Staff News and Announcements

Shout Outs! (Sunday, September 29th)

Give a shout out to an amazing colleague!! COMET SHOUT OUT

Need to Know

Building Collaboration for the week:

Monday, September 30th: Building Collaboration meetings (7:05 AM)
Wednesday, October 2nd: Building Collaboration meetings (7:05 AM - watch "Rock Talk" by Mr. Cooper as a team - link to the video will be provided soon)
Friday, October 4th: Building Collaboraton meetings (7:05 AM)

Advisory and Connect Time Feedback: We need staff input on how things are going with Advisory and Connect Time. Please help us and take a moment to answer a few questions. Thank You!

Tuesday, October 1st: Freshmen Parent Meeting (7:00 PM)

Tuesday, October 1st: National Merit Scholars Recognition (1:15 PM - Harvard Room)

Wednesday, October 2nd: ASVAB test (7:25 AM - Harvard Room)

Thursday, October 3rd: Homecoming Parade (6:00 PM)

Friday, October 4th: Pep Assembly (Pep Assembly Bell Schedule)

Saturday, October 5th: Homecoming (Arena)

MHS Collaboration Time Calendar for October

Wondering what to focus your Building Goals or Personalized Goals on this year for your Professional Growth Plan? Here are the MHS OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) for the 2019-2020 school year which may provide some assistance. Here are the OKRs the district is working on this semester 2019-20 MCS OKRS for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2

Improve Your Instruction

How Do I Know If Students Are Engaged In The Learning Process? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-95-how-do-i-know-if-students-are-engaged-in/id185888113?i=1000451428968
Teacher Collaboration Time -Are you looking for colleagues to collaborate with during Tuesday/Thursday Collaboration time? Wanting to share ideas, brainstorm, develop lessons, have meaningful discussions and connect with colleagues? Feel free to add to the wall if you have something that you would like to open up to others for collaboration. Just click on the plus sign under the date in which you are wanting to collaborate, and add the brief description and location.
Looking for an opportunity to learn and grow? We are excited to share about SWOEA Super Saturday of Learning. Not only is it a FREE professional development opportunity, but it is also taking place here at MHS on October 26 from 7:30 am - 12:00 pm. What a win-win! More details can be found in the flyer linked above including deadlines to RSVP.
What to Do Instead of Packets - Blog post from Cult of Pedagogy-offers alternatives to packets and busysheets.
12 Ways to Support English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom
Optimizing Station Rotation in Blended Learning
30 Interactive Bulletin Boards That Will Engage Students at Every Level
Do you want to push yourself to grow and improve? The Never-Ending Conference is a great way to follow your own professional growth trail. You are able to present an area of expertise or attend a session. The opportunity is yours. Don't miss out!

Safety First

Friday, October 4th: We will have some teachers out on this day for professional development activities. We will need our staff to assist our substitutes on this day and also be present during the Pep Assembly to assist with monitoring students.
Next fire drill is Tuesday, October 8th during 6th period.

Big Rock Connection

Culture Team: E + R = O: Why Your Response Is Deeply Personal and Never Private

The Building Focus Culture Team is in the process of planning a student R-factor kick-off event for Oct. 28th. We will begin the process of training students and Tim Knight will be on hand to assist with the training. We will share more information when everything is finalized.

Inclusive Excellence Team: As a continuation of our work to Step up to Bias, we are asking for your experiences and ideas! We are working to make our learning relevant to and reflective of our daily interactions; please take a quick minute to fill out the form Seeking Classroom Scenarios.

Personalized Learning Team:

Take a look at the article on learning and student reflection, "Building Learning Muscles- Encourage Reflection."

Wellness Moment

Thanks to everyone who filled out the staff wellness survey. We are now looking to move forward on some of the great suggestions that were made and we would like your help. If any staff person is interested in being a part of planning and/or participating in the following: staff walking group, staff fitness/weight loss challenge, or committee for planning outside of school social gatherings for staff please email Michelle Dorsey at dorseym@masonohioschools.com . Once we have a list of interested staff, we will reach out directly to them to schedule a quick planning meeting and discuss next steps.

For any staff member who is looking for information regarding counseling agencies, mental health resources, the employee assistance program and more check out the Staff Wellness Resources.

Counselor's Corner

Starting September 11 through October 2: counselors will use connect time to help seniors with applications questions. If you know of a struggling or stressed out senior, send them our way.

The MHS School Counseling Department is excited to announce a wonderful opportunity this fall to help students and parents complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). A completed FAFSA determines a student's eligibility for need-based financial aid and is an important step in the college process for students. The financial aid department at Miami University has graciously agreed to bring members of their staff to Mason High School to work with individual families to complete the FAFSA. Parents and students will be offered one hour appointments to come into the Harvard Room and complete the FAFSA with the support of a Miami University staff member.

The FAFSA workshop will be by APPOINTMENT ONLY. Dates for the workshop are Tuesday, October 22nd, Thursday, October 24th and Thursday, November 14th. The first appointment of the day will begin at 4:00 PM and the last appointment of the day will be 7:00 PM. Please follow the below link to schedule an appointment.

FAFSA Workshop Registration

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