NOTES FROM THE HEAD'S MEETING
September 2014
DATES/ REMINDERS
September 23- D2L workshop in the library
September 25- Williams Parkway Parent's Night
October 21- 5:30-7:30- NEW DATE AND TIME
October 28- Grade 8 Parent Night at North Park
PLCs/ ACTION RESEARCH
These are department directed, so when funding becomes available please let me know if you are interested in something.
ALTHOUGH ...numeracy seems to be the board initiative this year...
BUDGET- COURSE FEES
As per Cynthia's e-mail earlier in the year, we have to be careful about charging course fees. Please be careful how you word things. I will adjust budget requests to reflect these changes.
I will be submitting budget requests this week and will give you an update when I receive info
SEPTEMBER 25- EARLY RELEASE
students released at 12:15, PD begins at 1:15
Focus will be on summative assessments
PARENT'S NIGHT- October 21- 5:30--7:30
Target students who are at risk
Indicate on progress reports- call home
support will be provided again with calls home
FIRE DRILLS/ LOCKDOWN DRILLS
SPECIAL ED/ STUDENT SUCCESS
Please refer students to Friday conversations as needed
Viking Room- conference room
IEPs
NUMERACY- OCTOBER 10 PD DAY
EXAMS- SCHEDULE CHANGES- FYI
We are going to a new exam model starting in either January and June. This will not affect us as much as our summative evaluations are in class.
The new model is exams written based on Timetable Schedule ie: students write Period 1 class exams on Monday, Period 2 on Tuesday etc.
Pros- you supervise your own exams, less supervisions, no conflicts, no confusion about time
Cons- multiple exams
As I said, I don't think this will impact us too much