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December 13, 2024

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   Friday Focus  I hope everyone has had a great week! This will be the last Friday Focus of 2024. I do want to take the time to thank Mrs. Habeck. Mrs. Habeck will be finishing her position with us on December 20. She will be on our regular sub list so she will still be in the building on some days. Mrs. Habeck helped us out as we did not get the Freshman English position filled at the start of the year. Thank you for working with our students, learning new technolgies that didn't exist the last time you were in the classroom, and just being a great person! Starting January 2, Ms. Thomas will be taking over some of the Freshman English sections along with Ms. Hommes and Mr. Mena. Thank you for your work during inservice. Part of our plan in professional development this year is to give you new tools for your toolbox. Not everyone will use every tool that CIA shows you this year and that is fine. AI is just another tool out there for you to use. There are many potential u...

December 6, 2024

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  Friday Focus  I hope everyone has had a great week! I am out of the building today attending the state dance competition in Des Moines.  We only have 7 instructional days and 3 semester test days left in this semester. As we quickly approach the end of the semester there are a few items I want to remind you about to ensure they are completed. 1. Grades are due before you leave on December 20. You will need to verify your Semester 1 grades. Please double check a few calculations to make sure PowerSchool is doing this correctly. Steps to verify your grades: 1. Log into PowerTeacher Pro, 2. Go to 'A+ Grading' and Click 'Traditional', 3. Click 'Final Grade Status' in the bottom right-hand corner, 4. Check the box for 'S1 Final Grades are Complete' and then click 'Save'. 2. Make sure that you have turned in the PASS Plan summary form for any student that failed a class to the office and have mailed a copy home . Please notify the guidance office so ...