Friday, September 12, 2014

09-15-14



Monday,
September 15
Tuesday,
September 16
Wednesday,
September 17
Thursday,
September 18
Friday,
September 19
Extra-Curricular sign up Begins
3:00 – 3:45:
Instructional Cabinet Meeting
3:00 – 3:45:
PNA Leadership Team Meeting

Per session Due
4:00 – 5:00:
SLT/PTA
5:00 – 5:30:
Spring Honor Roll Ceremony
5:30 – 8:00:
Back to School Night (Parent Teacher Conferences)

Last day for Baseline Assessments
12:30 -1:15:
Department Meetings
12:30 – 1:15:
Attendance Team Meeting
1:15 – 2:00:
Grade Team Meetings
1:15 – 2:00:
Safety Meeting
1:15 – 2:00:
Paraprofessional Meeting
After School:
Staff Retreat – Orchard Beach (Optional)


Emergency Lesson Plans (ACTION REQUIRED)
Three Emergency Lesson Plans are due TODAY. Materials should be placed in Mr. Liu’s mailbox.
Honor Roll Ceremony; Back to School Night (Parent Teacher Conferences)
Wednesday, September 17th is our annual Back to School night.  Due to the new contract, this night will be considered one of the 4 Parent-Teacher Conference Nights for this school year.  Parents are invited to the school to meet their child’s teachers and visit their classrooms.  A Spring Honor Roll Celebration and PTA meeting will also take place prior to the conferences.  This is an important opportunity for staff to meet parents and welcome them to PNA for the school year. 
Update Bulletin Boards (ACTION REQUIRED)
In preparation for Parent-Teacher Conferences, please ensure bulletin boards are updated.  A walkthrough will be conducted at the end of the day on Monday, September 15th. You may refer to the PNA staff handbook for additional information on bulletin board expectations:  https://sites.google.com/site/pablonerudaacademynyc/pna-staff-handbook
Lesson Plan
As mentioned during our staff meeting, as well as in the staff handbook, the expectation for this year is that a copy of your lesson plan will be in the door basket outside your room each day.  Alternatively you may keep an additional copy of your lesson plan in a binder or folder labeled “Lesson Plan” on your teacher desk if you are concerned about leaving it on the door. 
Observation selection - Option 4
On Wednesday, September 10th the City announced that there will be an Option 4 (Minimum of 4 informal observations) for teachers rated effective during the 2014-15 school year.  Teachers who were rated Effective and have already selected Option 2 (Minimum of 6 informal observations), your selection will be automatically changed to Option 4.  Teachers who were rated effective and have already selected Option 1 (Minimum of 1 Formal, and 3 Informal observations), must notify Mr. Liu if you would like to change to Option 4.
Parent Involvement Time
During our first PD session all teachers were required to select their Parent Involvement day (Tuesday or Thursday).  Please be advised that on your Parent Involvement day you may not collect per session until 3:30PM.  If you need to change your day, please contact Mr. Liu.
You may find your official day with the following link:
Initial Planning Conferences and Observations
Initial Planning Conferences (IPC) will be completed for all teachers on Monday, September 15th.  Observations will start Thursday, September 18th.  
SMART Board Exchange
To support teachers who have asked for examples of SMART Board presentations.  SMART Board has a presentation library that is available at:
Overtime Postings
A new overtime posting has been posted for the fall:

H-Bank – Saturday Physical Space
Teacher – PNA Newsletter

All postings can be found at the following link: