Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Attitude of Gratitude - Novelty November

 




FUSD's October 2026 Newsletter




Marshall's Spelling Bee 






From Tamra Ayala:
  • I also attached NAESP's November calendar which includes dress up days for the whole month. 




We will honor our very own Mr. Billy Weldon along with friends and family or community members who wish to join us.  
We look forward to hearing from our choir and the NAVY! 






2026 Veterans Day Teachers Resource Guide - VA News









Click the link below to 


Dear Team FUSD,

Building on our meaningful work during October around Digital Fluency and responsible technology integration, I am excited to share our third monthly State 48 resource as we continue navigating by our district's "North Star," the State 48 Graduate Profile.


Please find attached the FUSD State 48 November Guide: Self-Awareness and Management 


Self-Awareness and Management is far more than recognizing emotions; it is using personal insight, reflection, and emotional regulation to guide decision-making that supports well-being and long-term success in school, work, and life. Throughout November, our districtwide focus centers on five key competencies: recognizing personal and cultural identity, identifying individual strengths and goals, balancing priorities and wellness, regulating emotions to sustain focus, and making impactful decisions that consider others. Developing these competencies provides the internal strength and personal discipline our learners need to thrive across their post-secondary paths whether in Enrollment, Employment, Enlistment & Service, or Entrepreneurship.


This guide provides clear, actionable direction tailored for every member of our FUSD team:

  • For Instructional Staff: The guide connects November’s Essential directly to FUSD’s BRAVE Theory of Action, Restorative Practices, and our Anti-Bias and Anti-Racism commitment to honoring our district's rich diversity. It focuses on using Fall Panorama Survey data to elevate student Sense of Belonging, embedding restorative classroom circles, and leveraging Teacher Clarity to help students reflect on their personal strengths and goals.

  • For Operational and Classified Staff: Because cultivating belonging and emotional regulation happens across all campus services, the guide provides practical Commitments to Action for transportation, facilities, FACTS after-school care, safety, technology, food service, and custodial teams.

  • For Site Administrators: It outlines our Fall Panorama Survey follow-up actions including finalizing site Action Plans, targeting districtwide Sense of Belonging goals, utilizing Panorama Playbook resources, and training classroom teachers to access student survey data.

  • For Student Engagement: It features age-appropriate reflective questions for elementary, middle, and high school students to foster self-reflection, goal setting, emotional regulation, and personal accountability in every learning space.


Let’s keep our North Star overhead and the central fire of our shared purpose at the heart of our work. Thank you for your continued dedication to ensuring that for Every Student - Every Path, every day in FUSD truly counts.


Sincerely,

Michael Penca

Superintendent



FUSD Committee Roles & Teacher Leadership

We are proud to celebrate our Marshall staff members taking on important leadership roles across the district:


  • FUSD Voice Committee: Andrea Shaw (Certified Representative) will represent Marshall this school year.  We still need a Classified Representative.  The committee’s primary focus is creating a "Workplace of Choice," aligned with our district strategic plan. Their work will support a school culture where all employees feel valued, supported, heard, and connected to our shared mission.

  • FUSD State 48 Community of Practice:  Madison O'Brien has been selected as our school representative! She will join teacher leaders from across FUSD to collaborate, learn, and explore how to bring the State 48 Graduate Profile to life in our classrooms and schools.

  • FUSD Regional TeacherSolutions Team (R-TST): Meghan Mears and Katie Krause were selected for this cohort, a teacher leadership development program funded and developed by the Arizona K12 Center in partnership with FUSD.

  • Arizona New Teacher Induction Network - Arizona K12 Center: Janelle Reasor and Chris Koenker (SMS) were admin. chosen to join Team FUSD to represent at the state level. Much of our work is tied to State 48 Graduate Profile and soon to be publish "Educator Profile".

  • Teacher Clarity Conference in San Diego: Janelle Reasor, Ginni Biggs (DeMiguel), Chris Koenker (SMS), and Libby Miller (FHS) were chosen to travel to San Diego mid Feb. to attend the annual conference to further our knowledge to lead the work in FUSD.

  • Reasor FUSD committees: Chronic Absenteeism and Calendar Committee. 

Congrats and thank you for your service!


Food Service Survey- (From Taryn)

At Chartwells K12, we’re committed to creating happy and healthy mealtime experiences for students. To better serve your school, we’d love to hear your feedback! Please take a quick survey about school meals. The survey only takes a few minutes and is completely anonymous, with no identifying information collected. It will be open from November 4 – November 13, 2026.


Take the survey now, and let’s work together to make school meals even better! Click here to take the survey


United Way. Give Where You Live (From Superintendent Penca)

What makes our community special to you?

Through FUSD's partnership with the United Way of Northern Arizona, we have the opportunity to directly invest in the people, families, and neighborhoods that make Flagstaff and our surrounding region home. The United Way focuses its work across four key areas to ensure all our neighbors have the opportunity to thrive:

  • 🌟 Youth Opportunity: Promoting early childhood development, kindergarten readiness (like KinderCamp), literacy, mental health, and youth leadership so every child in our region can reach their full potential.

  • 🏡 Healthy Communities: Helping local families meet basic physical and mental health needs, ensuring access to adequate food, safe shelter, and essential care.

  • 💼 Financial Security: Connecting neighbors with job training, education, and financial literacy tools so individuals and families can build stability and peace of mind.

  • 🤝 Community Resiliency: Bringing our community together during times of unexpected emergency or crisis, such as wildfires, flooding, severe winter weather, or economic hardships, to marshal resources and volunteers where they are needed most.

When you choose to Give Where You Live, your gift joins those of your FUSD colleagues to strengthen these vital community pillars.


How You Can Participate:

Every contribution, regardless of size, makes a meaningful difference:

  • Online Giving: You can donate via credit/debit card, pledge to pay later, or set up a convenient payroll deduction (beginning January 12, 2027, spread across 26 pay periods) at andar.nazunitedway.org/FUSD.

  • Cash or Check: Paper pledge forms can be completed and submitted directly to Reyna Rodriguez at the FUSD Administrative Center.
  • Donor Match Opportunity: If you are a new donor, an anonymous donor will match every gift of $10 or more, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500 total, instantly doubling your impact!

Thank you for everything you do each day for our students and families, and for your generosity in keeping our Northern Arizona community strong. Together, let's Give Where We Live!


ESS Exceptional Educator Nomination (From FUSD ESS Department)

It is time to nominate colleagues for the Exceptional Educator Award. Please nominate a staff member (teacher, administrator, related service provider, paraprofessional, program specialist) who exemplifies ESS's Vision: We are united in a commitment to raising achievement and having high expectations for each student with exceptional needs. They will develop self-confidence, independence, social connectedness, and self-advocacy skills in order to lead a self-determined, fulfilled life. This person might be someone who helped a student develop these skills, someone who is an outstanding role model or mentor, or someone who has handled a difficult situation well, etc.

Here is the link for the nomination form, which needs to be filled out by 11/13.



Be In the Know Before the Snow - School Closure & Delayed Start Information for Staff


As we prepare for the winter season, please take a moment to review the following information about snow delays, school closures, and reporting expectations based on your position and calendar.


FUSD considers several factors when determining a school delay or closure, including:

  • Weather forecasts

  • Road conditions and closures

  • Access to parking areas and sidewalks

  • Student transportation routes

  • Impact on instruction and scheduled activities

  • Timelines for mobilizing communication

When a decision to delay or cancel school is made, FUSD will first post the notification on www.fusd1.org and our social media platforms. Notifications by phone, email, and text will also be sent to staff and families at 6:00 a.m.


Two-Hour Delay

  • All schools will begin two hours later than normal.

  • Morning bus routes will run two hours later than usual.

  • Afternoon dismissal and bus routes will remain the same.

  • If a Delayed Start occurs on a Friday (Early Release Day), early release is canceled and school will follow the full-day schedule.

  • Morning FUSD preschool classes are canceled on two-hour delay days.

  • The FACTS program will open at 7:30 a.m. on delayed start days.

Two-Hour Delay Reporting Times for Staff:

  • FACTS staff: Report by 7:30 a.m. when FACTS opens.

  • All other school staff: Report two hours later than your regular start time. Please do not arrive prior to this time to allow time for maintenance and plows to clear sidewalks and parking lots for your safe arrival.

  • Transportation staff: Report one hour later than your normal start time.

  • District Office and Warehouse staff: Report to work at a safe and reasonable time, no later than two hours after your normal start time.

  • Maintenance staff: Report to work at your assigned time as determined by snow removal schedules to support site clearing and safety operations.


School Cancellation

If school is canceled due to weather, all classes and school activities are canceled for students.
In the event school is canceled, snow make-up days have been designated on the 2026-2027 school calendar. Days will be made up in the following order: April 26, 2027, and May 7, 2027

Telework Agreement:

Staff whose positions allow for remote work on delay or cancellation days are encouraged to complete the Telework Agreement now so that it is in place before any weather-related closures occur. This ensures a smooth transition to remote work if needed. Please review the employee reporting guidelines below to determine if your position is eligible for telework.

If school closures exceed the number of designated make-up days in the adopted calendar, certified staff will also have the opportunity to work remotely at that time. Staff who have not previously completed the form will need to submit a Telework Agreement prior to teleworking.

The District will provide alternate work activities, such as professional development, for employees whose positions do not allow for remote work.

Complete the Telework Agreement: 2026-2027 Telework Agreement


Employee Reporting Guidelines

Ten-, Eleven-, and Twelve-Month Hourly Employees

  • Delay days and cancellation days are considered to be workdays.

  • Employees must seek approval by their administrator to determine if telework is available on snow delay and school closure days.

  • On cancellation days, hourly employees should arrive to work at a time that is safe and reasonable according to their own individual circumstances. Only employees can determine when is a safe time to travel to and from their homes.

  • On delay and cancellation days, the employee should clock in and out appropriately and their time will reflect the hours actually worked on that day.

  • Employees may apply accumulated leave as per policy as a means of not incurring a pay deduction for hours not worked.

  • Employees may request flex-time from their administrator as a means of recapturing the time lost (for example, if an employee arrives one hour late, that employee may be permitted to stay an hour late on the same day or make up that hour on another day as approved by their administrator). Flex-time must take place during the same week and cannot be carried over.

  • Employees will not be subject to disciplinary action for their inability to arrive at work in a timely manner.

Nine-Month Hourly Employees

  • Delay-days are considered to be workdays. On such days, nine month hourly employees:

    • have the option to telework on delay days provided their job can be completed remotely. Employees are expected to request telework from their administrator if they are wanting to work in a telework capacity.

    • report two hours later than your regular start time. Please do not arrive prior to this time to allow time for maintenance and plows to clear sidewalks and parking lots for your safe arrival.

    • will clock in and out appropriately and their time will reflect the hours actually worked on that day.

    • may apply accumulated leave as per policy as a means of not incurring a pay deduction for hours not worked.

    • may request flex-time from their supervisor as a means of recapturing the time lost (for example, if an employee arrives two hours late, that employee may be permitted to stay two hours late on the same day or make up that hour on another day as approved by their supervisor). Flex-time must take place during the same week and cannot be carried over.

    • will not be subject to disciplinary action for their inability to arrive at work in a timely manner.

  • Cancellation days are not work days for nine-month hourly employees and time will be made up during the snow make-up days.

  • Nine month employees will be required to work on snow make-up days (April 26, 2027, and May 7, 2027), if utilized, as per district calendar.

Nine-Month Certified Employees

  • Delay-days are considered to be workdays. On such days, nine month certified employees:

    • report two hours later than your regular start time. Please do not arrive prior to this time to allow time for maintenance and plows to clear sidewalks and parking lots for your safe arrival.

    • may choose to call off and use accumulated leave as per policy.

    • will not be subject to disciplinary action for their inability to arrive at work in a timely manner.

  • School cancellation days are not considered to be workdays for nine month certified employees. Thus, neither accumulated leave nor flex-time is available for use to recapture time lost on such closure-days. Rather, nine month employees will make up this lost time on snow make-up days (April 26, 2027, and May 7, 2027) as per district.

  • Should the Superintendent close schools above the number of snow make up days identified in the adopted school calendar, nine-month certified staff will have the opportunity to work remotely.



Coming Up

Monday, Nov 2
~ Reasor out

Tuesday, Nov 3 Election Day & Happy Birthday Billy Weldon
~ 5th Grade MEMS visit

Wednesday, Nov 4 
~ 8:00am-12:00pm  Reasor in AZNTIN Virtual Session
~ 2:20-4:00pm Program Specialist Interviews
~ 5:30-6:30pm Marshall CSO mtg 

Thursday, Nov 5 -
~ Fry Bread Day for Students
~ 11:00am-12:00pm Reasor in FUSD Chronic Absenteeism Committee

Friday, Nov 6 
~ 9:10-10:10am Fusion Friday 
~Friday Early release schedule (click on Marshall tab)

Saturday, Nov 7 
 ~ 12:00pm  Girls on the Run at Buffalo Park!  Come cheer them on!

Monday, Nov 9
~ 11:00-12:00 MTSS
~ 12:00-4:30pm Reasor at Admin Coucil 

Tuesday, Nov 10
~ 5:00-6:00 Kindergarten Turkey Craft Night

Wednesday, Nov 11 - No School Veterans Day

Thursday, Nov 12
~ 8:00-11:00am Reasor at ELETEAM

Friday, Nov 13
~8:15-9:00am Veterans Day Assembly! 
~ 9:10-10:10am Fusion Friday 
~Friday Early release schedule (click on Marshall tab)

Monday, Nov 16  Happy Birthday Sina Kempton!
~ 8:30-9:30am Reasor w/ Cabinet Buddy
~4:00-5:30pm Reasor at DO - Calendar Committee Mtg

Tuesday, Nov 17 
~ Terrific Tuesday

Wednesday, Nov 18
~ Canceled Marshall CSO mtg

Thursday, Nov 19
~ Thankful for you Feast! 

Friday, Nov 20 Happy Birthday Tr. Jackie!
~ 9:10-10:10am Fusion Friday 
~Friday Early release schedule (click on Marshall tab)

Monday, Nov 23-28 Thanksgiving Holiday Break

Saturday, Nov 28th  Happy Birthday Kailey Hofstee!




nov 11- veterans day nov 13 - veterans day assembly
nov 19 thankful for you feast
nov 23-27 - thanksgiving break
dec 10 -early release elementary
Dec 14-18 spirit week
dec 17 - music & arts family night
end qtr 2
dec 21-jan 3 winter break



Friday Early release schedule (click on Marshall tab)
Slides for Friday Early Release Scheduled PDs Marshall's TEI quick guide and schedule
FUSD's Confluence HUB Overview
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Attitude of Gratitude - Novelty November

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