Picture Retakes: Monday morning, from about 8:00 AM til 9:00 AM, Life Touch will be back for students who and staff who need to have School IDs and photos retaken. We will call students down to the lecture hall by grade level.
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
1. ALICE Training: Tuesday morning we will be starting with a a PowerPoint training in the lecture hall followed by two drills, a barricade and a do what's best for you scenario, with debriefs afterwards.
2. Internet Security: Crystal will be speaking about cyber and email security including the protocols we need to follow so the district is as safe as possible. Joe E, and Crystal spent a day at a cyber security conference this past week and want to share some best strategies with everyone.
3. Parent-Teacher Conference: As you all know the parent-teacher conferences are Tuesday afternoon and evening. All vocational staff will be stationed in their shop location for the afternoon sessions. Academic Instructors should view the attachment sent last Thursday for their conference room location.
Budget Reminders: You should've already completed your technology page of your FY21 Budget. It was due on Friday. The remainder of your budget is due on Thursday, October 31st. Please reach out to the appropriate leadership team member with questions or concerns.
Faculty Council: Thank you to all who want to participate in this group. The first meeting of the faculty council will be held on Thursday, November 7th, immediately after school in the Allied Health shop. Our first topic will be 9th periods/electives.
Athletic Events: Be on the look out for playoff games for the Football, Volleyball and Soccer Teams as all have qualified for post-season games which will begin this week.
From Student Services:
Open House was a huge success! Thank you counselors, teachers, paraprofessionals, students, parents, and faculty!
Our counselors are here to support you! As you know, there are different levels of teenage emergencies and I ask you to continue to use your best judgment if you feel a student needs to see their counselor right away.
-If there's an emergency, call ext. 430 to let Nancy Fitzgibbon know a student is on their way so we can troubleshoot, and
-If you feel it's not an emergency, please ask the student to send their counselor an email to schedule an appointment or call the counselor directly.
Tour season has begun! Amy and her tour team will be by on Tuesday mornings and Thursday afternoons.
Winter athletic eligibility is around the corner. Please remind students that coaches will look at grades very soon.
Please remember to use the period 9/directed study email request procedure. This is a form that is viewed regularly to collect data and see how often students are requested from teachers.
As you prepare for Parent-Teacher Conferences, please reflect upon how you will discuss student accommodations in your class. Accommodation charts are a great tool to keep you organized.
When you receive an invitation to a Team meeting, please complete the Educational Assessment B form right away. It is not fun to chase you down for one the day of the meeting. Team meetings are scheduled three weeks in advance. Please be sure the form is completed ahead of time.
From the Vocational Office:
Fall Advisory is Thursday, November 7th at 6:30PM. Please continue to reach out to your program Advisory Board members this week and update the shared spreadsheet to indicate if members plan on attending or not.
Cooperative Education: We currently have 55 students with several in the queue participating in the schools co-op program. To date these students have logged over 4,300 hours and earned a combined income of $60,000! If you know a senior who is interested in participating in co-op please have them visit the Vocational Office for more information.
Here is where South Shore Tech's current co-op numbers stand as of 10/4/19 compared to the 18/19 school year!
w/e 9/14/18 (1st week) 8 students $3,048 w/e 9/6/19 (1st week) 11 students $4,681
w/e 9/28/18 11 students $12,620 w/e 9/20/19 32 students $19,317
w/e 10/12/18 27 students $24,083 w/e 10/4/19 45 students $41,89