Friday, March 22, 2019

Recapping Wednesday


Great job on Wednesday! When we all work together, for a common goal, we can accomplish anything. It's all about our students success in the end. 

Jimmy Casas is a friend, a member of my PLN and an educator I have a lot of respect for.  This morning he tweeted his daily #ThoughtForTheDay and I thought his video did a great job highlighting what we envision the DLC's becoming.   

 DLC's are about:

Collaborative leadership
Driving professional conversations 
Improving communication within departments 
Working together for the benefit of the students

This is exactly what it is! 

DLC's @ WHS (Presentation I used to introduce DLC's)


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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

WHS Staff News - Week of 3/18/19


Update from the NJDOE on state testing... based on their memo released yesterday, juniors will no longer be required to test in either ELA or Math; however, there is some confusion with this that we are trying to figure out. This could effect juniors who have not met the graduation requirement yet. When we know more I will update everyone.
Just to clarify, the new name of the state testing is New Jersey Student Learning Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. PARCC is no longer used.

Working Wednesday 
We will be meeting as a staff in the Media Center from 3:05 - 4pm.
As a staff we will be discussing school safety based on changes we have made this year and the presentation we saw last week from the Prosecutor's Office.

Looking ahead, Wednesday, May 1, will be our testing meeting to review all state testing protocols.

Recovery Day on 3/29
We will be running a special schedule with all classes meeting.  If we have a snow day between now and then, we will make that day up on March 29.
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Monday, March 11, 2019

WHS Staff News - Week of 3/11/19

I know I am going to jinx myself by saying this but our staff attendance this year has been great! (As Donna reads this, she is saying WHY would he say that ... lol)  Thank you for being here when you can, as much as you can.  I know things come up in life but remember family always comes first. 

 Why am I writing about this today, well last week I was checking in with Mr. Schultz on how the "Sub Hall" was working out this year.  He had a few suggestions and ideas that would help make things a little smoother. Overall he feels things are working out and there have been very few issues all year. 

 Here are a few reminder I wanted to make sure everyone was aware of:
  • Every morning I send a Remind message to the students on which teacher's are absent for the day.  This is working out well and replaced the door signs around the building. We have been doing this since October/November. 
  • Please make sure you are leaving work/posting on Google Classroom. The assignments you are leaving should take most of the period to complete.
  • When possible try to assign work that can be submitted on Classroom at the end of the period.  Having a deadline to complete the work, will help Tommy keep the student on task and help create less issues.  
  • Mr. Schultz has a Waldwickschools.org email account so you can always email him if needed.  Please always cc Donna just in case.  
  • The coverage for the "Sub Hall" for most weeks is Tommy Schultz Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and John Schmeding does it on Wednesday's. 
For the Week

Wednesday March 13 (3:05 - 4pm) in the Little Theatre
Active Shooter Presentation by the Safe Schools Task Force - Bergen County Prosecutor's Office

Thursday, March 14 - Minimum Day/Edcamp (Schedule will be posted before Thursday)

 Tweets/Posts

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

WHS Staff News - Week of 3/4/19

Positive Calls ... The Why Always Matters.  Joe Sanfelippo is an educator I follow on Twitter who does these one minute videos with a weekly Leadership Challenge. They apply to all educators and this one was about positive calls home and the WHY.  I know a lot of you have positive calls/emails as a goal for this year, so I wanted to share this video.  Even if it's not a goal, finding a few minutes to recognize our students for the great things are they are doing goes along way. Relationships Matter! 

 All on Joe's Leadership Challenges 

The Why Always Matters from Joe Sanfelippo on Vimeo.

Working Wednesday Schedule for March 

For Today

Upcoming Wednesday (All staff must attend -mark your calendars)
March 13 (3:05 - 4pm) in the Little Theatre
Active Shooter Presentation by the Safe Schools Task Force - Bergen County Prosecutor's Office 

March 20 (3:05 - 4pm) in the Media Center 
DLC's - Let the work begin

Last call for Teacher/Educational Services Professional of Year (Form)

March 14 Minimum Day / Professional Development (Ed Camp)

**After PD on Thursday, consider bringing your kids over (You can jump too!) to SkyZone in Allendale for a fun afternoon of jumping for a great cause sponsored by the Students for Global Awareness. The students have put this whole event together! Ted and I are very proud of the group. 

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