Welcome BackOJRHS 2015-16

Say Hi

•Thanks!•Turn and talk•What did you do this summer?

Agenda

New Staff/Back

School Wires D2L

What’s new?

Policies

Observations

Success Last year

Goals for 2015-2016

New Staff/Back

• Rich Kolka• Catherine Booth• Bridgett Winn• Richard Hampson• Melissa Bonkoski• Michael Fritz• Ryan Howard• Candis Wiese• Kaitlyn Farnsworth• Colleen Marengo

• Patrice Mullen• Arthur Andrey• Laura Gunson• Heather Devito• Keith Koitsch• Marissa Stoltzfus• Marianne Galligan• Kim Nagy

School Wires/ D2L

• School Wires page should have teacher info, contact info, etc.• D2L is instructional platform. • All teaching staff should have both

live with info

What’s new?

• Hybrid Courses• German ½• PreCalc• Lit of Success 12• Health • PE

• Intro to Engineering•NWLGI• 3 sections• STEAM

Policies

Policy 404 – Employment of Professional Employees - No candidate shall be employed without the appropriate clearances.

Policy 404.4 – A teacher who wishes to delete a certification area from their certificate must apply to the Superintendent in writing between September 1st and December 1st for an effective date of June 30th. All Teachers will be notified by December 15th of a decision.

Policy 408 – Professional employees shall sign a contract upon employment. They are required to sign a new contract once they become tenured. A copy of the Collective Bargaining agreement is emailed to professional employees upon hiring.

Policy 412 – Explanation of the rating system for tenured professional staff.

Policy 413 – Explanation of the rating system for non-tenured staff.

Policy 417 – Procedures for progressive discipline and what types of incidents are subject to progressive discipline.

Policy 423 – No smoking anywhere on District property or in District vehicles.

Policy 425 - Dress and grooming, staff is expected to be clean, neat and use good judgement.

Policy 426 – This policy details the chain of command and how an employee should proceed with a complaint.

Policy 433 – This policy covers professional development, including Induction, tuition reimbursement, and attendance at conferences.

Policy 434 – The appropriate use of sick leave is outlined in this policy.

Policy 435 – This policy explains the steps that need to be taken by employees if they are going to request a medical leave of absence.

Policy 440 – This policy covers the guidelines for student welfare within the school.

Policy 448 – This policy covers the procedures and reporting mechanism for unlawful harassment claims.

Policy 451 – This policy covers the District’s EAP services

Policy 451A – This policy goes over the protocols relating to illegal substance abuse.

Classroom Instruction

• Focus every year• Bell to bell• Meaningful work• Clear objectives• Deliverables match objectives• Variety of activities• Higher Order Questions, not recall• Work with kids• No surprises

Test Success Last Year

• Newsweek in top 500 schools• AP in 2 years• 57 more students test• 62 more tests• 88% score 3 or better

• Keystones – First time test takers• Bio 87%, Lit 90%

Real Success

• After school help• Clubs, Sports, Music• Community Service• Family Business• Inspiring students in and out of the classroom• Learning Community

Goals 2015-16

• Tech – BYOD, Hybrid, Cell Phone info for parents• Academic Achievement SAT, AP, Keystone• STEAM – Engineering, Develop next course• Health Wellness – HS Clubs partner with

district Wellness and Elem programs

Not only to Inspire but to be Inspired