Weekly Update: August 15-19

As I mentioned at our orientation day assembly, education affords us many unique opportunities.  Being able to hit the reset button each year is a gift that cannot be taken for granted.  While this is important for our students, it is even more critical for us as their teachers and mentors to model this mindset.  Our division is strong in many aspects, but we have a unique chance to do something truly special here if we collectively are willing to hit the reset button to try new approaches to learning and look at issues from varied perspectives.  This is the strongest group of educators that I have worked with in my 20 plus year career and I am so excited to see where we can take our school, students and ourselves in the coming years.

Have a great weekend,

Jacob

Friday, August 12
Day 5- CDAB
1000 Student Celebration, 3:00 (Plaza)

Monday, August 15
Day 6- GHEF
Advisory Bell Schedule

Tuesday, August 16
Day 7- DABC
HSLT Meeting, 3:15-4:45 (Counseling Conference Room) Agenda Here

Wednesday, August 17
Day 8- HEFG
HS Faculty Meeting, 3:15-4:30 (MPR) Info Below

Thursday, August 18
Day 9- ABCD
Advisory Bell Schedule
Fire Drill in the Morning

Friday, August 19
Day 10- EFGH

On the Horizon
HS Curriculum Night, August 31
Vietnamese National Day (no school), September 2
Grade 9 MAP Testing, September 5-16 (In Study Hall)
StuCo Dance/Social, September 9 (6:00-9:00pm)
PTA Family Fun Day, September 17 (9:00am-1:00pm)

Staff Action Needed

• Check the “advisor and committee members needed” section below.  We have some significant holes that are critical to our success.  Please email the designated people (in parenthesis) by Monday, August 15th.
• Complete the opening days/orientation feedback survey.

Special Announcement– Look for an email from Mark today about something after school today.

Fire Drill– We will be having a fire drill on Thursday, August 18 between 10:00 and 11:00 am.  Thao will be placing the fire drill folder in your mailboxes by Wednesday.  Read the instructions and chat with your department about the specifics.  Please place these folders on the hook by your door.    We have a special lunch meeting for new teachers next week and we will cover this in more depth with them.

Advisors & Committee Members Needed– There are a number of HS groups and clubs that need staff support.  Please contact the designated person if you are interested in supporting any of this extremely important groups in the HS.

• Week Without Walls Committee (Tim)- starts in October/November
• StuCo Co-Advisor (Tim)
• House Leagues (Chris S & Alison)
• Sunshine Committee (William M & Bilal)
• Staff and Student Recognition (Jacob)

Opening Days & Orientation Day Feedback– We’d like some data from the staff on how things went during our in-service week and first week of school with students while it’s fresh in your minds.  Please complete this survey by next Friday, August 19th. Thank you in advance for your time.

August 17th HS Faculty Meeting– As assessment and reporting are one of our priorities, we will look at the results and student reflection of AP and IB data from last year during our next faculty meeting.

HS Administrative Responsibilities– We have been working to develop our shared administrative load in the HS.  While we will be working closely together, this will provide the staff with a clear point person in a variety of areas.