Harrison Park Post

 I hate being out of the building, but I especially hate missing events. I will say that Leadership had learning of value today so there is that. I planned to return, but with traffic I would have arrived at 3:35 and had to leave for a personal appointment by 4:00 today. I will be in around 2:30 tomorrow.  A reminder that tomorrow morning students may be a bit late to 1st period. Ironically, we have been asking them to be on time this week. People will be distributing wristbands for the Spring Fling and sending kids to class. If they have a band I suppose this should be seen as their excuse. We certainly would love to have any support tomorrow to help our kids celebrate. If you stay we are offering an hour of extended pay. Please see Dan for how you can support.  Tomorrow is formal day. I expect to see some suits! Tomorrow is also Friday....whew. 

Tomorrow we will be on PM Assembly schedule. As a reminder students should attend the assembly with their 7th period teacher. We ask students tp leave backpacks and personal items in their lockers or 7th period class and that they do not bring them to the assembly. We will try to have the assembly end by 3:40 to allow for students to return to grab their items. Students will not be allowed into the assembly without their teacher.  I will be out at Leadership tomorrow. Depending on the agenda I may return for the assembly. Fingers crossed.  7th period teachers tomorrow we need your help. Please be sure to pass out permission forms for the Spring Fling. We will not be allowing students to email, text or have parents call to give permission at the last minute. Students will receive bracelets for entry on Friday morning only. We will not be giving out additional bracelets throughout the day as forms trickle in. We are aware that parents will likely drop forms off. Those late for...

Thank you for your presence at staff meeting. A lot of different pieces coming together, but we needed some time to get out some general communication around various things. Let me know if you have thoughts or questions as you process . As always, please reach out to your ILT team to provide feedback and input as well. A reminder to have kids wait until after the bell rings to go get drinks etc. Triangulation is a real thing. They come up with some great ways to get a few extra minutes of freedom.  This is a link for student nominations. It was sent out in Teacher Connect, but I wanted to link it here as well. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ATSs1ES-vOIGtbMRv2LQz9Es6TQBYp3LbdrTyhrB07g/edit Some people asked about Summer School. Here is some information. Summer Acceleration Academy 2024 Once again, PPS plans to offer Summer Acceleration Academy to support students with academic learning gaps. Student Dates: July 1st to August 1st Staff Dates: June 24th to August 2nd Where: 8-11 ...

 Where did the day go? I left around 5:45, went grocery shopping and just sat down and realized I had not sent out the Morning Message.  A reminder tomorrow is PJ Day! We do have staff meeting tomorrow in the library. Please be sure to bring your devices.  I have a lot of emails to catch up on. If you have sent one and are waiting for a response I promise I will get to it.  The focus last week was the conference staffing. Staffing was finalized today after some last minute issues. Next up is evaluations as probationary evaluations are due Friday. That being said, things will settle down soon. Thank you for your patience.  From Lindsay and our ASERT team: Please update your advisory slides before presenting on Tuesday, there was a last minute addition about new attendance incentives we are rolling out.  Dental sealants are running late at the other school.  They are saying they will be here Thursday and will need 10 days here.  The new plan is...

Monday the 26th SIT @ 11:00 Tuesday the 27th- PJ Day Staff Meeting @ 4:00 Wednesday the 28th- Jersey Day 6th Grade Kid Chat Thursday the 29th- Grade Colors (9th Red, 7th Black, 6th Blue) Midterms Due ILT @ 8:00 PM Assembly Schedule Friday the 1st- Formal Day Spring Fling @ 4:00  I am excited to return tomorrow. The conference was well worth attending. There were some great sessions (crowded...I got to sit on the floor a few times) and I look forward to sharing more out in coming weeks. I will definitely have some catching up to do this week. It will be a busy one with the finalization of staffing tomorrow and probationary evaluations due on Friday. To top it off, I am out at Leadership on Thursday and will be out for the majority of Friday for some appointments I scheduled way back. Life I tell ya! Thank you to all the staff that pitched in this past week. We appreciate you.  Dental Sealants will take place all week in the library. Chances are they won't take all week, but the...

HAPPY FRIDAY! I hope you all have a wonderful and uneventful day.  A little bird told me tonight was positive. Thank you to the staff who stayed to support. I know off the top of my head Mr.Benson, Ms.Bee, Lindsay, and Dani all attended.  Please be sure to check your attendance tomorrow for students marked HLT (I said HEX because if I am remembering correctly that was a thing at one point). If they are marked out with this code they need to be sent to the office immediately.  I will be back Monday! Whew. I have had a few great sessions and a few meh ones. It has been nice to work on staffing in a quiet hotel room with no interruptions. 

 Whew it was a long day. We were in sessions until 6:30 and then had a working dinner. I am just getting back to the room to catch up for the day.  Tomorrow night is our SUN Family Night. If anyone is interested in supporting the event let me know. There will be Zumba, Bingo and more! This will be extended pay from 5:00 until the end of the event.  I apologize for failing to put in info about Exclusion Day last night. Totally spaced it. Please be sure to send any kids with a HEX (Health Exclusion) to the office in the vent they show up to your class.