Hi LPHS Staff,
Here are a few updates from yesterday's virtual staff meeting. Thank you all for your attendance and for the work you are doing.
Link to Video of Meeting (If you watch it in 2X speed, it is quite entertaining!)
Link to Chat from Virtual Meeting
Link to Staff Meeting Agenda
Link to Continued Learning Plan
Link to Senior Slide Show Directions
Link to LPHS Staff Flipgrid - Please participate in this. I think it will be a great opportunity for us to share what is working well moving forward. I would love to see this in use in your Google Classrooms!
Random Important Thoughts:
* The Continued Learning Plan starts officially on April 20. I forgot to mention that yesterday, thank you APs for covering it in the chat.
* I will get you a list of seniors today that 1. have the required classes to graduate, 2. Need to pass the classes they are in to graduate, and 3. Need credit recovery classes as well as the classes they are in to graduate. (Thank you counselors for getting me this information.) I am asking that you communicate with counselors especially regarding students on lists 2 and 3 throughout the semester. If they are in jeopardy of not passing your class, counselors need to be made aware ASAP.
* When you enter assignments in MiStar, immediately mark everyone excused from the task. Once a student submits work to you, you can grade it and change that for them individually.
This is important!
* A lot of parents and students have asked if the work is mandatory. Remember that we can not make it mandatory. I saw a question in the chat yesterday regarding student motivation. We will not say that it is mandatory nor insinuate that it is mandatory. Remember that our families and students are in a large variety of different situations in their homes.
Our goal is to offer opportunities for engagement, grade improvement, and connection to the staff. The integrity of the grade conversation can not be had right now!
* If a student inquires about Work permits, please tell them to email me. I will take care of the rest.
* We will have another virtual staff meeting on Tuesday, April 21 at 2:45. I'll keep it brief, try to answer some questions and go from there. Here is the
link to the meeting.
* Phone Number Updates - If you get a new parent phone number through your contacts or have numbers that need to be deleted form MiStar, please email Toni McCann. She will take care of this for you. Thank you, Toni!
That's it for today, thank you so much for all you are doing to keep our students a top priority!
Stay safe and talk to you soon!
Dan
