September 19, 2021

Good evening-

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and are ready for our first full week. I am excited to be rolling out X-block this week. I look forward to the many benefits and supports this time will provide for students. Thank you for your planning, feedback, and support. 

X-block training 2nd block tomorrow: X-block Student Training 

Please review the email Erin sent on Friday regarding X-block. Here is the reminder for tomorrow during A/2nd block.

Students will remain in their 2nd block class on Monday (9/20) and teachers will share the Google Slide presentation (attached above) demonstrating how students login and sign up for an activity in FlexTime Manager. We are asking that all teachers who have a 2nd block (A block) class on Monday go through the google slides with your students. 

X-block FAQ's: This document answers questions posed in the staff survey. As always, please ask us if you have a question or concern.

Your iPass rankbook must be updated every two weeks at a minimum. Please check that you are updating grades and that the settings allow for students and parents to see the information.

Please complete the Mandatory Trainings shared with you at the start of the school year. The email came from ARX. 

Vaccine cards!: Don't forget to get a copy of your card to the nurses as soon as possible. You can take a picture and email it to them.

Classroom management reminders:

Teacher detentions should be assigned for first offense classroom behaviors that are not major and do not warrant administrative action.  If a student is late to class (with the exception of first block when they must have a pass from the office), takes an extended bathroom break, leaves without permission before the bell, etc. you should issue a classroom consequence. You are encouraged to document it in iPass as an FYI and state that a teacher detention has been assigned so the Deans can observe if a pattern across classes is emerging. 

We discussed at the beginning of the year that you should call the main office when a student is missing from class rather than texting or emailing administration. This was intended to mean when a student with an ongoing safety concern or behavior monitoring plan. Students who disappear for class for too long should be handled at the classroom level initially. The office does not need to be called for every "disappearance". You should handle extended student breaks on your own and if classroom intervention (reminders to be brief, call home, detention, etc.) do not work

Thank you! 

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