Weekly Update: August 14 – 18

What an amazing start to the year.  While we may have in encountered some small hiccups (like Wednesday lunch), everything else has been extremely smooth.  A few teachers have made some significant adjustments in their schedules to serve the needs of our students.  Additionally, our new staff has been surrounded and supported by veterans.  I’m really excited to see this momentum gain speed as the year progresses.  This along with a clear vision of where we are going as a division I am eager to see the outcomes.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Jacob

Friday, August 11
Day 5- CDAB

Monday, August 14
Day 6- GHEF
Advisory Schedule
HS Sports Begin

Tuesday, August 15
Day 7- DABC
HSLT Meeting, 3:15-4:45 (Counseling Conference Room) Agenda Here

Wednesday, August 16
Day 8- HEFG
AS Professional Development, 3:15-4:30 (Auditorium)

Thursday, August 17
Day 9- ABCD
Advisory Schedule

Friday, August 18
Day 10- EFGH
All School Photo

HS Faculty Supervision / Weekly Duties
Please remember to do your weekly supervision duties.

On the Horizon:
August 31, HS Curriculum Night
September 4, Vietnamese National Day (No School)
September 17-22, HS WWW Trips

Staff Action Needed:

• Review All School Presentations (See below)
• Review Strategic Plan and Faculty Feedback

All Student Presentations– Tim, Lara, Shelley and others are meeting with every block of study hall students today (Friday, August 11) and yesterday.  Here is the info they shared (Tim and Lara) with every student during study halls.  Additionally, here is the presentation that Tim and I gave to the 9/10 (Tim) and 11/12 (Jacob) on Orientation Day for your reference.  We are trying to solidify some foundational knowledge in our division.  This info is here to review, so we are all on the same page.

HS Reader Boards– Most of you have probably noticed the LED message boards that have been placed around campus.  They are portable, but two are in the HS now (at the ground floor entrance and HS Kiosk).  We will be using these to publicize upcoming events (clubs, sports, service, deadlines, etc) in the HS.  If you have anything that you wish to put on the message boards please email Jacob and Tim the information by Wednesday each week.  We will need the name of the event, date, time and location.  You can also send us a picture if you have one.  This is brand new, so we are still developing the procedure for staff to best share this info with Jacob and Tim now.  Something more formalized will come in the near future.

All School Photo, August 18– We are taking the all school photo on the field in between the MS and HS buildings on Friday, August 18 at 8:10 in the morning.  Students will report to their 1st block classes (E block) first to drop off their bags then walk with them to the Plaza for further instructions.  We have taken this picture on international day in the past.  We are taking a 20 year anniversary picture now for the year in the share of a 20.  We will not be taking another picture this year during international day.

HS Strategic Planning Update– The HSLT thanks the HS Faculty for their feedback on our rough draft of divisional goals linked to the strategic plan.  Please take note of all of the connections of the strategic plan to the HS division highlighted in yellow.  Please review this document to see the early ideas of what will propel our work together this year.  Please talk to your department heads about this in the coming days.  The HSLT will begin sifting through this to formulate a targeted goals.  Moreover, we will use this info to plan our faculty meeting time over the course of the year.