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April showers ☔ bring May flowers 🌼! And I don't know about you, but I think we have had enough rain this April.
It's hard to believe we are three quarters of the way through the school year with warmer weather on the horizon! we welcome the warmer weather and opportunities to take our students outside for fresh air or put the finishing touches on our end of quarter/semester/year choreography and projects.
We look forward to seeing you as you tackle this last quarter and make our way to the end of the school year! Keep up the great work and please let us know if you need anything at all!
AACPS HPED "Shout Out"
AACPS HPED "Shout Out"
It is important to recognize the many wonderful things that are taking place in AACPS HPED every single day.
Please take a moment to nominate an amazing colleague to be featured in our "Shout Out" section each month!
This month's AACPS HPED "Shout Outs" go to...
Ryan Irby (Northeast Middle School) - Ryan came into NMS with one year experience and has fit right in. The students love him, he makes great relationships, steps up when needed and has his own ideas and events that he is not afraid to lead for the school. Irby gets along with the team so well and has a great teaching style. ~ Michelle Fenner (Northeast Middle)
Grading Regulation Reminders
Grading Regulation Reminders
An assessment refers to a wide variety of methods or tools used to evaluate, measure, and document the academic readiness, learning progress, skill acquisition, or educational needs of students. Grades or codes are given to students to document progress toward mastery of skills, concepts, and standards.
As you prepare to finalize your grades for the 1st marking quarter please remember the purpose of an assessment it's corresponding grade. Assessments and grades should not be based on dressing requirements, fitness ability or undefined measures of effort, participation or attitude.
Elementary Cultural Arts courses shall keep a record of at least three assessments during a marking period.
Middle school courses shall have a minimum of seven separate evaluations or assessments of course content, skills, and standards mastery in addition to homework each quarter. However, such separate evaluations or assessments of course content may not exceed 12 total assignments.
High school courses shall have a minimum of nine separate assignments or assessments, an average of one grade per week, for course content, skills, and mastery in addition to homework but they may not exceed 15 total assignments.
The Voluntary Transfer Process
It's the time of year where we see vacancies and program growth opportunities.
As a professional courtesy, we ask that you please reach out if you are considering/interested in a change or there is discussion of program growth.
We want to help you with the process, so let us know!
If you choose to participate in the voluntary transfer process, please be sure to visit HR navigator to apply for open positions. Check the portal regularly (There will be another round of postings for Severn Run High School in early April).
Unit I positions for the 2024-2025 school year may be advertised online starting Friday, March 1. As positions become available, they are posted for five (5) days. Interested applicants should go to the employee intranet and click on “Internal Vacancies” under Hot Links. As of Feb 5, 2024, PowerSchool has updated their Candidate Portal log in experience. Although you may already have an applicant profile, you will need to click sign up and enter the email address you have used for your existing applicant profile. This is a one-time action.
Important Dates
March 1- Voluntary Transfer process begins
April 15- Resignation deadline for Unit I 10-month employees in order to retain benefits through August
May 1- Non-tenured resignation deadline
July 1- Tenured resignation deadline
July 31- Voluntary Transfer process ends
If you are non-tenured and wish to be able to explore other transfer opportunities in AACPS, you must get permission from HR to do so. You must complete the Request to Participate in Voluntary Transfer Process (Unit 1 Non-Tenured Employee).pdf to be approved to participate in the VTP. Please reach out if you have questions.
Brightspace 23-24
Brightspace 23-24
Take care of the basics with the steps found in this Getting Started document.
Help parents get connected with Parent & Guardian by sharing this one page document with them.
Ready to do more with Brightspace? Visit Teacher Intro to Digital Tools > Brightspace
Don't forget about Brightspace Office Hours
Daytime- Monday-Friday 12-2:00pm
Evenings-Sunday-Thursday 6:00-8:00 pm
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to OIT staff via BrightspaceSupport@aacps.org should you have any questions or concerns.
Don’t forget there are daily Brightspace virtual office hours M-F, 12-2pm.
Additional Professional Development Opportunities
Looking to earn some extra funds?
Towson University in collaboration with AACPS is offering a wonderful paid Professional Learning Community opportunity for AACPS teachers. These sessions will be led by some of our amazing NBCTs in AACPS and Towson faculty during the month of April. AACPS Teachers and Towson U staff can earn $450 for completing all PLC activities; interns can earn $300. The first session starts Tuesday April 9.
There is limited space for elementary and secondary, so encourage them to sign up soon.
Check out the Flyer for more information!
AACPS Spring 2024 PLC Fresh Takes (1) (1) (1).pdfWhat's New with SHAPE Maryland? (Click the image for the latest updates)
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