Thanks for your patience and attention today; we got through a lot in our brief time together, and with the students due to arrive on Tuesday, there are always the usual crop of concerns that pop up. Some of them may be:
1. Not enough desks/too many desks in the room
We have provided Pat Cole with a list of the classrooms, including enrollments, and he was in the process of double-checking those today. If you have an urgent need, send an email, and we'll address it ASAP.
2. Difficulty logging into MMS
Send Mike Conway an email. It may be a situation where your password needs to be reset.
3. Confusion about some of the times/people with whom I'm working in non-instructional time
See below. There's a listing of all the files we've published.
1. Attendance FAQ
This provides some questions and responses for those taking attendance at the onset of the school day, as well as how to handle students arriving tardy.
2. Non-instructional Time FAQ:
The non-instructional period has been reshaped for this coming year to allow for some opportunities for collaboration amongst the staff.
3. Non-instructional time Schedule:
This provides the schedule of who is assigned on a given period to the non-instructional time periods.
4. Non-instructional time Log:
This provides a log which people can use to track the activities they complete during non-instructional time, both for feedback to admin, department leaders, and evaluation binder purposes.
5. Fire Drill/Evacuation Plan:
This provides the information for any fire drills or evacuations, as well as the assembly spots by grade at the tennis courts.
6. Emergency Procedures:
This was the document Dr. Pires referenced at our faculty meeting of August 29.
7. Student Handbook:
Our 2013-14 Student handbook
Faculty Handbook:
Over the summer we started working on a faculty guidebook. While incomplete, there may be some things in it that you find helpful. If you have ideas for material to add to it - particularly nuts and bolts of working here - send them my way, and I'll get the information into it.
The guidebook can be found here.
Student Leadership Senate
For those of you who are advisers to a club or class, our first student leadership senate meeting will be Friday, September 13 at 7:20 a.m.
This blog
I'm hoping to include some of the information/highlights from common planning on this, especially as people complete the log, scan and upload, and give us some ideas. I would love to see some virtual collaboration - but haven't quite figured out how that will happen. I'd like to think about guest contributions, questions, commentary, etc. - ideas that will help us grow, a place to offer questions and solutions, etc. Above all else, I am hoping that people will get some information on what's happening around the building, some of the administrivia, and some thoughts from what is going on in our field.
On that note...
Weekly Resources can be found here; there are two cool, quick reads on "ten tips for engaging underperforming students" - many of which are just great strategies many of us use on a daily basis - and "26 questions every student should be able to answer." (I found the 26 questions pretty thought-provoking and wasn't sure how I would answer them all). Happy reading!
Finally, welcome back. We trust that you had great, refreshing, and relaxing summers and that you are ready for the challenges and excitement of a new school year. After many, many interviews, lots of hours on MMS, manipulating schedules and courses, and a busy couple of months getting the year prepped, it will be great seeing people in the building again. If there is anything that requires assistance as we get going, please let us know!
Certainly hope Tuesday is not like this for us! (by the way, love the blanket!)
Enjoy the long weekend!
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