Good evening-
It's hard to believe we have already reached December. I hope to see many of you at Owen O'Leary's this Friday at 4pm. We look forward to saying thank you for the great work you do each and every day.
I want to make you aware of some faculty changes & updates.
We are very pleased to welcome two new teachers to the World Language department.
Velma Flores joins us as a 0.8 Spanish teacher taking over in the position that was vacated about a month ago. Our students have been very patient during this time and we look forward to getting them back on track.
Bart Franta is joining us on Monday, December 3 as Lauren Wolfe's long-term substitute for the remainder of the school year. We wish her all the best welcoming her new baby!
Lisa Dunn and Emily Kulik will share the role of World Language department liaison during Ms. Wolfe's absence.
Matt Messer, one of our Wellness teachers, is on leave for the remainder of the calendar year. John Ciampaglia will be covering for him. Mr. Messer will be back in January.
Brian Garrigan will also be on leave once he and Ms. Wolfe welcome baby Garrigan. I will share more information on coverage for his caseload while he is out in the next week or so.
Upcoming events in December:
Please consider joining the Superintendent's Zoom session on Thursday, December 6.
from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm. We will discuss a variety of topics such as the David Mindess School Building Project, the Blueprint for Continuous Student Improvement process, the 2019-20 APS Budget, as well as other topics of interest, and all of this can be done in the comfort of your home.
It's hard to believe we have already reached December. I hope to see many of you at Owen O'Leary's this Friday at 4pm. We look forward to saying thank you for the great work you do each and every day.
I want to make you aware of some faculty changes & updates.
We are very pleased to welcome two new teachers to the World Language department.
Velma Flores joins us as a 0.8 Spanish teacher taking over in the position that was vacated about a month ago. Our students have been very patient during this time and we look forward to getting them back on track.
Bart Franta is joining us on Monday, December 3 as Lauren Wolfe's long-term substitute for the remainder of the school year. We wish her all the best welcoming her new baby!
Lisa Dunn and Emily Kulik will share the role of World Language department liaison during Ms. Wolfe's absence.
Matt Messer, one of our Wellness teachers, is on leave for the remainder of the calendar year. John Ciampaglia will be covering for him. Mr. Messer will be back in January.
Brian Garrigan will also be on leave once he and Ms. Wolfe welcome baby Garrigan. I will share more information on coverage for his caseload while he is out in the next week or so.
Upcoming events in December:
Please consider joining the Superintendent's Zoom session on Thursday, December 6.
from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm. We will discuss a variety of topics such as the David Mindess School Building Project, the Blueprint for Continuous Student Improvement process, the 2019-20 APS Budget, as well as other topics of interest, and all of this can be done in the comfort of your home.
Join Zoom Meeting
12/13/18- Minding Your Mind presentation-We will host two student presentations during day and invite the entire Ashland community to join us for a presentation in evening.
11th & 12th - F block
9th & 10th - G block
This presentation is "an interactive presentation on mental health, designed to train both adults and youth on how to recognize the warning signs of stress, anxiety, depression, and crisis. Just Talk About It will educate parents, adolescents, and the adults who support them to look beyond stigma and notice warning signs in themselves and their peers... participants will come to understand ways to assist others, how to cultivate positive coping skills, and ways to ask for help."
11th & 12th - F block
9th & 10th - G block
This presentation is "an interactive presentation on mental health, designed to train both adults and youth on how to recognize the warning signs of stress, anxiety, depression, and crisis. Just Talk About It will educate parents, adolescents, and the adults who support them to look beyond stigma and notice warning signs in themselves and their peers... participants will come to understand ways to assist others, how to cultivate positive coping skills, and ways to ask for help."
12/18/18- visit from South African students through Hammer & Chisel. We are once again excited to welcome 22 students and 2 teachers from South Africa for the school day. Students will spend the day shadowing our AHS students.
Food for thought....
We had a great discussion around our level system and overall equity issues at our Lead Learner meeting last Tuesday. I was so pleased to see other educators, who I know feel passionate about equity, join us. I hope more of you will consider joining these discussions as well as the innovation team meetings as we move forward in our goal of always doing whats best for students.
This article was timely given our discussion. 10 Ways Educators Can Take Action in Pursuit of Equity
Reclaiming Our Calling; The New Book from Brad Gustafson
Food for thought....
We had a great discussion around our level system and overall equity issues at our Lead Learner meeting last Tuesday. I was so pleased to see other educators, who I know feel passionate about equity, join us. I hope more of you will consider joining these discussions as well as the innovation team meetings as we move forward in our goal of always doing whats best for students.
This article was timely given our discussion. 10 Ways Educators Can Take Action in Pursuit of Equity
Reclaiming Our Calling; The New Book from Brad Gustafson
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