The Spartan Standard
Creating Coherent Systems That Promote Learning For All
Our Mission: Why We Do The Right Thing
- Academic rigor across the curriculum fostering lifelong intellectual curiousity
- A climate of respect, fairness, equality, and security promoting individual confidence and responsibility
- A culture of collaboration between school, family, and community
- A proactive network of student support
- Exciting, unprecedented opportunities for student involvement
- Creative and artistic expression
- State of the Art Technology
Words of Encouragement from One of Our Own...
You Make A Difference...
When I was asked who was someone that I kept in mind as I entered education, you popped into my mind. I was only at Chula Vista High School for one year, but during my time in your 11th grade AP Lit class, you pushed us towards academic excellence & went beyond your on paper duties by coming in on Saturdays to administer practice AP tests. Wtihout the college tour you & the AP History put on, I'm not sure if I would have actually attended college. I already wanted to, but that trip made everything so much more concrete. I'll be teaching 11th grade English this year & I am grateful for everything you did in the classroom to help me get here.
Thank you for everything,
Michelle Hanley
(shared with permission from Mr. Hatz)
Mary Rose's Schedule (Subject to Change)
IT'S HOMECOMING WEEK!!!
WEEK 11: HOMECOMING WEEK & SPIRIT WEEK
Monday, October 12: PLC Collaboration Day
9:00 Dentist Appointment
11:55 Teacher Mtg.
12:30 Campus Assistants
1:39 PLC Collaboration
3:00 A-Team
Tuesday,October 13:
8:00 Metro Directors Mtg.
8:30 Most Improved Awards @ Learning Lab
1:39 Curriculum Coaches
2:50 School Site Council Mtg. @ New Library
Wednesday, October 14: College Prep Day; PSAT; Minimum Day for Students
8:00 Classroom Visits
1:30 Professional Development/Faculty Meeting for Certificated Staff
6:00 9th & 10th Grade Parent Mtg.
Thursday, October 15:
9:00 AGTF
10:15 The Great American Shake Out: Earthquake Drill
4:00 Community of Practice @ SDSU
Friday, October 16: Special Homecoming Assembly Schedule
8:00 Alumni Breakfast
9:00 Assembly
1:00 Calendar
3:00 Parent Mtg.
3:30 Girls Volleyball vs, SOH @ Gym
7:00 Football vs. ORH
Saturday, October 17:
8:00 Saturday School (J. Lara)
1:00 District VAPA Dance Workshop
7:00 Homecoming Dance @ SeaWorld
WEEK ELEVEN:
Monday, October 19: PLC Collaboration Day
7:30 Classroom Visits
1:39 PLC Collaboration
3:00 A-Team
Tuesday,October 20:
8:30 Coffee with the Principal/Parent Learning Walks
12:00 AVID Site Team Mtg.
6:00 ELAC Parent Mtg.
Wednesday, October 21:
8:00 Classroom Visits
7:00 Creepy One-Acts (Fall Show) @ Little Theater
Thursday, October 22:
8:00 Classroom Visits
3:30 DIstrict Office
7:00 Creepy One-Acts (Fall Show) @ Little Theater
Friday, October 23:
7:45 Calendar
4:00 CTFLC @ Learning Lab
7:00 Creepy One-Acts (Fall Show) @ Little Theater
Saturday, October 24:
8:00 Saturday School
4:00 Haunted School by VMA
PLC Collaboration Day
- Wednesday's Faculty Meeting will include "Coaching Corners." The coaching corner topics for this Wednesday will be:
1) Illuminate Training Basics
2) Illuminate Training Beyond The Basics
3) The Mindful Classroom
4) Restorative Justice: An Exploration
5) Restorative Justice: Beyond Exploration
6) Exploring Literacy TA to plan Powerful Lessons
- To ensure proper planning, each PLC member will use part of the time to decide where they will go for the Coaching Corners session of the Faculty Meeting. First and Second Choice selections will be recorded and turned in to me via E-mail or by turning in a list by the end of the day Monday, October 12. While the sessions will not be repeated on Wednesday, some of these may be repeated in the future to ensure that all who want to explore other areas will have the opportunity to do so.
- After deciding on Coaching Corners, please work on the agenda that you had agreed upon based on your last PLC collaboration.
- A discussion of the proposed schedule is also planned for Wednesday, October 14. I have been informed that the Schedule Team is planning the structure for these discussions.
- PLC time should be used for first best lesson planning--that lesson that is planned so well that it is not dependent on Intervention for students to "get it".
- A reminder that everyone is expected to stay on campus until the end of the PLC time. Thank you for your professionalism.
- Minutes should include products (lessons, CFA's, adjusted lesson plans, specific agreements on instructional strategy use) that should be uploaded to our CANVAS page. I want to see the result/s of your collaboration. Otherwise, everything is just talk. Please see your Curriculum Coach for assistance, if needed.
Thank you for your focused engagement and hard work!
College Prep Day Faculty Meeting & Professional Development
- We will be on a special minimum day schedule that begins with Nutrition Break and ends with Lunch.
- Prep period for all teachers will be from 12:45 PM to 1:25 PM.
- We will meet in the PAC at 1:30 PM.
- The first hour of the meeting will be facilitated by the schedule committee. The proposed schedule will be discussed.
- The second hour will be Coaching Corners at assigned rooms. I will be publishing the Coaching Corners list by Wednesday morning.
- Our Faculty Meeting/PD (Professional Development) Day will end at 3:30 PM.
- I want to thank you in advance for your participation and engagement.
Welcome Back: A Look Back
Below are the selfies from the three top teams (The prize? They went to lunch first!) and those who texted or E-mailed them to me. Thank you for sharing these pictures and many, many thanks for your enthusiastic participation on our first day back. I hope you felt "like a superhero [and] that you are rocking this teaching thing". Go Spartans!
Main Attraction Shines at Salute to Teachers
High School Sports Association Honors Winning CIF Coaches
Connect Day and Student Success Workshop
Kudos and Thanks
- Kudos to Joe Lara and Head Counselor Jennette Duarte for coordinating our very first Student Success Workshop. Students and their parents met with counselors and administrators to get tips on how best to support their struggling children. Many thanks to the following who were on hand during this very important meeting: Christy Araki, Hilda Bender, Alain Garnica-Mendoza, DiAnne Cabe, Edrey Ledezma, Marisol Higareda, Jenne Fredericksen, Elsa Banuelos,
- Many thanks to the staff who went to the LCAP input meeting held at Chula Vista Middle School last Thursday: Marisol Higareda, Dawn Arriola, Debbie Nevin, Suriya Stewart, Joe Lara, Hilda Bender, and Alain Garnica-Mendoza.
Walkthrough Feedback & Focus
In every classroom I visited last week, I saw teachers and students engaged in the business of learning. Students were filling in graphic organizers, listening to teachers lay the foundation for a lesson, working in groups, asking each other questions, answering questions, clarifying answers, sharing answers with each other, playing learning games to reinforce learning, taking notes, and discussing concepts with the teacher or each other. Please be mindful of ensuring that there is a DLT that students can refer to as they go about the everyday work. The DLT gives them the "why" to engage and a way to help them reflect on how well they are learning what they are supposed to master. There is a need for more structured student interaction. Please remember, if the students can say it, let them. They need the practice more than we do.
As we walk through this week, we will be looking for the following:
- What is the DLT and how does my agenda or class activity support its completion/mastery?
- How am I developing creating opportunities for structured student interaction?
For The Common Good
- EARTHQUAKE DRILL: In the spirit of being prepared for an emergency at any time, we will be participating in the Great American Shakeout this coming Thursday, starting at 10:15 AM. The drill may run into Fourth Period. Students will be asked to return to class once the drill is over. This is change from our drills that go into a "break". We will ease into more and more of these "random" time drills. We need to be prepared at any time and our response to any emergency or disaster needs to be muscle memory. Thank you for your flexibility and cooperation.