The Dream Team
Weekly Memo 20
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
- FREE perks for being an Uplift Employee
- Momentous Blast!
- Video of the Week
- Admin Corner
- Closing the Trust Gap Article
- Week at a Glance
- Action Items
- Month at a Glance
- Updated Duty Schedule
Good Things!
- Thank you Mrs. Brown and Ms. Prince for accepting the responsibility of leading the school during the LTs absence.
- Thank you to each of you for going to lunch duty and assisting with the flow of the day in the hallway while the LT was out! I greatly appreciate it!
- Shout out to Mr. Luna for your scholar led court case presentations!
- Shout out to Ms. Heinze for your thought provoking questions!
- Shout out to Ms. Harris for getting us the blue tutoring hall-passes!
- Shout out to Mr. X for persevering through sickness and pushing through for scholars!
A Message From the Director
Hello Dream Team,
Food for thought:
If you want to be free,
Get to know your real self.
It has no form, no appearance,
No root, no basis, no abode,
But is lively and buoyant.
It responds with versatile facility,
But its function cannot be located.
Therefore when you look for it,
You become further from it;
When you seek it,
You turn away from it all the more.
- Linji
I invite you to reflect on yourself. What is the one thing that you must change in order to get better outcomes/results? Now do that! Have a great weekend!
The Dream Team Will Fight!
Sincerely,
Andrea
All grades for CAs, including constructed responses, must be scanned by Wednesday, December 20th at 3:00 PM for any tests taken between December 11th-December 20th. All CAs taken on December 21st must be scanned by December 21st at 3:00 PM.
FREE PERKS FOR UPLIFT EMPLOYEES!
Momentous Blast
Key Points:
· Vicarious Trauma, or trauma related to seeing and caring for others who have experienced trauma, can result in very similar brain and body effects, including increases in stress response and concerning physical and mental health outcomes
· It is critical for teachers (and administrators) to invest time in wellness, support one another in doing so, and carve out time to increase connectedness between staff and for pursuit of enjoyable activities
Why this Matters:
· Many teachers have a difficult time dealing with this side of teaching; without preparation and investment in self-care and wellness, teachers can easily burn out.
· When teachers are in an elevated stress state, it is far more difficult for them to teach and connect with students effectively. It also impacts their ability to disconnect from work, again making it difficult to sustain.
INSTRUCTIONAL & CULTURAL FOCUS AREAS
Instructional Focus:
- Peer Discussion: Accountable Talk
Cultural Focus:
- The Reset: Setting and Maintaining Expectations
CLOSING THE TRUST GAP ARTICLE & QUICK WINS!
Week at a Glance
Monday, December 4th: A Day
“Dress for success”
Staff and scholars wear professional career attire
Morning Meeting at 7:20am in the library
Execute Advisory Curriculum
Parks Out
Pietroboni Out
Sanders Out
Tuesday,December 5th: B Day
“My College Day”
Staff wear college gear from their alma mater
Execute Advisory Curriculum
Parks Out
Sanders Out
Wednesday, December 6th: A Day
“Hats off to college!”
Scholars and staff wear hats or graduation caps
Business Casual
Meet in the library at 3:05
Thursday, December 7th: B Day
“My Future Thursday”
Scholars and staff dress like their dream career
Business Casual
Execute Advisory Curriculum
Friday, December 8th: A Day
“Favorite College Friday”
Scholars wear shirts from their favorite college or university
COLLEGE MARCH @ 9am
Morning Meeting at 7:20am
Minimum total of 17 grades
Gracia Out
Action Items
1. CA Prediction Protocol
2. Add your information to the Google Drive Information:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rN0zFszxe9pAy_njQruJlBwH_rcsK9_C8E0ZbfebZ6I/edit?usp=sharing
3. Subject: Youth Council Opportunity
From: Eric Dominguez – Director of Government Affairs
Do you know any Uplift Scholar interested in having a direct role in shaping and influencing local policies and programs in the city they reside in? If so, we encourage them to serve as a community advocate and apply to their respective youth leadership program found below. Applicants must reside in the city limits of the Youth Council they are applying for. Additional details on the application process and eligibility criteria are provided in the links below. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Eric Dominguez at 469-398-0117.
City of Arlington – Mayor’s Youth Commission
Click HERE
City of Dallas – Youth Council
City of DeSoto – Youth Advisory Council
City of Fort Worth – Rising Stars Youth Leadership Academy
City of Grand Prairie – Youth Council
City of Irving – Youth Council
UPDATED DUTY SCHEDULE
Put this on your radar!
4-Dec Monday/Morning Meeting at 7:20am Parks Out A Day
5-Dec Tuesday Parks Out B Day
6-Dec Wednesday/Group Development at 3:05pm A CA 3 Breakdown Due by 5pm
7-Dec Thursday B/Parks Out for Director Cohort Meeting
8-Dec Friday Morning A Minimum total of 24 grades/Bi-Weekly Data Meeting Completed
9-Dec Saturday Science Fair
10-Dec Sunday
11-Dec Monday Morning Meeting at 7:20/Grades Close at 10am for progress reports B
12-Dec Tuesday A
13-Dec Wednesday Morning Working Wednesday- Prepare Semester Grades (Meet in the library at 3:05pm) B Cross curricular MYP lesson executed
14-Dec Thursday Morning A
15-Dec Friday Morning Meeting at 7:20/Progress Reports go home B Minimum total of 27 grades
16-Dec Saturday
17-Dec Sunday
18-Dec Monday Morning Meeting at 7:20 A-Half Day
19-Dec Tuesday B-Half Day
20-Dec Wednesday/Staff Winter Celebration A-Half Day
21-Dec Thursday/End of Q2 (Black Out Day) B-Half Day
22-Dec Friday - 5-Jan Friday No School WINTER BREAK
8-Jan Monday CA 2 Collaboration Day (Black Out Day) No School for scholars Data Analysis Due by 5pm Big Rock 1: School Learning Climate
9-Jan Tuesday Staff Development (Black Out Day) No School for scholars Big Rock 2: Professional Capacity