December 15, 2023
Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a great week. We have almost made it to Christmas break. This will the last Friday Focus for 2023. For those of you working on your extra hour, personal PD plans, January 2 is the next date available to work on those hours. After January 2, the dates are May 24-31. Remember you will need to scan the QR code. I will have that hanging on the office window.
Finals will begin on Dec. 18 with the odd periods and Dec. 19 with the even periods. Students will be required to take test during their assigned period unless they have an advance makeup or you have heard from Mr. Moss or myself. Students are expected to stay in the rooms for the entire testing period. The only way the student can leave is if they have a pass from the office. These will be in the form of the blue passes to leave the building or a pink pass to go to another room. Please inform the students that they should be prepared to work on something else after the test or read a book.
Grades, PASS Plan summaries, and incomplete forms will be due before you leave on the 20th for break. You will need to verify your grades, if you don't remember I have a throwback video for you to watch. Grade Verification Video
Report cards will be sent home on January 3 when we come back and Mr. Moss will get the academic ineligible list out at that time also. At the end of a semester, in order for students to maintain academic eligibility, they need to pass all of their classes. If the student fails one class, the student in ineligible for 30 days if he/she is currently in an activity. If not, then it is 30 days from the first contest date.
I would also like to know who does not use the calculator pockets for students to put cell phones in when the students come into the room. This is one idea I am toying with that we will all be the same and the students will put their cell phones in the pocket. Any student then caught with their phone would receive a cell phone violation. I will send out a survey later to get this information and then make my decision. If you have strong feelings on this either way, please talk with me so I also take that into consideration.
Have a great break, make sure you take the time to do the things you enjoy and don't think about school!
Mark
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