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September 28, 2020

 Good evening-

I hope you enjoyed a lovely long weekend and a good holy day for those of you that observe Yom Kippur.

Voting for faculty meeting will occur this week. Chas will send something out. The expectation will be that all faculty members are in the building for meetings. You will vote for before (7:15am) or after (3pm) meetings on the 2nd Thursday of the month.

Please remember to update iPass at least every two weeks. The window to see grades was opened to students and parents at the end of last week since we have completed two weeks of school. All faculty should have at least one grade entered for students.

Thank you for your continued efforts to take attendance each class period. It is important we track students when they are both in the building as well as remote. 

I will be looking for feedback on the need for students to receive extra help or review due to absences and how you are meeting that need. I am sure this will be a challenge this year and I would like to support your efforts to work creatively with students. 

If you are interested in serving on the AHS Site Council please let me know ASAP. We will meet virtually at 4pm on Wednesday's. Meetings are once a month prior to a School Committee meeting and will be held this year on the 4th Wednesday of each month.

Please complete the attached Club/activity feedback form to share how you plan to run your club this year. If you do not intend to run your club please let me know as well. Club meetings must happen virtually, outside of school hours, at this time. 

Back to School Night: We will host a virtual Back to School evening on Thursday, October 22nd from 7-8pm. Please plan to create and send a Google Meet links to your student's parents so that you can introduce yourself and the curriculum to your families. Similar to a regular Back to School Night we will host 10 minute class sessions for parents, after a brief introduction of how things are going and what parents should know about AHS and the 2020-2021 school year. 

IEP meetings:
You may be invited to an IEP meeting for a student you do not have yet. This is due to the scheduling constraints and in order to spread out attendance. This is a time for you to hear about the student, whether you have them now or will have them in the future. Please plan to attend these meetings as it is a professional responsibility.

Have a great week and please don't hesitate to reach out with questions. I would love to attend some live streamed classes this week or see what you are doing in your Google Classroom if anyone would like to share! I am hearing great reports from parents. Keep doing great things but also be mindful that you can't do everything you would do in a typical year...and that is okay. It is so evident how hard you are all working. Remember to give yourself a break.

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