Pinkston PREP
Week of December 3
Message from Mr. Perla
Team,
I have completed the minimum required number of spot observations for the semester. As you know, PPCA staff members never settle for the bare minimum. I will continue to visit your classrooms to ensure you are implementing the Common Instructional Framework with fidelity and that we are maximizing the next two weeks to prepare our students for their ACP assessments.
The classroom visits I've conducted reflect improvement, but not the improvement necessary to create college ready scholars. As a result, we will be bringing back our Demo Lesson Derby Mondays with all novice staff to PPCA. This will serve as an opportunity to receive feedback and ensure fidelity to the framework. This will help all of us hold each other accountable to delivering high quality instruction to our students.
All returning PPCA staff members, I expect you all to remember all of the hard work that went into our success last year. I need to see that same urgency and focus this year. We have celebrated the 2017-2018 school year results, but we are past that. Be the model for our new staff. It's my expectation as you all know what it takes. Let's continue to be the bar in which all other collegiate academies measure their success.
Together We Succeed!
Please post your lesson plans on the new google drive folder. You can access the folder HERE!
Reminders:
Be present in the hallways
Upload lesson plans by Sunday 12:00 PM
Review the calendar for pertinent dates and commitments
Teacher of the Week
Ms. Hippensteel thank you for being so willing to support our M.A.P.S. courses. We appreciate you filling in and ensuring our students received high quality lessons. Most of all, thank you for being a team player! Congratulations on being teacher of the week!
TOGETHER WE SUCCEED!
12 Days of Christmas
I'm Livin' My Best Life
Going to REGIONALS!
Congratulations to Mr. McDaniel, Ms. Nguyen and the Academic Decathlon Team for placing second in District and advancing to the Regional Competition. BEAT NORTH DALLAS!
Industry Partners
Seeking Industry Partners - When an industry and college agree to partner with a P-TECH each party would bear its own expenses; including, any activities in connection with reviewing any legal agreements or documents, activities connected to creating the agreements, and/or any activities related to becoming a partner with the P-TECH. Contact Ms. Armstrong for questions.
FOOD IS THE INGREDIENT THAT BINDS US TOGETHER!
EXPENSES 10/22/18: $272
EXPENSES: 10/29/18: $178
EXPENSES: 11/3/18: $75
EXPENSES: 11/12/18: $70
EXPENSES: 11/28/18: $65
EXPENSES: 12/2/18: $120
REMAINING: $0
STAFF CALENDAR
This Week...
Monday - December 3 - English I EOC Retest
- Cohort 1 Progress Monitoring (PERLA)
- Cohort 2 and 3 Progress Monitoring - Health Science and IT (ARMSTRONG)
- Cohort 2 and 3 Progress Monitoring - Business (DYER-SMITH)
- Demo Lesson Derby - 7:45 AM (HIPPENSTEEL, BURLEY, MORENO, BAKER, NGUYEN, PROCTOR, BUSBY, JONES)
- Cohort 1 @ El Centro - 9:00 AM (RIOS, LIRA, TURNER, PERLA)
- MOS Certification Learn Key Lessons - 9:05 AM (ARMSTRONG)
- Meeting w/ Professor Brown - 9:30 AM (PERLA, RIOS)
- ECHS Counselor Meeting - 2:00 PM (DYER-SMITH)
- Microsoft Certification Tutoring - 4:15 PM (ARMSTRONG)
- CILT Meeting - 4:30 PM (BURLEY, FITZWATER, HART, PERLA)
- ACP Teacher Made Test and Supplemental Aids Deadline - 4:30 PM (TEACHERS)
- 30 GT Clock Hour PD Tracker Due - 5:00 PM (PERLA)
- Lady Junior Vikings @ Stockard - 6:30 PM
- Recruiting @ Trinity Basin - TBD (ARMSTRONG)
- SPOTS - (PERLA)
- Computer Science Week Begins
Tuesday - December 4 - Algebra I EOC Retest
- Cohort 2 and 3 Progress Monitoring - Health Science and IT (ARMSTRONG)
- Cohort 2 and 3 Progress Monitoring - Business (DYER-SMITH)
- Parent Conference - 8:00 AM (FRESHMEN TEACHERS)
- Teacher Meeting AM Option - 8:30 AM (TEACHERS)
- CILT Meeting - 8:15 AM (ARMSTRONG)
- Recruiting @ Quintanilla - 1:30 PM (ARMSTRONG, RIOS, PERLA)
- Sophomore Class Round-Up - 4:15 PM (TEACHERS)
- Teacher Meeting PM Option - 4:30 PM (TEACHERS)
- Lady Viking Basketball vs Turner - 6:00 PM
- Viking Basketball @ South Oak Cliff - 8:00 PM
- SPOTS - (PERLA)
- Last Day of B Day College Classes @ Pinkston
Wednesday - December 5 - English II EOC Retest
- Cohort 1 Progress Monitoring (PERLA)
- Cohort 2 and 3 Progress Monitoring - Health Science and IT (ARMSTRONG)
- Cohort 2 and 3 Progress Monitoring - Business (DYER-SMITH)
- New Teacher Academy - 8:30 AM (BURLEY)
- Cohort 1 @ El Centro - 9:00 AM (LIRA, TURNER, ARMSTRONG)
- Gradebook Checks - 9:30 AM (PERLA)
- Youth Revive CAPS Day - 9:00 AM (ARMSTRONG)
- Recruiting @ Kennedy Curry - 10:45 AM (RIOS, PERLA)
- Junior Class Round-Up - 4:15 PM (TEACHERS)
- SPOTS - (PERLA)
- Last Day of A Day College Classes @ Pinkston
Thursday - December 6 - Biology and US History Retest
- Cohort 1 Progress Monitoring (PERLA)
- Cohort 2 and 3 Progress Monitoring - Health Science and IT (ARMSTRONG)
- Cohort 2 and 3 Progress Monitoring - Business (DYER-SMITH)
- MOS Certification Learn Key Lessons - 9:05 AM (ARMSTRONG)
- Recruiting @ Edison - 12:00 PM (ARMSTRONG)
- FEV Tutor Meeting - 12:00 PM (HIPPENSTEEL, PERLA)
- Calibration Walk - 2:00 PM (PERLA)
- Freshman Class Round-Up - 4:15 PM (TEACHERS
- Recruiting @ La Academia de Estrellas Charter - TBD (ARMSTRONG)
- SPOTS - (PERLA)
Friday - December 6 - A Day - EOC Make Ups
- Cohort 1 Progress Monitoring (PERLA)
- Cohort 2 and 3 Progress Monitoring - Health Science and IT (ARMSTRONG)
- Cohort 2 and 3 Progress Monitoring - Business (DYER-SMITH)
- Parkland Hospital Field Trip - 9:00 AM (ARMSTRONG)
- MOS Certification Learn Key Lessons - 9:05 AM (ARMSTRONG)
- Haynes and Boone @ Pinkston - 10:00 AM (ARMSTRONG)
- Lady Viking Basketball vs South Hills - 6:00 PM
SPOTS - (PERLA)
Scholastic Book Fair in Library (All Day)
Submit Socioeconomic Information Letters Due
FITZWATER OUT
Saturday - December 7
- Last Saturday School of Fall 2018 - 9:00 AM (TEACHERS)
- Student Eligibility
On The Horizon...
December 9 - Computer Science Week Ends
December 10 - MOS Certification Learn Key Lessons - 9:05 AM (ARMSTRONG)
December 10 - Mayors Fellows Intership Program Kick Off - TBD (ARMSTRONG, EIF)
December 11 - Last Day of College Class
December 11 - MOS Certification Learn Key Lessons - 9:05 AM (ARMSTRONG)
December 11 - Educate Texas Site Visit #2 - 1:00 PM (PERLA, ARMSTRONG, RIOS, LIRA)
December 11 - Microsoft Certification Tutoring - 4:15 PM (ARMSTRONG)
December 12 - Climate Survey Window Closes - 8:00 AM (ALL)
December 12 - MOS Certification Learn Key Lessons - 9:05 AM (ARMSTRONG)
December 12 - PPCA Steering Committee Meeting - 11:30 AM (ARMSTRONG, PERLA)
December 12 - Microsoft Certification Tutoring - 4:15 PM (ARMSTRONG)
December 13 - MOS Certification Learn Key Lessons - 9:05 AM (ARMSTRONG)
December 13 - Microsoft Certification Testing (ARMSTRONG)
December 14 - MOS Certification Learn Key Lessons - 9:05 AM (ARMSTRONG)
December 14 - Microsoft Certification Testing (ARMSTRONG)
December 14 - United Way Employee Giving Campaign Window Closes
December 14 - ACP Testing (1st and 2nd Periods)
December 14 - Economic Disadvantage Rate Deadline
December 17 - Early Release - 1:45 PM
December 17 - ACP Testing (3rd and 4th Periods)
December 17 - Microsoft Certification Testing (ARMSTRONG)
December 17 - A Day in the Life of State Representative Rafael Anchia - 9:00 AM (ARMSTRONG, CHAPERONES)
December 18 - Early Release - 1:45 PM
December 18 - ACP Testing (5th and 6th Periods)
December 18 - Microsoft Certification Testing (ARMSTRONG)
December 18 - Workplace Learning Meeting - 2:30 PM (ARMSTRONG)
December 19 - Early Release - 1:45 PM
December 19 - ACP Testing (7th and 8th Period)
December 19 - Microsoft Certification Testing (ARMSTRONG)
December 19 - PPCA Mixer - TBD (ARMSTRONG)
December 19 - Last Day of 1st Semester
December 20 - Professional Development Day (ALL)
December 20 - Cohort 4 Interviews - 9:00 AM (ARMSTRONG)
December 20 - Annual Policy and Compliance Acknowledgement Window Closes
December 21 - Christmas Break Begins
January 14 - Campus Audit for Food and Nutrition Services Window Opens
January 15 - Student Eligibility
January 18 - Campus Audit for Food and Nutrition Services Window Closes
January 29 - Special Education Administrator Power Hour - 4:30 PM (PERLA)
February 4 - Student Eligibility
February 15 - Spring Field Trips and Fundraiser Deadline
March 1 - Student Eligibility
March 5 - Special Education Administrator Power Hour - 4:30 PM (PERLA)
March 29 - Student Eligibility
April 19 - Student Eligibility
May 10 - Student Eligibility
Our Students Are Counting on Us!
Pinkston Preparatory Collegiate Academy
Vision
Inspiring a Legacy of Influence
Values
P - Perseverance
R - Respect
I - Integrity
D - Determination
E - Empathy
Motto
"Together We Succeed"
Email: eperla@dallasisd.org
Website: www.dallasisd.org/pinkstoncollegiate
Location: 2200 Dennison Street, Dallas, TX, United States
Phone: 972-502-2771
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