Wildcat Roar
NEWS AND INFO FOR WILDCAT STAFF 5.6
Thank you to every staff member who is helping to ensure a smooth administration of GMAS. It's been great to see so many mindfulness and confidence-building exercises each morning. Keep it up! The staff has also done a great job of following testing procedures and protocols. Thank you!
A few testing observations/reminders:
- Proctors, thank you for getting to classrooms on time. Please take restroom breaks as the examiners check out testing materials so that we can begin testing on time.
- Examiners and proctors, thank you for actively monitoring testing throughout the entire assessment.
- Examiners, please do not leave the room unless you need a restroom break (as long as you have a proctor in the room.) If you have a question, please send your proctor to the LTC or STC, or ask a hall monitor to contact us.
- TIMING IS IMPORTANT! If there are any questions or concerns, please make sure the LTC or STC know immediately. Some situations can be resolved, provided we know about the issue within a certain time frame. Do not wait!
May...
- 17 - 8th Dance
- 20 - 7th Field Day
- 21 - 6th and 7th Awards, 8th Field Trip
- 22 - 6th Field Day
- 23: 8th Field Day
- 24: 8th Awards
This is just another reminder of testing dates:
- GMAS - 5/1 - 5/16. Please do not schedule ANY field trips, events, personal absences, etc. during this time period. While all grade levels are not testing at once, it is possible that staff may need to be moved around to accommodate the amount of small groups that may be needed. Any staff member with any certification may be used for testing at any time during this window, including paraprofessionals, support staff, and administrators. Please assume that you are involved in testing and be pleasantly surprised if you are not needed. Of course this has already been stated repeatedly and is in the handbook, but no absences will be approved during testing or the last week of school. All testing dates are considered critical dates and all staff members are expected to be present.
Please click HERE for a link to a shared document that will track each of the required steps that need to take place PRIOR to a child receiving a failing grade on a report card. It is simple to use. Add a child's name to the form and an X to the boxes that are complete. You can also add any comments or notes that would be helpful for admin to know. Most importantly, we will use this information to make sure we are doing everything possible to support our students. Students should be held accountable for their own learning, but it also is up to us to maintain the belief that every child can succeed. Passively allowing a student to fail is not an option.
TO DO LIST
- Turn in lesson plans for the next TWO weeks by 8:00 a.m.
- Update the grade tracker (link above).
- Sign off on all TKES events.
THIS WEEK
IMPORTANT LINKS AND NUMBERS
Lesson Plans
- YouTube Whitelist: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9VbhfNUemkJWYebOJtE5hF2H6hJF7Q2LCNa6_A9klUpKI5A/viewform?usp=pp_url
- Facilities Request: https://purposebuiltschoolsatlanta.formstack.com/forms/maintenance_janitorial_request
- Supply Request: https://tinyurl.com/ybtnbpwg
- Absence Request: https://tinyurl.com/yas5tbze
- Field Trip Request: https://tinyurl.com/ydx6kr4d
- Media Center Requests: https://goo.gl/forms/DT5rVm8OdUtIzzWh1
- Tech Requests: https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/Page/28827
- Digital Instructional Resources: www.portaportal.com Guest Access: dkemp
- Milestones Blueprints: http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/Georgia-Milestones-Test-Blueprints.aspx