Focus Accountability Instruction Administration Dr. Lowe

SMS Attendance MUST The primary way of calling attendance is through SMS. Use sign-in sheets to record warm body counts. Use grade books and any other external sources to record grades or collect data, but student attendance MUST be verified and recorded via SMS. Dr. Lowe

Bell Work Due to problems related to tardiness and general accountability, All teachers must provide a bell work assignment to be administered during the first five minutes of class. This MUST be a graded assignment to be recorded in the teacher grade book. This assignment is NOT to be part of any make-up process

Summative Assessments Due to problems related to attendance and general accountability, All teachers must provide a quiz (summative assessment) to be administered at the end of class. This assessment could also be a ‘Ticket out the door’ as long as the activity is graded. This assessment MUST be part of any make-up process.

Whiteboard Protocol (example) Monday, March 2, 2015 Standard- Rewrite expressions involving radicals and rational exponents using the properties of exponents. BELL WORK Solve: 1.) 2x + 4 = 9x – 24 OBJECTIVE: The learner will (TLW) multiply complex numbers using the FOIL. CLASSWORK: TLW Review the FOIL METHOD HOMEWORK: Page 26, practical exercise #7 Module 3-6 EXIT TICKET: Summative evaluation (Daily quiz )

Standards Standards will be posted as a part of Whiteboard Protocol for SY For links to you specific content area, go to and click “standards”. Dr. Lowe

Weebly Websites Having an updated published website will be a mandated practice for the school year. At a minimum, teachers must post there unit plan, weekly lesson plans, or syllabus. At a minimum, teacher must post 12 PowerPoint lessons. There must be at least 3 for each quarter. Dr. Lowe

PowerTeacher All teachers will be required to use PowerTeacher as their gradebook option next year. This will minimize the amount of workload placed on the SMS administrator during peak grading periods. Dr. Lowe

Attendance Policy Changes Students can be dropped from roll if they miss 8 hours(4 days) of class in a full semester course or 4 hours (2 days) of class in a half semester course.

Tardiness Policy Students can be excluded from class if they are tardy greater than 30 minutes. Any time tardy up to an 30 minutes will be timed and counted against drop from roll attendance.

Lesson Plans 2014/15 Each teacher is required to publish a website through A syllabus should be included on your “about” page, and your whiteboard protocol should be updated daily on your “student resources” page. Dr. Lowe

Teachers! Quarter 3 (Q3) ends on Friday, March the 6 th. All teachers must submit a grade for each student who attends Memphis Adult High School. If you teach a Q3 class, a final grade must be given. All other students are at least completing a part of a semester (P1 or P2). A grade must be entered into SMS no later than Thursday, March the 5 th. Dr. Lowe

Teacher Absence Policy (Non Emergency) Teachers will notify Dr. Lowe (text or call ) and students in non-emergency situations. A non-emergency is knowing that you will be absent prior to the date of absence. The teacher will inform students of assignments due, and let them know that their presence is not required on the day of teacher absence

Teacher Absence Policy (Emergency) In the event of an emergency (an event of absence not known until the day of), please provide an assignment for students to complete and turn in on the next class day. Please send to me via . We will have the students sign a roster as proof of attendance.

Evacuation Procedure 1.Collect the Employee Hazard book that is posted on the communication board in your classroom 2.Collect your roll book. 3.Quietly and orderly guide your students out of the building in accordance with posted evacuation guide sheet. 4.Do NOT take elevator or allow a student to take the elevator unless wheelchair bound. 5.Evacuate building and walk in single file to the general vicinity of the gymnasium parking lot. 6.Take accountability (call roll) and make sure all students are present.

Professional Development Day Due to SCS Parent-Teacher Conference night, many of our night teachers will have to work at their primary schools (day jobs). For this reason, all Adult High School (AHS) classes will be closed. AHS day classes will be open at the regular schedule.

SMS and Sign-in Sheet Attendance Please make sure that you mark attendance via SMS. Also continue to have students sign-in on designated roster sheets and turn in to my mailbox.

Walk-Through Observations Informal walk-through observations will be used to initialize the observation process. Expect walk-through scores to be low because the attached instruments are designed to fore warn teachers of things to expect in their formal reviews. Dr. Lowe

Adult High School Teachers If you are interested in working this summer, please notify Dr. Lowe before Thursday, May the 8 th, Teachers may be needed to work on curriculum modules and distance learning packets for the upcoming 2014/2015 school year.

Guidance Services Please note that the guidance office that was formerly located in B215, has moved to building “C”. Please direct all students needing guidance, counseling or transition services to the building “C” central office as needed. Dr. Lowe

May Coordination The last day for students is the 22 th of May. The last day of class for project graduation students is May the 7 th. The last day of project graduation grade submission is May the 8 th. The last day to turn in grades for graduating MAHS students is May 12 th, The last day to turn in grades for non-graduating MAHS students is May 20 th, 2015.

Teachers! Students will not attend class on Thursday, December the 11 th due to cap and gown activities. Teachers however, ARE required to be here to assist as needed. Graduation ceremonies will be Sunday, December the 21 st. Please get with Ms. Rildia Dennis if it is your desire to attend the ceremony. She will brief you concerning your attire and responsibilities.