UAI Staff News
Volume X
Issue 34
June 12th, 2023
It's hard to believe that we are at the end of the year already. This was the first year that the year felt...normal again. It's true - "normal" has shifted in meaning, but this year we were able to catch a rhythm and step fully back into the structure and systems of a school year. For sure, our snow days have become remote "air quality" days, and absenteeism has been somewhat ameliorated (or exacerbated) by Google Classrooms and email. BUT, we have stepped back into a regular heartbeat of teaching and learning.
Part of that regularity is the June rush of activities, stress, and excitement of the end of the year activities, followed by the relaxation and joy of summer vacations. As we wind up these last two weeks, remember to keep the perspective that even though it seems like everything is crazy and we're all losing our minds. this is actually part of our natural rhythm (like the final sprint in a long race, or digging deep to push hard through a difficult task). Also, remember that the balance to this intensity is the release of summer (just like the finish of that race or pushing through to the culmination of that task)!
So, let's dig deep and rev up today. These next two weeks are our collective last big push until we reach then end of this school year! Summer is waiting just days ahead!
Important dates.
- Monday 05JUN - Tuesday 06JUN - Senior Overnight Trip to Dorney & Hershey Park
- June 5th - 12th - These are the final performance tasks of the year.
Final Exam Week - all finals happen during regular class time - Monday, 12JUN - Breadth/Elective Final Exams AND any missed Math/Science Exams
- Tuesday, 13JUN - Any Missed Math/Science Final exam
(if you didn't have class on Monday)
- Monday 12JUN23 -
- Senior Parade 1:45PM
- African History Final Presentations 2PM
- Student Awards Dinner 6-7:30 (gym)
- Tuesday, 13JUN23 - Last day of High School Classes
- June 14th-June 23rd Regents Week
Please see June Regents Exam Schedule and Student Lists - Wednesday, 14JUN - AM English; PM Living Environment
- Thursday, 15JUN - AM Global; PM Algebra 1
- Friday, 16JUN - AM Earth Science; PM Chemistry
- Tuesday, 20JUN - AM Geometry; PM Spanish
- Wednesday 21JUN - AM Algebra 2; PM None
- Thursday 22JUN - AM Physics; PM None
- Friday, 23JUN - Rating day
- Monday, 19JUN23 - Juneteenth - NO SCHOOL
- Friday, 23JUN23 - High School Graduation at City Tech Theater
- Monday, 26JUN23 - 8th Grade Stepping Up
- Tuesday, 27JUN23 - Last Day of School
- Students meet advisors in Advisory from 8:30-10AM
- Pick up final report cards
- Clean out lockers
- Return Tech
- Staff meets in Farm for Final Staff Meeting of the year at 10AM
- Teacher Exit To Do List (once staff meeting and list is complete, you are free to go!)
- Monday, 10JUL23 - First Day of Summer School (Mon-Thu only)
- 10JUL - 27JUL - Summer Splash (Enrichment & Credit Recovery Classes)
- 31JUL - 15AUG - Regents Prep
- 16AUG - 17AUG - August Regents Testing
Announcements & To Dos
Monday PD. We will be meeting in the farm to review the draft schedule and sharing out staff assignments for the fall.
Final Grades Due. The last day of the marking period for ALL students (yes, and middle school) will be Tuesday, 13JUN23, with final grades due on Friday, 16JUN23 at 3PM. Grades for the final week of middle school will be used to change grades if needed. We need to have final grades by 16JUN in order to effectively program for summer school, and prep final lists for graduation.
For ALL students who are failing your course(s) (including Advisory), please make sure to add tasks to the Progress Report sheet if they are not already there. Students will be working over the summer to complete assigned tasks to meet minimum mastery.
For ALL students who are failing your course(s) (including Advisory), please make sure to add tasks to the Progress Report sheet if they are not already there. Students will be working over the summer to complete assigned tasks to meet minimum mastery.
UAI Grading Policy Reminder. As a reminder, here the UAI grading policy:
- The UAI Grading Scale is 50-100. The UAI grading scale is 50-100.
- The ONLY failing grade is 55 or F (if Advisory Pass/Fail). There is only 1 failing grade (55). Any grades lower than 55 will automatically be changed to 55. Any grade higher than 55 will be changed to 65.
- Use 100 as an exceptional grade only. Use judiciously.
Finals Week Ends. If you were unable to give your Math/Science final on Friday due to the remote instruction day, please give that exam on the next class you have with that section (e.g. either Monday or Tuesday).
Summer School. UAI Summer School is Ready to Kick Off. Many thanks to folks for signing up to join our summer school. Our summer school is broken up into three components
- Summer Splash! - Fun Learning Experiences to stoke the creative and ambitious fires of our young, brilliant minds. Summer isn't supposed to be punishment! Summer is another way to get kids to plug into a lifetime of learning. That is our goal for UAI Summer Splash. Getting kids STOKED to learn! This program runs 10JUL-27JUL Mondays-Thursdays
- Summer Credit Recovery. We use June Regents Exam week to leverage the instructional component of traditional summer school. Students learn best with their teachers, and most teachers need summer breaks! So, June Regents time is the best happy medium of these two truths. For those students who are not able to complete the required assignments during the June Regents intervention time, we will have our sub teachers working with them to complete those assignments in July. This program runs concurrently with Summer Splash 10JUL-27JUL, Mondays thru Thursdays (Students can enroll in both). Students are automatically enrolled in Summer Credit Recovery, based on final June Grades.
- Regents Prep. For those students who didn't quite reach their exam goals in June, we offer another at bat during the summer. From 31JUL-17AUG, students can attend regents prep classes run by their teachers (Mon-Thu only) with testing on 16AUG & 17AUG. Enrollment is automatic (based on June Regent scores), and mandatory for graduation requirement regent exams (E.g. Earth/Living, Algebra 1, ELA, and USH/GLO). We do not have staff to offer GEO, ALG2, or other exams during the summer. Students can take those again in January 2024.
Summer Splash Sign Up. Please Share THIS FORM with your advisory students. All middle school students who sign up will also be enrolled in our Girls Inc Summer Camp and will have the opportunity to stay until 3PM each day.
- Digital Design & 3D Printing with Ms. Judy. Learn how to turn your creations into reality with Ms. Judy's Digital Design and 3D Printing Class this Summer! Open to all students!
- US History Through Comics with Mr. Sean. Love US History?? How about Comic Books or Graphic Novels? Come join Mr. Sean this summer to have a fun exploration of our nations history!
- Fashion Design with Ms. Freida. Are you interested in exploring or deepening an interest in Fashion? Join Ms. Freida this summer to do just that!
- Visual Art with Ms. Frances. Visual Art is both a beautiful and therapeutic process. Come join Ms. Frances to explore various art forms and to add some beauty to your summer.
- Cosmetology with Ms. Syan. Do you have an interest in hair and makeup? Are you interested in learning how to develop your own products that are both natural AND work? Then join Ms. Syan this summer to learn from one of the best!
Technology Collection. We will be collecting student technology this year to make sure all equipment is fully updated and inventoried this summer. All 8th and 12th grade students should be bringing in their technology to school this week. Jason will be collecting equipment in the Cafe and in the Main office this week.
Staff technology must also be returned if you are not planning to return to UAI in the fall. This includes all computers, document cameras, printers, plugs and peripherals etc. that you may have at home from remote school times. If you are planning to return in the fall, you can hold on to these materials.
June Regents Schedules & Intervention. Please review the June Regents Exam schedule. It is still getting updates and things change. So, please check the document frequently. Please do look for mistakes and conflicts. So, please if you see anything, do email Kiri!
Now that we've had a dry run on Regents Tutoring Support during the US History Regent, I'm going to make some adjustments to optimize our tutoring and communication with students.
During Regents Week - ALL tutoring will happen on the 5th Floor
- 8:30-9:25: Advisory Tutoring & Outreach. All advisors report to the rooms below (if not proctoring). If you students are not in school by 8:30, please call and email student & families (cc kiri) to get them to come to school. Work with students to create Tutoring Schedule for the day.
- Room 507: 8th and 9th Grade Advisories
- Room 509: 10th Grade Advisories
- Room 511: 12th Grade Advisories
- Room 515: 11th Grade Advisories
- 9:25-2:00 Tutoring Sessions. When you have tutoring on your program, please report to these rooms. Teachers in these rooms are expected to support and tutor whatever student shows up - regardless if they are your student. The goal is to help the student complete what they need to complete successfully! Please refer to your own schedule for Prep/Lunch assignments
During down time, teachers need to also call the student and families to find out where the student is if she is not with you for tutoring. The goal is to make sure the kids show up and get the help they need to successfully complete the requisite tasks. - Room 507: English, Theater & Spanish Tutoring (All ELA Teachers)
- Room 509: Math Tutoring (All MATH Teachers)
- Room 511: Social Studies Tutoring (All SOC Teachers)
- Room 515 : Science Tutoring (All SCI Teachers)
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