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November 1, 2020

Good evening all-

Here is the schedule for our PD time on Tuesday. 

November 3 Professional Development:
Our PD day will consist of 3 activities. We will meet as a faculty online at 8:30am for Part 2 of our Equity training. Thank you for all of the work you have done this year to support students in this area. The current situation creates so many issues of inequity that many of you have brought forward. I hope this session helps you to continue to keep this work as a focus as you prepare for Term 2.

8:30 am Equity training:
Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88497425226?pwd=UThRb1k0UWl5djhRK1pqMS85UTNYQT09

Meeting ID: 884 9742 5226
Passcode: nb93Cz

10:15 am MyLife training:
Here is the link for the MyLife training as well as the educator checklist that we would like everyone to have for the training. 



11:45 am NEASC/department work
Our NEASC visit is still scheduled for December 13-16. We did a lot of work on our priority areas last year and need to spend time just updating and refining on Tuesday.

Priority Area 1 --

Develop a written document describing the school's core values, beliefs about learning, and vision of the graduate.

Priority Area 2 --

Ensure that the school community takes collective responsibility for the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional well-being of every student and can demonstrate how each student is known, valued, and connected.

Priority Area 3 --

Ensure that Ashland High School has the appropriate systems in place to support student learning and well-being.

Priority Area 4--

Ensure that Ashland High School has a written curriculum in a consistent format for all courses in all departments and that learners demonstrate their learning through a variety of assessment strategies that inform classroom instruction and curriculum.

Priority Area 5--

Ensure that professional practices and structures are in place to support student learning

and well-being.


I will share links to committee and department work completed during the 2019-2020 school year by the end of the day Monday. Please review as a department and update anything that has changed during the past 8 months (outside of COVID!!) Once those tasks are completed you can focus on other department work and prep for Term 2. 
Department liaisons, please spend time Tuesday or in the next week or so updating curricular/text lists. 


End of Term 1 is November 13, next Friday. The grading window will open on Friday and will remain  open until Wednesday, November 18 at 3pm.

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