Alpharetta High School

February 22, 23, and 27- ACCESS testing (ELL students)

February 22 - Six grading period ends

February 23 - Middle School Transition Night

February 24- Upload and verify six week grades

February 28 - 6 week grade reports issued in 5 minute Advisement before Anchor Time

March 6 - Middle School Tour

March 10 - Work Day, lunch provided by Student Council, faculty meeting after lunch

March 13 - District PD Day

March 14 - PIE day - PTSA

March 15 - Balance Night

March 16 – Accelerated Geometry EOC test

March 17 – Accelerated Algebra EOC test

March 16, 17, 18, 19 - Spring Musical (Opening Night and Sunday Matinee discounted for staff)

March 20 - 24 - Remedial Testing

March 30 - Senior Games - afternoon

March 31 - AHS PD day - see schedule below

April 14 - last day of the 12 week grading period

April 18 - Export and verify 12 week grades

April 20 - 5 minute Advisement before Anchor Time

April 22 - Prom

April 28 – May 12 - AP Testing – Media center will be closed

April 29 – AHS Foundation’s Black and Silver

Login and post to your Twitter or Instagram direction when using FCS wifi.

1. Forget the FCSFACULTY network on the mobile device.

2. Choose the FCSFACULTY network

3. For the username put “fcboe\kellyp” instead of “kellyp”

4. Regular password

5. IMPORTANT: the mobile device will work fine now, but it takes about 20 min. before it’s acknowledged system-wide.

Any questions email Pam Kelly

We have an upcoming freshman looking to start new club, Sports Analytics Club, and needs a sponsor for 2017 – 2018 school year. If anyone is interested in sponsoring, please contact student’s father, Sumeet Aneja at Sumeet_aneja@hotmail.com.

Each year, the Georgia Retired Educators Foundation give out scholarships to teachers and staff members who are pursuing a degree or a higher degree in public education. This year we will be awarding fifteen $500 scholarships throughout the state of Georgia.

Attached to this week's newsletter is a cover letter and a two page scholarship application.

Joyce Krinsky, our Valic Financial Advisor for the Fulton County Schools Retirement Plan, will be on site at Alpharetta High School, Friday, March 10th, from 10:00am-3:00 pm, in the Media Center Conference Room . If you would like to schedule an appointment to discuss retirement planning, getting started with your 403(b) or any other financial concerns with Joyce, simply click the link below and register for any 30-minute time slot. If slots are full please register on the waiting list and she will contact you to meet separately.

Thank you!

https://my.valic.com/seminarregistration/availableseminars.aspx?regcode=3745ALP11AD

Please note the March faculty meeting with be held on the March 10th work day rather than before and after school earlier that week.

Jeff Macko will continue to push out the EOC testing software (DRC Insight) onto all surfaces on a daily basis. If you teach an EOC course, please remind your students they must have this software on their surface to take their EOC in April. During testing in April, there will be extra surfaces prepared with the software for students that do not have a working surface.

The following dates have been selected as our full Release Dates:

9/1/2017

10/5/2017

1/16/2018

3/8/2018

Please mark your calendars now and begin thinking about what (and how) you want to learn on these days next school year.

We have invited WBMS teachers to join us for our last big professional development day on March 31st and we need your help.

Please email Ginny Brown BrownV3@fultonschools.org with the following:

1. You have a topic you would like to learn more about at a PD session. We will do our best to find an expert to facilitate a session on the topic.

2. You are an expert on a topic you feel could help others and wish to host a PD session.

A last - a NEW idea we are testing out:

3. You are willing to put together a trifold/poster on a topic for others to view in a learning gallery on that day. (Trifolds will be provided)

March 10 - Work day - All staff has the day to work on what he or she needs to accomplish. PLCs and departments may wish to hold meetings.

March 13 - District PD day - Some departments may be required to attend off-campus meetings; departments that remain on-site will learn together. Department chairs and department administrators are in charge of this professional development.

March 31 -

8:30 - 9:10 - AHS/WBMS University session 1

9:20 - 10:00 - AHS/WBMS University session 2

10:15 - 11:45 - IG session

12:00 - 1:00 - lunch on your own

1:00 - 3:30 - Special Education PD; all others work in classrooms as needed

Mr. McCray has about 20 of those cushiony rubber mats that make it easier on your feet if you are standing all day. They are about 3 feet by 2 feet – but they could be put together to make larger areas if someone wanted two or three. Please email Mr. McCray if you would like one of these mats: MccrayK@fultonschools.org

Clair Greenaway 1

Erin Rose 2

Rodney Floyd 9

Cheryl Solan 9

Michael Cox 11

Dottie Davis 12

Jeanette Scott 13

Mary Farr 19

Becca Michael 24

Kendall Smither 26

Whitney Decaminada 27

Kathy Hubbard 27

"You’re going to go through tough times – that’s life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.’ See the positive in negative events.'”Joel Osteen