Week of April 9th

UAI Staff News

Volume V

Issue 28

April 9th, 2018

[School Days 130-134]

[15 Days Remaining in MP5]      [44 Days Remaining in HS School Year]      [54 Days Remaining in MS School Year]

Announcements

Acceptances are Rolling In!  We are bound to hear more as our seniors return from break, but already the news is astounding.  Already 87% of our students have been accepted to multiple schools, and some have already committed to attend next year.  This year's cohort is setting new standards for UAI.  This year, more than any year previous, our students are being accepted to some of the most competitive private colleges in the country, including Barnard College, New York University, Vassar College, George Washington University, and Weslyan University.  On top of of these stellar admissions, our young women are also bringing home acceptances from some of the top CUNY and SUNY schools including Stonybrook, Geneseo, Baruch, and Hunter.  In the next few weeks, our young ladies have some really great choices to make.  By May 1st, all of them will have committed to a college for next year.  Save the date on May 18th for the UAI field day (organized by the Class of 2018) and the celebration of their college achievements!

Nearing the End.  With only one and a half marking periods remaining in the school year, time is quickly moving and the end of the year will be upon us and our students before you know it!  For the Middle School, we have state exams right on the horizon!  This week is the NYS ELA exam and during the first week of May, the NYS Math exams begin.  For the High School, we have about 8 solid weeks of instruction before we hit June, which is primarily filled with assessment days - both final exams and Regents Week.  This is the time to help our students double down and focus on finishing the year strong! 

To Dos This Week

Monday PD Grade Team Meetings.  As the first Monday in April (that we are in school), we'll be doing grade team meetings.  For this month, high school teams should meet in their usual grade team meeting rooms, but Middle School teachers need to report to room 409 to review testing procedures and expectations for the NYS ELA exam.

Tuesday Family Outreach.  This Tuesday, please take a look at your advisee's attendance rates in Skedula.  Prioritize calling students who:

• Are failing any class
• AND/OR has <90% Attendance
• AND/OR has been removed from class more than three times in March

You want to bring up this points as concern and then pivot to the opportunity that April and May have.  With improved attendance/effort/behavior, students can end the year strong and being academically successful.  Keep the conversation focused on specific, small achievable goals (e.g. let's see if we can get to school everyday on time this week, or turn in all assignments on time this week in math, or use SEL strategies to adjust behavior (e.g. like SLANTing or Accountable Talk Stems).  These are just examples of what you can say - the object is to give parents and students concrete plans to improve in April and May.  Please log the calls and goals in Skedula.  Brodie will share those anecdotals on Wednesday so that all teachers can follow the conversation.

Per Session Opportunities

None this week