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Network Information
Here is some information from Ray Eernissee. It will help us understand our current status with internet access and availability:
· Network has reached its capacity and we need to manage the bandwidth more closely
· Each day the technology team is monitoring and making necessary changes to provide the maximum speeds with the least impact on instruction
· The District has one more year on the contract with AT&T
· Technology is working with AT&T to determine if it is feasible and affordable to increase the bandwidth for the 16-17 school year; will be upgrading the network for 17-18
Need staff assistance in the following:
- Teachers need to make sure students are accessing the appropriate content for the instruction when using devices
- Close all unused tabs and windows on devices
- Be conscious that video and audio use the most bandwidth, be judicious
- Each building has a limited link capacity, High schools "250", Eementary /Middle School "100"; for every Youtube video it takes an amount of "5", so it does not take many videos to consume a large portion of a building capacity, be mindful
MAP
Request for servers being placed at the building level during MAP.
· For all wired devices (connected via a cable) there is a server (TSM) for MAP testing, this keeps the traffic (requests) at the building level and reduces the amount of traffic being sent over the building link
· Wireless devices are different because wireless device traffic(requests) must come back to admin office for network reasons. Since the requests have go out of the building over the link, there is no benefit to having a server in the building.
Important Information
FHSD WiFi and Guest Wifi
With the district removing access to both FHSD WiFi and Guest Wifi, staff, students, and guests personal devices will automatically default to your personal data plans to access the internet. This is important to know. So be conscientious when using technology as students will now need to access their Data Plans to use internet services.
3rd Quarter Climate Survey: District 5 Questions
The District Climate survey for 3rd quarter is "open". Complete the survey by 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2016.
BIG Notes: March 14th Meeting
Attached are the notes from Monday's BIG meeting.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8R3Bwu9z8-JOFFKcjRGTEJKeDg/view?usp=sharing
Jeans Week
If you did not receive Sunday's Remind, this is a "Jeans Week" for our staff!
Spring Break Building Hours
You will have access to the building during Spring Break. Custodians will be here from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 21 through Friday, March 25, 2016. The Main Office will be open, but it will not be staffed during break. Remember to only access the building during the noted hours. Accessing the building at times other than listed will set off the alarm system.
Updating Faculty and Plan Time Meetings
We have a Faculty Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 16th (to go over 3rd Quarter SIP data). As a building we will not have 3rd quarter data in time for this meeting. Therefore, we will not meet as a faculty on March 16th (two days before end of the quarter). Instead we will meet on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 (after school) to analyze the 3rd quarter data. This April 13th date is not on the calendar. We will add this date and then remove the April 12th Plan Time Meetings (that was set aside for RtI work). We wanted to give you plenty of notice regarding these date changes. Since April 13th is an "added" date, if you have a conflict with this date, please let Dr. Huff know.
For Your Information...
Howell of Fame
Here is the link for the Howell of Fame nominations. The deadline to submit nominations is Monday, April 4, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. Send or deliver nominations to the Administration Offices. More than one person can nominate the same individual.
http://fhsd.sharpschool.net/cms/One.aspx?portalId=995782&pageId=26466323
2nd Quarter SIP Update
Here is the updated SIP with all of our current information.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8R3Bwu9z8-JSWdjZFZnQzZaaTA/view?usp=sharing
Technology
Technology Tip and WiFi: Just remember to turn the WiFi off on your computer when you are docked. Your computer will automatically "default" to WiFi instead of connecting to the hardwired connections when you are docked. When you are using your laptop away from the docking station, then return to using WiFi.
Curriculum
Instruction
Assessment
Birthdays
March Birthdays
4 Bill Jackson
4 Angie Flick
7 Holly Avis
10 Karen Gniadek
18 Paul Prouhet
21 Olivia Howard
25 Deanna Moylan
Upcoming Dates
March 14: B.I.G. Meeting 3:35 p.m. Room 171
March 15: All-Day Musical Rehearsal ( FHHS Auditorium)
March 16: 2:30 Bell Schedule with 45 minute CCC at the end of the day
March 16-17: Spring Musical- “High School Musical Jr. 7:00p.m FHHS Aud.
March 16-18: Academic Blackout Dates
March 18: Locker Clean out (during CCC)
March 21-25: Spring Break
March 28: District –wide PD for certified staff (8-12)
March 31: 5th Grade Visits (John Weldon)
April 1: 5th Grade Visits (Daniel Boone, Independence, Warren)