https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz Your Elected Faculty Reps - Amy Dugger, Jim Barse, and I - and your Elected SEIU Rep - Tina Adeyemi - will be meeting with Mr. Dimmick on Thursday afternoon (2/24) for our monthly Triad Meeting to discuss staff questions, concerns, shout-outs and suggestions. If you have something you would like us to bring up in the meeting, please add them to this Padlet. The agenda/notes will be posted on the EFR canvas page following the meeting. en-us 2022-02-14 22:43:27 UTC 2022-02-24 13:48:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/326670808/d8bc0cb342a3d182df6524a92a46e3a1/external_content_duckduckgo_com.png https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2050752340 Thank you, thank you, thank you for offering asynchronous Trojan Talks!!! :) ]]> 2022-02-16 12:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2050752340 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2050771967 I don't think contacting home for attendance should fall on teachers. If a student is skipping only my class, sure I need to notify home, but I don't think the onus for students who never or rarely attend school should be our responsibility. Why am I being told that I need to call home every time someone is out? Is there even a consequence for that anymore? I'm struggling to see why I should spend my planning time making these calls when we have an attendance system. ]]> 2022-02-16 13:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2050771967 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2050774839 Is the policy still that parents of students failing or in danger need to be contacted at interims and end of the quarter? (with enough time for them to do something about it) I can't find anything about this in our contract, so I am assuming it's a school policy?]]> 2022-02-16 13:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2050774839 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2050802377 When we have Homeroom days, pd 8 is mysteriously 10 minutes longer than the rest of the periods. Can the schedule please be adjusted so all periods are the same length?]]> 2022-02-16 13:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2050802377 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2050830228 We are losing the battle against lateness. Walk through the corridors anytime after lunch and you see groups of students everywhere. They don't go to class when they are addressed- they just redirect their path. Can we not initiate a tougher penalty for lateness? Could we have a specific weekly detention just for lateness? It feels like we are really on our own with this problem. Please don't just leave it up to teachers to handle it "as they see fit." Outline a process that we can easily follow and communicate to the students. ]]> 2022-02-16 13:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2050830228 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2050943422 Is there a no-show form/list for second semester? What do we do with our no show kids? ]]> 2022-02-16 14:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2050943422 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2051627951 Can teachers lock their doors during hall sweeps until there is an announcement saying to let students in with the pass they were given once caught?]]> 2022-02-16 18:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2051627951 tamara_d_henneman https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2051666563 2022-02-16 19:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2051666563 james_d_heller1 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2051719403 The morning announcement take up a significant amount of 1st period. Between the amount of announcements and the student announcer ad libbing and providing commentary, they go on and on. First period is only extended by 3 minutes for the announcements. This also is probably why students don't worry about being late to 1st period as the announcement are still airing up to 5 plus minutes into the period.]]> 2022-02-16 19:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2051719403 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2051746042 What is GHS doing to ensure teacher retention, attendance and well-being as we approach the "long haul" that is February to Spring Break? Please do not raffle a pie. It needs to be valuable, like time, rule enforcement, or responsiveness/visibility.]]> 2022-02-16 19:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2051746042 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2052089666 When students earn lunch detention, are we reacting productively? Rather than have students sit in a room doing nothing, can there be restorative justice conversations or reflections? Opportunities to earn SSL hours? Other ideas? I am not exactly sure what goes on during these detentions, but if it is just sitting in a seat doing nothing, I do not see how this is helping our students and encouraging better use of their time in the school day.]]> 2022-02-17 00:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2052089666 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2053054939 Just wanted to give a shout out to Sam Wannen and Manny Cardenas-Salgado for doing an amazing job as acting RTs for the English department. They’ve done an amazing job leading the past couple of months and we’ve appreciated the empathy, transparency, and hardworking attitudes from both.]]> 2022-02-17 12:20:05 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2053054939 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2053175273 Finding out at 7:40am that we will be running a fire drill during 8th period is so incredibly frustrating. Teachers plan their classes in advance and being told THE DAY OF that we are losing a class period (or even part of it) is disrespectful to our time. If it's unannounced, sure--we can't help that. But if you're going to announce it, at least have enough respect for us as educators to give us more than a few hours warning. 

This wouldn't be as frustrating if this wasn't the first time something like this has happened, but we are told things last minute quite often here. It makes planning classes quite difficult at times.]]> 2022-02-17 13:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2053175273 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2053403819 I would like to manage my own professional development. I would like Administration to treat me like a professional; I am working on becoming National Board Certified this year. I would like this to count for professional development instead of Trojan Talks. I believe that faculty who show that they are working on developing professionally outside of school time should be excused from Trojan Talks as long as they provide documentation of this work. ]]> 2022-02-17 15:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2053403819 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2053626835 I feel that we need a much larger presence from security during the school day. I see them in the morning directing traffic, or in their certain places before the start of school but then I NEVER see any security for the rest of the day. If I need to call them, it seems to be a hit or miss when I use their extension number.]]> 2022-02-17 16:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2053626835 elisabeth_k_cosh https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055199041 2022-02-18 13:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055199041 younajung https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055201019 I find myself in this cycle of asking students to put their phones away during instruction, they don't, and when it comes time to do assignments, they do not know how to do them because well...they were on their phones the whole time. 

There is also a growing concern for earpod/ headphone usage during instruction. There are times when the student will be right in front of me and it takes them at least three reminders to take out their earpods to listen to the lesson...

Is it possible to push for a school wide cellphone and earphone policy? ]]> 2022-02-18 13:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055201019 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055212127 This is in the comments to another post, but I'm putting it here as its own post for visibility: Admin & Co, stop using the emergency sound at the start of non-emergency announcements. Keep doing that, and pretty soon it'll be a boy who cried wolf situation; people won't take the noise seriously and won't notice when there's a real emergency announcement.]]> 2022-02-18 13:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055212127 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055238408 I want to give a shout-out to Mrs. Porter Parks and her team for coordinating the WIDA tests! ]]> 2022-02-18 13:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055238408 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055252885 I am pretty certain that sending out a Google doc to all teachers at GHS listing all kids with 504s, reasons why, and accommodations violates FERPA. As a parent, I would be horrified to learn that 300+ people were learning about my child's medical diagnosis (which is private and protected) and the accommodations he/she requires. Information about 504s and IEPs are supposed to only go to teachers of record who have direct contact with students. That is why they are confidential.]]> 2022-02-18 13:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055252885 james_d_heller1 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055310360 While there are several identifiable areas for improvements in this padlet, for the most part I feel like things are pretty good here.  Hearing from my friends who work at other schools, things could be much worse here.  All schools are dealing with tardies and the Code of Conduct that the Board of Ed has established limits the consequences that can be enforced.  I would like to see some plan/program for addressing the students who are consistently late to classes by 10 or more minutes be developed and shared with the staff and school community with the primary goal of improving the behavior instead of punishing it.

]]> 2022-02-18 14:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055310360 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055327215 I do not like the idea of having to sign out and be accounted for any time I leave the building. If I need to run out during my planning period after staying with students during my lunch, I should be given the professional courtesy to do so without oversight or questions. ]]> 2022-02-18 14:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055327215 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055415532 Just wanted to give a shout out to the centrally managed coverage system. Our department was doing so many internal coverages and we finally feel like we aren't being called every day. Thank you!

]]> 2022-02-18 15:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055415532 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055563393 Thank you to all the teachers/staff who have our students.  Thank you for working with our kids in your classes as well as finding them when they're MIA.  Our kids love coming to school and can't wait to go to your class and love having you as their teacher.]]> 2022-02-18 16:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2055563393 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2060599546 Has anyone noticed the increased amount of students walking around the corridors with sunglasses on? The combo of sunglasses and masks makes it nearly impossible to identify many of them. Is this allowed? (security issue?) If not, is it being addressed somehow?]]> 2022-02-22 13:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2060599546 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2060632280 The grading policy states that we are not allowed to give students a zero unless there has been "two way communication." What if we take the appropriate steps of communication but NEVER hear back from the parents? I don't feel it is fair to give students 50% on anything that they have not done AT ALL. In some cases, it raises the students grade enough to pass the class rather than fail. I feel that is not fair to the other students who are working hard for their grade.]]> 2022-02-22 14:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2060632280 stacy_e_smith https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2060691397 People who wonder what counseling and admin do all day should consider our 2021 graduation rate, which is 80.07%. That is a 1.27% increase over 2020, and a 6% increase since Cary became principal. Thanks to the staff who support our initiatives. ]]> 2022-02-22 14:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2060691397 laura_delaney https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2060911853 I hear your frustrations with cell phone use by students in class. Since we do not have a school-wide policy for storing phones during class instruction, here is something I have found helpful if you're interested in trying it.
 You might try having students put phones in a wall-mounted pocket (like what headphones are in /shoe holders) as they enter class. I have relatively small classes (10 - 18) and it usually takes a couple of days to have the system down.   It may take a couple of weeks of conditioning for larger classes, but I find it well worth the time invested at the beginning of the semester.]]> 2022-02-22 16:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2060911853 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2061137910 People are still waiting on their Covid test results from CIAN. Some people have heard they only hear results back if it's positive. Others have said they have received negative results. What is timeline of getting results back after getting tested?]]> 2022-02-22 18:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2061137910 https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2061607363 I find it very difficult to handle the amount of new students being transferred into my class this far into the semester. Interims are on Monday and the transfers make it increasingly difficult to make sure the student gets what they need. If we could possibly try to minimize the amount of schedule changes (especially for reasons that should have been caught earlier in the semester and sometimes year), I'm sure many of us would appreciate it. ]]> 2022-02-23 00:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2061607363 laura_delaney https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2062644348 Can we please have a systematic way of informing teachers of classroom assignment changes (a week ahead of time if possible)?
I was assigned completely new classrooms 2nd semester and if I hadn't looked at Synergy and noticed the classroom number the day before I would not have known. In addition, the teachers who were in those rooms did not know either until the last minute. It makes having all of our materials and the classroom set up a game of catchup and honestly, a very awkward situation with asking those who were in the classroom to move/take down their materials if they don't do it on their own.  This isn't the first time this has happened. ]]> 2022-02-23 14:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2062644348 laura_delaney https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2062918809 Can we please have a GHS calendar on Outlook that is shared with the staff that includes dates for testing, TT, staff meetings, Events/Typical schedule changes (for example Pep Rally, SAT Day), Grading deadlines, etc that are pertinent to the staff?  If there is a reason as to why there is not a GHS calendar I would love to know what it is.    ]]> 2022-02-23 16:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/james_d_druzbacky/rbpae5674dpid5fz/wish/2062918809