Friday, August 19, 2011

Monday,

August 29

Tuesday,

August 30

Wednesday,

August 31

Thursday,

September 1

Friday,

September 2

PNA Re-Opens

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2:00-3:00:

Technology Team Meeting

2:00-3:00:

Student Learning Communities & College Readiness Team Meeting

2:00-3:00:

School-Wide Data Team Meeting

9:00-12:00:

New Teacher Orientation

2:00-3:00:

Testing Team Meeting

10:00-11:00:

Attendance Team Meeting

PNA Re-Opens

PNA and the Stevenson Campus building re-open on Monday, August 29th. All staff members are welcome and encouraged to come in and begin to unpack/set-up their classrooms and offices. Several team meetings are taking place during the week. All interested staff members are welcome to attend any meeting. Meetings will take place in room 408. Times and dates are listed above.

Creation of the PNA Technology Coordinator

Due to the steadily increasing amounts of technology, PNA now has a Technology Coordinator. Beginning on August 29th, Alex Romero will take on the responsibilities of Technology Coordinator full-time. This position will be extremely important as we implement new resources this year (such as iLearnNYC and Skedula).

New York Cares Day Comes to PNA!

Thanks to the hard work of Carl Barnes and the PNA Youth Service Club, PNA has been selected as a site for this year’s New York Cares Day. To find out more information about this wonderful event, go to the New York Cares Day website.

2010 – 2011 Quality Review Report

PNA’s Quality Review Report for the 2011 – 2012 school year has been released. All staff members should read this report. The feedback listed on the report is being used to shape this year’s school-wide instructional focus, re-shape Grade Team and Department work, and to assist us with as we implement the DYO assessment process. The report can be found here. See Ms. Cook (scook6@schools.nyc.gov) if you have any questions.

PNA Curriculum Planning Templates

As a reminder, all curriculum maps (fully aligned to the Common Core State Standards) will need to be submitted in electronic format by the end of the day on Tuesday, September 6th. Due to urgent information that must be presented to all staff, there will not be time during this PD day to work on your maps. Please visit the PNA Curriculum Planning Page for the following electronic templates: Curriculum Map, Unit Plan, Lesson Plan, and Syllabus. All syllabi will be due in electronic format by end-of-day on Friday, September 9th. Please contact Ms. Cook (scook6@schools.nyc.gov) if you have any questions.

PNA Staff Contact Information Form

All staff members should complete the PNA Staff Contact Information Form by end-of-day Wednesday, September 9th. Please take a moment to fill out this brief form so we can update your contact information for this school year.

PNA Teams Sign-Up (Reminder)

PNA’s Theory of Action states: “The school is organized around the notion that collaboration and shared practices and strategies will create a supportive environment to enhance student achievement”. One cornerstone of our collaborative culture is teaming. As you are aware PNA has several teams that meet periodically and drive some of the work of the school. We are asking all staff to complete the “PNA Teams Sign-up Form” and let us know which teams you are interested in being a part of. The form can be found at the following link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGFGNldOYTU3ckxKcnE4SkZYTlo5Nmc6MQ#gid=0

Note: Even if you are a team leader for one of the teams, please select it as one of the teams you are interested in.