Banana Kelly

LEADERSHIP TEAM
MEETINGS
REPORT TO ROOMS LISTED by 3:35

Wednesday December 19, 2007

Cartoon showing the difference between math and English teachers submitted by Ricky Koodie

Schedule Upcoming Professional Participation &

3:35-4:35 Leadership Team Meetings Performance Points (P3Points)
Deliverables 1pt – 12.19 Leadership Mtg. #5 + Minutes via e-mail
1 Leadership team minutes via e-mail w/ attendance. Team will SEE BLUE CAL & ANNOUNCEMENTS SECTION FOR
be presenting deliverables to staff Friday Jan 4! UPCOMING PD COHORTS & PRESENTATIONS!!!!

Leadership Team Meeting #5 Agenda 3:35-4:35 TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 60 minutes

Each team will work on the goals they created during Oct 5th Meeting – group will be presenting DELIVERABLES on Friday Jan 4!
ROOM 211 (Sara) STUDENT ACTIVITIES ROOM 205 (Gail) SPECIALS + ELA#4
ROOM 201 (Ricky) LEARNING EXPIRENCE, INSTRUCTION & TECHNOG ROOM 207 (Amelia) SST
ROOM 306 (Nic) STUDENT LIFE AND DEVELOPMENT + ACADEMIC URGENCY (Now called ACADEMIC CULTURE)

Reminders & Announcements

Have you ever wondered what the 9th grade students do when they "go to the river?" Do you want to
know what turbidity, salinity, or even pH are and how to measure them? Would you like a student to
teach you how to put on a pair of hip waders, walk on slimy rocks, and then catch a royally crabby
crayfish?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you'll want to swing by for the first ever BKHS River
"Rewind" Open House. During this open house, groups of students will become specialists in one of the
many aspects of their work at the Bronx River. And they'll be ready to teach ya'll all about their
respective specialties!

Next Thursday, December 20th, 2007 • 2nd, 6th, and 7th periods • Rooms 306 and 307
Even if it's just for 5 minutes, please stop by. The kids are excited about being able to teach their
teachers and show everyone what they know!

Thanks - Annie, Carly, Nic, and Nate

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BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR BREAK: Please work with students to make sure that you leave your room in the best possible
condition for cleaning and maintenance over break. To do so please:
1. Make sure all tables and chairs are moved to one side of the room.
2. All loose items are put away in an organized manner and secure.
3. Be sure you have sent Ryan dates (descriptions and photos) of connectors, happenings, ELTs and guest speakers for
layout and list can be updated over break.
Reminders & Announcements cont. on next page
BIG UPS: To the staff (Amelia, Cheyenne, Algiers, René, Gary, Aaron and the entire UP team) that supported the United Playaz
Dance last Friday at BKHS. A special thanks to the energy and effort Beetle brought to security for the event that allowed BK to
maintain our outstanding campus safety record.

REMINDER: The Junior Team will be out of the building this Thursday on their annual field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

HOLIDAY LUNCH & VOTE: After the Student vs. Staff basketball game on Friday Dec. 21 (approx. 1pm) we will be serving a
deli lunch for all staff in room 206. Additionally, we will take a quick vote on the date of graduation for second semester.

• REMINDER ON PD ROUND #6 Wed Jan 2, 2008:

Cohort 1 (Lance): 6th Hr Visit Chidozie Alozie
Thurs. Dec 12:
Cohort 2 (Josh/DJ): 1st Hr visit Algiers Cohort 3 (Steph): 3rd Hr visit Gail Brown Cohort 4 (Ryan): 7th Hr visit Andi Brown

TEAM PRENTATIONS TO FULL SAFF IN JAN: The following teams will present their deliverables (a 10-20 minute public
celebration and discussion of your teams work) at full staff meetings during the end of first semester.
JAN 2: Grade Team Presentations JAN 9: Department Team Presentations
JAN 4: Leadership Team Presentations JAN 11 or 16: Extra Presentations

HEADS UP: Upon the completion of PD Evolution #3 (first semester) we will be going into a two-week redesign period after
regents. Second semester dates and cohort assignments etc. will not me published until we have a series of roundtable
discussions with the whole staff to gather input on the design of Evolution #4. Prior to these roundtables (Jan 11) all stuff will fill
out a survey about Evolution #3 to gather data.

• BIG VISIT ON JANURARY 16, 2008: 9:30 AM Nancy W. Streim Associate Vice President for School and
Community Partnerships, Teachers College Special Advisor to the Provost, Columbia University will be visiting BK.

• 12th GRADE ADVISORS: Please collect baby photos for the yearbook I would appreciate it. I would like to have all baby photos
by December 21st. For more information see e-mail sent to 12th Grade from Amanda Baylor from Dec 3, 2007 Subject line:
Senior Stuff

IMPORTANT ACCOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS FROM STUDENT LIFE SPECALIST AMELIA FRANK
• Thursday DEC. 20th: Flu shots, Thursday Dec. 20 from 9am-3:30pm. Students will need consent form. Sign Up in room
207.
• Friday DEC. 21st: Staff/ Student Basketball Game. Schedule TBD.

•HEADS UP! Many visitors will continue to come by BK in the upcoming months for various reasons. Sometimes, due to the
nature of these visitors’ schedules we can’t always give the kind of advance notice some might like. To those ends it is important
to remember your classroom is a public space and you should always be putting your best pedagogical foot forward every
day with or without an outside observer. COMING SOON: a visit from the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators
President Ernie Logan. Date and time TBA.

WANTED: Staff (does not have to be a teachers) sponsor to take over the Building with Books Program. BWB is non-profit
program involved in community service work domestically and internationally. OT pay will be made available for BWB events that
take place outside of the school day. If interested see Andi Brown for more information and then Josh.

•THE BK SIGNATURE SPEAKER SERIES: PEDRO NOGUERA FROM NYU author of City Schools and the American Dream and
Unfinished Business: Closing the Achievement Gap in Our Nation’s Schools will be the inaugural Signature Series Speaker at 3:30
PM Jan 11, 2008. This event is optional for staff but you are welcome to invite peers and colleagues from other schools to the
event.