Week of January 30

Bus Duty: Randy Patterson, Adam Fehling

Monday 1/30/17 8:00 presentation from D.O. Collaboration schedule here
Tuesday 1/31/17 
Wednesday 2/1/17 
Thursday 2/2/17- 
Friday 2/3/17

Monday 2/6/17 8:00 CPR training 
Tuesday 2/7/17 Accreditation
Wednesday 2/8/17 Accreditation
Thursday 2/9/17- 
Friday 2/10/17

Do you have students who are failing?  
If so, then please call home.  Communication with our families is not just our responsibility, but can also be an avenue for building parent trust and improving student outcomes.  A couple of pointers about calling home (I know you already know this, but I'll repeat it anyway!):

1. Start with the positive- parents need to know that you care and that you LIKE their child
2. Be direct and frank about the issue.  Describe the situation without judgment or editorializing.  Try to use words that de-escalate rather than provoke.   For example do not say: Johnny stole ten dollars off my desk" Instead say, "Johnny took a ten dollar bill off my desk and put it in his pocket."  Instead of "Sally cheated."  Say "Sally was looking at notes during a test, which is against the rules"
3. Ask parents for their ideas and input.  They appreciate this and helps build trust.
4. Have a suggestion to improve the situation (staying during the extended learning time for two evenings a week)
5. End on a positive note.  

Thank you, Whitney, for sending this link.  We've talked about the subject, but it's worth a review.