JANUARY STAFF MEETING
DME
AFTER A BIG FOOTBALL WEEKEND
Looking at your SLO! M.O.Y. Check! Please document.
What practices and strategies have allowed
my students
(collectively and individually) to progress my SLO?
How are my students progressing in response to these
practices and strategies?
For those that aren’t progressing appropriately, what
changes can I make that may allow
me to better reach them?
T-Tess Domain IV Documentation
Parkland & Safety
Call office ASAP! Lockdown ASAP!
The calls came in at 2:26 p.m. and 5:57 p.m.
Cruz had started shooting at 2:21 pm.
The report states the obvious: Schools need to enhance their specific safety mechanisms, which include beefing up security when possible.
There is no doubt planning and training helps prepare police officers and first responders to deal with active shooters. However, because active shooter incidents are often over before law enforcement arrives on the scene, onsite personnel must be prepared to deal with an active shooter attack in the absence of trained crisis response officers.
Talk to your kids about what they are to do. Please do this by FRIDAY, January
TEA STAAR ALT VIDEO
Sharing -Mrs. Wilhoite
17 Things that Matter Most
- Great Teachers never forget that it is people, not programs, that determine the quality of the school
- Great teachers establish clear expectations at the start of the year and follow them consistently as the year progresses
- Great teachers manage their classrooms thoughtfully. When they say something, they mean it
- When a student misbehaves, great teachers have one goal, to keep that behavior from happening again
- Great teachers have high expectations for their students but even higher expectations for themselves
- Great teachers know they are the variable in the classroom. Good teachers consistently strive to improve, and they focus on what they can control- themselves *
- Great teachers focus on students first, with a broad vision that keeps everything in perspective *
- Great teachers create a positive atmosphere in their classrooms and schools. They treat every person with respect. In particular, they understand the power of praise.
- Great teachers consistently filter out the negatives that don’t matter and share a positive attitude
- Great teachers work hard to keep their relationships in good repair to avoid personal hurt and to repair any possible damage
- Great teachers have the ability to ignore any trivial disturbances and the ability to respond to inappropriate behavior escalating the situation
- Great teachers have a plan and a purpose for everything . If those plans don’t work out, they reflect on what they could have done differently and adjust accordingly
- Before making any decisions or attempting to bring about any change, great teachers ask themselves one central question: What will my best people think?
- Great teachers consistently ask themselves who is the most comfortable and who is the least comfortable with every decision they make. They treat everyone as if they were good
- Great teachers have empathy for students and clarity about how others treat them
- Great teachers keep standardized testing in perspective. They focus on the real issue of student learning
- Great teachers care about their students. They understand that behaviors and beliefs are tied to emotion, and then understand the power of emotion to jump start change.