Faculty Meeing Monday, June 13, 2011

Good News:

Candi Fernandez did an fantastic job with testing and deserves a round of applause

Thank you for everyone who helped with testing

Marty Tedrow is a Kennan Fellow

Jefferson is a clean and green campus again

Mr. Royal is thinking about a competition next year for the cleanest hall--will be working with SIT on this...

Brent SIT topics--see the SIT Blog...

Classroom solutions with matching funds grant

SIT Chair for 2011-2012 is Daniel Bryant, secretary Susan Riddle

If you have good, positive ideas for improving red zone/green zone, please e-mail Daniel Bryant (not gripes :)

Brent announced that he is leaving -- to join his wife in grad school in Raleigh Durham area.  He is sad to be leaving after five great years at Jefferson.

John Caradarelli:

This is the most difficult year for NC educators

He joined FCAE in 1989 and feels pride in his profession.

Now is an important time to get together as a team--Sheep/Bison story, sheep allow themselves to be eaten by the wolves, bison stand up to them.  Don't be a sheep, join FCAE

Join as a point of pride and protection

Join for peace of mind

Downs:

Follow these directions for completing end of year grades:

Directions for completing quarter and year end grades

Directions for completing grades when entering EOG Scores

Brad said don't round down

Kottenbrock:

Textbook needs for next year?  He needs them ASAP, talk to him also about rebinding of books for next year

He is working on cleaning out the books rooms

Fernandez:

Collected Test Administration Manuals (TAMS) 

Other reminders:

From Diana, close out money ASAP

Work on check out sheets

Don't forget the Key survey--we need to get to 72 to be counted: http://www.keysonline.org/

Personnel changes for next year:

Fe De la torre Spanish full time

Abbey Allen--CTE

Jeff Moss coming to us from Cash Elem--EC 7th grade

Amanda Smith coming to us from Clemmons--6th grade LA/SS

Adam Joyner will be our new Band Teacher

Still need to hire 8th grade Math/Science teachers

People Who will not be with us next year:

Brent Atkinson--Raleigh

Ms. Massey--study skills budget cut

Ms. Richardson--study skills budget cut

Ms. Rogers--Florida

Gretchen Hall--Palmer will be doing full-time drama

Ms. Strange retiring

Ellen Hodges--did a superb job on the webcrawlers

Foster--budget cut

Sara Billings (they have a plan in place for copies next year)

Parks-Ramsey going to Reagan HS

Maggie Wisco--Surplus

Mr. Downs--going to SE Middle School, Tanya Bridges from Wiley coming to Jefferson every other day

Tamara Hughes leaving for NY

Pat Fetherolf (semi-retiring)

Debbie Etheridge and Kathy Fox are not returning--will be missed!

EOG Scores are outstanding (see Mr. Royal's Power Point, he will share with us)

Overall composite proficiency is 91.5 at this point!!  Wow

Congratulations to everyone!

Remaining Days:

Lunch Wednesday at 11:30

Golf on Thursday at 3:15

May 23, 2011

Does this make you think of surveys?

Testing notes:  Brad went to all classes today to speak and hopefully inspire students to do well on EOG's, appreciates all the hard work everyone is doing!

Good News Items:

• Eric Book sale--$2500.00 !!  ($750.00 credit from Ed McCain)
• Mooney and Carespodi's HR both donated over 400 book
• PTA meeting:   Mike stepped outside their comfort zone
• Nugget eating contest--fun stuff from Mr. Kottenbrock!  more later
• Ms Weston--7th grade teachers were wonderful during extend 2 testing!  Thank you to them!
• Ms. Mooney always remembers people with Get Well, Birthdays, etc.
• Poem by 6th Grader:  "Together we can" by Tyrese Hudson

Brent Atkinson/SIT News

• Good News--We completed phase 1 of our technology plan for this year with $62,000 of spending on technology (3 classroom solutions and two Dell carts)--This should be celebrated!  --more to come...
• Phase 2--focus has changed to the Dell Mini's since people have enjoyed using them, and they are getting more use even then the classroom solutions
• waiting to see what happens with the next school bond which might outfit all rooms anyway
• We will be getting two new solutions as part of the school districts' matching funds grant (which require money be spend on classroom solutions): 
• 1) to go to Mr. Schnably (last person from previous round of proposals who did not get one)
• The other one going to social studies teachers with preference to 7th grade in main building (not to 6th because because the school district will not insure equipment in PODS and we would rather not see our own money possibly get stolen)
• All proposals for solutions will be read at June SIT meeting--so Social Studies teachers and anyone interested in a future acquisition, please apply
• SIT MVP's: 
• 1)  CONGRATULATIONS to Lisha Vannoy & Joanna Palmer for their work with the "Jefferson's got talent show" and fund raiser for Japan!

Kottenbrock:

• Fire drill last full week of school
• Spirit night:  Teachers and he had more fun than maybe the kids?
• Celebrity nugget round, Royal won!  was under review?
• For the overall nugget eating winner--Commissioners decision was Matt Fossa, and Mr. Augustine the runner up

John Downs:  Computer technology End of year procedures.

• We reviewed the form to be used when checking out the Dell Mini Cart--this is necessary because of the two laptops that have gone missing. 
• This form should be used for every class that uses the Dell Mini's and important to take a count before and after EVERY class--this is how we have tracked down the missing ones that have been stolen.
• For year end procedure, please review Mr. Down's Year End Technology check list WEBSITE
• Focus on--getting website summer ready--several resources on my page including:
• reading lists
• dates for next year
• link to supply lists
• etc.
• Remember to BACK UP ALL DATA ON H drive that you intend to keep--suggestions:
• Back up to a flash drive
• You also might try online sites like Drop box or Google docs
• NCWISE Grade information and instructions are all outlined in section 4 of the year end page
• Review the handling of equipment (section 5) and locations for computers from PODS and trailers
• Please be careful to wrap up all cords, etc.

Fernandez:

In your test admin  folder you will find the following:

• testing sign
• accommodation sheets
• Remember please...to say yes if you provide the accommodation, even if student chooses to not use it.  Don't put NO for anything!!
• Everyone has a card with their name on it for check out check in for restroom breaks
• Extended time setting will be in Trailer #1 --Kottenbrock will handle until someone else can administer
• Absentee rosters for each folder.
• Anomaly Sheet
• rather have record of it, then a kid come and say something later
• Please don't let students use tissues for inappropriate reasonsPink sheet to come with proctor
• Please get materials ASAP in the AM
• Anyone missing a proctor, please call extension 300 (not Candi)
• When all proctors are in place, will get an all call for testing to begin (not before since you will be interrupted)
• Give all calculators to Math teachers to reset
• EC settings --Candi will give you calculators
• Call office if emergency, not Candi
• Candi will roam building
• HR teachers to send students as soon as you can to separate settings
• 6th grade to cafeteria
• 7th and 8th grade report to separate sites immediately following announcements

Thanks to all the support!! 

Clarification: (sent by e-mail from Candi

applies to ALL of you as an administrator for separate settings. 

 

"Because you have students with specific modifications which can not necessarily be grouped with other students who only need extended time, your students should continue working until either all have finished or I make an announcement to end the testing session.  I will be checking on separate testing sites to see the progress towards finishing in these separate settings, allowing you opportunity to give students a five minute warning for an upcoming break.  Upon an extended break, like for lunch, students will not be allowed to returned to the section they were working on prior to the break.  (This is highlighted in your TAM.)  This section will be paper clipped prior to the break. 

 

Upon approaching the 11:00-11:15 time period, I will call for test administrators to collect all materials to turn in and then have students gather in the media center to determine groupings and breaks for lunch." 

Francis:
Pe Locks,  if you need to see who has not turned in all their locks, just go to teacher resources, and select PE locks Link  send them in morning or PE time, please not at lunch.

Other Updates from Mr. Royal,

• State Board of Education, will not authorize use of Furlough Day...Brad will forward the e-mail

Surveys that are non negotioable--We have to do them --sorry
KEY survey

• http://www.keysonline.org/
• conducted through NEA,  Brad will send instructions, need to take before end of school year.
• Organizational Learning Survey: 
• Dr. Martin asking all schools to participate,Brad to send information
• More info on Race to Top Survey coming soon: 

Other Items from Mr. Royal

• June 8th Technology training would normally cost money--"reaching and teaching//technology integration"--Brad has a brochure--The technology workshop in June is free as Mr. Royal has a sponsor who is willing to pay for 4-6 interested TJMS teachers...needs to know by Friday
• Would like to restart a robotics club here next year, some start up money associated with it...one of "those attracters".   Cook Medical engineers --wants to have a staff sponsor...
• Grade Clarification:
• two easy pieces:
• NCWISE will calculate,  we can not lower kids grades from NCWISE
• You can decide if a kid deserves better.
• final calculation is based on midpoint of letter range.
• Retention meetings:
• guidance has been scheduling those
• will meet in Brad's office by teams to discuss. 
• We can not retain half of each grade level/has to be a limit
• your input into schedules for next year is need and wanted:
• --make a list of students who do not need to be together or kids who should be together--he will do some hand scheduling

• End of school packet:
• Also included a check list of what you are interested in participating --clubs/sports
• make sure you get in by due date

Enjoy a chick-fil-a treat...coupons at your table

Faculty Meeting May 9, 2011

Good News:

• Tamara Hughes was married and is leaving us to move with her husband to New York
• Track Championship--congratulations to all the coaches and students
• Sara Billings is a new grandmother
• $10,000 matching funds grant from WS/FCS will go toward classroom solutions (stipulation that all monies must be spend on classroom solutions)
• Patty Grant from Social Studies Department providing Jefferson with an LCD TV
• Jefferson does so many things and does not expect things in return
• Tsunami Relief for Talent show...$1554.00
• Laura Lemay is a Graduate Degree from UNCG with her Masters  
• Mike McDowel got his masters from WFU in Dec
• Brought by Janet MacKay--Lacy Bigman works hard in both 6th/8th grade --

Downs:  Posting to Parent Assist--Link to the Power Point

Kottenbrock

• Last Chick Fil-A Spirit night-- Next Thursday May 19th from 5:00-8:00
• Hour shifts are available for sign-up.
• Nugget eating contest--set number--sign up sheet for each grade level
• For grade level, the person who eats the most, the grade level will receive biscuits one morning...
• Sign up sheet is here also on Kottenbrock's door.

Leigh Humphrey:

• Calendar is very comnplicated for next year
• Aug 25th falls on a Saturday
• Concerns from high schools about the semester ending when it does
• Semester option A, Semester option B

First Semester Calendar

Second Semester Calendar

Candi Fernandez:

Proctor Responsibilities/Special Accomodations (Please be sure you sign both sides)

• Power Point Presentation from Candi  (Candi's edited versions can be found on the
  S: Staffshare/ faculty meetings/Proctors Training and Accommodation Training
  
  
  Wednesday the 18th,  all posters displaying curriculum information need to be taken down
• Please DO NOT call Laura Rollins classroom (when looking for Fernandez)
• Better to call main office to get Candi and have them call her on the radio
• At no time should both the proctor and administrator be sitting
• Don't mark the form "no" if you did provide the accomodation
• Make sure if a proctor reports an irregularity, that you fill out a form.
• Testing Accomodations:
• Instructional vs Testing accomodations
• Whatever is on the accomodation sheets, those are the mods students should be receiving
• These accommodations have been entered into NCWISE.
• The only thing that can be worked on during testing is that Accomodation Form.
• Only three students in our building qualify for LEP/EC accomodations
• Students do not need to be in a separate setting to get extended time--when you get down to 1 student  (ONLY 1,  not two or three), they can be sent to the over load room.
• Students can only use extended time if they have been working dilagently the entire time.  You can touch them and make them resume working.
• Read aloud is not allowed during reading test!
• Do not give an answer sheet PERIOD if theyhave the accomodation "answer in BOOK".
• Survey--Students who are "mark in book" can circle on the survey question sheet
• Bubble Party (Thursday PM)--must have groups of 3 at least, one to observe, other two to bubble and verify
• Maximum test time is four fours
• TAM's will be distributed on Thursday at grade levels
• Accomodation Forms will be distributed and are marked on answer sheet.
• Testing will start around 7:45, and will end when we have all rooms complete regular testing
• QUESTION ?:  when does 40/80 tutoring end?  May 18th, or 19th
• Red Zone/Green Zone will run the two hour delay schedule for four days

Mr. Royal:

• Take phone off the hook if necessary
• Talk to him about room temperature issues...  

Wilson-Moore:

• UNCF and Patriot Pals will send an e-mail--be looking for that...Scholarship for mentee in the summer math program listed on the weekly memo

Denise Francis:  Instant Recess survey, make sure you fill out the back too

Mr. Royal         

• No Field Trips in the month of May
• Be happy to have a conversation with you if you must have a trip then
• Summer school 13-20 of July:  http://wsfcs.k12.nc.us/Page/1088
• Starting with retained students
• Jefferson's allottment is 43 students
• Furlough Clarification (School Board Action)
• 10 month employee--it comes out of May 31st paycheck
• Can take June 16th or 17th (depending on your last day explained earlier)
• If you make $32,000 or less, you do not have a furlough day :)
• PTA meeting Tuesday night
• Expects everyone to be there.
• PTA has given over $10,000 this year and $6000.00 more to technology
• Starts at 6:00,  get here early for parking purposes
• Come see him if you can not make the PTA meeting
• Schoulda: 
• 4000 books donated
• Used book fair starts tomorrow.

April 25, 2011

Good News Items

•  Thank you to Kathy MacDonald and Steve Blair for all their work on scheduling
• Brad has not slept well, worrying about allotment, etc.
• They deserve a big round of applause!
• Marty Tedrow has won a Kennan fellowship (she was dropped last year) NC A&T kept her as a research teacher...She was considered a professor at A&T,  lots of networking possibilities, paid her $10,000.00!
• She applied again, and she won.  The perks of being a Kennan fellow are great--there are several awards for different subjects too.  She teaches new curriculum that comes out in 2012.  She got a new laptop, flip camera, and nice stipend too.  See Ms. Tedrow for more details:  http://www.ncsu.edu/kenanfellows/

• Brad is leaving on Wednesday with the Samurai's and won't be back till Friday

• Congratulations to four very talented young ladies accepted as "emerging leaders"
• 6th grader--Adriana Cummings
• Three 7th Graders:
• Keenan Carter, Kaitlyn Chesney and Starnese Galloway
• Regan Rutland was accepted and will attend the Junior Western Region Honors Orchestra Clinic:
  The clinic is on May 7th:  http://www.ncorchestra.org/NCMEA_Orchestra/Student_Events.html

SIT NEWS--Brent Atkinson:
SIT:  revisiting our technology plan...talking about using monies for computers (laptops) more so than classroom solutions, people are really using the Dell Mini carts--will continue to be discussed at SIT--tell your SIT represenative your opinion.
MVP:  Has helped everyone of us out in some way or another...Sara Billings

Leigh Humphrey:  TAC meeting summary/the budget

• Last Thursday from WSFCS Info--link to the survey your choices for taking a furlough day --would be June 17th--has to be this year, that law expires this year...other option 1/3% to 1% cut in your pay (may be up to 2%)
• Or you could say you prefer to lay off 42 workers...
• Dr. Martin's number 1 priority is to save jobs
• 60 assistants were cut, period, some maybe hired back as media assistants
• TA's and PRT's working less days,
• Attempt was really made to spread the wealth of the cuts around
• These files are also in the following location:  S:\StaffShare\Faculty Meetings:
•   budget as of April 12th
• Budget update from Dr. Martin,
• School Board Discussions on Budget
• One voice rally in Raleigh  is on Tuesday, May 3rd...4:30
• Running some buses from across from Parkland, K-mart

Calendar from 2012-2013 is a disaster because the way the calendar falls
Leigh will forward that to you all when he gets that calendar...

QUESTIONS:  Is the payroll "vote" one or the other? Brad thought it was both?  Brent--it's asking your opinion--this is really not a "vote" per se.

Daryle Maxwell from LEAP is here to talk about Their Program at Kennedy Learning Center (will be a career/technical High school next year too--adding 9th and 10th grades)

• Daryle Maxwell/KennedyLC/WSFCS@WSFCS
• LEAP -- are recruiting students now
• LEAP designed for students retained in the past who want to do two grades in one year. 
• Traditionally accepted students proficient in EOG's.
• Gateway program designed for students not proficient, smaller class sizes, reading/math focused
• Study skills and after school tutoring
• Looking for low discipline problems, tho discipline problems do tend to lower in this smaller setting
• lower motivated, high achievement students are candidates too
• Daryl is speaking to teachers to refer these students
• referral process is streamlined,  all they need us a student name and student number, and LEAP (Daryle) will contact the parents from there.
• They do take EC, and they are inclusive...
• Leap does provide transportation
• They are adding 9th and 10th grades to their campus
• Questions?
• They do have had students who failed twice, and they have to be very motivated...
• Fill out the form and can send inter-office mail

Brad says to send message to Guidance rather than sending them a 100 different e-mails to Darell Maxwell

Testing Code of ethics Training for teachers:  http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/policies/testcode080100.pdf
Proctor code of ethics:  http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/policyoperations/proctorsguide_05.pdf

Candi mentioned surveys first...the career start one --which ends June 10th--decide who on your team will do it?  http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us//Domain/17
Also, the Student conditions learning protocol survey:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DZB2QSG
We are asking 7th grade social studies teachers to do it--both are linked on the TJMS student page:
http://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/domain/2164
Just wanted everyone to be aware, it's not "just you" having to do these surveys...
Please sign this ethics training sheet
Test administration Manual (TAM) training is next week...

Allotment Meetings

He is meeting tomorrow (for as long as you have questions) come to his office...
8th grade 8:30
PE/Health 9:15
7th Grade (10:00)
Foreign Language (11:10)
Arts (11:30)
CTE (11:45)
6th Grade (12:30)
EC does not have an allotment yet (so they will not meet tomorrow)

Some things are out of his control...
He does not have school money to hire Sara :(  Still might be worth it to write to school board members to express your opinions--that may help...

Instant Recess:  Ends May 6th

• hope you have kept logs, need to be turned in by Monday, May 9th
• Visitors in the building tomorrow--someone from Wake to see how instant recess is going.
• May 9th we will return to the normal bell schedule

"Show me the money":
e-docs is starting..., teachers less than 12 months but not classified (certified) last paper is May 31st...
classified: last paper paycheck is June 16th:

https://employeeinfo.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/DocAgent/

Recall...Your login user name consists of the six-digit " Employee Number " as it appears on your paycheck stub just to the left of your name, PLUS the first two letters of your last name in CAPITAL LETTERS with no space in between. Example: "123456AD".

Your initial password will be the last four digits of your social security number and the first two letters of your last name in CAPITAL LETTERS . (You will be prompted to create a new password on initial signon and then sign in again.) Example: "1234AD".

Plan for Technology Facilitator:  Work part time on tech and teach science half day next year.

April 11, 2011

Good News:

• Ben Knight, 3rd place in the Technology/Engineering section of the Science Fair
• Lynn Palm--Was nominated by fellow teachers since she goes above and beyond whenever an EC teachers needs help!
• Evan Lowrance:
• Was first chair on all state Band for the Bassoon, will participate in all-state Honor's band on May 1st in GSO
• Ms Hamby/Blevins:  TJMS Yearbook received recognition in a nationwide competition--with Balfour Yearbook publications-- honorable mentioned, and only 5% of schools nationwide receive this award.
• Conger Davis--Ms. Hartle won $1000.00 savings bond--attending Elk's Lodge--"Proud to be an American contest reception"
• Ebert-- story hatchery writing contest:
• 12 year old category
• First Place--Hennah Khan
• Second Place--Maggie Cox
• 13 Year old Category:
• 2nd Place Michael Hubbad
• Henneh Khan's short story will be published in the Winston-Salem Monthly Magazine.
• Public Service Announcements from encore are awesome--Riddle/Barfield did a great job along with Eric Schoulda

Brent:  SIT meetings moment:

• SIT voted to have instant recess at the start of the day--some kinks,  same ones all the time?,  talking to Eric...maybe a Theme each Day .
• will run on channel 13 from now on...
• We are one meeting away from turning over to a new set of SIT reps
• Let people know if you are interested...
• SIT is a great place to have your voice heard.
• Talk  at grade level or encore meeting if you are interested
• This month's MVP:  We will have a meeting next Monday, if you know someone who has gone the extra mile...Remember MVP is not just for teachers, classified personnel are also eligible.

Kottenbrock

•  Safety/Lock down: what if a child "falls out"/needs help attention in an emergency?
• They have added an addendum/protocol to the emergency action plan in the event of an emergency like this.
• Also, trying to develop a plan for an unruly child during an emergency.
• All outside access doors need to be closed...all outside access doors...
• Chick-Fil-A Spirit night will be May 19th, and should be many opportunities for folks to participate

College Fund--Wilson Moore

• Not just for African American students anymore
• This is an important program to Dr.Martin
• Asking every person on the middle school level to contribute something/anything
• Dr. Montague-Davis will be coordinating this effort for the district
• Wilson Moore is a recipient of this fund, so it is near and dear to her heart/ it changed her life.
• Ms. Cummings and Wilson-Moore are organizing, and you will receive a contribution form in your box by Wednesday 4/13
• Patriots Pals is this Thursday--look for the announcement for a location, if you are a sponsor--please try and attend with your men tee

Kathy MacDonald:

National Junior Honor's Society Induction is this week

87 --7th graders
3-- 8th graders
students have a 3.75 or better GPA
Practice is this Thursday...Friday--they will  line up at 9:30
Speaker is a Sophmore at Yale from WS/FCS and should be inspirational!

Candi Fernandez

• EOQ booklets due to her by Friday, Remove the front cover. 
• Please call first or come by at the end of the day,  Candi will be out of her office doing Extend 2 testing this week
• 22 students--8 different testing sessions
• 6th grade math, 7th reading, 8th science
• E-mail has all the details
• Extend 1 testing begins April 26th--about five students (Ms.Scott)
• EOG gateways are eliminated  (Be aware for parent questions--Here is a guide to FAQ about the EOG requirement)
• no longer used for promotion
• We will retest (red zone/green zone)
• Can NOT retake EOG  to improve grade if they get a three or a four
• EOG will represent 25% of their final grade
• At Thursday's grade level has a conversion of the scale score (linked here) to a numeric grade
• Percentile is not the grade, just a rank
• Will work similar to how Algebra EOC tests worked in the past.
• lowest F is a 60
• will get a copy of scale conversion at grade level meetings
• absent students--will get a lowest of the grades--a 60

VOCATS  (CTE) testing will also be tied to their final grade.

(Macdonald--put scale conversion on the weekly memo)

Brad:  Transfer intention:  need to be filled out by Friday...

http://intranet.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/TchrInt.nsf/TchrIntMenu?OpenForm

Teacher Allotment Meeting is next Friday the 22nd--first allotment meeting with Montague-Davis

Classroom size formulas--1-29
CTE is 1-22 or 25
He is not hiding anything...Steve Blair gave Brad his first numbers as of today and will soon start scheduling, but not made one decision about placements yet.  There will have to be adjustments.  If Brad has to move someone will first have a conversation.  He is pretty sure everyone who wants to be back can come back...

Extra curricular activity sponsors for next year?:  A questionnaire asking about your strengths will be sent--may get called into action.

Magazine sales are way down...drastically...

• Westmoreland is working with new sales guy--looking at alternatives...They will be giving out prizes in next couple of weeks

 OCR:

Investigation not of our school...but the process of looking at the number of African American males disproportionately suspended.

List of those chooses was random and sent my central office.
They did end up wanting to talk to kids, which was a change from before
They were allowed to interview in a group setting...student council
Thanks to Leigh Walters and Daniel Bryant who helped compile the data for Brad at grade levels
Brad welcomes any discussion that will give insight to this disproportionate suspension rate.

Good of the Order ?

Faculty Meeting, Monday March 14th--2011

Mr. Royal:  Good News!
Bad News--Mr. Cardarelli wearing Duke ACC championship attire :(

• Ms. Kennedy is expecting a baby!!
• Congratulations to Joanna Palmer and everyone who helped make the school play spectacular!
• Laura Rollins was the  MVP at the Faculty-Student basketball game!,  Brent and Daniel were awesome planning the game too
• raised $1147.00 dollars!! 
• AED Defibrillator is now on campus, one person trained.
• Dave Jenkins knows how to use it
• Safety committee will be trained and especially coaches...
• We want  a second one next year --PTA may provide?
• need to order pads and a battery every two years (for about $200)
• Second generation AED's  batteries will last up to five years 
• Mr. Royal not been on a field trip since 1988--had a really good time
• Thanks to the Icons for inviting him along :)
• Royal is going on the coast trip with Moon--
• Evan Lowrance made first chair of all State Band
• 3 of our kids were recognized as gold key members at the school Board Meeting last week
• Ben Knight placed third  in the Science Fair in the Regional competition.
• Hopefully next year the science Fair will be scheduled a little more smoothly

Brent Atkinson:
SIT Stuff

Instant Recess: 

• Complaints go to no-body,
• hopefully everyone had done one by now, do your part,
• For the first two weeks:  Mon-Thur--Core takes care of it...deal with it on your teams and schedule what works best for you
• Fridays--Encore you on Friday--pick odd or even classes...
• Do this for awhile, and see how it goes...if you have a better idea discuss with your SIT representative

ALC: 

• Teachers would like to be able to offer suggestions to be able to improve it. 
• So far, everyone involved has found it smoother than expected. 
• If you have ideas for how to improve, Brent would be more than happy to take those suggestions and he will forward it to them. 
• Must be positive ideas.  It is here to stay.
• Any issues you are having to help improve our school, please share with your representative.
• OUR MVP FOR FEBRUARY is Sabrina Barfield.  This patriot committed the entire month of February to provide speakers on the morning announcement for Black History Month
• Incidentally, The Thought of the day, come see Eric if you have any...

Stephen Kottenbrock:

• Tornado drill went very smoothly...
• Did it at 9:30, helped make more room..especially in the 7th grade halls downstairs
• One thing...normally they have a "watch" first (to be cautious/on the look out)  Then a WARNING--where you assume the position
• 3rd quarter lock down drill also went well
• 4th quarter another lock down drill will be coming
• First aid kits, "fashion pink bags", one in the main office--first office behind Jennifer's desk on a shelf--AED will also be there
• another first aid kit will be in the Cabinet and will be in the GYM
• another in the Annex--book room

Discuss Discipline

• Want to compare data for 1st and second quarters
• One option is the 22nd, another is the 24th, next Thursday--normally reserved for grades...
• (but two hour delay schedule on the 22nd)
• Could we do it the first week back, grade level the first Thursday we get back...that is the consensus

Wilson-Moore: 

• We are up, up, up for discipline in the 3rd quarter!! 
• Seeing repeat offenders...
• Some of the things that are up (tardies) will be helped by being visible in the hallways--help, urge students to get where they need to be.

On discipline form:  don't check "contacted parent", if it was a long time ago--causing big problems.


Patriots Pals

• will meet on the 22nd of March.  Mentors will check on the progress of men tees,  some cash incentives, learning for life meeting, they will refocus on their goals,  hands on for mentors with men tees,  send a sub if you can't be there.  Will try for judge Beatty on the next meeting.

, would like visitors or give him a call.  In his absence, we do not have a sub, three full-time folks.  Try to have kids pick up stuff on a regular basis.

Custodians:

• Zeek is doing better

Kathy Macdonald: 

• Thanks to teams who have referred kids to SAT--referrals have closed at this point, students scheduled now until mid-April. 
• Next Wednesday--issue applications for National Junior Honors Society--mostly 7th graders,  applications due back on the 5th of April, some will be asked to do teacher recommendations

Candi Fernandez: 

• EOQ next week,  Tuesday and Wednesday on a two hour delay,  as much like the real  EOG as possible,  all mods right, proctors in place and test admins, etc.  try to start as close to 7:35
• Tuesday:  1,3,5 encore classes...
• Wednesday:  2,4,6 encores classes
• using many encore classrooms,  many teams have extend two groups, extended time.  Some encore teachers will be admin for test, probably just extended time, separate groups
• EC teachers to see Candi after meeting
• EOQ grammar testing--most LA giving this week or next
• Math Teachers will get booklets on Thursday downstairs in the lab during Plato training
• If not sure where a student tests ask EC resource teacher or Candi

Brad:

• Mark your calendar for April 26 for pictures--Pre order only
• Will get information on the weekly message
• it is a money maker for the school
• similar format as the fall, but only sending kids with prepaid packets

Study Skills:

• Before end of April, we need us to decide what Study skills should look like...Couple of ways we could do it (not talking about EC study skills)
• Could do by TEAMS, instruction could be specialized, you know the kids,  but problem some teams might have more kids than other teams. 
• At grade levels and PLC,  hash it out, and make a decision,  what would be more fair?  He doesn't care how we do it, but figure out what works best.  Need a common idea.
• Another thought...Kirby said take dead time around lunch and teach reading before and after lunch.  Read something out load...LA teacher could take the low kids...
• Brad said it is not going to be a homework time...thoughts:  LA/SS handling the reading, Math/Science handling the math

Teacher Workdays:

• Make up snow days caused teacher workdays to be changed:
• March 28th is RC
• March 29th RSV (vote for school training)
• March 30th: RS
• not supposed to let people have RC days off.  If it's an emergency, then that is one thing...But, try to make other arrangements.
• If you want to take other two days you can take  AL days,  see Brad about those...
• If you work both of optional workdays,  then your last day is June 16th
• If you worked one, then last day is June 17th

Good Of the Order

• Comp days for over-night trips?  Brad will check out...
• An updated calendar is under quick links of school district webpage...
• Eric--thoughts of the day volunteers?
• Magnet Board?

TJMS Faculty Meeting Feb 14, 2011

The Power Point that Mr. Royal showed on Safer Schools is available at this link .

 

Also, the Teacher Advisory Council Power Point that Ms Humphrey showed us is also available linked here if you want to review that TAC information .

 

Mr. McDowell spoke about The Grant Writing form that outlines incentives for grant writing at our school, and the link to that grant incentives form is here .  For future reference, that form is on the staff share drive under:  S:\StaffShare\Grant Ideas

 

Dr. Martin's videos are available on the district page under quick links/ district videos linked here :

 

Other reminders :

• Fire Drill will be this week
• Principal's Success :  Weds (2/16)-6th grade, Thurs (2/17)-7th Grade, Friday (2/18)--8th grade
• Patriot Pals --Tuesday, Feb 22 with guest speaker
• March 1st-- Lockdown ( link to Kottenbrock's letter on that )
• PEP's that Candi spoke about are linked on the teacher webportal  and PEP's can only be accessed here at school :(
• I will post some of yesterday's good news on the Good News blog , feel free to send me any details similar to what Mr. Royal mentioned and I will post to the blog :)