Blaze Bulletin
Edition 34 - May 1st
Greetings...
Teachers,
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MUST READ....
Grade books must be updated weekly. Remember, an average of 2 grades per week should be recorded. Parents and students must have a current view of their students progress.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT....
The Alternative Professional Development form will be completed and submitted online beginning May 1st. It will still be located on Schoolstation at the bottom of the purple Scheduler box. The instructions are attached as a pdf and an Office Mix below.
https://mix.office.com/watch/e9igbg96rvn9
Teachers will complete form and upload documentation online for your principal’s approval. Your principal will then submit it to your Coordinator online. You will be able to check your Schoolstation record for the status of approval by your Principal and Coordinator.
**Alternative professional development is any professional development you want to complete that is not listed on Schoolstation.
Remember-
1. Submit for approval at least 10 days before the PD.
2. After you have completed the professional development, you must submit documentation to the PD Center in order to receive in service credit.
Congrats to BHS Rutherford Works Interns!!!!
Richard Arning - City of Eagleville - Administrative Intern
Luke Bailey - Nissan Mechatronics Intern
Gracyn Blake - Rutherford Co Government - Correctional Work Center
Griffin Collins - Schwan Cosmetics - Product Development Lab Tech Intern
Timothy Gardner - Nissan Purchasing Intern
Sarah Grenfell - StoneCrest Medical Center - Information Technology Intern
Katie Hartman - Murfreesboro Medical Clinic - Marketing
Amari Henderson - MTEM - Communications & Member Services Intern
Carson Kennedy - Thompson Services - Business Management Intern
Bailey McDaniels - CalSonic Human Resources Intern
Shelby Melliere - Schwan Cosmetics - Human Resources/Office Admin Intern
Luke Porter - Murfreesboro Electric - Engineering Intern
Elijah Rachell - City of Murfreesboro - Police Department IT Intern
MARK YOUR CALENDAR....
Free Throw Contest Breakfast
May 9th @ 7:30 am
FRONT OFFICE AP CONFERENCE ROOM
Thank you Ms. Witherspoon!
Reminder....
Please be mindful that the following content areas get priority:
M - Math
E - English
S - Science
S - Social Studies
Y - your choice
If a student is not called to Primetime by the priority subject on any given day, you may call them.
Technology Coach Transition
Holly will split her time between BHS and the central office during the month of April. She will post a calendar on her door so that you will know where she is each day or you can see her online calendar here. The new technology coach, Kaitlin Brown, will start on May 1. Carl will maintain his usual schedule of being at BHS on Tuesdays, Fridays, and some Thursdays.
Technology Minute
This week's RCS Technology Minute focuses on the Class Notebook Add-in for OneNote. Click on the link below to view the steps necessary for installing Class Notebook. This free add-in for the OneNote desktop (2013 or 2016) is designed to help teachers save time and be even more efficient with their Class Notebooks. The add-in includes page and section distribution, quick review of student work, and assignment/grading integration. Installing_Class_Notebook
Online Inservice Sessions - April
Sign up for this online session through School Station. If the session is full and you are very interested in participating, email the facilitator directly.
April 24--May 5 Assessment for Learning: Creating Formative Assessments to Drive Instruction
Contest: refresh your Edlio teacher webpages!
Spring has sprung, and that means it's time to review and refresh your Edlio teacher webpages! To get your wheels turning, Edlio is offering three chances to win a $100 Amazon gift card to lucky teachers who update their Teacher Page and share the results via Facebook or Twitter. For more information and a full list of guidelines, check out their blog post!
Watch Announcements LIVE on YouTube
You can watch the daily announcements streaming LIVE on YouTube. There is only a 30 second delay. Go to this link. When the announcements begin, the We Are Blackman video will be replaced by live, streaming announcements.
Email: BHS_STAFF Is Changing to bhsstaff
The central office technicians will be working to clean up each school’s distribution list. Effective Monday April 3, you will need to use bhsstaff@rcschools.net instead of BHS_STAFF@rcschools.net to send an email to the faculty and staff. Messages sent to this address will go to all certified and classified personnel in the building. BHS_STAFF will stop working.
In our Greenhouse....
Hours of operation.... 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm SATURDAY 7:00 am to 1:00 pm Monday – Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (most days).
New to BHS & Administrative Meetings
May 3rd @ 7:45am Media Center - Lawless
Let's play who is that? HIGH SCHOOL YEARS REVISITED....
Winner Pam Snell who guessed Gayle Dawson....
BIOMETRIC SCREENING....
All active employees and their spouses who are covered by the 2017 health care plan must complete the health assessment survey on the Cigna website and the fasting biometric screening as part of the annual wellness campaign.
The biometric screening can be done at a MedPoint clinic or through your primary care physician sometime between January 1, 2017 and September 30, 2017.
For active employees and spouses covered under the County health plan that do not participate, the employee will pay an additional $300 for insurance premiums through payroll deductions in the following year, 2018.
You can find information for completing this process on the Rutherford County Schools’ website under the careers tab, then employee benefits.
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IN THE KNOW...
Sign up for Remind by texting @drjstaff to 81010
APRIL
April 22 – Ms Bryan
April 25 – Ms Snell
April 28 – Ms Sims