Essential Info - Week of 3/4/19

·       Intervention Specialist (Attendance)- Any teachers interested in the intervention specialist position should email Olivia by this Friday. Interviews will be held on Tuesday, 3/12.

·       SLT Meeting 3/5- 3pm in Room 703 for department chairs, program coordinators, etc.

·       Board Meeting 3/5- The Employees of the Year recognition will be held at today’s board meeting at 6pm in the district office board room. Feel free to join us as we celebrate Liz Nasouf.

·       Academy Tour 3/6- We will be hosting our final Academy Tour this Wednesday during 1st and 2nd periods. Families will be visiting Academy classes during this time.

·       Spring Assembly 3/8- This Friday is the spring assembly in the gymnasium. AVID- please attend 2nd assembly.

·       PLC 3/11- We will be meeting in our PLC’s on Monday beginning at 7:25am.

·       School Site Council 3/11- We will be meeting in the CCC at 3pm. All are welcome to join.

·       New Teachers Meeting 3/12- We will be meeting in Conference Room A at 7:25am.

·       TEDx 3/15- 6pm in the Auditorium. This year’s theme is belonging. The event will be livestreamed by Tiger Tube as well.

·       AP exams on sale 2/12-3/15 - Price is $94/exam and reduced price is $20/exam. Students should see Ms. Hughes in the CCC if they qualify for free/reduced lunch. AP/IB Testing Schedule

·       Teacher Sound Byte Hub- Click here for the weekly update

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Professional Growth - The Biggest Lesson of My First Year Teaching

A veteran teacher shares how she learned the value of prioritizing relationships when she was just starting out in the classroom.

The Biggest Lesson of My First Year Teaching

Tech Tip: How to Curb Non-Academic Smartphone Distraction

This week's tip was curated from the PLUM Tech Tips that Cary Johnson sends out periodically. I discovered Todd Finley who creates a lot of great strategies on his blog "Brain Blast". Most of what is shared there is actually non-tech strategies.

This short infographic offers some suggestions on how teachers can protect time for human interaction, listening, etc.