UAI Staff News
Volume V
Issue 32
May 7th, 2018
[School Days 150-154]
[20 Days Remaining in MP6] [24 Days Remaining in HS School Year] [34 Days Remaining in MS School Year]
Announcements
College Match Day Results. This week 94% of our seniors committed to their college for next year. With schools like Barnard, Vassar, Weslyan, and Spellman, the Class of 2018 is one of the strongest UAI has ever seen! About 54% of the Class of 2018 is on their way to 4 year colleges, outpacing previous classes by 14%. As UAI grows stronger in our instruction and social support of students, the opportunities and future for our students gets brighter and brighter! Many thanks to Ms. Danielle and Ms. Martine on their first successful year as our UAI College Counseling Team!| Class of | CUNY 4yr | CUNY 2yr | SUNY 4 or 2yr | Private NYS | Out of State |
| 2015 | 16% | 40% | 7% | 9% | 15% |
| 2016 | 16% | 23% | 14% | 7% | 19% |
| 2017 | 16% | 10% | 21% | 13% | 3% |
| 2018 | 27% | 41% | 5% | 14% | 13% |
Igniting the College Dreams in the Class of 2021. With the Class of 2018 well on there way to college, it was time for our newest HS students to get a taste of their future. Through our partnership with College Access for All, we were able to plan and execute several college trips for our 9th and 10th graders. On Friday, the 9th graders visited SUNY Stonybrook. Next year, we are partnering up with the Middle School College Access for All as well to bring these wonderful learning experiences to our youngest students and get the college bug started early! 
Staff Spotlight
Brodie Crawford and Joanna Tirone. Many wonderful accolades and shout outs go to Mr. Brodie and Ms. Joanna for planning, executing, and expertly trouble-shooting a massive testing week. The New York State Middle School exams went off without a hitch, and our young middle schoolers had a streamlined, stress-minimized experience as they completed this major state exam. For the first time since we started benchmarks, Mr. Brodie finally actualized my dream of having the exams proctored and graded within the same week. Now we just have to wait for the results from New Visions, but now teachers also have immediate access to the set of short answer responses and student exams. Information that will be crucial in planning for these last few weeks leading up to the Regent Exams. This was not an easy feat, and both Brodie and Joanna managed it beautifully! Please give them big high fives when you see them this week. They both really deserve it!
To Do This Week
May Planning. Often when we complete assessment periods, it can be easy to slip into a pattern of "rest". However, May is often the most ... spicy... month in terms of student behavior in the classroom. Kids are stressed, teachers are tired...it's been a long year. However, this is now the time to dig deep, find your second wind, and finish the year strong. This is the time to take what you've learned in your planning and lesson execution and put your best work and thinking on display. The better you are at getting kids to think, reason, and use their brains, the better your classes will be an the happier your May will be. This month, Annie and I will be doing one final round of observations and feedback. Please make sure that your lessons are either in your Pacing Calendar or ready to give to us when we walk in. We will be giving specific feedback around your thinking in planning and we may also give you in-moment coaching in your execution. If we do coaching, then the visit will be purely formative (and not formally evaluative).
Planning and Summer Per Session. Lesson planning with the singular aim of stimulating student thinking and engaging young minds is central to your as a teacher. Probably the single most challenging work of teachers is to create activities that push students to use their brains to figure out a challenging problem, reason through an argument, or make connections from their prior knowledge or learning to draw conclusions or effectively analyze situations or texts. These type of lesson plans, where you think about how students think vs. what they do has been the central work of our professional development for the entire year. It's why all professional activities and Monday PD has centered on providing you the time you need to critically think and plan your lessons with your planning partners. For those teachers who have effectively participated in planning I was able to trace that work through what you posted in your pacing calendars. It was clear that time spent during your professional periods and Monday PD has subsequently elevated your level practice significantly this year. As a result, you are eligible to participate in paid planning work this summer. Check your emails for an invitation to me, and respond to me with your availability this summer by the end of the day on Friday.
Monday PD and Tuesday Outreach. This Monday will be the first Monday in May. Grade Teams should convene and review the student failure list and discuss and plan strategies to support students and intervene to prevent student failure in June. On Tuesday, please reach out to any of your advisees who are failing classes. They must attend Parent Conferences on Wednesday, May 9th, anytime between 5-8PM to meet with teachers of the classes the student is not yet passing.
May Planning. Often when we complete assessment periods, it can be easy to slip into a pattern of "rest". However, May is often the most ... spicy... month in terms of student behavior in the classroom. Kids are stressed, teachers are tired...it's been a long year. However, this is now the time to dig deep, find your second wind, and finish the year strong. This is the time to take what you've learned in your planning and lesson execution and put your best work and thinking on display. The better you are at getting kids to think, reason, and use their brains, the better your classes will be an the happier your May will be. This month, Annie and I will be doing one final round of observations and feedback. Please make sure that your lessons are either in your Pacing Calendar or ready to give to us when we walk in. We will be giving specific feedback around your thinking in planning and we may also give you in-moment coaching in your execution. If we do coaching, then the visit will be purely formative (and not formally evaluative).
Planning and Summer Per Session. Lesson planning with the singular aim of stimulating student thinking and engaging young minds is central to your as a teacher. Probably the single most challenging work of teachers is to create activities that push students to use their brains to figure out a challenging problem, reason through an argument, or make connections from their prior knowledge or learning to draw conclusions or effectively analyze situations or texts. These type of lesson plans, where you think about how students think vs. what they do has been the central work of our professional development for the entire year. It's why all professional activities and Monday PD has centered on providing you the time you need to critically think and plan your lessons with your planning partners. For those teachers who have effectively participated in planning I was able to trace that work through what you posted in your pacing calendars. It was clear that time spent during your professional periods and Monday PD has subsequently elevated your level practice significantly this year. As a result, you are eligible to participate in paid planning work this summer. Check your emails for an invitation to me, and respond to me with your availability this summer by the end of the day on Friday.
Monday PD and Tuesday Outreach. This Monday will be the first Monday in May. Grade Teams should convene and review the student failure list and discuss and plan strategies to support students and intervene to prevent student failure in June. On Tuesday, please reach out to any of your advisees who are failing classes. They must attend Parent Conferences on Wednesday, May 9th, anytime between 5-8PM to meet with teachers of the classes the student is not yet passing.
Planning and Summer Per Session. Lesson planning with the singular aim of stimulating student thinking and engaging young minds is central to your as a teacher. Probably the single most challenging work of teachers is to create activities that push students to use their brains to figure out a challenging problem, reason through an argument, or make connections from their prior knowledge or learning to draw conclusions or effectively analyze situations or texts. These type of lesson plans, where you think about how students think vs. what they do has been the central work of our professional development for the entire year. It's why all professional activities and Monday PD has centered on providing you the time you need to critically think and plan your lessons with your planning partners. For those teachers who have effectively participated in planning I was able to trace that work through what you posted in your pacing calendars. It was clear that time spent during your professional periods and Monday PD has subsequently elevated your level practice significantly this year. As a result, you are eligible to participate in paid planning work this summer. Check your emails for an invitation to me, and respond to me with your availability this summer by the end of the day on Friday.
Monday PD and Tuesday Outreach. This Monday will be the first Monday in May. Grade Teams should convene and review the student failure list and discuss and plan strategies to support students and intervene to prevent student failure in June. On Tuesday, please reach out to any of your advisees who are failing classes. They must attend Parent Conferences on Wednesday, May 9th, anytime between 5-8PM to meet with teachers of the classes the student is not yet passing.
Per Session Opportunities
None this week
None this week
SEL Update:
After watching a video clip on kindness in their SEL class a group of 6th graders were inspired to start a community service campaign to help those in need. As a result, we will be dedicating the Month of May to community service in our SEL classes. Students will develop their own Public Service Announcements related to a topic of their choice. We will be holding a PSA Fair at the end of May. One of the themes will be a Red Nose Day to bring awareness to Childhood Poverty. We can’t wait to see them learn about ways they can make a difference & become inspired to take action!
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