The Dream Team
Uplift Hampton MS Memo 004
INSPECT WHAT YOU EXPECT! ALWAYS HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS!
Uplift Hampton Middle School Strategic Priorities
School Learning Climate
Professional Capacity
Parent, School, and Community Ties
Table of Contents
- Good Things
- A Message from the Director
- Video of the Week
- Action Items
- Reporting Schedule
- Birthdays
- Duty Schedule
Good Things!
- Shout out to EACH ONE OF YOU for your engagement this week! It was an AWESOME week! I know that it was packed with information, and my hope is that you take the time to ensure clarity for every item we discuss this week!
- Shout out to Dean Baughman for ensuring we had all the items printed for our Implicit Bias session! YOU are AWESOME!
- Shout out to R. Thomas for staying with me, well pass 11pm to ensure that we had everything done for our campus! YOU ROCK!
A Message From the Director
Hello Dream Team,
Wow! Thank you so much for your investment and commitment this week! Thank you for allowing yourself to be vulnerable and open-minded. Thank you for sharing your true self with the team and I! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I am so thrilled to have each of you on our team and I cannot wait to see how impactful the year will be with each of you all! We have a dynamic group of educators!
Together we will accomplish MORE!
The Dream Team Will Fight!
Sincerely,
Andrea
Week at a Glance
July 30th – Professional Development and Team Building!
Computers Needed
*Casual
July 31st – Uplift Collaboration Day- Take and annotate CA 1 prior to this date.
See attached email from Rich Harrison.
August 1st –
*Casual
Your Day Begins After convocation!
• Convocation @ 10 am – Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie
Attire: Hampton Shirt (provided) and Jeans
• Lunch on your own
• Arrive back at Hampton at 1:30
August 2nd –Professional Development and Team Building!
Computers Needed
*Casual
August 3rd –Professional Development and Team Building!
Computers Needed
*Casual
August 6th –
7:20am Arrival
Morning Meeting in the Library
**Professional Attire
Trifold/poster with your info, class info, bio of teacher, and any other information you’d like to share.
• 9 a.m. – 6th grade
• 11 a.m. – 7th grade
• 1 p.m. – 8th grade
August 7th – 1st day of school
7:20 arrival
Morning meeting in the library
**Professional Dark Slacks/skirt and your house shirt! Tennis shoes are permitted.
Welcome back rally at 8:15am in the gym!
Action Items
Due July 27th-Cultural ABC Acknowledgement
Please read the cultural ABCs. Everyone will be asked to sign an electronic acknowledgement form.
3. Due July 30th- Take and annotate your CA #1
This will be used during collaboration day on the 31st.
4. Due August 2nd @8am
Send Andrea (aparks@uplifteducation.org) a head shot of you and a quick bio for parents! The bio can be super simple including but not limited to: your work experience, home town, favorite things to do, and an interesting fact about you.
5. Due August 3rd@ 3pm
Meet the Teacher Trifold/poster with your info, class info, bio of teacher, and any other information you’d like to share.
Ranae Thomas- July 28th
Trenese Lamb-Peters- August 10th
Jamie Coleman- August 10th
Xavier Leonard- August 14th
Mark Mcwhorter- August 24th