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After school schedule Note: Schedule may change due to unforeseen events. Please be sure to confirm with Mrs. Kallas that she will be available for you after school. Monday: Until 4:15 Tuesday: Until 4:15 Wednesday: Until 3:10 Thursday: Until 4:15 Friday: Until 4:15 =Update: TEENS FOR JEANS - You did a great job contributing to a worthy cause. Over 100 pairs of jeans were collected and delivered to Aeropostale. =

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I got the message! Perfect attendance 2 days in a row! I'll share the plans for the food and fun you earned. Be in class to hear all about it! = //**Monday **// =
 * If I Were the Principal - Finish up the assignment below. It was begun last Friday. If you can not finish it during class, it is homework. **

Imagine that you have just been named principal of your high school. Write an essay that discusses what you would do as the lead administrator at your campus. You might include some of the following elements:
 * How would you run your campus?
 * What type of leader would you be?
 * What would would you focus on?
 * What positive mark would you leave on the school?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">How could you make your campus a successful learning environment for the students?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">How would you motivate your faculty?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">How would you involve the community?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Rules for your essay:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">[[image:kkallasbctal/Unknown-9.jpeg align="right"]]Title your essay, If I Were the Principal. Place your by line underneath.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Follow essay format with an introductory paragraph, a body, and a formal conclusion.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Clarify your ideas for the reader by offering examples, testimonials, and anecdotes.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Avoid unrealistic ideas (I'd have free ice cream in the cafeteria daily) and degrading your school (Our campus is like a prison, so I would allow all students to go off campus for lunch.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Check the writing mechanics in your essay: spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Be consistent in the use of verb tense and person (1st, 2nd, or 3rd).

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">You should have a completed assignment by the end of the period. Proofread before you print. If you do not finish your paper, you are allowed to work on your essay outside of class, so save your work to Dropbox or a USB drive to access it away from the classroom.

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 29px;">//**Tuesday**// = **School Culture** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">The culture of any organization can dictate how successful it is. This applies in schools as well as in the workplace and even in your home life. Now that you've penned some of your ideas, let's discuss what you have experienced and hear your thoughts as to what would create a culture which would help you thrive. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Be sure to participate in the discussion to earn tickets to the "Discussion Drawing." =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 29px;">//**Wednesday, Thursday and Friday**// = =Can a Principal Change the Culture of a School?= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Watch the movie loosely based on former elementary Principal Joe Clark, an inner city principal known as "Crazy Joe". Paterson, New Jersey's Eastside High is in danger of being taken over by the state if test scores do not improve. When Clark is appointed principal, he uses controversial and unconventional ways to fight a school with a culture that leans on excuses, drugs and anger.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What is meant by the term, school culture?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Why is it important for administrators and teachers to know their own school culture?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What are examples of whats that schools' culture can be a positive force for learning?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What are examples of ways that a school's culture can be a positive force for learning? Give examples of schools nationwide.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What responsibilities do school administrators have in addressing negative forces in school culture?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What about your school's culture would you like to see improved?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Perception is reality! What does this statement mean? What schools throughout the Metroplex, Texas and the nation immediately make you think of prestige? Academics? Quality athletic programs? Low socio-economic status? Lacking quality? How do schools get these labels? Are they necessarily true? Do labels affect the culture of a school, or is it the culture of the school that creates the labels?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">What is the biggest factor affecting school culture? Do administrators have any control over this factor? Do students? Do parents? Does the Community?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Complete the viewer's guide as you watch this education classic.