PD SCHEDULES

WEEK OF APRIL 14-18, 2008

“Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, ‘Certainly, I can!’ Then get busy and find out how
to do it. “
Theodore Roosevelt – 26th President of the United States (‘01-’09) - 1858-1919

SCHEDULES UPCOMING PROFESSIONAL PARTICIPATION &

WED
4.16
3:40-4:50 Full Staff Meeting Schedule PERFORMANCE POINTS (P3POINTS)
P3P points have been run for first marking period. Josh’s new
FRI 12:25-1:25 Lunch
4.18 1:30-2:30 PD Cohort DeBrief
secretary Ivette Pimienta will track this information starting April
2:40-3:35 Powerschool Time 5. PLEASE CONTINUE E-MAILING AGENDAS WITH
ATTENDANCE to Ryan until further notice.
DELIVERABLES 1pt – 4.16 Full Staff Mtg. Logs
2pt – 4.18 PD Window #2 Visit + DeBrief
• Powerschool Updates
5pt – Powerschool up to date.
• PD Window #2 Observation Materials

WEDNESDAY: FULL STAFF MEETING 3:40-4:50 TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 70 minutes

For the first 15-minutes Josh, Steph & Maggie will re-introduce the scheduling options for next year. There will be a vote on the
schedules. The remaining time will be used to A. go over SQR issues and B. get feedback on teacher retreat needs/issues.

FRIDAY A: PD COHORT WINDOW #1 Debrief 1:30-2:30 TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 60 minutes

PD observation cohort will explore themes, goals and ideas for improvement during this post-observation. Please report to the
room of the teacher you observed.
ROOM 308 (Karl) Emily, Kim, Annie, Carly, Kyle, Manal RYAN ROOM 318 (Chido) Hunter, Linda, Baylor, Gail, Bethany, Nate ANDI
ROOM 210 (Arantxa) Ricky, Nic, Mabel, Carlos, Dani, Jaz STEPH ROOM 211 (Jason) Jen, Algiers, René, Sara JOSHUA

FRIDAY B: POWERSCHOOL GRADE/ETC. WORK TIME 2:30-3:30 TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 60 minutes
Power School needs to be updated and accurate before you leave for Spring Break on April 18. This is the halfway point for MP2.
At 3:30 that afternoon all Power School Grades will be checked in. This is being done to make sure we are tracking student
progress and grades and having this data collected and utilized is essential for upcoming events.

REMINDERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

9TH AND 10TH GRADE SCIENCE FAIR
Friday, April 18th • 9am - 12:15pm (1st - 5th) • Rooms 305, 306, 307, 309
Everyone is invited - even if it is just for 5 minutes. Teachers/staff/students will be asked
to walk around to the different projects and have the students explain their findings. The
9th grade projects will be judged. Judge one or judge them all - whatever you have time
for! A fun rubric measuring technical knowledge, as well as both the verbal and visual
presentations will be provided, with the best projects will be given the chance to present
as a student watershed conference in upstate New York. Caloric-based door prizes will
be available for all who take the time (and energy) to judge!

Reminders & Announcements cont. on next page

 REMINDERS & ANNOUNCEMENTS CONT.
Friday, April 18, 2008 - 9:30 a.m until 2:00 p.m. we will be having Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Workshops in the cafeteria. One workshop will be at 9:30 am and the other at 11:30 a.m. We are asking
the 9th and 10th to go down first then the 11th and 12th. Please suggest to students that they invite their
parents to this event.

• THANK YOU: To all staff that opened their doors/assisted with the Tyger foundation visit.

• TWO MORE NETWORK MOCK SQRs are scheduled for April 17 & 28th!!

• FYI : 11th Grade Students & Staff will be out of the building on a full grade Ramapo retreat Wednesday April 15th.

• April 19th is National Youth Service Day and Amelia and the UP team are painting murals in our school with the help of City
Year. All students and staff and families are invited. 9am-2pm.

• Power School needs to be updated and accurate before you leave for Spring Break on April 18. This is the halfway
point for MP2. At 3:30 that afternoon all Power School Grades will be checked in. This is being done to make sure we are tracking
student progress and grades and having this data collected and utilized is essential for upcoming events. That week Friday B’s PD
session has been left open for you to do Powerschool updates. If you have not updated power school logs before break letters will
be written to file.

• INTERNET ISSUES? Please report any issues relating to internet access to Angel ASAP. For more information see Angel’s 3.25
email titled “Wireless Internet.”

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

• MAY 2&3: Friday/Saturday BK Staff Retreat @ Glen Cove Mansion, Long Island, NY (4th Reminder)

• MARKING PERIOD END DATES:

MP2 – May 2 GRADES DUE: Between March 9-12 - cut off 5:00 PM Monday March 12.
MP3 – June 20. GRADES DUE: 5PM June 20th.

• FYI THURSDAY MAY 8: Juniors will be at a college fair in the AM.

• MAY 6-7: Senior overnight retreat at Ramapo.

• MAY 9-11: Senior Trip to Virginia Beach.
• MAY 30: Senior breakfast & BK PROM @ Eastwood Manor

BK STAFF Birthdays: APRIL

NAME BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY FAV BEVERAGE FAVORITE CANDY, COOKIE FAVORITE FRUIT
MM/DD/YR YEAR (NON-ALCHOHOLIC) OR SNACK FOOD
J. Kyle VanNort April 3 1962 Gatorade – blue or Blue Gummy Sharks Bosc Pear
purple, not orange!
Lance Ozier April 4 Coffee Shrimp Kiwi
Karl Boyno April 18 1977 Cold Seltzer Sugar Wafers Fuyu Persimmon/Pomegranate
Algiers Brown April 28 1980 Water Chocolate Chip Cookies Orange