PD SCHEDULES

Wednesday & Friday 3.5/3.7.08

“All truth passes through three stages: First it is ridiculed, second it is violently
opposed. Third it is accepted as being self-evident.
- Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher 1788-1860

SCHEDULES UPCOMING PROFESSIONAL PARTICIPATION &

WED
3.5
3:40-4:50 Grade Team Meetings
3:40-5:40 PD Design Team
PERFORMANCE POINTS (P3POINTS)
FRI 12:25-1:25 Lunch
Agendas will be collected and points will be given for all the
3.7 1:30-2:30 Department Meetings
2:40-3:35 Full Staff Meeting RM 201 “evolution transition” meetings. Josh’s new assistant Michelle
will track this information starting March 14. Ryan has all
DELIVERABLES Feb/March agendas that were sent on file so until formal notice
• Grade team meetings & attendance via e-mail PLEASE CONTINUE E-MAILING AGENDAS WITH
• Dept team meetings & attendance via e-mail ATTENDANCE to Ryan.

WEDNESDAY: GRADE TEAM MEETING #1 AGENDA 3:40-4:50 TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 70 minutes
Grade Teams can continue doing work on student learning & engagement.
ROOM 201 (Ricky) 12th Grade ROOM 306 (Nic & Annie) 9th Grade
ROOM 209 (Kyle) 11th Grade ROOM 310 (Hunter) 10th Grade

FRIDAY A: DEPARTMENT TEAM MEETING 1:30-2:30 TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 60 minutes

Dept. Teams can continue their work from first semester.
History - ROOM 317 (Amanda B) ELA # 3: DYO TEAM • ROOM 204 (Linda)
Specials + ELA#4• ROOM 205 (Gail) Science • ROOM 307 (Carly) Math • ROOM 305 (The Dil)

FRIDAY B: FULL STAFF W/ iTeam PRESENTATION 2:40-3:35 TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 55 minutes
RM 211 (Toguchi)
The iTeam will do an overview of their work and announcements will be made on Evolution #4’s progress.

REMINDERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• MOCK SQR TUESDAY, MARCH 18 - ALL DAY!!! The Network Team will accompany Josh, Ryan and Steph to all classrooms for
15-minute visits during the course of the day. The goal is to see everyone in action for at least 10-15 minutes so please have your
curriculum binders and SQR visit folders prepared. A SQR checklist will be given out by Friday’s (3.7) meeting.

•THE PD DESIGN TEAM: We are happy to announce that all those who applied (Jen, René, Annie, Emily & Gail) are invited to
participate in the PD design team.

• TEACHERS CHOICE: All purchases for Teachers Choice must be completed by March 15th. SAVE ALL RECEIPTS. ATTACH THEM
TO ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT located on-line and submit them to Michelle by March 30th.

• MID-YEAR REVIEWS BEGAN FEB 5th. Yaletza & Mabel please reschedule your meeting w/ Michelle ASAP.

•FRIDAY, MARCH 7: Joshua will be out of the building all day for a PD.
Reminders & Announcements cont. on next page
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WORKING SCHEDULE: Feb 27-March 20

Wed Feb 27 GRADE TEAM MEETINGS 3:40-4:50
Fri Feb 29 DEPARTMENT TEAM MEETINGS
FULL STAFF MEETING
Mon March 3 PD DESIGN TEAM DINNER 4pm-7pm. RESTAURANT TBD
Wed March 5 GRADE TEAM MEETINGS 3:40-4:50
PD DESIGN TEAM meeting 3:40-5:40
Fri March 7 FULL STAFF: I-Team Presentation on school, policies, procedures, progress and goals.
DEPARTMENT MEETINGS
Wed March 12 GRADE TEAM MEETINGS 3:40-4:50
Fri March 14 DEPARTMENT MEETINGS ALL AFTERNOON
END MARKING PERIOD #1
Mon March 17 Publish, release and begin PD Evolution #4
Tue March 18 MOCK SQR: NETWORK TEAM VISITS
Wed March 19 TBA March 14
Th March 20 MARKING PERIOD #1 GRADES DUE 3:30 PM

• FYI - FIXED PD TIMES: While the PD Design Team creates new PD structures we do know that the time blocks for the remainder
of the year will be: 70 minutes on Wednesdays, Friday’s LUNCH will be EXTENDED to one hour & Friday PD time will be 1:30-
3:35. Please be on time to meetings.

• ALL STAFF/TEACHERS MUST SIGN IN AT 312 WHEN THEY ENTER BUILDING. Sign-in sheet will be collected by Joshua at 9:30
AM Daily.

•MARKING PERIOD END DATES: MP1 – March 14 • MP2 – May 2 • MP3 – June 20

•PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES will be Thursday, April 3 (5:30-8:00PM) and Friday, April 4 (1-3:30PM)

•HEADS UP! Remember your classroom is a public space and you should always be putting your best pedagogical foot
forward every day with or without an outside observer. COMING SOON visits from: the Council of School Supervisors and
Administrators President Ernie Logan, The Tiger Foundation, The Bay Foundation and the Mock SQR with Network Reps.

BK STAFF BirTHDays: MARCH

NAME BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY FAV BEVERAGE FAVORITE CANDY, COOKIE FAVORITE FRUIT
MM/DD/YR YEAR (NON-ALCHOHOLIC) OR SNACK FOOD
Jennifer Gowers March 4 1980 Diet Coke Chocolate Chip Cookies Clementine
Angel Mercado March 5 Pepsi Snickers Star fruit / Carambola Apple
Sara Toguch March 10 Welch’s Grape Juice Sugar Orange Slices Gala Apple
René Bosolet Jr. March 18 Vitamin Water XXX Chocolate Chip Cookies Pineapples
Malinda Diaz-Proeve March 26 Coke Trail Mix and Chocolate Mango, Banana
Daniel Sittol March 30 1972 Coffee (light & sweet) Chocolate Chip Cookies Red grapes (small)

•PARTICIPATE! If you have an announcement you would like to make in the Wed or Fri announcements please send your
announcement to Ryan as soon as possible. Also, please send quotes and cartoons for Wed agendas - I would love to use words
and images you pass along.
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• ABSENCES/LATENESS - Please report Absence to Michelle at 646 431-2614 between the hours of 3:30 pm until 9:30 pm.
From 9:30 pm onward you must call Subcentral and report your absence to 718 935-6740 with your file number. Lateness should
be reported ASAP to Michelle, Joshua or Stephanie