Blue = New/Pressing  Gold = Old 

Visits:

We will have Member Matt Hymas from the Utah State Board of Education at our school on Thursday, September 18 in the afternoon. I believe he is slated to get here at 1pm. He will want to tour the school and drop in on some classes, so please don't be alarmed if a small group of folks wander into your room on Thursday afternoon. 

I also believe that Steve Rose, the Seminary Principal, will be here that same afternoon walking around with some dignitaries from the world of Seminary. Not sure they will interfere or interrupt anyone, but, again, if you see a group of folks walking around, that's who it is. I will ask the Seminary folks to swing through the office for visitor passes. 

Advisory Update:

There was a section of the email that was sent out today that read as follows:

Present Students: If you mark a student present, you must also indicate which room they are in and notify their advisory teacher via email or Teams. This is crucial for emergencies.

This was probably not written as clearly as was intended. It should have read more like this:

• After Deadline Requests: If you mark a student present, you must also indicate which room they are in and notify their advisory teacher via email or Teams of the after deadline request. This is crucial for emergencies.

It was referencing students who are added to the spreadsheet late. I will reiterate once again that while there may be circumstances on occasion where a student needs to be called to an Advisory class beyond the deadline, the common practice should be to put students on the spreadsheet by the deadline so that all the communication pieces that are in place can work. Calling a student late creates extra work for the student's Advisory teacher and yourself. Help each other out and get those kids on the list on time. 

Mice!:

All, not shockingly, we have mice in the building. We are right on the mountain, and the building has been essentially an open door for two years while workers have been eating and leaving messes around for them to feast on. They did not move out simply because we moved in. The reason I even bring it up is that we all need to be conscientious about it and make sure we're keeping food in plastic containers with lids and that the lids are closed. Let's not make things any more inviting than the little rascals already think things are. 

A Few To-dos:

HB396 plan is due by September 30.

PG&e Goals and Self-evaluation are due ASAP.

Vector trainings need to be completed ASAP.

Get PLC Lead names to Josh L. 

Cell Phones:

We need to be consistent on cell phones starting now. One thing that's very easy for us to see as we walk around now is kids on phones because we can see in all the classrooms. 

One reminder is students should only have Chromebooks out and open when they are actively using them for classwork. I have already been seeing many students using the open Chromebook to block the teacher from seeing them on their phone. 

Releasing Classes Early:

Please don't release classes early. We heard today that some teachers might be under the impression that students who have a hall pass are excused five minutes before the bell so they can get to the bus. This is NOT the case, and is NOT accurate. The only kids who would leave class early to get to a bus are GTI students who need to leave 2nd period a bit early to make it to the GTI bus. 

Please keep kids in their seats and actively working on something until the bell. Allowing them to congregate at the door for the last few minutes of class is just setting them up to start sneaking out of your class early and be in the halls.

Phone Numbers:

I know cell service is a hit or miss in the building, but everyone should have our numbers in their phones. Speaking for myself- a text is a much quicker way to get a response from me than a Teams Message.

Josh LeRoy 801-707-1423

Amy Fishler 717-576-8833

Andy Carbaugh 801-633-5197

Josh Moore 801-682-2436

Jeff Jackson 801-652-6120

Hall Passes:

We are making a concerted effort to be checking halls and making sure students have hall passes. Please make sure you're using hall passes with your students and that you remember a few guidelines for them:

1. They need to have the hall pass with them and visible

2. Only one student per hall pass

3. Please govern the hall passes so students are not taking advantage of them. You should be tracking who takes them, how frequently, and how long they're gone when they use one. Best practice would be to limit the number of times each quarter a student can use a hall pass.