Cougar Staff:
By all accounts that I have heard, this year’s testing
efforts were at a very high level! Thank
you so much for emphasizing the importance of every student giving their
best. I truly believe that our results
will be very good when they come back in the fall. I hope that each of you enjoys your well-deserved
three day weekend!
Personnel:
Mrs. Higdon did well with her knee surgery earlier this
week. Please remember her in your
thoughts and prayers for a quick and full recovery.
Mrs. Pearl’s mom got a good report from the doctors
yesterday. She took a fall on Tuesday
when voting in the Republican primary election and broke her arm and jaw. The doctors say that the fractures were “clean
breaks” and surgery should not be necessary.
I know that you all join me in wishing her a speedy recovery as well.
Thank You:
I want to give a special thank you to all of those who
worked on this year’s program reviews for arts & humanities, practical living,
and writing. Our scores look very good,
and with program reviews “counting” this coming year in our overall
accountability, that is great news. I appreciate
your time and efforts in this process.
Assessment Literacy/Peer Observation:
I appreciate everyone’s hard work on Tuesday during our
training in the areas of assessment literacy and peer observation. Becki Pearl did a great job and a great deal
of work in preparing and presenting a lot of important information for us that
day. As far as the peer observations, I
will be recruiting a team of GCMS peer observers in the near future. Let’s approach this in a very positive way
from the very beginning. Peer
observations are just a way to help our teachers be more successful and will
not be part of anyone’s evaluation.
June Staff Days:
As you know, Grayson County Schools will be having staff
days on June 2-6 and closing day on June 7.
Here is a basic outline of our schedule:
June 2 Domains 1 and 4
June 2 Domains 1 and 4
Half of Science Dept.: science
standards w/Elem/HS at Centre on Main, afternoon
Monica Heavrin will meet with our
faculty from 1:30-3:00
Related Arts: arts specific sessions in the afternoon
June 3 Morning,
TBA
Afternoon, Domain 2 and
Student Voice
Half of Science Dept.:
science standards w/Elem/HS at Centre on Main, afternoon
Related Arts: arts specific sessions in the afternoon
June 4 Observations,
CIITS, EDS, Certified Evaluation Plan
Self-Reflection Survey
and Professional Growth
June 5 Data
Analysis and Student Growth
June 6 District-wide
gathering at GCMS
Meal and Touring of local industries
Our supervision of students is especially important at this time of year. Please do everything possible to let students know that you are watching them closely. A little extra supervision can prevent a lot of misbehavior from occurring.
Teacher Tech Survey:
All teachers, counselors,
curriculum coordinators, and librarians in the district need to complete the
survey on this link for this year’s faculty tech assessment. Mr. Graybeal says
it takes about ten minutes. Here's the link:
Quote of the
Day:
“We would
never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.”
~Helen Keller
Coming
Attractions:
May
26…Memorial Day – No school for students or staff
May 27…School
Play for 8th grade, 8:00, for the public, 5:00 pm
May 28…School
Play for 6th grade, 8:00, for 7th grade, 12:00
May 28…Field
Day for 8th grade
May 29…Field
Day for 6th and 7th grade
May 29…8th
Grade Awards Night, 6:00
May
30…Students’ Last Day, 8th Grade Commencement Programs, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00
June 2, 3,
4, 5, 6 will be staff training days.
June
7…Closing Day
July
15-17…Sixth Sense
July
29..GCMS PD Day
July
31...GCMS Opening Day and Back to School Night
Aug.
1….District wide day in Grayson County Schools
Aug. 4…Not a
required work day at GCMS
Aug.
5…Students first day of school
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