Happy St. Patrick's Day!

This Week at GCMS:

I wish you the Luck ‘O the Irish on this St. Patrick’s Day!  I have seen lots of shamrocks and Leprechauns around at GCMS today.   If you didn’t wear your green today, I hope that you were not reminded the hard way!

Legislation in Frankfort:

I know that many of you are very interested in what is going on in Frankfort with the Governor’s proposed cuts to education in Kentucky.  I know that you are also very interested in the funding of KTRS.  The House of Representatives passed a Budget Bill (HB 303) yesterday.  I know that many of you called or emailed Tim Moore, and you may want to contact Senator Carroll Gibson as the budget is considered in the Senate.  Tim Moore called me yesterday and explained that he did not vote for HB 303 because the House would not include some amendments that he supported.  Sometimes the process and the politics seem to prevent things from getting accomplished in government.  I did appreciate him calling to discuss the bill and other education issues.  It is always good to reach out to our representatives and let them know what we are thinking on the issues.  If we do not speak up, we are certainly never heard.

Congratulations Susan:

I want to congratulate Susan Higdon on her upcoming retirement from teaching.  We will certainly miss Susan at GCMS.  She has worked long and hard for our students and our school, and I appreciate her years of service and dedication to the children of our community.

Good Luck Students!

Good luck to the GCMS Academic Team at State Governor’s Cup this weekend!  The GCMS FPS team will compete at state, along with Payton Abney in written composition.  We are very proud of these students and wish them the best!

Good luck to GCMS students participating in the annual Western Kentucky University History Contest tomorrow at WKU.  Grayson County students have traditionally done very well in the contest and we wish this year’s group the best as well.

Good luck to the GCMS Volleyball team as conference tournament play starts next week.  This year’s tournament will be at Ohio County starting on Monday, March 21.

Good luck to the GCMS archery team at regional competition on Friday evening at Warren East.

Teacher Evaluations:

We have enjoyed getting into a lot of classrooms lately.  Formal observations are winding down, and summative evaluation conferences are coming up fast.  We will need to complete all non-tenured summative conferences (including Domains 1 and 4) by April 30.  We will need to complete all tenured summative conferences (6^th grade, Title, and Unit teachers) by May 15.  As you complete your documentation of 1 and 4, please get with the administrator in charge of your evaluation to set up a summative conference.

Quote of the Day:

“Luck is believing you’re lucky.” ~Tennessee Williams

Coming Attractions:

March 18….Selected GCMS students at WKU History Contest

March 18….GCMS Archery at Regional Competition

March 19….GCMS academic team at State Governor’s Cup

March 21-23..GRVC Volleyball Tournament at Ohio County

March 23...Team 5 Showcase Day

March 31...All classroom observations due

April 4-8....Spring Break for GC Schools

April 18….Faculty Meeting/VAL-ED Survey

April 30….Summative Conferences due for non-tenured teachers

May 15…..Summative Conferences due for tenured teachers