Bravo Zulu!
At a time when our schedules are so incredibly busy I want to send a Bravo Zulu for a job well done to your Alternative Ed Shared Leadership Team: Bruce Dearborn, Andrea Love, George Wheeler, Bev Mowrer, and Katy Stone.
We have met three times this year and will meet a few more to take point on a few projects we believe are important to all alternative schools and programs in our district. One, we are working hard to develop a mission and vision for our work in Highline. For a few years now, all staff has been asking me, and our leadership, to articulate the overall vision for our programs (something with deeper purpose than merely “supporting the district with alternative options for kids”). As a leadership team, we feel it is our charge to define our role and purpose in Highline. As I work with our Alt Ed leaders this year, we will begin to share our mission and visions with you. We all deserve to work toward an important and common target for all of our students.
The other project is a local map of alternative programs, options and schools of choice in our district. The ever-changing landscape of this work has created its own challenge in simply communicating the many exciting opportunities for students in Highline. We are working on a new inventory that will be oriented toward growth and change. Highline’s options and choices will soon be available in a dynamic catalog the leadership team is also developing before the fall.
District News: Superintendent Search
This process is moving right along. District communications is doing a good job of relaying information to staff and community via the website. Details and candidate bios can be found at http://www.highlineschools.org/Pages/SuperintendentSearch2011-2012.aspx I am honored to be a part of the morning meeting teams this week to meet and talk with the candidates in a forum designed for my colleagues.
In this week’s note I am sharing because I want you to take advantage of opportunities to meet the candidates and provide input to the school board. First, do your research! There is plenty of online background about the candidates, one of which will be our next Superintendent. Second, come to the community forums or watch on television or the web. Every night this week (beginning Wednesday) a new candidate will talk in a moderated community forum. Here are the details.
Public forums will be held at the Burien City Council Chambers at 400 SW 152nd Street from 6:00 to 7:15 p.m.
- Wednesday, February 22 – Dr. David Engle
- Thursday, February 23 – Dr. Joshua Garcia
- Friday, February 24 – Dr. Susan Enfield
v The public forums will be shown live on channel 21 within Burien and online. (For a link to the live feed, or to view the video later, go to www.highlineschools.org.) Viewers will be able to send in questions via email (supt_search@highlinelineschools.org) or Twitter (@supt_search).
v Following the public forums, participants will be asked to provide feedback to the school board via an onlne survey posted at www.highlineschools.org.
v The board will review feedback generated in the public forums and by the other groups who have met the candidate before making a final decision.
A new superintendent is a big deal to any school district. Please take time this week to do due diligence in understanding our candidates and what their values and beliefs are about education in our Highline community. And then please make your voice and hopes heard for our district and programs, ultimately for our students well being and opportunity in their education. Thank you for your commitment to help the school board make an informed choice.
PCT and more surveys…
Friday PCT this week is scheduled as a team time, but I have some direction on who will be meeting with whom. All New Start staff is required to meet with Andrea and Sheralyn at 12:30 in the math room. Required HSPE Proctor training will be conducted and a few other items will be addressed regarding Navigation 101. At CHOICE we will be conducting Interviews for incoming students next fall.
v Last Friday I sent out reminder emails to take the Staff Pilot Surveys. These are important to our district technology funding from the state and direct support to our staff at buildings who participate in the survey.
Certificated Staff: Please take this survey before Friday February 24th. Notify me when this task is complete. URL: http://www.edtech.wednet.edu/pilot/
v Additionally, our 9th graders by age (there aren’t many and most of them are at CHOICE) need to take the Pilot Jr. Survey by the end of the month, Wednesday February 29th. Please work this into advisory, or take some class time for those who need to take it. URL: http://www.edtech.wednet.edu/pilotjr/
Advisors: Please let me know if you need more directions on this. And let me know you’re your kids have finished the survey.
My Schedule:
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Holiday | New Start | ERAC / New Start | ERAC / NS / ERAC | ERAC / PSESD / CH |
Feb 20 | Feb 21 | Feb 22 | Feb 23 | Feb 24 |
Off | Project Work Time | Supt. Search Teach Class AP Meeting NS Observation HSPE Meeting Weekly Counselor Community Forum | Supt. Search Teach Class Avanza Evaluation New Start Brag Day Enrollment Meeting Principal Planning Meeting Community Forum | Supt. Search ESD Reengagement Meeting CHOICE Interviews Community Forum |
It is a short but packed week as we approach March (next week). Please make sure and learn about our Supt. Candidates, take those Pilot Surveys and have a good last full week of February!
- Mike
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