FIRST BLOG: JULY 30TH – August 27th
Welcome Back!
We hope that you have had a safe summer. It was not the summer many of us wanted. The School Leadership Team has been busy helping to get the year started.
We want to welcome several new teachers to the HS:
Ambre Bosko – HS English
Jonathan Sheppard – HS English
Leif Larson – HS Music (still in Colorado)
Dan Labrook – HS Science
Matthias Kreier – HS Science
Deviyani Pathak – HS Counselor (still in Mumbai)
Please read the information below. Please note that the timings and sessions may change for Full Faculty Inservice may need to be changed.
August 2 – 9th Full Faculty Orientation
Schedule of our Full Faculty Inservice Schedule 2021
August 10th Orientation Day
August 16th – 27th
Check-In with Jen or Tim
Set up a time to check-in for 10 to 15 minutes.
We want to know:
- how you are doing
- what challenges have arisen
- your observations of students
Staff Action Needed: Review Important Start of Year Documents
Administrator Evaluation Groups 2021 – 22
Advisory Teaching Assignments 2021 – 22
SSIS High School Assessment Guidelines
SSIS HS Professional Responsibilities 2021 -22
Recognize a colleague with a kudos
SSIS Faculty Forms (Field Trip Forms, PD Request Forms, etc.
What to do if you will miss School | HR Portal user-guide
Counselors:
University counselors (Kelly and Sam)
School counselors (Julia and Devi)
Caseload is based on the four Houses to balance out the workload.
IMPORTANT INFO AT YOUR FINGERTIPS:
Schedule of our Full Faculty Inservice Schedule 2021
Visitor Registration Procedure
Wellness Blog: This week, “Join the Fresh Start Challenge!“
Remote Student Program: We are identifying students who will not be able to attend school synchronously (right now it appears that there are about 6-8 of them). These students are classified as Remote Students. We will be supporting these students with a remote support coordinator. This coordinator will work with teachers to streamline communication and support those students in their learning. Further details of this will be provided next week. This new position should alleviate some of the pressures we experienced last year supporting out of time zone students.
Tech Support and Instructional Tech Coach: Starting the school year virtually creates an even greater dependence on our tech team. In order to provide the best support possible, please keep the following in mind:
- Technical Issue: All technical issues must go through the helpdesk:
- Sound isn’t working?
- Screen won’t share?
- Camera isn’t functioning?
- Fan sounds like an airliner taking off?
- Can’t log into Schoology or other school product?
- Students aren’t appearing correctly in Schoology?
- Material from PSLearning isn’t showing up in Schoology?
- These are all issues for the helpdesk; expected response time is within 2 hrs
- If you have an urgent issue (must be resolved immediate), please call or text David Perkin (+84 77 518 9332)
- Pedagogical Issue: Issues related to teaching and learning will be supported by the Instructional Coach for Technology, Thomas Galvez.
- How do I use a particular tool?
- Can we add a particular web-based service or app?
- What is a tool that could help me accomplish XXX?
- How can I use Hapara (or other school system) more effectively?
- How do I achieve XXX in the virtual setting?
- How can I assess XXX in the virtual setting?
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