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November 17, 2019

Good evening-

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Report cards were shared with students and parents on Friday. Thank you for the hard work you did getting grades out. If you need to do a grade change please fill out the form and leave it with Linda. Thanks!

Please complete the following survey developed by the X-block working group. They are looking to gather information as we plan the logistics and gather a picture of what offerings might be during X-Block.  The working group has developed the following vision statement for X-block.

"X-block provides a safe, supportive environment by empowering students to be responsible and active partners in their learning experiences, while fostering the social and emotional needs of all members of our school community."

X-block Staff survey

I have been impressed with the work of all working groups. I look forward to sharing the work of the X-block/Building Connections with Students and the Vision of the Graduate groups at our faculty meeting in December. I believe strongly in collaboration and hope you have been enjoying the time to connect with colleagues and discuss best practices and challenges we need to look at.

Please remember that if a student is missing from your class and you are concerned please call the office. It is also an issue you can and should absolutely write the student up for. The Deans do not always have the ability to walk the halls looking for students but will address students missing class as soon as they can.

In the spirit of thanks and appreciation there will not be a curriculum meeting this week. It's mistakenly on the calendar for next week so don't come! Thank you for all that you do each and every day for the students of AHS. I appreciate you all so much.

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