MC Staff Update March 9th-13th
Engage- Inspire-Empower
Monday * Tuesday * Wednesday * Thursday * Friday
Staff Shout Out
- Shout out to the science team for being so flexible with Science Olympiad. Whether sharing their space and classrooms or lending their expertise to help students prepare, I am grateful for their support and flexibility! - Emily S.
Staff Evaluation Reminders- Tenured Staff check ins need to take place
Pre-Tenured Staff Year 1:
- Informal observations, including, but not limited to classroom observations, meetings, extra-curricular involvement, professional behavior.
- Summative evaluation May 1st-May 30th.
- Informal observations, including, but not limited to classroom observations, meetings, extra-curricular involvement, professional behavior.
- Summative evaluation May 1st-May 30th.
- Summative evaluation May 1st-May 30th.
Substitute Coverage This Week: 3/9-3/13
Sub Call-in Procedures Remember to follow procedures if absent.
Tuesday, 3/10: Jill Tweedie- Mandy Connelly(PM); Erin Mesch- Carolyn Thomas-Davidoff(PM); Karen Moutvic- Bill Winterfield; Jodi Hansen-John Stibich
Wednesday,3/11: Jodi Hansen- John Stibich
Thursday,3/12: Jill Tweedie- Mandy Connelly(PM); Jodi Hansen- John Stibich
Friday, 3/13: Jim Wolf- NA; Jodi Hansen- John Stibich; Julie Guerin- 9th period internal
Discipline Corner w/JB: "The Tipping Point"
Staff,
While reading The Happiness Advantage, I came across a reference to a book, The Tipping Point. I have previously heard about this book during a conversation with some family and friends and believe that it can help schools, businesses, and local police.
The primary claim of the book revolves around paying attention to the small stuff first! The book chronicled how the New York Police force struggled to reduce the crime rate in the city. "No matter how much money they spent, no matter what the police did, they just couldn't seem to curb the dangerous trend" (Achor, p. 143).
They used a sociologist theory called "broken windows." The NY Police identified that small acts of vandalism could quickly lead to other acts of crime. One broken window to more broken windows to graffiti then muggings then car thefts and so on (Achor p. 144).
Their plan: begin cleaning up the subways, replacing broken windows, clean up graffiti, and see if that could help reduce crime. The result: crime statistics dropped dramatically!
What small acts can we do to improve McClure Jr. High?
The point: Small successes can add up to major achievements (Achor p. 144).
- Discipline Google Form is located in the Google Sites Staff Handbook under McClure Forms
- Processing Sheet
- Flow Chart Referral Process
- Teacher v Office Managed Behaviors
Up Next Week: TBD