Raven Review
February 7-13, 2016
The Week Ahead!
As another busy weekend comes to an end, it's time to get ready for the week ahead. We start this week with a birthday! Happy Birthday Mrs. Bell (2/7), we hope that you enjoyed your special day with family and friends. We plan to celebrate with you on Monday!
Thank you goes out to Mrs. Gann, Mrs. Darcy and Mrs. Wood for your work with the Beta Club this weekend! They survived a weekend with 800+High School students. We appreciate all you did to help the students prepare for this Statewide event. One student did qualify for National Competition!
Another thank you goes out to Mr. Peterson for organizing additional rooms with RCC for staff members this semester.
Have great week and come on down to celebrate with Mrs. Bell at Lunch in the workroom!
Interim Reports Due Wednesday February 10, 2016
Academic Labs are on the Move
BEC 117
Monday
3-4 - Clapp
Tuesday/Thursday
1-2 - Culp
2-3 - Tuesday Open/Thursday Clapp
3-4 - Culp
Wednesday/Friday
2-3 - Culp
Tuesday/Thursday
3-4 - Clapp
BEC 111
Monday
3-4 - Culp
CTC 120
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
2-3 - Clapp
BEC 111
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
9-10 - Stone
March 6-12
Severe Weather Preparedness Week March 6-12
Spring is peak tornado season in North Carolina. North Carolina Emergency Management and the National Weather Service want your school community and you to know how to be safe when severe weather threatens. The statewide tornado drill will take place on March 9, 2016. Most NOAA weather radios will NOT sound an audible alert to mark the beginning of the drill. As such, schools are
encouraged to self-initiate their tornado drills as if an alert had been broadcast. The drill will conclude when participants complete their drill activities. No all-clear message will be issued. If this time is not convenient for your school’s instructional program, principals may reschedule the tornado drill on another day close to March 9. For more information about tornado and storm safety, go to www.ReadyNC.org.
NC Teacher Working Conditions, Teacher of the Year, Transfers
Additionally, we will also prepare for our Teacher of the Year, Distinguished Educator and Outstanding Employee process this spring as well!
Transfer Requests-The deadline for submitting transfer requests to be approved for an internal transfer for the 2016-2017 school year is April 1, 2016. This form must be signed by employee's current principal/supervisor prior to submitting to HR. If a transfer request had not been submitted, the employee will not be considered to be eligible for transfer. All transfers must be offered prio to July 15 each year.
Completion of a transfer request is a requirement for approval; employees may NOT apply to transfer to vacant positions without a completed transfer request signed by the current principal.
Possible Questions for the AdvancED Visit
Reminders About Time Away From School
For time off from work please follow the guidelines outlined in our RECHS Staff Handbook:
Absences from Work
You must contact Mrs. Thompson AND then the Mrs. Cross if you need to be absent from work.
Please call Mrs. Thompson first; she can be reached at (336-324-8993). Please call Mrs. Thompson NO EARLIER THAN 5:45am and NO LATER THAN 6:30am Monday-Friday.
If you need to contact me on Saturday or Sunday, please just call any time after 8:30 am and before 11pm.
It is the responsibility of each employee to inform the appropriate school personnel of the necessity to be absent from work. If you are attending professional development, you will need administrator approval BEFORE you sign up for the PD.
All other absences i.e. vacation, personal, sick, must have prior approval from Mrs. Thompson.
If you are planning to be absent from work and using personal leave days, you must complete a prior approval 48hrs. before the absence. Please see Mrs. Cross for this form. Teachers cannot take annual leave on student days when they need to be absent from work.
Emergency Absences:
Teachers should call Mrs. Thompson in case of emergency; if you cannot reach Mrs. Thompson, then you should call Mrs. Cross. If this absence requires the use of emergency plans, please make sure that these plans are updated upon your return. If you have other lesson plans you intend to use, please notify a team member of your absence and plans in order for them to assist the substitute.
Leaving campus:
At no time during the day should a staff member leave campus without prior notification/approval from Mrs. Thompson. Any staff member who needs to leave campus will first need to talk with Mrs. Thompson, then sign-out in the notebook located with Mrs. Cross, and remember to sign back in upon returning to campus.