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//HELLO SENIOR TEAM. I WAS HAPPY WITH TODAY'S ASSEMBLY AND HOW EMMA, CLASS PRESIDENT SPOKE TO HER CLASS AND PRESENTED THEM WITH OPTIONS PERTAINING TO PARTICIPATION AND ELIGIBILITY. I HAVE SEEN A DIFFERENCE IN ATTENDANCE AND ATTITUDE AND HOPE IT CONTINUES UNTIL GRADUATION. PRESENTING THE CERTIFICATES FOR IMPROVEMENT WAS ENCOURAGING. ADDITIONALLY I THOUGHT GIVING THEM THE DATES AND TIME LINE WAS EXCELLENT SO THEY CAN MONITOR THEMSELVES ACCORDINGLY.// CHEW

Senior Team Meeting: 03/11/2011 Mr. Martin and Kane The march 10th assembly with seniors did take place in the auditorium. The discussions were led by Martin, Donnelly, Aichele and Bailey. 69 seniors were called to attend. They were given a letter to take home for their parents. They did sign to confirm reception expect for three students: Jasmyne Boggs, Deidre Brickley and Shekira Fleming-Waters. Students will given work to complete during Friday Study Hall starting March 18. It is understood that the faculty will continue to be available for help and support. However to maintain the quality of our school, students will be given only the exact grades they have earned. Written by Mamadou kane

02/18/2011 (Friday) Period 7 Grade Group Meeting //Teachers Present: Mr. Kane, Mr. Martin, Dr. Bailey, and Mr. Mc Laughlin (Student Teacher)// 1) We started our meeting by noting that some seniors have wakened up and are taking seriously the academic rigor our school stands for. 2) We will not let our guards down. Efforts to involve parents and counselors will be maintained. Students will be rewarded if they show genuine desire to succeed. It is our mission to produce high school graduates able to face the challenges of higher education and to compete in today world. 3) We will keep clear anecdotal files for students: conversations, calls at home, inputs from counselors and administration and so on. 4) We are in the process of finishing CSAP – Tier 2 for students who failed the Second Marking Period. 5) Grades will be (or are) posted on Engrade to keep students informed in real time. //Report and posted written by Mamadou//

2/24/11 TODAY I HAD A VISIT FROM A STUDENT/SENIOR WHO WAS FRANTIC AND FINALLY REALIZED THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO GRADUATE IF X Y AND Z ARE NOT COMPLETED. HALLELUJAH MORE NEED TO WAKE UP. WE ARE HAVING AN ASSEMBLY OF JUNIORS AND SENIORS TOMORROW TO DISCUSS ON TRACK TO GRADUATION ISSUES. YOUR INTERVENTIONS ARE SOUND AND ALL MUST WORK FOR THEIR REWARDS! CHEW 02/18/2011 (Friday) Period 7 Grade Group Meeting Teachers Present: Mr. Kane, Mr. Martin, Dr. Bailey, and Mr. Mc Laughlin (Student Teacher) (1) Began working on Tier II Process based on those that failed 2nd Marking Period. (2) We discussed why these students failed 2nd quarter. We have already met with these students twice; therefore it is time to move onto Tier II and get the parents and counselors involved. We would like to help the students as best we can so that no one will fail for the year. (3) The interventions that we have tried so far as a team are as followed: a. Called parents and had phone conferences with them and met at the Report Card conferences. b. Give the students additional time to hand in late assignments with minor penalties. c. Offer after school assistance with tutoring and grade recovery for those that have failed the quarter. d. Offer students take home assignments and projects to make up for missing homework and quiz grades. e. Offer some students the “choice board” equivalent to assessing the comprehension of the same material covered in class. (4) Sent the minutes of our meeting to Mr. Weaver for record-keeping purposes. Written By Dr. Bailey and Posted by M. Kane

02/4/2011 Mr. Martin, Mr. Kane, Mr. Christopher McClaukin (Mr. Martin’s Aide) Continue to monitor our students’ progress: Making sure they hand in assignments and help them to keep on track for graduation Encouraging students to take ownership in their own success To verify that every senior has selected a Senior Project Report by M. Kane

01/21/2011 Dr. Bailey, Mr. Martin, Mr. Kane, and Mr. Weaver Graduation Speaker: Meeting with Aichele, Thompson, Nayowith, Bailey to start Graduation Process (Name of Speaker) Meeting next Thursday during 8th Period? CSAP Procedure: Mr. Weaver January 20th, 2011 Mr. Weaver E-Mail: “We had our CSAP audit yesterday, and overall it went very well. There are a couple of things at the Tier 1 level grade group meetings that we need to do which should be pretty easy. One is to have a weekly tier 1 sign-in sheet, and two is to have a weekly tier 1 agenda for your meetings. And this should put us at 100% If you have any further questions or need further explanation please feel welcome to ask. I want to thank you all for all the work you did and turning in the other paperwork. We will continue to move forward and tweak our process to have CSAP be as efficient and effective as possible in assisting our students. Thanks again“ On TeacherNet: Eligibility for CSAPing failing students Tier 1: Grade Group Meeting Students failing more than 2 subjects Teacher calling home and informing counselors of improving Cycle: 4 weeks Tier 2: Tracking Form Counselors are responsible for setting meeting with parents Mamadou

01/14/2011 Dr. Bailey, Mr. Martin, Mr. Kane Starting to CSAP failing seniors (8 students for academic) Student of the Month: Rayona Bowens, Shatiera Gibson, Charles Silva Most Improved: Brandon Ho, Tierney Hudson, Jorge Mendez Mamadou

//**Hello Senior Team**// //**I see that graduation prep and other preparations (pictures, senior projects) are underway for our class of 2011. We are having a CSAP audit in a few weeks, please give student forms to Jamie Weaver ASAP. Senior attendance and behavior is better so keep talking and making a great impression on our students.**// //**Thanks**// //**Chew**// Friday, December 17th, 2010 **Senior Team Meeting** Dr. Bailey, Mr. Martin, Mr. Kane were in attendance and Ms Donnelly and Mr. Weaver Were Present at that meeting: See **BOLD** Were Absent at that meeting: See //ITALICS// //Jazmyne Boggs, Jorge Mendez, Anthony Mathias, Tajee Dawson, Jahsan Truitt,// **Sasha Maldonado**, **Unique Lindsay**, //Shymeaka Jones, Maurice Masten//, **Rabihah Owens**, //Laporsha Garrison,// **Shabbaz Ransom**, //Suku Erion,// **Nina G**, **Luis Aguiar**, //Lorraine Diaz//, **Kevin Hayes**, **Gia Giugglemi**, **Shabbazz Ransom** Students said: Will improve attendance and punctuality Should have study group Will hands in assignments Learn to communicate with your teachers Avoid “coasting” by taking just easy courses Colleges look for 1st and 2nd Marking Periods Grades and effective courses taken Develop life skills More detailed report (written by Dr. Bailey?) will follow. Mamadou
 * We highlighted overall students’ needs for improvement in grades.
 * The following students will be addressed at a 12th Grade Team meeting: This is the first step in the CSAP process:

December 10th, 2010 **Senior Team Meeting** Dr. Bailey, Mr. Martin, Mr. Kane Highlight students needs Need to CSAP students Identifying: Jazmyne Boggs, George Mendez, Anthony Mathias, Tajee Dawson, Jashan Truitt, Sasha Maldonado, Unique Lindsey, Sasha Maldonado, Shamica Jones, Marcus Bonner, Maurice Masten, Rabihah Owens, Laporsha Garrison, Shabbaz Ransom, Suku Erion, Nina G, Luis Aguiar, Lorraine Diaz Meeting 4th Period next Friday Create a Student Pre-Conference Form (questions) that students will have to answer before coming to meeting: we along with the counselors will send questions to Dr. Bailey who will consolidate them. Examples: 1) What is your most difficult subject, and why? 2) What are some of your other responsibilities that must be completed in the evening? My Questions (Kane) a) How can you better your attendance and or punctuality? b) What can you do now to better prepare yourself for college and outside life?
 * Yes I happened to view a contract that one on the students received and it was very detailed. I liked how it considered the student as a whole acknowledging what may be impacting them at this point in their lives. Great:)**
 * Thanks guys, and have a wonderful winter break-Happy Holiday! Adrienne Chew**

12/3/2010 Present: Mr. Martin and Mr. Kane Monitoring the progress of students Starting to set Senior Projects Talking to seniors in order to improve attendance, academics, and school-wide behavior Exhorting to complete college applications process

THANK YOU 12TH GRADE TEAM...GOOD LUCK ON THE SENIOR PROJECTS!

19 November 2010 Senior Team Meeting Present: Dr. Bailey, Mr. Martin, Mr. Kane, Mr. Martin’s Assistant Dr. Bailey: will be in charge for the nomination of Senior of the Month for November. Decision must be in by Tuesday, November 23rd. Counselors will get involved. We received a hard copy from Dr. Bailey (with dates and deadline for submission). Schedule for the next two months: December: Mr. Martin January: Mr. Kane Due earlier this year Before Christmas break students will choose theirs topics Teachers should expect that students will be asking for help in selecting their topics and for direction. //By Mamadou Kane//
 * Senior of the Month:**
 * Senior Project:**

Hi Guys and thanks...great choices for November..let's post please. Chew November 14, 2010 SENIOR TEAM MEETING Present: Dr. Bailey, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Kane Choice of Senior of the Month: Math: Nadiya Jordan Most Improved Senior: Math: Daniel Zimmerman Overall Choice for Senior of the Month: Emma Schad or Linda Pham Nomination by November 23rd: Should be a student that does more in and out of school; Criteria include Academic, Leadership, Service in School, and Service in Community. Note: Destiny Martin has transferred out. Also Right Cursor Problem Fixed.

Mamadou

11/9/10 = Hi 12th grade team for some reason the cursor is on the right and I can't move it. = I see your comments from your meeting s and they are essential to getting this group to graduate. Benchmark data is available on school net however much does not apply to you. Continue the CSAP process look closely at seniors failing and their attendance. It is essential to again look at 100%. Destiny Martin will be going to Furness. I do not not why I can't format correctly on this page. Dr. Chew

Seniors Team Meeting 11/5/2010 Dr. Bailey, Mr. Martin, Mr. Kane Strategies: Less Multiple Choices – More Writing and Showing work Walk in isles during Tests Make several versions of same tests (easier with TestGen available in some subjects) Chelsea Flocco improving in English and Math but she is not following SS (making Pre-Calculus work during SS) Victoria Cebzanov: making effort in Math Erion Suku making effort in Math. Attendance could still be better. Nina G. making improvement Brandon Ho: Coming to class but grades still low Shymeeka still failing in SS Brandon Brooks: Not improving. Always seems tired. Name next week Name to be sent monthly to Barbara Farley, Director of the Office of Communication Based on Academic, Leaderships, Services in the School and the Community
 * Cheating on Assessments and Quizzes**
 * Improvement:**
 * Student of the Month: **
 * Election of Senior of the Month:**

11/5/10 Thank you for your information and feedback on the students. Adrienne **10/29/2010**

Present: Dr. Bailey, Mr. Martin, Mr. Kane:

Meeting with 8 seniors who are failing 2 students

Dr. Bailey: Attendance Lateness Be and take responsibility Not working because “I don’t feel like it” You can be anybody you want because of your young age If another failure during the second term we will have to contact parents Defeated attitude (Need to have a plan)

Mr. Martin: Got to make up (double work) Lateness and cut are not acceptable Buckley (1974 Amendment) Student personal privacy Act

Mr. Kane: Work ethics Working should not depend on I like this teacher or not

**10/22/2010**

Present: Dr. Bailey, Mr. Martin, Mr. Kane:

1. Attendance is a major problem with many of the 12th grade students. The late room is not solving the problem for those students who repeatedly come to school late. The following students will attend our next meeting as a course of action for the failures of more than one class: Nina Guiglielmelli Chelsea Flooco Erion Suku Destiny Martin Victoria Cebzanov (3) Shymeaka Jones (3) Brandon Brooks (IEP) Sleeps not motivated Marcelle Hemingway Brandon Ho Georges Mendez Shakira Fleming-Waters Tyler Dickenson

* Vincent Christopher (Call his mother)

Mr. Aichele and Mr. Martin may address the following in a 12th Grade assembly: Cutting, Attendance and Lateness, first marking period failures, and making up assignments

**10/1/2010** Present: Dr. Bailey, Mr. Martin, Mr. Kane:

This year senior class is very committed to learning and responsible for job due. Students more mature

Students involved in activities miss important class time, teachers: It is students responsibility to get their missed work when they are involved in sport

Interim end of next week to October 16

Marc Phimmady is gone to Southern


 * How are we going to better connect to our community?**

Talk with our seniors about real community service. Should be completed outside with community partners and not only with teachers. There should be accountability for community service hours (report card) When dealing with senior projects Dr. B. will find time to talk about community in October in our classroom: importance and benefice. Will try to get with outside speaker to address the issue with students.

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 * 10/29/10**
 * Senior grade group I am not seeing any postings. Am I looking in the right place? You must do what I have asked you to do.**
 * Dr. Chew**

GRADE GROUP ESSENTIAL DISCUSSION/QUESTIONS Dr. Pedro Nogurea discusses technical versus adaptive work. Technical work is the routine sensible things we do in schools on a daily basis. Adaptive work has substance, meaning and purpose. It is about the culture we create in changing our environment. Adaptive work is done proactively and is based on reflection. In schools we must achieve a balance between technical vs. adaptive work. With this in mind, use the following questions to determine what we want to be and what does it take to educate the children you serve?

Key Adaptive Questions:

How do children/young adults learn? All young adults learn differently - according to their multiple intelligences. They learn in whole groups, pairs, individually, and small groups while incorporating differentiated instruction. If students cannot make connections with what they are learning, the material is not considered meaningful to them.

How do/will they use literacy and math in a global environment? Because of the global economy, literacy and math are extremely important. Students should make cross cultural connections to all the material. They need to understand things globally in order to compete in this society and within the job market.

What are your students interested in? How do we find out? Students are interested in most things that incorporate multimedia. They are interested in things that they perceive are relevant to their own lives. We can find out by the students input and careful teacher observation of how they interact.

How are we going to use this information to develop our programs and instructional strategies? As we watch students' interactions, we can assess how programs and lessons can be written and delivered within the classroom. All teachers should be able make modifications as needed.

What challenges do students and their parents face? In thinking of Maslow's hierarchy of need, teachers must first ask if the students have all of the basic needs. Some of our students come from environments that negate their most essential needs. We, in turn, have to support those needs in the school community before learning can begin. Many of our students are incapable of fulfilling the technological requirements that are required for them to use at home to complete assignments. Many parents face economical challenges and cannot therefore be vigilant in attending to their child's direct academic needs.

What are their needs that may impact learning? All students would benefit from differentiated instruction. However, aforementioned, if the students' basic needs are not addressed, very limited learning will take place. Once those basic needs are addressed, other needs stem from socio-emotional challenges and/or special needs (physical, mental, verbal, etc.)

What are their dreams and aspirations? How do we find out? Many of the students want to attend college, have more opportunities to leave their neighborhood, and see things that they have never seen before. As teachers we should keep in mind that upward mobility is important to a great number of students.

If knowledge is power how do we make it relevant? The first thing that is needed is for educators to realize there must be some sort of "buy-in" in order for students to vest in their own education. Some students do not intrinsically understand the relevance of the importance within their own education. Many of the students believe college and economical stability - the means to an end - will serve as a tool for their advancement in society.

What does the data tell you about your students? The data tells you about the students' basics skills levels (primarily literacy, math, and attendance). It may also tell whether or not they are good or struggling test-takers. Those students who are serious versus those who are not can also be assessed through the data. Data will also tell a teacher where he/she may need to reteach a skill, especially when there isn't 80% accuracy.

How do our students take control over their learning? Some students are intrinsically motivated, but for those that are not, teachers and parents should teach the students how to take control over their learning. Many students lack the communication skills necessary to ensure their own success. When they learn how to communicate some of their needs as individuals, they will have taken the first steps towards controlling their learning. Active learning and participation are key.

How do we talk to our students? Talk to the students with the same respect that you would want them to speak to you. Teachers should continue to emphasize high expectations for students.

How do we talk to our parents? One should try to find the "happy medium" between what the parents know and what they may and with what they may be unfamiliar. In this way, teachers will not belittle the intelligence of their parents. Approaching parents with the understanding that we all want what is best for their child.

How are we going to better connect to our community? We already have great community partnership, however, we should utilize their services a little more. Because our students have to complete community service requirements, we could perhaps partner with these organizations in that manner.

//Friday, September 17, 2010//

**SENIOR TEAM MEETING** Dr. Bailey, Mr. Martin, Mr. Kane


 * 1) How do children/young adults learn?**

The students learn in Groups. They are more considerate than former students Seminar with all the students would also seem helpful.

Students offer more insight in class and are more motivated, but need more guidance and hand-holding. They need to be taught how to learn in groups from each other and to value the opinions of others. They don’t trust each other’s opinions.


 * 3) Students interest?**

The students are interested in world news and in their opinions being heard. They want to be recognized, and they want to know how to improve and go to the next level - to do better. They always perk up when you tell them how the lesson will apply to their everyday lives.


 * 4) How are we going to use this information to develop our programs and instructional strategies?**

The following are different ideas that the group believe will help to foster the success of our 12th graders:
 * Augment the areas where students are not very strong
 * Make instruction meaningful
 * Differentiate without negating the tools they need to succeed in college
 * Help our students to develop the social skills to succeed in college (seminar approach)
 * We should set measurable goals by December because we will have had the opportunity to know what each student needs.