Weekly News and Notes

My apologies, but this week's is going to be very short.

First, it's after 9:00, it's still more than 80 degrees, it's a Friday night, and, to be honest, I'm not feeling the creative juices flowing.

Graduation This Sunday!

If you're reading this before Sunday, I hope to see you there. If you're reading this on Monday, I hope you enjoyed graduation on Sunday, or had a pleasant weekend. We spent a lot of time working on graduation over the past couple weeks. Many thanks to everyone who chipped in and helped out - or who volunteered to help. Even if we said no to the request of assistance, the offer is always appreciated.

It goes without saying that Pat Cole, Larry, Jeff, and Santiago were invaluable last week and this weekend, and the assistance of Wanda and Lynda in holding down the fort while I was running around and getting everything ready also deserves a great deal of credit. Thanks also to Cathy Roach who chipped in when she was available.

Next week and Science MCAS

Science MCAS will be administered on Tuesday and Wednesday. If you are a proctor and have questions about particulars, please see me on Monday.

Boxes will be available for pickup by 7:30 a.m. on both days. There will also be an assembly on Monday during C block to give the freshmen an idea of what's happening on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The periods are different - again - because of MCAS. Long block will be second period. The building is still scheduled for a third period - just in case. We will make an announcement if we need the third period. Thanks for your cooperation - hopefully this is the last time the periods switch.


Hiring Committees

Next week, we will begin screening for our open positions in history, English, foreign language, music, and tv/video. We hope to have those positions finalized, along with the department leaders, very, very soon. Thanks to all who have volunteered or will be serving on screening committees.



Finally, with respect to next year's schedule, and to eliminate some rumors that are floating around:

1. There has not been a master schedule finalized yet. In fact, it is still in a skeletal state. Some periods have been set, but those assignments are not done. I'll be working with department heads in the next couple of weeks to get those squared away.

2. There is a big board in the conference room that some of you have seen with some sections starting to be put up. It is not remotely close to finished - and there are only a couple of classes that are fixed, basically because they are singletons that only one person can teach (i.e. band). Please don't read into it or start conversations with "I saw you're teaching {X} during E-block next year." Thanks.

Stay cool and enjoy the weekend.