Week of May 31st

UAI Staff News

Volume III

Issue 31

Week of May 31st, 2016

UAI Celebrations

Final Lap!  This week we welcome June!  It has been a year like no other.  Full of change, this year has been the biggest challenge that UAI has faced to date.  We have come through it and we have are stronger for coming through each of the challenges presented.  As we wrap up 2015-2016, here are a few samples of our achievements!

• The 9th grade presented with the most disciplinary challenges of any entering freshmen class.  Thanks to the SEL work and dedication of our 9th grade team, this 9th grade is finishing the year with the fewest amount of holdovers or transfers ever in all of UAI's history!
• As a school goal, we focused on Parent Engagement and Strong School-Family Ties.  This year, we greatly improved our parent survey response rate (up to 58% from 32%).  In addition, our midyear student and parent survey responses showed great improvements.
• Even though we have lost our partnership with Carrera, the mission continues?  Next year, we are self-funding the mental health component, expanding UAI's counseling staff by hiring Lori as a social worker, and our long-time partner Girls Inc is preparing to take on the Job Club and FLSE components in middle school.

This is just a short sample of the wonderful work we've done this year.  There are so many more achievements to share!  I'm saving the best of them for our June PD day next Thursday!

Announcements and To Dos

8th and 12th Grade Course Failures.  To meet DOE deadlines and to prepare conversations with students who will not participate in ceremonies and other activities, I need a list of students in 8th and 12th grade who will have no chance of passing your classes.  For 8th graders, I need this list via email by the end of the day on Tuesday, 31MAY.  For 12th graders, I need this list via email by the end of the day on Tuesday, 07JUN.  Prior to sending me this list, please make sure that you have called home and informed students that they are failing your class.

Save the Date.  Next Friday, 10JUN16 will be our annual staff party.  Details are still be solidified, but food, drink, and general revelry are all on the menu.  If you are interested in attending the party, please bring $20 (which include at least 2 drinks and some food) to me by the end of the day on Tuesday, 07JUN.

Important Dates

• 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. 
• 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.

For All UAI School Important Dates, please add "UAI School" calendar to your google calendars.

Per Session Posting

Summer School.  Sarah, Matthew, Michael, and Doris (maybe) have agreed to do summer school.  THANK YOU.  If you are interested in working summer school, but can only do a couple of weeks, I am also planning a Regents Prep summer school from August 8th-Aug 18th.  Please email me ASAP if you're interested.

Summer Subject Team Institutes.  (See description above in blog post) Subject team members will select dates in subject team meetings this week.  Staff who attend will be paid teacher training rate.  Hrs and dates TBD.