A)
Attendance:
Congratulations to the following grade levels for their attendance submittal:
1st place: 12th grade
2nd place: 9th grade
3rd place: 11th grade
4th place: 10th grade
Overall student attendance rate for the month of October was 94.3% and as of 11/15/19 we are at 94.2%.
Thank you to the Science department for having 100% attendance submittal and to PE and English for having 98%. Great job Falcons!
Taking accurate attendance is a major concern we are having. Students are being marked present when they are not at school. This is causing inaccurate attendance reporting and is also causing concerns with parents regarding students attendance.
We need to continue to remind our students the importance of being in school and in class. Remember 96% or higher attendance rate for every student.
Please continue to use the PSA online referral form if you have a concern regarding any students attendance. The PSA's will respond to the referral in a timely manner.
B) Teachers, remember to sign up for Ms. Borrus' and LA Opera's Production of
"Orpheus"
on Tuesday. Enjoy some theater as we launch into the holiday season! The production will begin after lunch and will extend into 6th period. Check your boxes - or check with Ms. Borrus - for more information.
C)
On Thursday, the
Math Department
will have an all-day pull-out PD. Also on Thursday, the
ILT
will meet after school in Room 235.
D) School Experience Surveys:
Staff, remember to complete your
School Experience Surveys
prior to Tuesday, November 19. When you finish, send your signed verification to Ms. Castellon. For those who have not completed by Tuesday afternoon, the Faculty Meeting will allow you time to do so.
Please keep track on the 5 column rosters of the school experience surveys that students are turning in during your 8th period.
E)
Attention 9
th
and 10
th
Grade Students!!:
On Wednesday, November 20, 2019 and Thursday, November 21, 2019,
Vision to Learn
will be on our campus to conduct vision screenings from 8:00am-2:55pm.
F)
Parents:
Parents on
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
we will be conducting our Parent Classroom Walk Through in the History department classes during
2nd Period
from
9:00am-10:00am
. During our classroom visits, parents will have the opportunity to observe for 10 minutes in each classroom and will look for evidence of a SOAR Board (Standards, Objective, Agenda, and Reflection), 3C1: Standards Based Learning Activities, and a Class Ambassador.
Parent classroom walk through is an opportunity to engage our parents in dialogue and give them examples of what learning looks like in our classrooms. All parents are invited to participate and we will be meeting in the Parent Center at 8:45am.
G)
Alternate Education Options Fair
Mr. Chow and Ms. Herrera will be hosting an Alternate Education Options fair on Thursday, November 21. Students that are behind in credits will be invited to the fair to meet the different options that are available to them.
H)
ILT Meeting #7
On Thursday, November 21 from 3:15pm-5pm. We will be having an ILT meeting in room 235. Please be prompt and present. We will be analyzing and discussing the exit tickets from the period by period and we will be revising our PD calendar.
I)
New Cell Phone Policy:
Teachers, thank you for helping to spread the word about the start of our new cell phone policy. Flyers and posters have been created to help promote the new policy. We need to continue to let students know what the policy is and that the policy will be in full effect starting the first day of second semester. Reminder that the new policy prohibits cell phone use in the classroom. If you need assistance with technology that can be used in the class, please see Ms. M. Miller and she can assist you. She will be offering various enrichment Professional Developments to assist you with this.
J) The
TUPE Drug and Alcohol program
will be working with Ms. Felix and Mr. Keys to facilitate two programs here on campus. If you have students that you think will benefit from being apart of this program, please send them an email or drop a note in their box. If you would like more information about the program, please see either of them.
K)
Office Hours:
Office Hours have begun. Please notify your students of the day and hour that you will be available. Tutor X time will be compensated 1 hour a week per teacher.
Door sheets are done and will be posted this week.
Lastly, if you have chosen lunch time, please still adhere to the objective of office hours which is to support any Falcon with academic support and to answer any questions they may have.
All teachers who offer office hours are to turn in their office hours at the end of each month.
L)
City Year Tutoring
City Year tutoring has begun in the student cafeteria from 3pm-5pm. Please encourage students to attend tutoring for extra help. Any student may attend.
M)
AVID:
Thank you to everyone that voted for the AVID t-shirt design. A flyer will be given out to the AVID students to order shirts. We will be also selling shirts to our staff.
N)
APEX Credit Recovery
During Thanksgiving Break, school will be open for students to work on their APEX course. School will be open on Saturday, November 23, and Monday-Wednesday November 25-27 from 8:30-1:30pm. Location will be in room 114.
O)
City Year-Planned Interventions
City Year has begun their planned interventions and starting to pull out students during 8th period to support with student gaps and learning. Schedule will be provided to teachers through email.
P)
After-School Tutoring
is available in the Library daily from 3pm-5pm from now until Thanksgiving vacation for students seeking help with college applications, and seeking to raise grades from the 15-week to the 20-week mark. The after-school tutoring program will likely continue after Thanksgiving vacation and until the holiday season, budgets pending.
Q)
November is Homeless Awareness Month
, help support by wearing green on Fridays. A flyer was placed in your boxes last week from Mrs. Martin the PSA regarding this event.
