Faculty News, October 22, 2012

Autrey Mill Faculty News    

October 22, 2012

“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.”

Robert F. Kennedy

 

News/Timelines/Due Dates

Pride – This Friday, October 26, we will not have PRIDE due to ITBS testing.  Please follow the regular Monday – Thursday schedule for 6^th & 7^th grades.  8^th grade will continue to follow the ITBS testing schedule.  We will resume PRIDE next week with an advisement class.

Governance Council –     READ THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Calling all interested Teachers!

Help lead our school by running for a seat on the

School Governance Council

Autrey Mill is excited to be among the first schools to join Fulton Count Schools’ Charter System! As a Cohort 1 school, we are making the transition during this school year. Joining the Charter System means more flexibility and opportunities to implement creative, innovative reforms to help all of our students succeed.

As a Cohort 1 school, Autrey Mill will be electing and appointing representatives to our new School Governance Council this fall. The School Governance Council will play a critical role in the success of our school. The Council will develop and approve our strategic plan and budget, and design innovative solutions to increase academic achievement that meet the unique needs of our school community.

If you are interested in serving as a teacher representative on the School Governance Council, you must complete and submit the Candidate Declaration Form by October 31, 2012. This form can be found by going to our school website http://school.fultonschools.org/ms/autreymill/Pages/default.aspx and choosing the “Charter System Cohort 1 Implementation” button.

Don’t wait! Put your name on the ballot today!

 

Red Ribbon Week – Don’t forget that this takes place next week and that you can dress casual all week.

Election Day – The only meetings planned for Election Day will take place from 11 to 12:30 in the cafeteria culminating with a lunch sponsored by our Korean Parents.  John White, from Lincoln Financial, will be here at the beginning of the meeting for any interested in hearing about the programs they offer.  Hours are flexible so if you choose to vote in the morning and stay later that is fine and vice versa.

TAG probation - Now that the first quarter grades are in, TAG teachers need to make sure that they have taken care of any probation issues in LA, SCI, and SS.  Students must have above an 80% average.  If their average is below this mark, please fill out the attached forms and send them home to be signed.  When they are returned, place them in Dana’s box to be filed in their TAG folder.  If the grade is not up by the end of the semester, students will need a schedule change into on-level.  If you find you are in need of a schedule change, please give your grade level administrator ample warning to work that out.  At that time the dismissal form will need to be sent home. 

Holiday Party – Go ahead and mark your calendar for the annual staff holiday party on December 13 at the Village Tavern.  Also, if you have yet to pay hospitality dues for this school year, please submit to Laura Hunter.

Planning Ahead – Some of you may have already noticed that the day we come back from winter break is a Friday, unfortunately.  I am sure there are many of us who would like to have that extra day, but it is a workday.  I will not be able to grant leave for that day.   The good news is that the recommended calendar for next year gives us a week at Thanksgiving and we come back on a Monday from winter break!!!

Where is Livingston?

Vicki Alvis says, “I am passing Livingston on to Mandi Mitchell. Mandi is exceedingly generous of her time and talents as a social studies teacher, our school’s FCA sponsor and the eighth grade Student Council advisor. She has presented at the Georgia Council for the Social Studies conference and serves every year in a coaching capacity for our feeder high school. Mandi is a natural at getting students enthused about team-building and nurturing relationships. For the last five years it has been my great privilege to watch her interact with and challenge our Student Council representatives to work together to solve problems (like crossing a crocodile infested river with only two or three boards to stand on), as well as plan and follow through on projects that impact our whole school and community (like collecting Box Tops for education, seeing that Old Glory is raised and lowered every day of the school year and inspiring eighth graders to give up a weekend evening to participate in Relay for Life!) Mandi leads by example everyday both inside and outside the classroom. 

 

Happy Birthday

Julie Ferris                 October 2

Chris Shearer             October 26

Erin Villaume             October 26

Lane Arnold               October 27