Happy Thursday that's really like Friday!

Whew, that's a wrap on the testing. Well, almost, since the make-up testing begins next week. A huge thank you to Joyce Bauder and Danielle Ramos for their tireless work on the SAT/MME/M-STEP, Lisa Grzeskiewicz and Amy Willacker-Brown for the coordination of the PSAT 10, and Bobbi Hejka and Ted Younglas for the planning of the PSAT 9.  In addition to our general education testing, a shout-out to Rachel Henning and Elena Girolamo who organized all of our accommodated testing. Last, but not least, thank you to our teachers, counselors, and support staff who proctored, supervised, and helped throughout the past weeks. 

Upcoming events/dates
Tuesday, 4/23 - Show "Closing Credits" to 3rd hour class
Wednesday, 5/1- Decision Day for seniors during 5th hour
Thursday, 5/9 -  Mock Accident for 11th and 12th graders during 3rd hour. 
Tuesday, 5/28 & Wednesday, 5/29 - Senior Final Exams
Thursday, 5/30 - Senior breakfast and checkout

1. Show Closing Credits video to 3rd hour class on Tuesday, 4/23. To address some of the mental health issues that face our students, two advanced video seniors produced a 20 min documentary entitled "Closing Credits." This was completed initially for the counseling department's mental health week in January. The video discusses suicide and includes testimonials from current and former students who faced very difficult life circumstances but persevered. The video incorporates facts, research, suggestions and personal stories. It has been approved by Monica Merritt for our students. This is an additional resource for our students who may face life challenges. Here is the link http://links.pccsk12.com/closingcredits

2. Evaluation information: If you haven't received an evaluation update email from your evaluating administrator, then you likely will very soon. Below are a couple of clarifying points:

• Form C needs to be completed after each observation AND walk through. You can access the second Form C under the "observation 2" tab. 
• Form D and SLO data are due 5/15 (or earlier)
• Data may be submitted electronically or as a hard copy
• When compiling your data, even for the team SLO, you are to only use students in your specific classes in the data set for your specific SLO scoring.
• You can click HERE to access the Rubric Tables for SLO Scoring

3.  Guests/Former Students: A reminder that if you expect any guests during the school day to please alert the general office. College semesters are wrapping up soon and former students often like to come and visit the staff. When Debbie and Teri know to expect someone then it eliminates a few time consuming steps to verify that you, in fact, are expecting the visitor and want to see them on your prep or lunch.