| Monday, April 30 | Tuesday, May 1 | Wednesday, May 2 | Thursday, May 3 | Friday, May 4 |
| Direct Teaching Walkthrough … NYSESLAT Testing … 3:00 : Video Game Club
Talent Show Rehearsal … 3:00 – 3:45: PNA Leadership Team Meeting | NYSESLAT Testing … 3:00: Theater Club
Talent Show Rehearsal … 3:00 – 3:45: Instructional Cabinet Meeting | 10th & 11th Grade Trip to Pratt Institute … NYSESLAT Testing … 4th Period: Senior Committee Meeting … 3:00: Youth Court Training
Talent Show Rehearsal … 3:00 – 3:45: Testing Team Meeting | 10th & 11th Grade Trip to Monroe College … 12th Grade SLC Trip … NYSESLAT Testing … Student Government ... 3:00: Theater Club
Youth Court
Young Women’s Empowerment Group
Talent Show Rehearsal … 3:00 – 3:45: Accreditation Committee Meeting | Attendance Celebration … NYSESLAT Testing … 8:30: Attendance Team Meeting … 7th Period: Department Meetings … 8th Period: Grade Team Meetings Safety & Discipline Team Meeting … 2:00 – 2:45: Staff Meeting |
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Hard Lockdown Procedures
In the coming weeks, the campus will go through a hard lockdown GRP drill. As a reminder, when there is a hard lockdown, all staff and students must remain in their location, with the door locked, and the lights out. Additionally, everyone must move to the back of the classroom (away from doors). For a review of the GRP protocols, see the link below:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6WHFcu0bs1kM2QwZWY2YTEtYWZiYi00YjJiLWFkYjItZmVlNmUwYzI5Mzc3/edit
See Mr. Liu if you have any questions.
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Direct Teaching Walkthrough
This Monday, members of our network team will join administration and conduct an instructional walkthrough. The lens for this walkthrough will be the Direct Teaching area of our Instructional Framework. Please ensure you have a copy of your lesson plan accessible for visitors. All teachers should expect visitors to one of their classes. The walkthroughs will take place between 1st and 8th periods. To view the Direct Teaching portion of the PNA Instructional Framework rubric, click the link below:
https://sites.google.com/site/frameworkrubric/
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NYSESLAT Testing
NYSESLAT testing has begun for our ELL students. The ELL department will be administering the speaking portion of this mandatory state test. The speaking portion is a one-on-one test that takes around 15 minutes per student. There are currently 69 ELL students attending PNA, and approximately three to four students per period will be pulled from your classes to take the exam. See Ms. Heller (aheller7@schools.nyc.gov) if you have questions.
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Spring 2012 Credit Recovery Posting (REMINDER)
There are four spring credit recovery per session positions available. 1 English, 1 Math, 1 Social Studies, and 1 Science teacher will supervise credit recovery once a week for one hour. The credit recovery program will run for 5 weeks. Interested candidates should refer to the posting which can be found at the following link:
https://sites.google.com/site/pnapostings/afterschool-credit-recovery-posting-spring-2012
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NYC Writing Project’s Summer Program (REMINDER)
This summer the NYCWP is offering an Advanced Summer Institute - The Uncommon Core: Creative Approaches to Working with Narrative, Argument, and Informational Text. The Advanced Institute is geared toward committed educators who have previous experience with the Writing Project and/or a solid foundation in composition studies/the teaching of writing. More information can be found at the following link:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6WHFcu0bs1kNHdQUXdHQmFZVFE/edit
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Open Market Hiring System (REMINDER)
The New York City Open Market Hiring System opens in Sunday, April 15th and will be available through August. This system is used by teachers and other staff to view and apply for opportunities across the city. The system can be accessed at the following link:
https://www.nycenet.edu/offices/dhr/transferplane/default.aspx