At this meeting, I had the privilege of listening to Todd Whitaker. Dr. Whitaker is a professor in Missouri and his work has been published all over the country. One of my favorite books is called "What Great Teachers Do Differently" and "What Great Principals Do Differently." In honor of his presentation (and he signed a couple of books I had with me - Yeah!) I thought I would share a few of my favorite quotes from Dr. Whitaker that I try to live by:
* Ten Days out of Ten - It is the teacher's (principal's) responsibility to create a positive atmosphere 10 out of 10 days. No matter what is going on, teachers (principals) treat everyone with respect, ALWAYS. Great teachers understand the power of praise! We never have too much nice! :-)
* One Goal, Every Day - No matter what the lesson plan covers, great teachers want their students to be more excited about learning tomorrow than they were today. Everyday we decide what to bring into our classrooms and schools. Even on the days we don't feel that perky, we can filter out the negative energy and make learning exciting!
* Treat Everyone As If they are Good- Make students (people) who do the right thing feel comfortable with their decision making!
* High Expectations for Whom? Great teachers (principals) know who is the variable in the classroom: they are. Great teachers consistently strive to improve and they focus on something they can control - their own performance.
Every teacher has an impact. Great teachers make a difference. I feel so fortunate that Perry Central is full of GREATNESS!
Important Information:
Accuplacer Testing - On October 2nd, Angie L. Will be conducting Accuplacer testing. This testing is important for our students as they work to meet prerequisites for dual credit classes. She has a large number of students that need to be tested and will be conducting testing during 2nd and 5th periods. Please see her email for details. Thank you for supporting our Early College High School needs!
Tour of Opportunity - All 8th grade students will be participating in the Tour of Opportunity on Friday, October 5th. This is a great day for students to learn about he career opportunities in Perry County. October 5th is also Pick Perry Day! The Perry County College Success Coalition and PCDC will be sponsoring all 8th grade students in the county and all students will receive a Pick Perry Shirt! Thanks to Maria and Carol for pulling this together for our students.
College Fair - Students in grades 10, 11 and 12 will be participating in the Perry County College Fair on Monday, October 1st. Maria did send an email with a list of students and times. Students will be gone from approximately 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Please see Maria's email for a list of students.
End of Grading Period: Friday, October 5th is the end of the grading period. Grades will "dump" on Wednesday, October 10th at 11:59 p.m. It is important that grades are up-to-date at that time.
Standards Based Grading - Just a reminder for those of you in standards based grading, it is important for you to have your reporting topics up-to-date for the 2nd quarter so that grades are correct. If you need help seeing what reporting topics you the system has you reporting out on for 2nd quarter, please see Jody and she can help! Please make sure they are correct by Friday October 5th. This will allow me enough time to make changes before the beginning of the new grading period.
Manufacturing Night - October 10th is our 5th annual Manufacturing Night, sponsored by the Perry County College Success Coalition! Josh Craney and our students have been working hard to learn about different manufacturing operations, processes and skills that are in our region! We would like to invite all of you to bring your families to this great event! You can learn from our students, win many, many prizes and enjoy an evening to celebrate our largest employers! 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Tell City Ivy Tech - come and join the fun and food!
After School PLC Meeting - We will have our first after school PLC meeting on October 10th! Please make arrangements to be in the high school library from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. that day!
Pep Session - We will hold our first Pep Session on Friday! Our Pep Session Schedule: 5th: 12:28 - 1:08, 6th - 1:12 - 1:52, 7th - 1:56 - 2:36 Pep Session - 2:36 - 3:00 p.m.
Important Dates:
Monday, October 1 - College Fair Students will leave at 9:00 a.m./ Varsity Volleyball 5:30 p.m. vs. South Spencer
Tuesday, October 2 - Accuplacer Testing - 2nd & 5th period
Wednesday, October 3 -
Thursday, October 4 - Varsity Volleyball 5:30 p.m. vs. Springs Valley (Senior Night)
Friday, October 5 - Tour of Opportunity - 8th Grade/ End of Grading Period/ Pep Session - 2:36 - 3:00/ SLO's due in SFS/ Varsity Football 6:30 p.m. vs. Springs Valley (Senior Night)
Saturday, October 6 - Cross Country Sectional @ Jasper 10:00 a.m. / Sadie Hawkins Dance
Wednesday, October 10th - After School PLC Meeting
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