3.9.2020

From the Main Office:

MCAS Practice March 12th:  We will be running a test of the ELA MCAS on Thursday morning during block 1. It will involve the 3 sophomore ELA classes that meet during this block.This may require a redistribution of some chrome carts.

Please see the attached link to the ELA MCAS 2020 Proctor Locations for March 24 & 25th. A reminder that once again, this is a draft as we are still a couple weeks out and that 12th graders will becoming in on a delayed start on these dates.

ELA 2020 MCAS Proctor Locations

We will be scheduling drop-in meetings over the next two weeks to train staff on the Computer Based Testing portal like we used last year.

Department Heads Meeting March 10th: We will be meeting in the Brass Lantern due to D&D and Chess Club.  Topics on a very full agenda include: Benchmarks, Health & Safety, Finals, Skills. Study Island and a possible calendar flip of cycles.

Evaluation Reflective Prompts: Many staff as part of their evaluation cycle need to complete a reflective prompt. Please utilize one of the three prompts you will find in this attached link to meet this requirement. If you are unsure if you need to do a reflective prompt please speak to your evaluator.

Reflective Prompts 2019-2020


From the Vocational Office:

PLCs:

• Website info on buck slip document should be finalized because we are moving forward with the revisions.
• 18/19 and 19/20 IRCs (located in each program's shop folder in the vocational drive) should be updated and complete by end of the day on Friday, 3/13/20.
• Exploratory Data compiled by Michael based on survey results will be reviewed.
• If you still have 2nd site visits on your list, please plan on completing them the week of 3/16-3/20

Spring cleaning: With the warmer weather coming, please take some time to clean and organize the outside and inside of your shops and classrooms.

Discipline: Please remember that the first point of contact home regarding a student incident that occurred in the classroom or shop should come from the teacher of which is then reported to the discipline email.

Dept. Meeting Minutes: Please make sure your department meeting minutes are up-to-date in your shop folder in the vocational teachers drive.

Co-op Update: There are currently 88 students on co-op - 66 seniors and 22 juniors. They have earned $304,552 to date!