UAI Staff News
Volume XI
Issue 06
October 2nd, 2023
It's a short post today. The sun has finally come out, and I'm spending time outdoors with the family!!
We have successfully wrapped up September, and have now well and truly launched into the 2023-2024 school year. We have some early wins and strong steps towards meeting our goals thus far
- Our ADA (average daily attendance rate) for the month of September was 92%!!!
Dude - that's higher than we were at before COVID.
Many, many shout outs to our amazing team of parent coordinator & counselors under Jen's leadership who have been working furiously to make calls each day to our kids who were absent or late to school.
Many, many shout outs to all of the staff who have created learning environments that make kids feel warm, welcomed, and that they are missed when they were out. It's working and you're all doing an amazing job! - Stepping into MAP & Data Tracking
We have successfully completed the baseline testing for math and literacy, and we'll be looking at that data on Monday to begin our focus and work in lifting up student proficiency in literacy & numeracy in all classes. - First Progress Report & Conferencing
Our first progress reports are coming out and teachers have begun having focused conversations with students who have less than a 75 in their classes. This week's outreach should also be focused on discussing with families what they can do at home to boost support and help their child improve their performance in all of their classes.
We still have a ways to go, but we're definitely on the right path! Your efforts are having positive inroads, and as a result, we are definitely moving in the right direction!
Important Upcoming dates
- Monday, 02OCT23 - MAP Data Analysis
- Tuesday, 03OCT23 - High School Application Period Opens
- Friday, 06OCT23 - Two Field Trips on Friday
- Girls Inc Trip to Liberty Science Museum (grades 6/7)
- Class of 2024 12th Grade BBQ
- Monday, 09OCT23 - Indigenous People & Italian Heritage Day - NO SCHOOL
- Wednesday, 11OCT23 - 2nd Day of Elevate Study Skills in 6/7 and 8/9 Learning Labs
- Saturday, 14OCT23 - The next check on the Outreach Log
- Monday, 16OCT23 - Spirit Week Kicks Off!
- Monday, 16OCT23 - PD - Teacher Work Time & Reflection on Goals
- Monday, 23OCT23 -
- Wednesday, 25OCT23 - Girls Volleyball Home Game
- Tuesday, 31OCT23 - Halloween - Wear your best costume - themed outfits are the best!
- First Marking Period Benchmarks are coming the first week of NOVEMBER
- Wed, NOV 1st - ELA & Theater Benchmarks
- Thu, NOV 2nd - Science & Spanish Benchmarks
- Fri, NOV 3rd - Social Studies & Computer Science Benchmarks
- Mon, NOV 6th - Math & PE Benchmarks
Announcements & To Dos
Progress Reports. I'm still trying to figure out the rostering glitch with SyncGrades. So, we're going to extend progress reports to next week. Please make sure to get your grades in this week. I haven't heard from anyone that they have not been able to resolve Google Classroom synching with SyncGrades . If you are still having issues with SyncGrades and they have not responded to you, please reach out!
PD Calendar. Much of the first marking period PD is launching the work that we are doing for the year. We had three Mondays in September which covered things we needed to do (e.g. work time to set up Google Classrooms, reviewing evacuation procedures, and getting ready for curriculum night). For October, we'll begin to set the stage for our longterm work of the year. Here is the PD schedule for the rest of MP1
- 02OCT23 - Understanding what the MAP says about student literacy & numeracy
- 09OCT23 - HOLIDAY - WooHoo for Indigenous folks and Italian people!
- 16OCT23 - Leveraging the CLASS Rubrics to Improve Classroom Connections
- 23OCT23 - Equity Team Circles
- 30OCT23 - Independent Work Time and Reflection
- 07NOV23 - Subject Team Benchmark Grading & Analysis
- 08NOV23 - Election Day PD (Circles, Benchmark Analysis, Progress Monitoring on Goals)
SyncGrades Attendance. I took a look through SyncGrades to see how folks were doing with attendance. Some folks missed some days, and some folks missed no days. Some folks missed more than some days....
Weekly Outreach Log Checks. You should have received an email from me with feedback about your completion of the outreach log for the week of 11SEP-17SEP and the week of 18SEP-24SEP. Please remember to complete this week's (25SEP-01OCT) outreach log by midnight tonight. The week of outreach always goes from Monday through Sunday. As a reminder, you MUST document all 55 minutes of remote time. I'll be checking the log twice a month. The next check will be on 14OCT.
Academic Conferences and Grades This Week. Please continue to make sure that you have entered Grades into SyncGrades this week. Students should have at least 1 progress grade in SyncGrades, and more importantly, please make sure you are conferencing with students and communicating home about student progress this week. If you have students who have less than a 75 in your class, please make sure you are meeting with them to help them turn their performance around. Also, please make sure you are contacting their homes to connect with families to explain how they can help their student thrive.
After School. THANK you to everyone who signed up to facilitate a club for students. You have all be approved to run the following clubs (for the meeting times listed). Please actively recruit students in your classes (and encourage students in your classes to join clubs). You MUST submit an attendance list with your time card for After School per session. For the month of October, you want to recruit and try to get a reliable 10-15 students in attendance for each session. On 01NOV, you will have to submit a final list of students. Clubs with fewer than 10 committed students will have to be cancelled. So please, do your best to recruit kids!
Clubs should launch this week! Here are the amazing clubs that folks have agreed to run:
- Black Student Union - Joanna & Pauline (Rm 411) - Tuesdays & Thursdays 3-4:30
- Arts & Crafts Club - Tiffany & Jennifer (Rm 311) - Mon/Tue/Weds - 3-4:15PM
- Theater Production Club - Noelle (Rm 315) - Tues/Thurs/Fri - 3-5:30PM
- Student Government - Sue, Marsha, Phillan, and Girls' Inc's Kassi (Rm 309) - Tuesdays - 3-4PM
- Youth Leadership Council - Kelly (Rm 307) - Tuesdays 3-4PM
- Photo Club - Tom(Rm 205F) - Wednesdays 3-4:30
- Cheer - Mary & Lia - Various days depending on Game Days
- Anime & Art Club - Adelle & Francis (Rm 409) - Tuesdays & Thursdays 3-5PM
- Running Club with Camryn (starts after the marathon is over)
- Dance Club - Girls Inc - Room 503
We're still looking for folks to advise the following clubs. Please email Kiri ASAP so we can get these clubs up and running, too!
- GSA Club
- Muslim Student Association
Per Session Postings
For ALL per session activities, please complete Per Session Application Form"
After School Clubs. If you are interested in running an after school club, please complete THIS form by EOD TUESDAY 26SEP23 AND submit the Per Session Application Form. Clubs are slated to start next week. Clubs must have a steady roster of at least 8-10 students per week in order to NOT be cancelled. Rosters & Attendance lists MUST be submitted with per session time cards. If your club goes three consecutive weeks with less than 8 students, your club will need to be cancelled (so that we can optimize funds for other uses - so sorry...wish we could fund everything all the time, but unfortunately, we don't have endless sums of funds). After school sessions can be 3-4PM or 3-4:30PM or 3-5:30PM (teacher's choice)up to three days per week. So per session hours can range from 1-7.5hrs per week). Posting Expires 10OCT23.
PSAL Supervision. Posting Expires 10OCT23. PSAL Games are starting up soon. Please submit the Per Session Application Form if you are interested in supervising student spectators. Hours vary depending on games. Each game (basketball or volleyball) is usually 4-6pm (is) so each supervision session is about 2hours. Staff are welcome to sign up for as many games as they'd like. Please see UAI calendar or PSAL website for game dates. Duties include making sure
- students remain safe and orderly during games
- only eligible students are admitted to games
- all students fully dismiss from the building at the conclusion of the games
CSI Planning & Supervision. Posting Expires 10OCT23. This posting if for supervision per session to plan, supervise, monitor and coordinate extra improvement efforts to address UAI achievement gaps and improve student performance in target metrics. Activities include analyzing and reviewing data, planning and executing professional development experiences to improve staff performance, analyzing and editing video footage to improve teacher lesson execution and lesson implementation, and supervising out of school activities - including recruitment, staff planning, and after school activities. Hours vary per week depending on task and work completed. Hours range 1-7.5 hours per week.
Classroom SetUp. All classroom staff are invited to come in to set up and plan for up to 10 hours all together any day this week Monday-Friday 9AM-2PM. Staff must clock in AND out each day, and cannot be in the building after 2PM. Please adhere to guidelines set out in the blog post above. All Staff MUST also apply to this position by completing the "Per Session Application From" - see link above. [Posted 27AUG23] - Posting CLOSED and JOB is over.
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