Welcome Back to School!
2017-2018: Continuous Learning and Growth for All!
Back to School Schedule
Welcome back to another great year! We hope you are as excited about the upcoming school year as we are!
As you return, you will notice many changes around the building, as we have been quite busy with the installation of our SHIELD security system. Many hours went into this project and it will provide a wonderful extra layer of security for us! You will have in-depth training on the system, how it works, and what it means to us during our preplanning time on Tuesday, August 2.
Many thanks to our small but mighty school improvement team--Celia Huey, Jodi Brinkley, Alexa Coggin, and Cristy Fogle. This group met all day June 8 and will meet again to finalize our plans on July 31. If you are interested in attending this meeting, you are welcome to join us! Based on our combined analysis of last year’s Milestones data, we feel that we can benefit from a deeper look at our standards, specifically making sure that the work we ask of students is appropriate to the standards. Toward that end, we will be meeting with you each week to discuss plans for the upcoming week and to offer support and resources to provide differentiated instruction so that all students can achieve their maximum growth. We are a powerful team with outstanding results, but we believe that with a little bit of effort, we can achieve even more. We look forward to what we will learn from YOU!
Our first full faculty meeting will be TUESDAY, August 1, at 9:00 AM. At this meeting, representatives will be present for our SHIELD training, after which we will do a quick overview of our SIP and goals for the year. Once again, we will have lunch provided by Northside Baptist Church. We hope to keep our housekeeping details brief so that we are able to send you from lunch to your classrooms to begin reviewing the revised curriculum pacing guides and start plans for the new year. We will space out some of our required trainings on Wednesdays throughout the month so that you can have as much planning time as possible during pre-planning
Wednesday, August 2nd, please plan to be here no later than 8 AM. Our wonderful PTA is providing breakfast for us and will be set up for you to join the organization. Remember that you receive $100 for becoming a member! After that, you will have the rest of your day to work in your classrooms. Ask for help in moving/lifting anything heavy! Lunch is on your own this day.
Thursday, August 4th, is our Orientation from 12-2. We will have a quick faculty meeting after this to review orientation and first week duties.
Enjoy the rest of your time off! Many of you have already begun coming in to get set up. One important note: As you set up your room, you need to make sure you leave a 3 foot by 3 foot area clear for access to all doorways. Thanks for your early efforts, and know that the building (while still a little disheveled) is open for your use Monday-Friday from 7-4.
See you soon!
Agenda for Pre-Planning 2017-2018
Monday, August 31--School improvement workshop from 8-1
Tuesday, August 1--Shield Training, quick faculty meeting, lunch provided by Northside Baptist Church then work in your rooms.Wednesday, August 2--PTA breakfast then work in your rooms.
Thursday, August 3--Orientation 12-2 PM followed by a very brief faculty meeting.
Friday, August 4--be in your rooms at 7:10 AM (first day of school only)