Week of April 1st

UAI Staff News

Volume VI

Issue 30

April 1st, 2019

(46 Instructional Days Remaining)

Announcements

Sci-Ed Expo.  This weekend Ms. Nina took a group of students to show off their scientific prowess at the Sci-Ed Expo. Nina is a current Sci-Ed Innovation fellow and this amazing fellowship not only provides her with on-going professional development, networking, and new experiences, but it also provides our students with opportunities like this Sci-Ed Expo to connect to other teens who love math and science.  Thank you Ms. Nina for all you do!

PSAT/SAT and Field Trips.  Many thanks to all the staff who emptied out our high school so that the 10th and 11th grade could take their P/SATs in calm and quiet settings.  Many great shout outs and applause go to Ms. Joanna who executed BOTH P/SATs and HS Benchmarks with her typical smooth, professional, and seamless skill!

Photo Credit:  Ms. Rebecca F with students at the Met

NYS Middle School Exams.  Our Middle School State Exams are on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.  Please limit HS bathroom breaks in the morning to limit traffic on the 3rd floor.  MS teachers will meet with Ms. Joanna to review the schedule on Monday during PD.

Staff Out This Week

• Monday 01APR:  
• Jamie out - LINCT Prof. Development
• Meaghan leave early - personal business

• Tuesday 02APR: NYS ELA Exam
• Nina out - LINCT Prof. Development

• Wednesday 03APR:  NYS ELA Exam
• Joey & Tiffany out - LINCT Prof. Development

• Thursday 04APR: 
• Cherry out - personal business
• Megan out - AP Bio Prof Development

• Friday 05APR: 
• Cherry out - personal business
• Damon out - personal business
• Kelly leaving early - personal business

To Do This Week

Monday PD.  Monday is the first Monday of the month, so we'll all meet in 409 for Grade Team meetings to review MS testing and/or complete grading for HS benchmarks.

Tuesday Outreach. There are only two marking periods and 46 instructional days remaining in the year.  Please review the report cards of your advisees and create a watch list of students who failed 1 or more core content courses (ELA, Math, Social Studies, or Science) this past marking period.  These are the students you should be prioritizing for contact each week from here until the end of the year.  Please also make sure to enter the outcomes of your contact with these students into Skedula as that will serve as one piece of evidence of intervention and support on the schools' part.  Classroom teachers, you should also be making weekly contact to all students who failed MP4 (emailing parents updates is fine).  Communication is key to intervention.  We need families to be our partners and help us keep our students on the path to success!

SLC Outcomes.  Here are our outcomes for the Spring Student Led Conferences.  Many congrats and thanks to the teachers in blue who were able to schedule and complete the most conferences in their grade.  Parent engagement with our students' learning is critical to our students' academic achievement.  Teachers play a pivotal role in that relationship.  Thank you for reaching out and making these conferences happen!

Survey Deadline Extended to April 11th.  We are short of our parent survey percentage goals. Last year we had 57% of our families complete and the year before we were at 60%.  Currently, we're only at 43%.  To reach our goal of at least 60%, we need each advisor to get 3 more surveys from their advisees.  Please check the SLC appointment document to see which of your advisees have yet to turn in their survey.

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