Weekly Bulletin for January 7, 2018

Congratulations to our Lady Wolverine Swimmers in their first place finish
at the Cleveland Heights Relays.

“This is next year!”
  Johnny Podres, Brooklyn Dodgers

Important Dates

Gino Fornaro at Perry Pin City over break.  Gino placed
third in the tournament.  Be sure to congratulate him.

January 7 - Department Chair meeting

January 7 - 25 - Map Testing

January 9 - Grades Due

January 10 - Excel TECC Interview Day

January 11 - Report Cards posted to IC Portal

January 21 - No School - MLK Jr Day

Important Information

Welcome Back- Happy New Year!  I hope all of you were able to find some time to rest and enjoy the holidays.  May your new year be filled with joy and good health.

Gifted Training - Three additional hours of Gifted Training have been scheduled with Tricia Ebner.  The meetings will take place during Wednesday PLC time on January 16, February 6, February 27 and March 20.  We will meet in room 124.

Grade Due - Please make sure your second quarter grades have been entered in Infinite Campus by the end of the day on Wednesday, January 9.

Academic Letter Breakfast/Ceremony - Due to a scheduling conflict with Excel Tecc, the Academic Awards Breakfast will have to be rescheduled.  The new date will be forwarded when available.

Standards-Based Assessment Data - Many teachers have been meeting this year to review and discuss student performance in the classroom.  Analyzed data includes student performance on standards-based formative and summative assessments as well as skill-based classroom activities.  Regardless of required attendance at data meetings, all teachers need be utilizing an assessment tool that can provide data regarding student performance on state standards.  Instructional decisions should be based on student performance as we work to ensure all students are successful in each high school course. Edulastic is just one tool that can be utilized to collect and organize student assessment performance results.  I recognize that most of you are doing this using a variety of different tools.  Standards-based assessment data will need to be available to be shared with school administrators, even if you are not using Edulastic. Please see either Mr. Dahlhofer or me if you need assistance in figuring out how this data should be collected and organized.  Thank you.

Academic Support Forms - Please remember to complete Academic Support Forms for any student struggling in your classroom.   Procedures and instructions can be found by clicking here or on the Academic Support Form tab at the top of this page.

Good Professional Reading (or Watching)

5 Tips for Designing Multiple-Choice Quizzes
6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2019
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