With more than 1,350 students, 150 staff, unrelenting waves of parents wanting to register, and one heroic pupil accounting secretary, 102 took care of business and we’re off to a tremendous start. Now if only the DOE A/C repair crew can do the same next Monday…
Highlights:
Ms. Connolly, Ms. Duke, and Ms. Khatibi accepted temporary last minute changes to their programs and went off to prepare to do a great job without a hint of discontent. Everyone says they’re team players, but few can make the sacrifices teammates make. A genuine thank you to the three of you for showing us what it means to be at 102.
Things You Need to Know:
Observation Options: APs will begin meeting with individual teachers to determine options in teacher evaluations this year. The city is still negotiating how to use student data to calculate teacher effectiveness (MOSL), but we can move forward with the teacher classroom observation (MOTP) as we did years before (1 formal + 3 informal, 4 informal, etc.)
Meet the Staff Night: The first of our Parent Conference event will take place on 9/22 from 4pm to 7pm. Mark it on your schedule and more info to follow.
New Staff Handbook: Please review the staff handbook that was delivered to your mailbox. Please return the signed acknowledgement on the last page by 9/23 to your APs mailbox.
Old Books: Please discuss with your AP and/or coach to determine whether books in your room can be removed. We will donate these items to families on Meet the Staff Night to make way for materials we currently use.
Attendance: Please let Ms. Bourquin know if you have information on whether a student on your roster has moved over the summer. I cannot overflow students to neighboring schools until we take off all no-shows from class rosters. Expect appropriate class sizes towards the end of next week.
TechFlex/AIS: Once class rosters normalize you will be able to begin implementing the TechFlex/ AIS period in grades 3-8 as designed. We will have a meeting on 9/19 to discuss and set up accounts on Khan Academy, Achieve3000, and Lexia.
TC Accounts: I have emailed all teachers who’ve requested access for TC materials. Please check your junk email folder and let me know if you did not receive it.
Thinking Generators: Thinking Generators and Learning Objectives should be posted starting next week. Our first TG walkthrough will take place Thursday.
Happy long weekend!
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