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Oct. 21stOct. 21stOct. 21st---Oct. 25th, 2013Oct. 25th, 2013Oct. 25th, 2013 

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Mon. Oct. 21st, 2013:Mon. Oct. 21st, 2013:Mon. Oct. 21st, 2013:Mon. Oct. 21st, 2013:

♦ Sophomores w/ A+ Learning: see schedule from Randal

♦ 3:30pm-6:00pm: SLT meeting in Barnett’s room

Tues. Oct. 22nd:Tues. Oct. 22nd:Tues. Oct. 22nd:Tues. Oct. 22nd:

♦ PLAN for ALL Sophomores: please see schedule Tina sent

♦ 6:30pm: Powder Puff Football Game

Wed. Oct. 23rd:Wed. Oct. 23rd:Wed. Oct. 23rd:Wed. Oct. 23rd:

♦ leigh & Duane GONE to Greensboro for NC ASCD conference

Thurs. Oct. 24th:Thurs. Oct. 24th:Thurs. Oct. 24th:Thurs. Oct. 24th:

♦ Early Release Day: students leave at 1:02pm

♦ 8:30-10:30am: Eric Guckian, senior education adviser to Gov. McCrory,along with a contingency of people, visit DMHS *please make sure you aredressed professionally this day. NO jeans!

♦ 1:20pm-1:45pm: Staff meeting w/ lunch provided

Fri. Oct. 25th: HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!Fri. Oct. 25th: HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!Fri. Oct. 25th: HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!Fri. Oct. 25th: HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!

♦ Pep Rally during 4th period: we will send a schedule for you to follow 

Upcoming Events:Upcoming Events:Upcoming Events:Upcoming Events:

Second Round Observations: Nov. 4thSecond Round Observations: Nov. 4thSecond Round Observations: Nov. 4thSecond Round Observations: Nov. 4th----Dec. 18th:Dec. 18th:Dec. 18th:Dec. 18th:Standards 1, 2, 5Standards 1, 2, 5Standards 1, 2, 5Standards 1, 2, 5

Oct. 30th: Progress Reports GO HOME

Oct. 31st: PD during planning

Nov. 1st: SIP DUE to Dr. Hardy 

Nov. 5th: PD w/ Dr. HARDY during planning peri-od

Nov. 11th: HOLIDAY 

Nov. 13th: SLT Meeting

Nov. 20th: Grading period ENDS

Nov. 20th-23rd: Wizard of Oz performance

Nov. 26th: Report Cards GO HOME

Nov. 27th-28th: Thanksgiving Holiday: NO SCHOOL

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Student Growth Objectives (SGOs)…... soundinnocuous enough--who does not want a child togrow?

Here in New Jersey, a good chunk of my evalua-tion depends on how students perform on someset of objective standards I choose, so long as theyare approved by my Supervisor and my Principal.I even get to negotiate the percent pass rate thatconstitutes success with my SGOs, which leadsto some interesting game theory if nothing else,so who could possibly object?

I've been thinking long and hard about the SGOs since last spring, and while many of my colleagues are clenching their sphincters over this, I've decided to take the highroad and spend another 40 to 60 hours of my time finessing this.

I agree with Chris Cerf, our esteemed Commissioner of Education. He once told over

coffee (when he still talked to me) that he is a numbers man. I gleefully respondedthat, by golly, so am I!

I teach biology just outside Newark, NJ. One of my kids was astounded to learn thatwe have trees outside the school when I announced we were going outside to studythem. Many, perhaps most, of my lambs never grew a plant from seed nor nibbledanything directly off a plant until they came to my class. Seems to me I have all kindsof growth objectives to choose from.

I will need, however, baseline data, because, by golly squared, we need data, and weneed it now. I used to be a pediatrician. I got skills and a few extra syringes around. Igot kids who are amazed trees exist in our neighborhood. I got a Commissioner whohopes to take Arne's job away when his pal Christie slides into the White House in2016. I am going to slay a whole flock of birds with one big chunk of rock.

Why waste time with hours of standardized testing when I can strap a child downand draw a few cc's of blood in less time than Mr. Cerf can say "Hotelling's two-sample T-squared statistics"? Expensive? Yep, but not any more expensive than thetests they replace, and the money stays local.

So here is my proposed SGO:I will increase the number of students who gain joy by knowing that the naturalworld (or any world, for that matter) exists.

Here is how I will obtain my objective data:

At least 80% of all students who failed to see the trees outside our school's doors willhave at least a 20% rise (or 15 ng/mL, whichever is greater) in their measured seroto-nin levels when exposed to trees in May, 2014.

My 2013 SGOsMy 2013 SGOsMy 2013 SGOsMy 2013 SGOs

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