IN VISION
#NCCVTWORKS
8/24/2020
NCCVT MISSION
To provide superior Career and Technical Education enabling all students to achieve their aspirations.
CTE PRIME
- Beginning the 2020-21 school year remotely presents several different challenges. One primary concern is if we are in a remote learning environment for an extended period of time, how will our 9th grade students get to know the various career areas and make a sound decision? I've asked Colleen to form a task force beginning with the assistant principals and Jermaine W. to start investigating the best way to move forward.
- A few career areas have purchased Go Pros to create How To videos within their career area.
Weekly Brief
1. This board approved beginning the first six weeks of school remotely.
Three areas we have to continually monitor:
1. Student learning
2. Emotional and mental well-being
3. Students home structure for learning
2. Our 10 month secretaries are slowly returning to work as they get tested. Regarding mandating the testing of our teachers and paras, I spoke with Jim Hill and Laura Rowe on Friday, and if we require mandatory testing it would be subject to our collective bargaining agreement, since it is a condition of employment. We will work through this fast.
Initially, we agreed internally that any teacher needing to run in and grab materials would not need to be tested. However, teachers that wish to work from their classrooms would need a negative test. If that is our position then we need to construct an Memorandum of Understanding. I will continue to provide updates regarding this issue.
3. As we begin to slowly re-open our buildings our goal is to provide adequate coverage for the phones, walk-ins, etc. We MUST be responsive. The start of the school year, the volume of calls, and people showing up to talk to someone will dramatically increase, so we are creating a schedule for each school and office to ensure that we are covered. If you have specific questions about coverage and employees returning, please contact Gerald and Sean. We will do our best to work w/ employees who may have issues, such as child care or pre-existing health conditions.
4. Below are our Social Distancing Rules. These are not suggestions.
Stay at least 6 feet apart (2 arms’ length).
A mask/face covering must be worn at all times unless you are at least 6 feet apart from your co-workers in your office.
You must wear a mask/face covering when you leave your office, in the hallways, entering another office, or in meetings where social distancing cannot be practiced.
Rearrange offices and communal areas so that co-workers are at least 6 feet apart from one another.
Limit visitors if possible. Have one place in the building for visitors to wait. Staff members should come to the waiting area instead of visitors going into different parts of the building.
Avoid personal touch such as handshakes. Use a nod or a wave.
Avoid sharing items such as pens. Make sure when touching public items such as copiers, files, counters, etc. that you wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water or use hand sanitizer that is at least 60% alcohol.
Abide by the 200% Rule: "This means that I am 100 percent accountable for my own behavior and also 100 percent accountable for everyone else's behavior," Mr. Maxfield says. Everyone will slip up sometimes; the key is to encourage accountability between staff so that team members can point out when a mistake is made.
Materials that Should Be Available to Secretaries at all Times
Gloves
Masks
Wipes
Hand Sanitizer
Tissues
Trash Can
Lysol
Up Ahead: Staff Returns
1. We are looking forward to incredible start of the school year, one that is like no other. I love Tammy's virtual office and school that she created, see below.
2. Terri, Carrie and Donna walked me through our district professional learning from the 24th to 3rd and it is fantastic. Combined with our school PL, our teachers should be well-equipped to begin remotely.
3. DPAS II: I have not officially heard how teacher/specialist evaluations will be handled this year. That being said, I expect that every teacher is "visited" virtually every week. Your visit is not an instructional evaluation, it is for management purposes. 5 Common Virtual Visits: 1. Live Microsoft Team meetings, 2. Watch the screencasts, 3. Make sure Attendance is being taken daily, 4. Review the gradebook, 5. Monitor office hours.
Counselors, advisors, PACE coordinators, should submit their particular daily schedule to their supervisor.
4. Finalize DEI plans for the school year and identify our district wide vendor/partner.
Take the Time to Climb: Principle -- Instruction
Going Beyond...
#NCCVTWorks for Equity in Action.
This was one of the activities that I wanted to share. If you weren't able to listen to this TEDx by Lori Mayo, please do so now.
New York City Educator and Teacher Leader, Lori Mayo, begins an important conversation about race. Rooted in Glenn Singleton's Four Agreements of Courageous Conversations,Lori discusses implicit bias and the absolute urgency there is to listen to and to believe the experiences of people of color and to engage in discussions about race even when (especially when!) it makes us uncomfortable.
Up Ahead
Board Meeting
Staff professional learning