Wm. Adams Middle School
Faculty and Staff Newsletter • December 11, 2017
TRE Meeting Wednesday at 4:15. Attendance is mandatory.
Duty This Week - Dec. 11-15, 2017
3rd Six Weeks Progress Reports
Grades must be posted by 3:45 on that day. This is important for UIL puropses.
Please remember our District grading guidelines specify a minimum of 2 grades per week. Therefore, you should have a minimum of 6 grades entered by Friday, Dec. 15th, at 3:45 p.m.
New Strategy!
This is called "Zero 0s." We will set aside an afternoon during which those students who are passing all classes and have turned in all work will be rewarded with an afternoon of fun activities. Half of the teaching staff will supervise these students and half of the teaching staff will remain behind in their classrooms to provide assistance to those students who are working to complete missing assignments. The dates for these days will be:
Jan. 11 Feb. 22
April 12 May 17
The administrative team will develop a schedule so that you will not always be with those students needing to make up assignments. Given that there are 4 dates set aside for this, you can expect to be in the classroom on two of those dates.
There are some things that need to happen regularly in order for this to run as smoothly as possible. First, grades need to be posted as per the District Grading Guidelines: 2 grades per week, minimum. Each time you post grades, you need to print a grade report by student ID and post it in your classroom. Students must know where they stand with regard to their assignments.
We are still working out the details and we will be sure to share them with you. Please share this information with your students. If they have any questions, please write them down and email them to Dr. Holmgreen. She will get back to you with an answer.
A Time for Reflection
Together we are moving in the right direction, and it is due to your hard work, your careful planning and execution of those plans, and your perseverance. We Are Making Strides and conquering our can'ts!