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October 6, 2024

Volume II, Issue 5

Hi everyone,

We have a busy 4.5 day week, with our assembly tomorrow devoted to October 7, PSAT testing day on October 8, faculty chaperoning a trip that same day, and our faculty BBQ on Friday October 11 at 12 pm before we break for Yom Kippur. Thanks as always for all of your efforts on a host of fronts, have a fantastic week, and see you in the am!

Monday, October 7 Programming

Please see Meg's email about the program for tomorrow. The core details are as follows. We will convene in the MPR for a full school assembly which will last 15 minutes (9:30-9:45), after which we move to individual sessions facilitated by faculty. Your presence, participation, and support is most appreciated.

Tuesday, October 8

PSAT, 9th Grade Trip, Faculty In-Service

We have a number of faculty chaperoning the 9th grade trip on Tuesday to the California Academy of Sciences (thank you, Science Department and a few others!), and some admin proctoring the PSATs for 10th and 11th grade. Seniors will have College Counseling sessions.

For the rest of our faculty, we have a required formal in-service day devoted to planning, collaboration, and individual/departmental work. See the agenda below:

In-Service Agenda: October 8

8:30 - 9:00 am: Opening Session

Where: Black Box Theatre

Bagels and Coffee Served

• Priorities & Reminders
• Grades & Comments
• K-Term Schedule

9:00-11:00 am: K-Term work

Where: Classrooms & Offices

• K-Term team planning and breakout
• Outlining your 4 day plan

11:00 - 12:00 pm: Individual work

12:00 - 1:00 pm: Break for lunch

1:00 - 3:00 pm: Course Planning

Where: Classrooms & Offices

• Working on grades and comments
• Communication with families
• Course development work
• Department Meetings

3:00 pm: EOD

Faculty Meeting: Wednesday October 9

Jamie Reichman will be joining us to discuss some of the school's strategic design work, and engage our faculty in short and long-term planning.

More information about our full agenda to follow shortly.

Article from Richard

Check out this great article Richard recently shared – The Elite College Students Who Can't Read Books. As he mentioned, it's a great reminder that "we're fighting the good fight." Long live books!