Panther Press
for the week of April 17th
This is a reminder to all teachers that ultimately it is your responsibility to ensure that your classroom is covered and materials are provided when you are absent. We have a limited number of options on a good day and even fewer when we are testing to cover classes. During testing days aides will not be available to cover classes so expect that classes may have to be combined or teachers will cover if teachers are out without subs. Stress to your colleagues the importance of getting a substitute.
ALL TEACHERS MUST WEAR THEIR ID BADGE WITH SPARC CARD.
Message from the Principal
The school board expectation for all employees is that they will remain on campus all day once they have clocked in for work. ANY employee (Classified or Certificated) who needs to leave campus during the school day, is expected to 1) see an administrator about leaving campus and 2) sign-out in the white notebook in the office.
We are seeing TOO many students in the hallway without passes. ANY teacher who sends/allows a student out of class must provide the student with a written pass. There is no exception to this.
All teachers are required to monitor their students in the lunchroom as they go through the line and while at their lunch table. It is not the role of the lunchroom staff to monitor your students.
Unit plans must be up to date and posted in every classroom.
All teachers are required to communicate with parents if a student is in danger of failing their class before the end of the grading period. Sending letters home that are not returned do not count as a parent contact. Sending INOW print outs home that are not returned do not count as a parent contact. They will reflect positively on the teacher for attempts but without a response we have no way of verifying that the parent has received the information. Additionally, notes in Chalkable are not considered parent contacts. If a student is failing your class, you must make a contact (phone conversation with parent, parent conference, or email conversation with parent). A conversation means dialogue between the teacher and the parent.
Keep in mind all teachers are required to administer at least one unit test every 4.5 weeks. We will be checking for these after progress reports. Documentation of RTI for these should be noted in the comment section of your gradebook. Unit tests in which a student makes less than a 60 must be retaught and re-assessed. The reassessment must occur during the nine weeks in which it originally administered. Accommodations that are implemented for an entire class do not qualify as examples of RTI or as interventions for PST. Students under 504 or an IEP may have different accommodations for assessments and these take precedent.
All teachers are required to have a substitute folder in their classroom complete with class rosters and emergency lessons. We understand that from time to time thing happen and a full blown lesson cannot be created to cover an absence so it is an imperative that emergency lessons are in the folder. We still have issues with finding enough substitutes and it really is not fair to any of your colleagues to have to create a lesson for your class when they end up having to cover.
Important Dates for the Weeks of April 17th
Do not forget to turn in Unit Assessments at the start of each unit.
- Apr 17th - Local School PD Day (See schedule below)
- Apr 17th - CARE Meeting at Hueytown Elementary School
- Apr 18th, 19th - ACT Aspire Testing
- Apr 18th, 19th & 20th - HMS Girls Basketball Tryouts after school in the gym
- Apr 18th - No Faculty Meetings due to testing
- Apr 18th - Timecards Approved by 3 PM
- Apr 19th - Monthly FCCLA Meeting after school in the FACS classroom
- Apr 20th - Grades must be posted by 3 PM
Apr 24th -27th, May 1st - 5th - HMS Football Spring Training
Apr 25th - Faculty Meetings in Conference Room
Apr 26th - Progress Reports will be posted by Noon
May 1st - Final Round of Scantron will begin. Mrs. Edwards is working on a schedule. We will begin with the 6th Grade and rotate through the math classes.
May 16th 17th & 18th - HMS Boys Basketball Tryouts after school in the gym