Horace Mann High School
News and Notes-First Day and Week!!
Welcome Back-Don't forget to wear Orange and Black!!
Ken Giebel will be available to help students with any locker issues. We still have a few students who have not picked up their schedules or paid, etc and Linda and Becky will help these students in the office.
Schedule-Early Release
During your first hour just a reminder to hand out the insurance forms to all students.
We will then meet in the auditorium after the picture to introduce advisors, Katie Crabb and student council officers and welcome our Foreign exchange students.
Staff reminders
Staff-skyward is updated to reflect who should be in your class. If a student is not on your skyward attendance they should not be in your class. Please help them take a look at their schedule to see where they should be. If you have questions see Linda Will, the counselors or myself. Typically we tell students to see their counselor during a study hall or lunch for a scheduling question.
If you are ill the first week(:() please either log on to Aesop to request a sub before 6:00 a.m. or if you need help call me at 410-3376. Feel free to text too if that is easier. I hope everyone stays healthy the first week! During the year if you do need a sub please use the Aesop system.
Sub folders=please have them available on your desk in case you are ever absent. Please include an emergency lesson plan. On Aesop you are also able to include lesson plans, request certain subs and write notes.
Chrome books
Oasys
Reminders :
OASYS www.mylearningplan.com
Your user name is your first initial, last name @nfdlschools.org
Your password is changeme (unless you have already changed it)
There are a few changes this 1st implementation year. They are:
· There is a new site that provides complete access to all resources (one stop shopping!) needed for MLP OASYS. It does not require a log in or a password so it is easy to use. The site address is:
Since there have been revisions to Guidebooks, it is our expectation that educators review the language and refer to the resource site above for further clarification.
The ever popular moodle at onlinecesa6.org still exists but will house only video support materials. The password continues to be epuser
· You will complete one SLO (not the two that was planned – this change of plan occurred later in June). Depending on your building decisions and your content area, you will do a group SLO or a content area SLO. The format must follow the SMART model. SLOs are monitored by the educator in Years 1 and 2. There is no approval form that needs to be finalized by your administrator. You are asked to work collaboratively with a peer or evaluator while developing your annual SLO goal. SLOs will be scored during the summative year (all 3 SLOs) and a rubric score will be determined.
· You will find that some components that existed in last year’s portfolio, no longer exist as separate entities. Some elements have been combined into one component called EP Teacher Professional Goal Setting/EP Educational Specialist Professional Goal Setting. The component contains:
Step 1 – Complete the SLO Process,
Step 2 – Complete the Self-Assessment of Professional Practice
Step 3 – Develop a Professional Practice Goal (PPG)
· Interim Performance Components will be done for new and with those on a Performance Improvement Plan. It is no longer completed with Year 3 educators.
· Summative Performance Components will be done for new, those on a plan of improvement and Year 3 educators. A Summative Report will be completed and a rating chosen based on the 6 Standards.
OTHERS
I will also put one together next week for parents/students so feel free to email me ideas.
How Can I help?
HAVE A GREAT FIRST DAY EVERYONE!!! WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN AWESOME YEAR WITH TONS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS! I KNOW OUR NEW SCHEDULE WILL PROVIDE GREAT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR US AND OUR STUDENTS.
SHARE YOUR IDEAS WITH EACH OTHER!
GO ORIOLES!!