At A Glance
February 26th-March 3rd
DEBRIEFING TODAY IN LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER 3:15
This is not required, but an opportunity to be heard.
Snow Day: What About Conferences? What about Pay?
Also, there will be a message coming from the district about pay and make-up time for the missed hours, etc.
Grades & Parental Contacts
Is your grade book reflective of teaching and learning? Take a look at the entries for each hour and self-evaluate.
Have students had multiple opportunities to demonstrate understand?
Once a grade is entered, do students have an opportunity to demonstrate proficiency on the skill previously graded.
At the conclusion of this week, after an additional opportunity for teachers to update grade books, evaluating administrators will be contacting those teachers and taking next steps to remedy the problem.
Letters to Parents
Parents and/or Guardians,
Enclosed there is a packet of information that was shared at parent teacher conferences on Wednesday evening. Unfortunately, conferences were canceled on Thursday due to predicted weather conditions.
Please review the information included within this envelope:
o Progress Report-Please e-mail and/or call the teacher of the class your student is receiving either a D or an F at this point in the semester. Please discuss a plan to redeem the course and therefore receive credit for the class. See phone list of teachers on the reverse side of this letter.
o Graduation Progress-This is simply the update of what classes have been completed based on the state and district requirements. If you have questions regarding graduation progress, please contact the counselor for your child directly. Counselors are assigned based on first letter of student’s last name. There may be a sticker on this document, please take care of the item(s) indicated.
Ø Classification is based on the following minimum credit requirements, although 7.5 can be earned yearly. There will be opportunity to earn up to 29 credits during 4 years of high school
· Freshmen should have a minimum of 6 credits at the conclusion of the year be classified as an 10th graders
· Sophomores should have a minimum of 12 credits at the conclusion of the year to be classified as an 11th grader
· Juniors should have a minimum of 17 credits at the conclusion of the year to be classified as a 12th grader
· Seniors should have a minimum of 24 of the required credits to graduate high school
Counseling Office Phone Number 785-274-6006
A-F Aaron Ebke Aebke@tps501.org
G-N Dana Owens Dowens@tps501.org
O-Z Tasha McLellan Tmclellan@tps501.org
COLLEGE AND CAREER ADVOCATE
Dr. Angela Duncan aduncan@tps501.org
o Demographics Page. Please review the information and make written updates on this page and return it to the counseling office. Please sign your name at the bottom of the page indicating you authorize updates
Your partner in education,
Shana Perry, Principal
Faculty Meeting: Wednesday
7:15am (Breakfast Provided) and 3:05pm (Candy;-)
Please make plans and arrangements to attend one of the meetings.
THIS WEEK ATHP
Girls Basketball
2/28 7:00 pm Sub State Varsity girls play @Home w/Olathe West
3/3 TBD V Girls at Sub State
Boys Basketball
2/27 7:00 Sub State Varsity boys at St Thomas Aquinas, Overland Park
3/2 TBD V Boys at Sub State
Bowling
3/2 Bowling at State in Wichita Ks
Choir
3/1 12-1:30 Choir clinic
3/2 12-1:00 Choir to Brewster Place
School Play - Moby Dick
Thurs 3/1 @ 7:00 pm
Fri 3/2 @7:00 pm
Sat 3/3 @ 7:00 pm
TIME FOR YOUR WELLNESS LOGS
FLEX TIME
Certified Staff choosing to utilize a FLEX Day on Friday, March 16, 2018 will need to complete a time sheet showing 7.5 hours worked beyond the duty day beginning Monday, February 26, 2018 through Friday, March 16, 2018.
(Certified staff may also elect to work hours on Friday, March 16, 2017 as part of the 8 hours.)
These hours can be accumulated before school, after school, and during the weekend (when the building is open from 6am-2pm).
The time sheet will be turned in to Mrs. Clark by the end of the day Thursday, March 15, 2017. The end of third quarter grades must be posted on Power School by 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 16, 2017.
Mark Your Calendar
April 27-Parent Teacher Conference Day Make-up
HPHS Site Goals 2018
By the end of the 2017-2018 school year, each student will demonstrate growth on the state assessment resulting in a school-wide increase of ten percent growth. Math proficiency will be at or above twenty percent.
By the end of the 2017-2018 school year, each student will demonstrate growth on the state assessment resulting in a school-wide increase of ten percent growth. Reading proficiency will be at or above twenty-four percent.
The overall attendance rate for Highland Park will reach ninety-two percent for the 2017-2018 school year by reducing chronic attendance issues by fifty percent.
As Administrators, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Johnston, Ms. Watson, and myself (Mrs. Perry), we have added the following goals as the Instructional Leaders at HPHS as our commitment to our students, families, and stakeholders. These goals will not be reached overnight, and we can't do it without the assistance and support of the faculty and staff at HP, the district office and BOE Members, community, families, and especially our students who must put forth a real effort each day:
- Increase the 2017-2018 Graduation Rate based on the current students enrolled to 93% of the 11R's and Seniors and those who finish will be going to college, vocational school, the military, or secured full-time employment.
- Increase school-wide communication with a weekly staff newsletter, monthly newsletter to parents and community, updated marquee, high traffic on Facebook, and visibility in the building and at school and community activities.
- Inspect what we expect and increase teaching and learning with teachers submitting weekly lesson plans, posting power standards, evidence of Building Academic Vocabulary, increased usage of Webb's DOK Questions, common formative assessments, and bell-to-bell teaching.
- It is our goal to help make Highland Park a school we would gladly send our own children to while creating high expectations, producing results, increasing rigor in the classroom, and creating a school culture worth bragging about; where students are safe, challenged, and ready. We (Administrators, Faculty & Staff) will build ladders for students while keeping the standards and expectations high!