Tuesday, January 12, 2016

January Staff Meeting

January Staff Meeting
1/12/2016
7:30 am

1.  Semester Finals
  • Thursday, January 14th and Friday, January 15th
  • Extensions:  D/F Students working with staff members to complete the work or study for finals.
  • Remind students about being in the library to study for future test.  Please help keep students out of the hallways.  All students must remain in the testing room for designated hour.
  • Staff reminders about taking semester exams early.  You may use the designated testing hour on Friday and all semester test should be taken during the designated time unless administrative approval for early time slot.
  • Semester Finals
2.  Student Schedules:  2nd Semester Class Changes
  • Changes will take place on Thursday and Friday this week.  Please have students send us appointments.  We're making changes during school lunch or before school in the cafeteria.
3.  Monday, January 18th Teacher Work Day
  • Professional Development:  Write to Learn
    • 9:00-12:00 Humanities
    • 1:00-4:00  Bluffview Staff/HS Science Staff
  • Understanding WRS: Your State Pension Plan
    • 1:00 Auditorium
  • Grades are due by 5:00
  • Set-up meetings with new staff on Educator Effectiveness.
4.  Students
  • Online Students
    • Faith Kober, Autumn Phelps, Duncan Ohlert,
  • Juniors/Seniors Credit Trouble
  • Students Concerns

5.  Reminders
  • March 1st/2nd ACT Test/ACT Work Keys for 11th Graders
    • March 15th/16th Make-up
    • Leadership Team on school activities
  • ACT Aspire Window:  April 25th-May 27th for 9th/10th Graders
    • We will use blocks of class time for testing each day.
    • We have been told Chromebooks will be sufficient.
6.  Prairie du Chien High School:  Great effort and work during the 1st Semester of school.  Karen and I really do appreciate the time with students.  We look forward to a tremendous 2nd Semester and some school items we will be attcking in the 2nd semester:
    1. 15-17 Student Request/Master Schedule
    2. Teacher Evaluation or Educator Effectiveness
    3. April Referendum
    4. Associate Degree with SWTC
7.  Open Forum