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January 27, 2019

Good evening-

I hope your weekend was not too tied up with grading.  I know this time of year involves a lot between grades and course recommendations.  Thank you for all that you do!


The course recommendation window is open in iPass. Please have your recommendations completed
by Friday. February 1.  Refer to last weeks information for tips on how to recommendations easily. See me if you have any questions.
Teachers make course recommendations- January 22- February 1
(ALL teachers must have conversations with students and make recommendations- Start
conversations now!)

We will hold class meetings this week to review the course registration process. 
Class meetings- January 31 (B day)
9th grade- 9:35am
10th grade- 10:15am
11th grade- 10:55am

Classes will be called down- do not send them until an announcement is made. It is hard to
predict how long each meeting will take based on student questions.  If someone from your
department would like to talk about any changes in courses please let me know.


MCAS 2.0 is coming
All department Chromebooks will be needed for the following dates for MCAS:
March 19-27 (for ELA MCAS)
May 14-22 (for Math MCAS)
Our goal is to test the entire 10th grade class over the course of two days which will lessen the
number of days you will not have access to the Chromebooks.  Stay tuned for more information.
Food for thought:
The Importance of Isolation


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