out this Onboarding Task Tracking Form each time you complete a required task and make sure to always use your DC Prep email address in place of your personal email. If you need to know your DC Prep email address, please connect with your principal
Please fill out this Onboarding Task Tracking Form each time you complete a required task and make sure to always use your DC Prep email address in place of your personal email. If you need to know your DC Prep email address, please connect with your principal
Required New to DC Prep Onboarding Tasks
Required New to DC Prep Onboarding Tasks
The tasks below are essential. In some cases, specific trainings are required by DC’s Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) and DC Prep is legally required to report the names of staff members who complete specific trainings. For this reason, it is important to fill out the Onboarding Task Tracking Form for each task as you complete it
Task 1: Sexual Misconduct Reporting Training (Estimated time to complete = 25 min. Training is required prior to the first day of school). Purpose of training is to help DC Prep staff understand the School Safety Omnibus Act and DC Prep practices designed to adhere to all elements of the act and ensure the safety of our school community including preventing & addressing sexual abuse and misconduct by staff, preventing & addressing child abuse, and preventing & addressing student-on-student sexual harassment. Required by DC Law under Student Safety Omnibus Act.
*Required for every new DC Prep staff member*
Task 2: Student Mental Health and Safety Training (Estimated time to complete = 60-120 minutes. Training is required by 1st day of school). Purpose of training is to recognize signs of psychological distress, manage conversations with students to build resilience, and suicide postvention. Required under DC Law 14-56.
*Required for every new DC Prep staff member*
Task 3: Dyslexia Awareness Modules (Estimated time to complete = 90 - 120 minutes.
Required as part of DC's Addressing Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties Amendment Act of 2020. Online module is intended to help DC Prep staff understand the characteristics and identification of dyslexia, gain awareness about characteristics and indicators of dyslexia and reading difficulties, learn about universal screening tools, and learn the components of Structured Literacy and evidence-based practices for supporting students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.
*Required for every new DC Prep staff member*
Task 4: Read Employee Manual (Estimated time to complete = 25 minutes), SY24-25 manual will be available at New Teacher Orientation and August Orientation
Task 5: Read Family Handbook (Estimated time to complete = 25 minutes)
Task 6: Special Education Cooperative Special Education 101 Course (Estimated time to complete = 45-90 minutes)
*For Sped Inclusion teachers only*
Go here: https://dc-special-education-cooperative.teachable.com/
Sign up to create an account
Search for Special Education 101
Use this code to change the cost to $0: DCPREP2526
SY25-26 manual will be available at New Teacher Orientation and August Orientation
Estimated 25 minutes to complete
Task 6: Special Education Cooperative Special Education 101 Course
*For New Sped Inclusion teachers only*
Go here: https://dc-special-education-cooperative.teachable.com/
Sign up to create an account
Search for Special Education 101
Use this code to change the cost to $0: DCPREP2526
Estimated time to complete = 45-90 minutes
No need to fill out Tracking Form
Optional Tasks
Optional Tasks
The tasks below are helpful but optional to complete prior to New Teacher Orientation.
Review DC Prep’s 25-26 School Calendar
Preview training resources on DC Prep’s Data Website
Preview training resources on DC Prep's Tech Website
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