Monday Memo Week of February 1st

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-  3:30-4:00 Faculty PLC meeting, bring PLC handbooks please and meet in the cafeteria.  We will focus on the following pages in the handbook: 

• PLC handbook pages of focus:
• Data based decision making
• Protocol for data team meeting, 7 steps
• Data team meeting template
• Using data to make a difference

-  Happy Counselor's Week!  We truly appreciate our counselors and all that they do for our students and staff each day.  Please take a moment to show them your appreciation and thanks!  We are lucky to have the BEST at Hixson!

- A message from Ellie Jacobs with SSD: 

Hi All,

We are once again switching gears and will be having another sub joining us for a while.  I know Chris Ackerman was one of a kind when it comes to subs!

Jerry Paul will be taking her place starting Monday, February 1st.

I know having another sub is not welcomed news, but Jerry is great and I think will be able to pick up where Chris left off.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns as the weeks move along!

Thanks so much!

Ellie

- Department chairs- Budget meeting with Dr. Roberts and I will be on Monday, February 22nd 

-  Our schedule for February 12th PD is nearly finalized and will be sent out soon, I am working on double checking some session times.  The agenda contains the following items for the day:  intruder refresher training, SLO work in PLCs, AESOP training, PD on Student led conferences, time to work on your needs. Time will be from 8:30-3:30.

-  Our character focus in February is HONESTY.  This month is GOOD DECISION MAKING.  Please make it a point to recognize our students for their positive behaviors and honesty!

- Common time team update will be shared soon!

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Monday Memo Week of 1-25-16

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-  Common Time Team Meets at 3:30 Monday afternoon in the library

-  Department chairs- Budget meeting with Dr. Roberts and I will be on Monday, February 22nd 

-  Our schedule for February 12th PD is nearly finalized and will be sent out ASAP.  The agenda contains the following items for the day:  intruder refresher training, SLO work in PLCs, AESOP training, PD on Student led conferences, time to work on your needs. 

-  Our character focus in February is HONESTY.  This month is GOOD DECISION MAKING.  Please make it a point to recognize our students for their positive behaviors and honesty!

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Monday Memo Week of January 19th

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"Never be afraid to do what is right, especially if the well being of a person or animal is at stake.  Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way."        

-Martin Luther King

Welcome to winter everyone!  Hope you had a wonderful weekend and took the time to reflect on the holiday and meaning behind it.  If I am not in my office this week and not in classrooms, you may find me in Dr. Roberts' office with the balmy 78 degree space heater ;)

-  We will not have a department chair meeting on Monday January 25th.  Department chairs will meet with us on Monday February 22nd and again in March to discuss budget and 16-17 school year.

-  Our building Common Time Team will meet on Monday Jan. 25th at 3:30.  This group will serve as facilitators of this work to solicit and organize staff and student development of this period.

- I have a Dr. appt this morning at 7:15 and this afternoon at 1:00 so I will be taking a half day this afternoon at 12:30-12:45.  I am still available if you need anything

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Monday Memo Week of January 11th, 2016

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- Hope you all had a wonderful (and warm) weekend.  As you may have heard, the staff  participating in the Powerball is a total of $28.00 richer :)  Thank you Randy and Sherri for playing for us.

- PBIS Team meeting this afternoon at 3:30 pm

- Thank you for completing the SLO templates before break.  Please make any necessary revisions and return to Kathy.  

- Second semester SLO breakdown and information will be in team meeting agenda slide presentation for January shared with you this week

- 16-17 schedule feedback.  If you have not yet submitted feedback on the 2nd draft of the schedule, please do so.  I will leave it open until late morning Tuesday late morning the 12th
 https://docs.google.com/a/wgcloud.org/forms/d/10N5Z209CrSg6JGET9lfvtajhIGmx1KW828oWmC4RERI/viewform?usp=send_form

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-  Congratulations to Mr. Rambach and Mr. Dempsey!

Webster Groves School District

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Hixson Middle School science teachers Patrick Dempsey and Rob Rambach have been selected as finalists in the Allen Distinguished Educators (ADE) Program. The ADE Program recognizes outstanding K–12 engineering, computer science, and entrepreneurship teaching through the use of hands-on, experiential, and project-based learning. In March 2016, up to seven of 16 finalists from across the nation will receive a $25,000 award.

The program was developed by Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, based on his belief that innovation is a key driver in improving learning opportunities for young people. 

-  POPs concert Thursday the 16th at 6:30 at the HS 

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