AHS Faculty/staff news

Good evening- I hope you had a nice weekend. I know for many it was filled with grading and planning for the start of semester 2. The grading window will close on Wednesday afternoon at 3pm . Please remind students to check their schedules as semester courses and study halls have changed. Lunches remain the same. All teachers should be starting the process of course recommendations. The window will close for teachers on February 10. Please ask if you need assistance.  Last week I asked liaisons hold department discussions on how midyear exams are used to provide students feedback and inform your curriculum. Some liaisons have shared notes from the department discussion but we would love to hear from you how you will review exams with students and help them to be reflective learners. Feel free to invite your evaluator by this week to see how you share feedback with students.  Friday is the second annua  Flag Day ceremony . It will be held in the gym during the X-block time...

Good morning- The course recommendation window is open for teachers.  If you need assistance on how to make recommendations please let one of us know. The Teacher’s Quick Start Guide for Student Course Recommendations is attached.  The  Course Registration process for 2023-2024  will start next week when the window opens for teachers. The Program of Studies will be finalized this week and we will start the rollover process Please start talking to your students about your recommendations. For your planning purposes, we will hold class meetings to review the course approval process the week of February 13,  during X block:  11th grade- February 13  10th grade- February 14   9th grade- February 15 A reminder that midyear exams will remain weighted at 5% of a full year course this year. Please check your weights in iPass to make sure they are:      Full year class: 22.5%, 22.5%, 5%, 22.5%, 22.5%, 5%      Half year c...

Good evening- I hope you had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the extra day. I will see you tomorrow at 8am for the kickoff to the PD day in the auditorium.  It seems not everyone got this message, I apologize. Exams will remain weighted at 5% of a full year course this year. Please check your weights in iPass to make sure they are:      Full year class: 22.5%, 22.5%, 5%, 22.5%, 22.5%, 5%     Half year class: 45%, 45%, 10% The Class of 2027 will be in the building on Thursday, January 26. They will arrive at about 1pm and will tour the building with peer leaders and a staff member. The groups love to stop into classrooms to say hi! We are going to run regular x-blocks this week. Please check that you have created activities for those three days and remind students to check their sign-up's during first block on Wednesday.  There will be no X-block on Monday the 23rd (students will remain in 2nd block). Regular x-blocks will resume again on Tuesday...

Good morning all- I hope you had a great first week of 2023.  Faculty meeting is Thursday at 2:55pm in the library.  This coming weekend is Family Reconnect Weekend. Here is a reminder of expectations: 1. Ensure that long-term assignments are not due the following week (January 18-20). 2. Avoid an increase in student workload leading up to the reconnect weekend. 3. Do not assign any schoolwork over the weekend 4. Do not schedule tests and quizzes for the day after the reconnect weekend (no tests/quizzes Wednesday, January 18).   I am sure many students may start using the time to prep for midyear exams so this could be a good week to share study guides.  Here is the 2023 Midyear exam schedule . Please remember to review it with students.  AEFI Grant application - The Innovation Grant season is open. Please let me know if you have ideas for a grant. Thanks again to the staff members who attended the AI discussion. Here are a few resources for your use.  If ...

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful break with a chance to relax and spend time with family and friends.  We are almost halfway there. I will share the midyear exam schedule later this week once liaisons provide some feedback. I will plan to share it with students and guardians on Friday. There is no X-block today, Tuesday, January 3. Please instruct students to spend this time signing up for activities for the week. Remind them the semester comes to an end in less than 3 weeks! Please welcome some new staff members to the AHS family! Will Viti starts today in the history department. He is a certified history teacher who will be teaching psychology. Elizabeth Darling will be starting sometime in the next week with the EL department as an ESP.  We saw an uptick in staff illness/absences before break that I anticipate will continue into the new year. A few reminders regarding absences: 1. Please make sure to include your plans in your request. It can be as simple as sayin...