UAI Staff News
Volume VI
Issue 36
May 20th, 2019
(17 Instructional Days Remaining)
Announcements
Attendance. Being away from students and out of the building means that our students receive instruction from people who are not their regular teachers (or depending on the quality of the substitute teacher, they receive almost zero instruction at all). In some cases, our absences are necessary - like Professional Development and/or Professional Meetings that help improve our practice and/or are part of our responsibilities and duties. In other cases, absences are unavoidable due to leaves, medical issues, or illness. Finally, in some cases, personal business needed to happen during the school day, causing more absence.
Regardless of the reasons, our students are still sitting in classes without their regular teachers. When this happens, it makes it that much harder for them to excel and achieve.
As a math and science school leader, it seems appropriate to share the math. This year alone there have been
There are 180 schools days, and each of our students have teachers for 6 periods each day and there are 7 grades. so 180*6*7= 7560 - which is the total number of periods our students are offered in the course of one school year. Just counting the absences (536) and each teacher teaches 4 periods (536*4= 2144 periods of less than ideal or completely lost instructions). That means (2144/7560) this year, our students have lost nearly 30% of their quality instruction due to staff absence.
We have to stop this. We have to show up and be present and be there for our girls. I know it's not easy. I know things will pop up. We only have 9 instructional days left this month, and even fewer in June. All I ask is that we try to be here on time and everyday for our students. Particularly for grades taking regent exams, these last days of instruction are crucial for them. They need you. You are the best teacher for them. When you are gone, they feel it, and their achievement diminishes. Even worse, they are presented with models of chronic absenteeism in the form of their teachers, something that cannot be underestimated as having a massively negative impact on their own attendance.
Let's stop the slide and let's pull together UAI for our students, for our colleagues, and in a collective effort to end this school year the strongest one yet. Make a commitment to yourself, your colleagues, and your students to be here everyday for the rest of the year. To the extent possible, move appointments to after school or on days where there are no classes (like EID or Brooklyn Queens Day). Get lots of rest and take care of yourselves. We are in the home stretch and we can make this happen!
Regardless of the reasons, our students are still sitting in classes without their regular teachers. When this happens, it makes it that much harder for them to excel and achieve.
As a math and science school leader, it seems appropriate to share the math. This year alone there have been
- 536 Absences:
- 258 teachers absent from work (coverage costs = $47,743)
- 168 Teachers/Staff at PD or meetings (coverage for 84 classroom staff = $15,542)
- 110 out-of-classroom staff absent from work (no coverage required)
- 233 Fractional Absences (partial day absences)
- People leaving early or coming late or leaving mid-day to return
- This also costs $$ but I'm still working on the analysis for this one
There are 180 schools days, and each of our students have teachers for 6 periods each day and there are 7 grades. so 180*6*7= 7560 - which is the total number of periods our students are offered in the course of one school year. Just counting the absences (536) and each teacher teaches 4 periods (536*4= 2144 periods of less than ideal or completely lost instructions). That means (2144/7560) this year, our students have lost nearly 30% of their quality instruction due to staff absence.
We have to stop this. We have to show up and be present and be there for our girls. I know it's not easy. I know things will pop up. We only have 9 instructional days left this month, and even fewer in June. All I ask is that we try to be here on time and everyday for our students. Particularly for grades taking regent exams, these last days of instruction are crucial for them. They need you. You are the best teacher for them. When you are gone, they feel it, and their achievement diminishes. Even worse, they are presented with models of chronic absenteeism in the form of their teachers, something that cannot be underestimated as having a massively negative impact on their own attendance.
Let's stop the slide and let's pull together UAI for our students, for our colleagues, and in a collective effort to end this school year the strongest one yet. Make a commitment to yourself, your colleagues, and your students to be here everyday for the rest of the year. To the extent possible, move appointments to after school or on days where there are no classes (like EID or Brooklyn Queens Day). Get lots of rest and take care of yourselves. We are in the home stretch and we can make this happen!
Staff Out This Week
- Monday 20MAY:
- Juelle out - Personal Business
- Meaghan out - Personal Business
- Marni out - Recruitment Visits to new 6th grade Admits
- Tuesday 21MAY:
- Meaghan out - Personal Business
- Wednesday 22MAY:
- Kiri Out - Superintendent's Principal Meeting
- Natalie Out - Sustainability Field Trip
- Tom Out - Sustainability Field Trip
- Thursday 23MAY:
- No one - let's try to make this a day of 100% attendance for everyone!!
- Friday 24MAY:
- Joanna Out - Professional Development - Test Coordinator PD
- Tom Out - Personal Business
To Do This Week
Monday PD. This Monday's PD is changed. The last LDC PD will happen with our LDC team in room 305, and teachers on the SLT will meet in 145 for the last SLT meeting of the year. Everyone else, you'll have Independent Work Time. We'll all meet in Room 409 to begin the PD with the reading of the blog, and then we'll split up into our respective assignments.That means we have to bump our Bias work one more time. We'll continue our work around developing strategies for combatting the negative impact of implicit bias in our classrooms. Several teachers have volunteered to present their own dilemmas in small groups using the Consultancy Protocol. Through the use of this protocol, teachers will collaboratively investigate dilemmas in which bias may be playing a part and support the presenting teacher in developing perspective and strategies for addressing the dilemma. This will take place on our next (and final PD time of the year, June 6th, BQ day).
Tuesday Outreach. Please continue to use Tuesday time to contact any and all students who are currently failing your class.
As a reminder, for Promotion In Doubt records, we need to document our interventions. Your contact home is part of that intervention. Please make sure to enter your outreach into Skedula.
Important Upcoming Dates in the Last Six Weeks of School (Please let me know stat if I got any dates wrong!!)
- Week One - Week of 20MAY19 -
- Normal Week - no holidays or trips.
- Week Two - Week of 28MAY19 -
- Monday 27MAY19 - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday 28MAY19 - Thursday 30MAY19 - Normal School Days - no holidays or trips
- Friday 31MAY19 - Last Assembly of the Year - NO Classes 7th Period
- Week Three - Week of 03JUN19 -
- Monday, 03JUN19 - Global History Regents - No HIGH SCHOOL classes; MS Classes are in regular session.
- Tuesday, 04JUN19 - Eid al Fitr (end of Ramadan) - NO SCHOOL
- Wednesday, 05JUN19 - 8th Grade Field Trip to Holocaust Museum - No 8th Grade Classes; Springfest @ 6pm
- Thursday, 06JUN19 - Brooklyn Queens Day - Chancellor's PD Day - NO CLASSES
- Friday, 07JUN19
- No 7th Grade Classes
- 7th Grade College Trip to John Jay (Jake, Kristina & Christina' Advisories)
- 7th Grade Advisory Trip (Cherry & Megan painting field trip)
- Low Attendance 8th Grade Classes
- 8th Grade Trip to Dorney Park (35 Students)
- Del's Retirement Party @5pm
- Week Four - Week of 10JUN19 -
- Monday, 10JUN19 - Tuesday 11JUN19 - Normal Classes, No Trips
- Wednesday, 12JUN19
- 7th Grade Trip to Roller Skating at Brooklyn Bridge Park
- Welcome New Students (6th & 9th) to Night of Stars
- Senior Awards Night
- Honor Roll Dinner for students observing Ramadan
- Thursday, 13JUN19 - High School Final Exams (in classes) Day 1; Normal MS Classes; 12th Grade Graduation Rehearsal
- Friday, 14JUN19 - 8th Grade BBQ; 12th Grade Graduation Rehearsal; UAI Staff Party at 5PM
- Week Five - Week of 17JUN19 -
- Monday, 17JUN19 - Last day of classes for grades 8-12; 12th Grade Grad Rehearsal and Prom Ticket Distribution; Spanish Regents Administration [LOTE]; End of MP6
- Tuesday, 18JUN19 - Regents Week Day 1; Normal 6/7 classes
- AM Test: US History PM test: Living Environment
- Wednesday, 19JUN19 - Regents Week Day 2; Normal 6/7 classes
- AM Test: ELA PM test: CC Algebra I
- Thursday, 20JUN19 - Regents Week Day 3; Normal 6/7 classes; All Final Grades Due
- AM Test: Trans. Global PM test: Earth Science
- Friday, 21JUN19 - Regents Week Day 4; 7th Grade Trip to Coney Island/Luna Park; 8th stepping Up rehearsal
- AM Test: Geometry PM test: CC Algebra II
- Week Six - Week of 24JUN19 -
- Monday 24JUN19 - All staff prepare classrooms for summer and we close out in PD; 8th gr stepping up rehearsal; Normal 6/7 classes
- Tuesday, 25JUN19 - 8th Gr Graduation; 6/7 dismiss after lunch at 11:15AM
- Wednesday, 26JUN19 - HS Graduation; 6/7 dismiss after report card collection and report to LIU by 10:30AM; All staff dismiss after HS graduation (last day of school); some staff will remain at school to distribute final report cards to grades 8-11.
Student Support Services Update
Per Session Posting
No New Postings this Week
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