Roadrunner Report
Week of January 16, 2017
This is the 1st Official Newsletter of the Year!
2017 ReLoad
2017 is promised to be a great year full of phenomenal outcomes if you TRULY believe, WORK to do YOUR PART, bring along a teammate, share your new POSITIVE outlook with the students and raise the expectation to Failure Is Not An Option At Southwest
It has taken a moment to regroup and start up or our brand new year, but it is here and moving right along. We have many great things ahead of us. As always, I am beginning with a brief outline of the week for you. Just a reminder that we are in a testing schedule this week and ALL HANDS will be needed ALL DAY each day to make our school's testing process successful.
Thank you all in advance.
Rice
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TESTING SCHEDULE
- Be on time - early is prefered
- Be on duty
- Keep students moving to their destinations
- No cell phones or devices please turn off and put away
- Manage your classroom no talking during testing in your classrooms - level zero - this includes the testing administrator and proctor.
- No student movement in the building
- No food or drink allowed in testing sites
- Do not allow students to leave your classroom on testing schedule - in the case of an emergency(defined as medical or life threatening) an office escort will be needed.
- Know the schedule
- Stay alert
- Stay positive, smile, encourage all students before the test - you cannot talk to them during the test.
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Instructional Reflection
Failure Is Not An Option At Southwest
Meetings with Teachers
Select a time by clicking an appointment box. It will place the date and time on both yours and my google calendars.
PLC is mandatory so do not schedule during your PLC time please. Thank you
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Instructional / Gradebook Check - Mandatory
- Have you provided the best quality instruction in order for your students to successfully complete the task of the standards?
- If so then do their assessment grades reflect clear understanding?
- If not then what are you doing about it? and what measures are you changing and adding to assure their success?
- Ask yourself: Have students shown mastery of the standards? What percentage of the standards have been mastered? What did I teach? Am I on track with teaching? Are my students on track with learning?
- What were my instructional wins this semester? Can I duplicate this strategy using an upcoming standard or instructional goal?
- What were your instructional losses? Did you learn from it? What will you do differently? What will you toss? How will you seek assistance to not repeat this loss?
Please calculate the percentage of your students that end up in the categories as I have them divided.
100 - 86% _______ 85% -71% ________ 70% and below ________
- Briefly describe how you plan to make "our school" better as we move through 2017.
Please be prepared to discuss.
Support Staff Check-in - Mandatory
- Can you support what you do at Southwest for students as a vital part of our team in a few sentences?
- If you were not present in our building would students miss your presence? How do you know?
- How does your role positively impact student instructional growth?
- What two things would you like to focus on improving in your role personally to help improve our schools instructional outcome?
- What has been one win for you since August? Discuss.
- What is one thing that you have supported that you reflected on and wish you had handled differently? What lesson did you learn? How can you help others not repeat or support others from this lesson learned?
- Briefly describe how you plan to make "our school" better as we move through 2017.
Please reflect on the questions, you will be sent a google form for responses next week.
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2017 ReLoad Non-negotiables
- PLC meeting attendance and participation
- 100% instructional prep and delivery -Lesson Plans
- Kindness to ALL students
- No yelling
- Hall duty each day during each transition
- Bell to Bell teaching
- ReLoad instructional Framework or one approved by Rice
I will adjust add to or remove items as needed for student growth outcomes.
Compass Math
Compass Reading
Jan/Feb Duty Roster
Congrats
Our congrats also goes to Ms. Harvey's homeroom for the most collections and the BETA Club for pitching in to support our cause.
Teacher Attendance
New School-wide Policy
I have created an attendance chart in my office to manage this severe issue that is significantly affecting our student growth.
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News on Roadrunner Sports
Intramurals
Winter Athletic Duty
None
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Our Winter Athletes of the Week
To Be Continued
Southwest News
Monday -Holiday
Tuesday -Rice at Principal's Meeting
Wednesday -
Thursday -
Friday -
Upcoming Events -
1/23 - PD for all areas by Instruction department (info to come) in the AM
1/24 - Snow make up day
1/26 - All Teachers during planning time - Instructional Technology Strategies with Stephanie Garner
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Don't forget to schedule your Free Store Appointment each month @ Classroom Central . You never know what treats and surprise await you.
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Referrals
Does your student need assistance?
Use the links:
Counselor Intervention Request
Staff please don't forget to use the links above for student recommendations and Interventions. Students are missing out on valuable services provided by our school as a result.
Field Trip Deadline
Field Trip Deadline
- May 5, 2017
- No School will be allowed to travel after this date. This even includes Saturday and Sundays
Morning News Announcements
Technology and Computer Issues?
Please use the google form provided by Mrs. Ray in a email last week or click this link.
She will take care of you as soon as possible or refer your issues to our TSS (Technology Support Services) department.
Copiers, Laminator and Riso
Southwest Middle School
Email: lrrice@gaston.k12.nc.us
Website: http://www.gaston.k12.nc.us/Domain/49
Location: 1 Roadrunner Drive, Gastonia, NC, United States
Phone: (704)866-6290
Twitter: @MsPrincipalBoss