Weekly News and Notes

Greetings!

Our only five-day week of January comes to a close, and with it, we have some updates on the coming weeks and the schedule ahead.

Jan. 18 PD

Please consult the schedule for the January 18 PD, which was sent by Shari today and was posted to the District News conference. We have a full day planned, and you can expect to work on both Common Core and Atlas, so that the day will apply to as many of the needs as people have requested. We will look to continue some continuity and to find ways to give people opportunities to work together!

Senior Privilege and Second Semester Duties

For next semester, we have tried to make some adjustments to ensure that all teachers have at least one period where they would benefit from periods where seniors arrive late or leave early, pending School Committee approval. For example, if Ms. Pereira, Ms. Cecchi, and Ms. Oleksy all proctor the duties during period A of day 1, and the seniors are coming in late, Ms. Pereira will have a free period the first week, can cover for Ms. Cecchi the second week, and Ms. Oleksy the third week, thus giving an extra free period to each of them. In some cases, people may have this happen more than once. A more detailed explanation will be forthcoming, but it will definitely provide some flexibility for people who are freed up by seniors coming or going. Hopefully that makes sense - stop by with any questions!

An FAQ document, which will be shared with parents and School Committee, will be published. It should answer many of the questions that are out there.

As for all the duties, a complete listing and a pdf of all teacher schedules will be posted to the P drive by the middle of next week.

Other things to be on the lookout for: I spoke with Mary about the library and modifying the procedure. Students who sign up ahead of time will be guaranteed spots, and others could check in at the beginning of the period, after which Mary could log attendance. That will help get more students into the library!

MCAS!

MCAS is coming. I will attempt to get you as many instructions as possible in advance of the test so folks can plan accordingly. The ELA dates, which are rapidly approaching, are March 19 (long comp), and March 21-22 for reading comprehension. Not sure why there is a day off in between, but there is!

Midyear Exams

For the last day of classes before mid-year exams, we will have a schedule that allows all classes to meet. Though it is a Day 2 on the schedule, we will adjust the first couple of periods to allow all classes to meet; there will be no long block, and lunches and the final two periods of the day will all remain the same.

The schedule for the day before mid-years begin, January 23, will be:

8:11-8:55                    Period A

8:59-9:42                  Period B

9:46-10:29              Period C

10:33-11:17            Period D

11:17-12:35           Period E with lunch

12:39-1:33              period F

1:37-2:31               Period G


For period A, we will follow a day 1 schedule. For periods B-G, we will follow a day 2 schedule.

For the exams, here is the coverage schedule for the cafeteria for studies, but we do expect that many students will be dismissed. In the interest of equity, everyone has been assigned some time in the library; you can work out that time period with your peers however you would like:

Midyear Exam – Study Proctors

Jan. 24:

EXAM PERIOD	8:15-8:45	8:45-9:15	9:15-9:45
A	C. Ryan, M. Cecchi, Murphy	Oleksy, Pereira, Trottier	Nassiff, Webster, Infanger
	10:00-10:30	10:30-11:00	11:00-11:30
B	Aigler, Hallett, Coutu	Buscio, Kirby	A. Rojee, Pacelli

Jan. 25:

EXAM PERIOD	8:15-8:45	8:45-9:15	9:15-9:45
C	Coyle, Lamond, Murphy	Guilfoil, Avellino-Chan, Trottier	Jasinski, Aylward, Bliss, Infanger
	10:00-10:30	10:30-11:00	11:00-11:30
D	Beltran, Lynch, Mackenzie	Rodgers, Collins	Burch, Nelson

Jan. 28:

EXAM PERIOD	8:15-8:45	8:45-9:15	9:15-9:45
E	Foucre, Brodeur	Petrarca, J. Rojee, Infanger	Shire-Swift, Murphy, Trottier
	10:00-10:30	10:30-11:00	11:00-11:30
F	Champagne, Amaral	Christie, Brandon	Bryan, Morin

                       

                                                           

Medway Weekly

The Medway Weekly is posted here. There is a decent video on how to deploy educational technology, for those of you who are looking to implement or try something new. I realize this usually gets sent on Wednesday, and I hope to get back to the regular publication schedule next week!

Have a great weekend!