December Staff Meeting

December Staff Meeting

December 9th, 2014
7:30 am

1.  15-16 Scheduling 

• We will be combining Business and a Mathemtics teacher to pick-up the sections in the PLTW/Tech Education Position.
• We will be posting for a HS History position in the spring of 2015. 
• Art project will possibly start this spring.  We will be adding the choir and custodial room to the art area at this time.  The project will need to completed by July 1st, 2016.

2.  End of the 1st Semester

• Friday, January 16th
• No school or students on Monday, January 19th and more information to follow for the staff development. 

3.  ACT Testing for 11th Grade

• We're looking at an off-site for our 11th graders on March 3rd/4th. (St. John's School)  If this does go well, we may use the building for AP Testing when we have big groups.

4.  Any problems with the communication for Remind 101?  Two-hour delay?

5.  Discussion Items from staff

We wish everybody a safe, enjoyable, and Happy Holiday and Winter Break!!

Upcoming Events

• Thursday, December 11th Elementary Concert at HS
• Tuesday, December 12th 6-Week Grade Reports due at 5:00
• Saturday, December 13th ACT Test
• Saturday, December 13th Reading Counts Fundraiser
• Tuesday, December 16th 6-12 Winter Concert @ 6:30
• Monday, December 22nd Winter Choir Concert @7:00 pm
• Tuesday, December 23rd Last Day of school before Winter Break
• Monday, January 5th Return from the Winter Break

Homework Inquiry:  Points to Ponder

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November Staff Meeting

November Staff Meeting

Monday, November 3rd, 2014

11:00 pm/Room 218

* Nice start to the homeroom with students.  Please keep-up the great work with passes, respecting other group meetings, and keeping students accountable.

Testing

Jennifer and the guidance department has completed the fall testing.  We will not have any testing until spring with ACT Aspire (Freshman/Sophomores) and ACT Test (Juniors).

Educator Effectiveness

Please don't be alarm as you will Jennifer and I in your classroom more in the month of November/December.  We would like to finish Round 1 of all staff walk-throughs before Christmas. Keep-up the great work in the classrooms.

School Cancellations:

I will send out an announcement through the Remind 101.

News:

Erik Trambush will be our long-term substitute for Scott Gordon.  Scott will be deployed for one-year.

Up-coming events:

Monday, November 3rd       Day of the Dead   5:00- 8:00

Tuesday, November 4th       Winter Sport Sign-up 6:30-7:00

Wednesday, November 5th  Fall Musical Matinee  1:00

Thursday, November 6th      Math Site Visit by UW-La Crosse

Thursday, November 6th, 7th, 8th, 14th, and 15th  See Calendar for times each day.

Tuesday, November 11th     Veteran's Day 10:00
Friday, November 14th         Blood Drive @ High School

Wednesday, November 26th 3-Week Progress Reports

Thursday, November 27th    Happy Thanksgiving

Staff Meeting 10/14/2014

October 14th Staff Meeting

7:30 a.m.

*Parent communication is improving with parents.  Thank you for this and keep up the good work! Try to also communicate with parents on the positive you see.  This is very much appreciated.


Upcoming Testing
ACT Aspire - Beginning 10/14/2014 during 8th hour

WKCE Testing  - October 27th - October 30th
                                     Test Dates


End of Quarter Work Day
End of the Quarter - work day - plan to be here November 3rd.
                                            1.  Prairie du Chien Police Department 12:30pm-2:30pm
                                            2.  More information to follow
End of Quarter- October 31st
- Grades are due on Monday, November 3rd at 5:00.

Upcoming Events
NHS Banquest- Monday, October 20th at 6:30
Day of the Dead - November 3rd 4-8pm
Fall Musical - November 6, 7, 8, and 14, 15
Any others?

Office Support Staff - 
Sara Godfrey, Jan Ostrander and Nicole Reger

Informational
Studer Presentation from School Board Meeting 10/13/2014

Student Council Representatives see Andy following the meeting.

Prairie du Chien High School Staff Meeting

9/9/2014

Data:
Great job to the STEM and Humanities team on collecting data. Keep up the great work!

October Testing:  

Teachers/Proctors: Ms. Natalie White, Mr. Ron Sedgwick, Mr. Kurt Hutter, Ms. Strachan, and Mr. Kilburg, and Ms. Kerri Weber.

ACT Aspire Testing Dates:  October 13th-22nd

Monday, October 13th:  3rd/4th Hour  English(/Writing

Tuesday, October 14th:  8th Hour Extended-Science

Wednesday, October 15th:  3rd/4th Hour-Math

Monday, October 20th:  8th Hour Extending-Reading

Tuesday, October 21st:  Make-up - 1st Hour/9th Hour (Mrs. Gallagher/Mr. Banasik)

Wednesday, October 22nd:  Make-up - 1st/9th Hour  (Mrs. Gallagher/Mr. Banasik)

Picture Retake:

October 9th

Teachscape :
Please begin the self-review

5:10 Rule - Culture

Homecoming Week
More information to come:
September 29 - October 4

Love is in the Air at PDC

May Staff Meeting

May Staff Meeting

Wednesday, May 13th, 2014

"The people that are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do." - Steve Jobs

1.  2nd Semester Final Schedule Preview:  Please review to let us know about unforeseen conflicts.

See Google Drive

• Open Campus between periods and lunch.
• The reason for the change in hours due to shared staff.
• The schedule will accommodate students with breaks for down time and study.

2.  Student Handbook:  Keep with the student handbook rules as we know it does get hard at this time of year.  Video piece...

• Grades for Ineligibility students are due on Monday, June 2nd @ 5:00
• Supervision for students during class breaks.
• Passes in the halls for students.  The bathrooms have been a lot better.

3.  Senior Timeline

• Finals will be May 19th (Periods 1-5) and May 20th (6-10)
• Graduation Practice on Wednesday, May 21st @ 8:30.  Please make sure all information is turned into Jan. (Fees/Failing Senior Grades/Incompletes/Any other additional items need collected.)
• Senior Grades are due Wednesday, May 21st @ 8:00 am.  Please send an e-mail to Jan on any seniors failing.
• Class Night is Wednesday, May 21st @ 7:30
• Graduation is Sunday, May 25th @ 2:00.  Graduation will be inside due to our current microphone system.

4.  Chromebooks:  Return

• Staff Data on the use of Chromebooks for finals

5.  Professional Development Days:  June 9th and 10th  TBA- Educator Effectiveness

• Review or start the process of SLO's
• Heather DeBruin and Matt Lenz will be instructional coaches for the high school.  They will be going to CESA training on Monday, June 3rd for Educator Effectiveness, Step 3.

6.  Wednesday, March 14th Awards Day

• Marge Johnson and Kayla Mezera

Prairie du Chien Kiwanis Key Club Scholarship

Prairie du Chien Kiwanis Hall of Fame-Agriculture

Prairie du Chien Kiwanis Hall of Fame-Art

Prairie du Chien Kiwanis Hall of Fame-Bus. Ed.

Prairie du Chien Kiwanis Hall of Fame-English

Prairie du Chien Kiwanis Hall of Fame-Family & Cons. Ed.

Prairie du Chien Kiwanis Hall of Fame-Foreign Lang.

Prairie du Chien Kiwanis Hall of Fame-Mathematics

Prairie du Chien Kiwanis Hall of Fame-Music

Prairie du Chien Kiwanis Hall of Fame Science

Prairie du Chien Kiwanis Hall of Fame-Soc. Studies/History

Prairie du Chien Kiwanis Hall of Fame-Technology Ed.  Mock Accident will take place outside at 12:30.  Please have your students keep books, chromebooks, and yearbooks in your room or their own locker.   7.  Any other information that does need to be announced? 8.  Enjoy the last three weeks of school!!

April Staff Meeting

April Staff Meeting

April 8th

7:30 am

1.  Matt Antoine Recognition:  Friday, April 11th @ 2:15.  We will host all schools in our district for the recognition.

• High School Students will sit on the south-east side of the gym. (Locker room side)
• Band will set-up on the far south-east side.
• Bluffview students will be sitting on the north-east side of the gym.
• BAK students will be sitting on the gym floor.
• Band will play the Olympic Theme song
• Introduction by Ron Sedgwick
• Speech given by Matt Antoine:  Discussing the work involved to be an Olympian and just the overall experience of the Olympics.
• Finish with the National Anthem
• Pictures will be taken with Matt Antoine for grades Pre-K-4.  The high school students will be dismissed around 2:45-2:55.   We will have 10th hour on Friday.

2.  Staff Review your emergency policies:

• Fire Drill- coming-up this week
• Tornado Drill- Thursday, April 24th @ 1:00
• Intruder Policy
• Non-Emergency Lock-down

3. 2014-15 Bell Schedule

• We will be running the 20 minute Homeroom at the end of the day for next school year.  The school day hasn't been extended.  Jennifer and I appreciate your input on the topic.

4.  Staff Educator Effectiveness

• Monday, June 9th and Tuesday, June 10th
• Will get a chance to write our SLO's

5.  Summer School

• Starts Monday, June 16th
• Driver's Education will start on Monday, June 9th

6.  New Board Member Orientation

• Jennifer and I will be busy Wednesday, April 9th with New Board Member Orientation

7.  Student Handbook Policies

8.  Homework Policy

• We have heard the staff concerns with the amount of homework on individual days for students. We're open for discussion on this topic.

Reminders:

1.  AP Schedule for May.  Day Trips in April (Marketing- April 16th).

 http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/bcchs/2014%20AP%20Exam%20Dates.pdf

2.  Saturday, April 12th is the ACT Test for all 11th graders.
3.  Saturday, April 12th Prom @ Barn Restaurant
4.  Thursday, April 17th is the next progress report for students.  Student who are ineligible may become eligible for co-curricular activities.
5.  Happy Easter/Spring Break (April 18th-21st)

March Staff Meeting

March Staff Meeting

March 11th

7:30 am

1.  ACT Explore/Plan Testing

• Wednesday, March 12th from 8:00-10:30
• Freshman/Sophomores Plan and Explore
• Junior/Senior Gym Activities
• We will not have 1st hour due to the length of testing extending beyond the 2 hour delay.
• This is due to shared staff with Bluff View.
• All students will report to first hour for attendance and then released to either testing or gym activities.

2.  Academic Eligibility - Students were ruled ineligible on Monday 3/9.  Term 3 grades are due 5:00pm on Friday, March 28th.

3.  AP Schedule for May.  Day Trips in April (Marketing- April 16th and Poli-Science- March 19th).  ACT test for all juniors is Saturday, April 12th.  Please let Jen Gallagher know if you are interested in proctoring Saturday, April 12 from 8am-11:30am.

• http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/bcchs/2014%20AP%20Exam%20Dates.pdf

4.  Discussion on Scheduling for next year - Further discussion on Club Meeting Times - We will finalize ideas on Tuesday, March 18th at 7:15am.

5.  Discussion on plan for extensions for next school year.  Flow chart plan for students struggling.

6.  Band Concert Tonight 7:30pm

Congratulations to our SWC Math Team, Taylor Elliott - 2nd at Wrestling State, Cheerleading for their State Accomplishments, Local Solo and Ensemble Musicians and all of the teachers and advisors involved. Apologies to any activity or educational opportunity missed on this list from February.  Please let us know today.  WAY TO GO!!!

February Staff Meeting

February Staff Meeting

Tuesday, February 11th, 2014

1. Prairie du Chien School Website:  New look
• www.pdc.k12.wi.us
• School Board Initiative
• Mighty River Charter School
2. Term 3 Week 3 Progress Reports are due Friday, February 14th @ 5:00
3. Term 2 Academic Excellence Program:  Friday, February 14th @ 9:00
4. Future of Prairie du Chien High School
• Discussion and dialogue on this change amongst staff.
• Bullet Points:
• Junior/Senior Year Irrelevant
• Marketing
• What is the best marketing tool?
• Open Enrollment
• On-Line Education
• Open Discussion amongst staff

Important Dates:

Monday, March 3rd Spring Sport Sign-up

Wednesday, March 5th SWC Math Contest: 1:00-5:00 @ Richland Center High School

Tuesday, March 11th Spring Band Concert @ 7:30

Wednesday, March 12th 8-12, Act Plan and Explore Test for 9th and 10th Graders

Saturday, March 22nd Blackhawk Blast

Saturday, April 12th ACT Test for all current 11th graders

January Staff Meeting

January High School Staff Meeting

January 14th, 2014

7:30 AM

1.  1st Semester Finals/Mid-Terms

• Periods 1- 5 on Wednesday, January 22nd
• Periods 6-10 on Thursday, January 23rd
• We will follow a regular time schedule.
• Grades will be due on Friday, January 24th @ 5:00.

2.  14-15 School Calendar

• A meeting did take place on Friday, January 10th @ Bluffview Middle School with about 5 teaching staff members and the administration.   There will be a couple of drafts for a vote by all staff.  A very few minor changes from the previous two years.

3.  Staff Changes in the office have moved to their positions

• Interview will be taking place on Sunday, January 19th for the AD Secretary.

4.  Prairie du Chien High School (Future)

• ACT Test for Juniors (State Test in 2014)
• Explore/Plan will be in the same format but will take place in the fall.
• Wednesday, March 12th will be the test date. (Paper/Pencil Test)
• Educator Effectiveness:  Administration passed all the exams.
• We will sit-down with the staff who are interested in the EE Pilot at the start of the second semester.
• 14-15 Scheduling
• A change in the student extensions
• A draft with a Master Schedule of the staff's schedule
• Jennifer will be working with students in the near future.
• Discussions on a possible District CD Program off-site
• Care Council office (Blue House/ North of the HS)
• Kayla is working with us as this is just the beginning stages.
• Stevens Point Model
• Future of Prairie du Chien High School
• Dual Enrollment: Future of students

Enjoy the last two weeks of the 1st Semester!! Keep-up the great work with students.

January 24th: Work Day

• 7-12 Science Department Meeting:  9:30-10:30 @ Bluffview Middle School Room 323
• Seclusion Restraint:  We will have the information to you by the end of the week.
• Special Education Meeting: 9:30-11:30 @ HS Learning Lab