TOPS High School Weekly Update

Week of August 13, 2018

Empower to Learn. Equip to Succeed.

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August 15: First Day of School for Students

August 15-17: Strong Start Student Orientations with Advisors

August 17: Back to School Socials at select Barnes & Noble stores, 1:00-3:00

August 20-24: Student Orientation with Content Teachers

Monday: English I, English II, Algebra I
Throughout, as per master schedule: All Other Core and Electives

August 20-31: Boot Camp for English I, English II, and Algebra I Tues-Fri

September 3: Labor Day, No School

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2 Days until 2018-19 School Year Begins
15 Days until Instructional Level CC Sessions Begin
39 Days until Benchmark 1 Opens

1. Continue to work on the Beginning of Year Checklist

2. Remove the "Lead Teacher" line from your email signature.

3. For PLC Teachers: Email Becky when you are ready for course copy.

4. Complete the Back to School PD Effectiveness Survey.

https://goo.gl/forms/tUsgUBRWUrBIGCn32

5. Note that title, "Catch-Up Plan" for students starting in later cohorts has changed to "Course Prep Work."

Additional Information Regarding Expense Reimbursement

Approval for K12 Texas Schools travel reservations and extraordinary purchases must be obtained from the HOS or the principal as per our policies & guidelines. The email indicating approval must then be submitted by the person when submitting through iExpense for reimbursement.

Teacher Discounts at Barnes & Noble in August

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/thank-you-teachers-barnes-noble-presents-august-educator-appreciation-days/

Action Shots from PD: Working Hard to Save Forrest!

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Class Connect Session Naming Conventions

Forrest, Becky, Ashley, and Michelle must be added as moderators to all CC sessions.

Normal naming convention

Beginning time-Ending time Content Grade/Class/Group_Name
Class refers to Targeted (B); Advanced (A); Proficient (C)
Group refers to the day you see them.
For example –Proficient on Mondays is 1, Tuesdays 2, etc.
example: 9:50-10:40 Algebra I B1_Pesek

Small group and reteach

Same as normal naming convention except instead of the Class/Group you would insert SG for small group and TG for Targeted
For example: 12:20-12:50 Algebra I SG_Pesek

Samples

Instructional Level Based Sessions: 9:50-10:40 Algebra I B1_Pesek