Thursday, December 20, 2012

January 2 - January 5


Monday,
December 31
Tuesday,
January 1
Wednesday,
January 2
Thursday,
January 3
Friday,
January 4
Saturday,
January 5
Winter Recess
(School Closed)
Winter Recess
(School Closed)
4th Period:
Student Government
3:00 - 3:50:
Yearbook Club
Graffiti Mural Club
Video Game Club
Gear-Up (to 5:30)

3:00 - 3:50:
Youth Court
3:00 – 5:00:
Gear-Up Afterschool Program
3:00 – 3:45:
Accreditation Committee Meeting
8:30:
Attendance Team Meeting
12:20 – 1:10:
Department Meetings
1:10 – 2:00:
Grade Team Meetings
2:00 – 2:45:
Staff Meeting
Saturday Academy

Staff Meeting
There will be a full staff meeting on Friday, January 4th at 2:00pm. Expectations for Regents week (including the Proctor Schedule) will be discussed during this meeting.
Tone & Culture Best Practices
A Tone & Culture walkthrough was recently conducted in all SLC and Health classes. A list of best practices was generated from the data that was gathered. The best practices can be found at the following link:
Department Work in the New Year
Department work will continue when we return in January. The focus will be on designing Common Core aligned units with rigorous essential questions. PD will be offered around this work. Department heads will continue to work on the development of the PNA Literacy Plan and Writing Process. See Ms. Cook (scook@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions.
Request for Personal Day Form (REMINDER)
Effective immediately, if any staff member is requesting the use of a personal day, the first step is to fill out the Request for Personal Day form. Please use this form as a first step as opposed to verbally requesting approval. See Mr. Liu (dliu@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions. The form can be found on the Forms page of the PNA website. It can also be found at the following link:
Youth Court Referrals (REMINDER)
The PNA Youth Court is now open and will begin holding trials. All staff members are encouraged to use the Youth Court Referral Form to recommend students to the court. Ms. O’Connell and Mr. Dinner will also be gathering data from Skedula in order to find students who could be referred. As a reminder, all staff members are strongly encouraged to attend trials and observe the process. Trials will be held every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00. See Mr. Dinner (ldinner@pablonerudaacademy.org) or Ms. O’Connell (hoconnell@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions or are interested in attending a trial. The Youth Court Referral form can be found on the Forms page of the PNA website. It can also be found at the following link: 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGtvYmo0VzZrUkg3Z1BxXzdjQzdrOFE6MQ#gid=0
Update to School Calendar (REMNDER)
This week the Chancellor announced that there would be an update to the school calendar as a result of school closures after Hurricane Sandy. All schools will hold full-day sessions from Wednesday, February 20, through Friday, February 22, which were previously scheduled as part of mid-winter recess. Contact Ms. Cook (scook@pablonerudaacademy.org) if you have questions.