Heath High School Staff Scoop

"Ensuring all students learn and grow is our collective responsibility."

(NOTE- anything listed with *** in front means it has been recently added to the SMORE)

August 13- Student/Parent 1:1 Meeting for incoming 8th & 9th graders @ 11:30 (teachers welcome)

August 14th- Student/Parent 1:1 Meeting for incoming 8th & 9th graders @ 5:30-6:30 (teachers welcome)

August 15th- New Teacher Orientation 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

*Lunch will be offered to new teachers and any current staff members who wish to come and meet our new teachers! If you plan to eat, however, you MUST complete the following form by August 5th. https://forms.gle/w2zFqBADcNKusaYx6

August 19th- First Day Back for Teachers! All staff report to the HS library at 7:10

See draft agenda here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v-WKEaEcmdmlibjpxss6p3InnAwuvoOnYQDeN5MT2nU/edit?usp=sharing

August 19th- Freshman Orientation 12:30-2:30

August 20th- LEAD Staff Training Day for HHS- 7:10-2:40 at the Heath Church of Christ

August 20th- HS Open House 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

August 21st- Last Staff PD Day- District Breakfast begins in the HS cafeteria at 7:30, Kickoff at 8:00 a.m. in MS Auditorium.

***September 6th - Fall Pep Rally (Activity Period Schedule)

***September 13th - LEAD Fall Kickoff- information coming- do not plan on having instructional classroom time on this day.

A huge thank you to Tara Clark for all the time and energy she put into the master schedule this summer. She worked hard to ensure students were able to access their requested classes while also trying to meet all teacher requests. Scheduling with such a small staff can be difficult, as there is a lot to navigate. Thank you, Tara! The link to the master schedule is here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iuo869hV1K34kmNDLc_5ZVsLTEDSsQ76/view?usp=sharing

***If you have first or second-period planning, I need your help! Due to the middle school MH room needing space in our building, Carrie Hollen's room has moved to the upstairs computer lab.

Thank you to all the teachers who completed the action-group-interest survey before leaving for summer. I know we are all looking forward to more information about which action teams we will be running in the fall. The student LEAD team has not yet met this summer but I wanted to get the ball rolling because I know many of you are excited to begin thinking about your action teams in more detail. Below is a link to tentative action team assignments. I use tentative because I welcome input from you all and we will also get input from the LEAD students. We surveyed the student body at the end of the year and only had 105 students respond but I did include that preliminary data in the document linked below. If you don't see your name on the document it is because you did not complete the action team survey (or you are new). You can complete it here: https://forms.gle/BE7QD4uHQjxEdkEb7

There are some action teams with multiple teachers listed- this is due to a particular action team predicted as a large group OR the subject area teams may need teachers to rotate in on an as-needed basis.

I don't want action teams to be a source of stress or concern so please let me know if you want to talk one-on-one about your potential action team before the start of the year.

Link to action team tentative document: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sowuAWjUVdSxpxDPkEORZnmUaPcFrkGxOFq5rTtjZts/edit?usp=sharing

We have some new faces in our building this year, please help me in welcoming them to our HHS family!

Sarah Boulard- 10th Grade Intervention Specialist

• While Sarah is not technically a new face, she split her time between HMS and HHS last year. However, I am excited to share that this year she will be at the high school full time working with our 10th-grade team as the intervention specialist.

Ashley Fouts- MH Intervention Specialist

• Ashley, a 2004 Heath High School graduate, will be joining our team next year as the new intervention specialist in the MH room. Ashley worked at East Muskingum Middle School for the past six years. We are so happy to have her energy, passion, and talent as she returns to Heath!

Kerry Huhn- World History

• Kerry has three years of teaching experience at Genoa Christian Academy and has also spent this year working for Worthington Schools. Along with her teaching experience, Kerry also brings a dynamic enthusiasm for teaching and learning.

Heidi Jardine McVey (Jarmac) - RTI Aide & Spanish 1

• You may recognize Heidi, as she was a fantastic substitute in our district last year. Heidi began teaching in 2001 in Delaware and has since taught in California and Wyoming. I am happy to share that this year she will be in the high school full time! She will spend the majority of her day working with our RTI and credit-recovery students with Carrie Hollen. She will also be teaching one section of Spanish 1 due to our large Spanish 1 numbers.

I hope you all are taking time this summer to relax and spend time doing what you love! I am so thankful to have time this summer to reflect on the 2018-2019 school year and all of your survey responses. I am so excited to start another year with you all and I believe there are great things coming for HHS this year!

I kept the senior video below made by senior Doran Dyer in case you didn't have time to view it at the end of the year- it is amazing!

Be Responsible:

· Communicate clearly, frequently and consciously with all stakeholders.

· Be present and prepared (lessons, materials, duties, PD, etc.)

· Address email professionally. (Read it. Check and respond within 24 hours.)

Be Ready to Learn:

· Always begin with the goal in mind. (Keep district mission alignment in mind.)

· Commit to continuous learning

· Seek learning from all sources-including staff members and collaboration.

Be Respectful and Self-Aware

· Value ALL time- (personal, instructional PD- quality v. quantity and relevancy)

· Assume positive intent/Be Optimistic

· Evaluate yourself with the same (or higher) standards you use to evaluate others.

Email: kfields@heath.k12.oh.us
Website: http://heath.k12.oh.us/
Location: 300 Licking View Dr, Heath, OH, United States
Phone: 740-788-3302
Facebook: facebook.com/Heath.HS/

Just a couple short summer shout-outs:

Tim Ward, Bryan Householder, Eric Marinacci, Allison Guseman, Mark Collier, Darl Keller, Jeff Sheets, Shela Croom, Rhonda White, Phil McIntosh and any other coach who has spent a large chunk of their summer break investing in our student-athletes/musicians. While this is a role you take on willingly, your selfless dedication of time to our students is appreciated and invaluable!

Ellis Booth- Thank you for your continued work and updates on the exciting progress of the turf and other projects happening at HHS this summer!

Brittany Priest & Michele Berry- The work you put in over the summer allows us to have a successful school year! Thank you many times over for the care you take in your job- you are so important to our team and we appreciate you!

Rick Priest, Ingrit Flowers, Gordon Porter & Perry Broseus - Each summer you spend countless hours erasing the wear and tear of the school year so that our students and staff can return to a sparkling building (in and around the building as well). Thank you for caring about our space and working so hard to make it so welcoming to return to each fall!