Week of May 16th

UAI Staff News

Volume III

Issue 30

Week of May 9th, 2016

UAI Celebrations

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Another Wonderful Springfest!  Working with our population of girls, we are often working with them to shore up and build their academic and social emotional deficiencies.  Last Wednesday, we had the opportunity to make time to celebrate and cheer their artistic and entrepreneurial strengths! It was a phenomenal success.  Many thanks to Corinne and Kree from Girls Inc. for coordinating all of our girls performances!  Many thanks and big shout outs to Alison, Kelly, and all the Girls Inc. staff who worked hard with our girls to prepare this wonderful day.  Finally, many thanks to all the staff who showed their support and love for our girls and their families.  Sometimes, simply being there at events like these show our girls how much we do really care!

Announcements and To Dos

Superintendent Walsh (Fred) & Deputy Superintendent Cintron (Richie) Visit on Tuesday Morning.   If you haven't yet had a chance to use the lesson planning tool, please use it for Tuesdays' visit.  There have been two major threads through the last two PPO visits which led to this tool.  First, we need to work on our planning of the whole period - not just the mini-lesson.  Second, we need to plan our reactions to data/information received from students in response to our plans/actions/formative assessments.  "Taking the pulse" is a highly effective practice.  Because we are that awesome and we are a growth mindset school, we need to push ourselves to the next step and plan what we will do in response to what that pulse actually is.  The tool is designed to prompt your thinking around these things and to remind you to plan both academic and SEL objectives.  

MP 5 Failures.  Here is the list of MP5 Failures and PID students.  Last week, I asked that if a student is currently failing your course, you should have met with them, set specific goals, and entered the data into Skedula.  I started checking in Skedula on Friday.  I see that some folks have started, but we haven't finished.  Keep working towards updating Skedula.  It's important that we keep families in the loop, particularly when students are failing our classes.  So, please make sure that you have a conversation with the family of any student that is failing your class no later than this Friday, 20MAY.  If you do not make contact by Friday, please reach out to me, Carol, Jen, Val, or Colleen.  We will help you get in touch with someone at home.

Important Dates

• Monday, 16MAY16. Pod Share 4 of 6 and Grade Team Meetings
• Tuesday, 17MAY16.  Superintendent's Visit.
• Wednesday, 18MAY16.  UA Principals' Instructional Rounds Visit to UAI.
• Thursday, 19MAY16 and 20MAY16.  HS Final Benchmark (Full Mock Regent Exams)

• Monday, 23MAY16. Pod Share 5 of 6 and Grade Team Meetings
• Wednesday, 25MAY16.  Senior Awards Night

• Monday, 30MAY16. Memorial Day- NO SCHOOL
• Wednesday, 01JUN16.  Algebra II Common Core Regent Exam
• Thursday & Friday 02JUN-03JUN16. 8th Grade Science Test

• Monday, 06JUN16.  8th Grade Science Written Test
• Monday, 06JUN16.  Pod Share 6 of 6 and Prep for Staff Share
• Tuesday, 07JUN16.  Night of Stars (6th & 9th Grade teams are invited to welcome our new and incoming students)
• Wednesday, 08JUN16 and Friday 10JUN16.  High School Final Exams
• Thursday, 09JUN16. Brooklyn Queens PD Day
• Friday, 10JUN16.  Annual Staff Party (location TBD)

• Monday, 13JUN16.  Last High School Day of Classes. End of HS MP 6
• Tuesday, 14JUN16.      AM Regent: Global    PM Regents: CC ELA
• Wednesday, 15JUN16. AM Regent: Liv.Env.  PM Regent: US History
• Thursday, 16JUN16.    AM Regent: CC Alg.  PM Regent: ELA - HS Grades Due at 3PM. 8th Grade Failures Due
• Friday, 17JUN16.  AM Regent: Trig & Earth Sci  PM Regent: Geometry

• Monday, 20JUN16 and Tuesday 21JUN16.  Middle School Final Exams
• Tuesday, 21JUN16.  AM Regent: Chemistry
• Friday, 24JUN16.  8th Grade Stepping Up
• Monday, 27JUN16.  High School Graduation, MS early dismissal at 10AM.
• Tuesday, 28JUN16.  Last day of school.  Students dismissed early.

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