A day in the life of a UELIP

Our next day-in-the-life features a UELIP with very different daily tasks.

William Harris, Office of the Chief Operating Officer 

9 am:  Arrive at the DCPS Warehouse and check-in with Supervisor Will Rogers about Textbook orders and deliveries.

10 am:  Begin work on completed order forms with the Quickbase system to ensure confirmation of textbook deliveries to school sites. 

11 am:  Attend Professional Development meeting with other UELIP associates. Planning meeting with work groups also focusing on textbook management.  

12 pm:  Lunch with LEAP mentee. Check in out their work week and daily happenings. Check-in with supervisor regarding the daily tasks established at the outset of the day.

1 pm:  Respond to emails from Textbook and Business Mangers from DCPS schools regarding delivery confirmation and the moving/ removal of outdated books and other materials.    

2 pm:  Monitor new textbook orders that come in throughout the day in Quickbase.

3 pm:  Compile excel spreadsheet detailing all of the completed orders and outstanding orders of textbooks based on the Quickbase data. Forward results to supervisor over at the Warehouse.  

4 pm:  Report to Central Office to help with data entry for Hopes and Dreams Initiative

5 pm: Head home and prepare for another busy day with UELIP and DCPS!

TCTL Fellows Panel

Last Monday UELIPs got to hear from DCPS teachers who are working in central office this summer as part of the Teachers Central to Leadership (TCTL) Fellowship program. As stated on the dc.gov website:

This five-week program places six educators on teams in the DCPS central office during the summer. Fellows provide critical input on issues such as curriculum, recruitment and selection of teachers, professional development, and communications. They meet weekly with DCPS leaders and have opportunities to share their perspectives and expertise.

We got to hear from 5 different teachers, who were very opinionated and honest about working in DCPS both on the teacher and administration level.  It was great to hear a teacher's perspective on the policies and practices we hear about from chiefs at DCPS.  They also gave candid advice for all the future teachers in the room. Though they had different teaching methods, they all agreed that classroom management is the most important factor for success in the classroom. We had such a great time with the TCTL fellows that we are having them back for another session on Thursday!

photo by Stephen Simpson

photo by Stephen Simpon

A day in the life of a UELIP

At DCPS there are about 70 UELIPs who work for very different departments and do very different things.  We thought it would be fun to share a day-in-life of a few UELIPs to show how diverse our days are!

Kameelah Dixon; Office of School Operations

9 am:  Check emails, run through to-do list, update School Ambassador data, run enrollment reports

10 am: Attend a working group (meetings that last 30-45 min)  

11 am: Attend a working group (meeting that last 30-45 min)  

12 pm: Check emails, work related to enrollment project   and school ambassador OR Lunch (depending on the day)

1 pm: Preparation for School Stat OR Enrollment working group (note taker)    

2 pm: Enrollment sync call (note taker) OR work related to enrollment project OR School Stat  

3 pm: Work related to School Ambassador or Enrollment Project OR in a meeting  

4 pm: Updating School Ambassador data before the end of the day;   Checking emails, sending follow-ups, setting reminders, getting ready for the next day  

5 pm: Organizing to-do list for the next day  

 

As you can see, the life of a UELIP is no easy task!