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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 3:15 Tuesday: Until 3:15 Wednesday: Unavailable Thursday: Unavailable Friday: Unavailable = = =TEENS FOR JEANS - Friday is the last day! = Continue to donate your denim to the TAFE Teens for Jeans service project! Ask your friends, relatives and neighbors to donate to a good cause! This project will be reported through the Project Visualize competition at the TAFE Teach Tomorrow Summit in February.

//** Be sure to have your BCTAL ID on your body in a visible location. **//
=‍ //**Monday **// = Welcome today's panel: Sabrina Lindsey, Principal, Academy at Carrie F. Thomas Kyle Pekurney, Principal, Smithfield Middle Jason Wells, Birdville High School
 * //Principal's Roles and Responsibilities //**

Do you know what your prinicpal does every day? Participate in the discussion you designed to learn what an adminstrator's job is all about. Do you see any future administrators sitting in this room?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Assignment: Complete the viewer's guide as you participate in the discussion.

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 29px;">//**Tuesday**// = **Thank you Very Much** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Review the panel discussion of yesterday as a group. Discuss the following questions:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Which administrator's position was the most interesting to you? Why?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Was there anything that surprised you about their roles and responsibilities?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Which principal's responsibility was least interesting to you? Why?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Are there any questions you still have about a principal's duties?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Let's say thank you to our panel of guests who took time out of their busy days to share information about their jobs.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Each table will be assigned one of the guest principals to thank. Each student will compose a thank you letter using the format provided below. You will have to research some of the information needed by visiting the school website of your principal's campus.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Open the document below. Anything that is highlighted in yellow must be changed. Be sure to save your letter in your Dropbox account so that you can work on it at home.

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 29px;">//**Wednesday**// = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Complete your thank you letter to the principal you were assigned. Be sure to follow the format for a proper thank you letter. Check your letter for spelling and grammar errors before you print. Your letter will make an impression - good or bad - on the principal who receives it. Print, and sign in blue or black ink. = = = = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 29px;">//**Thursday**// = //**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">What is the culture of a school? How do principals influence it? **// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">With your table team, read "What is the Culture of a School?", pp. 124 - 125 in Putting It All Together: Education and Training. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Open the word document above. Discuss the following questions and record your answers on the table.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What is meant by the term "school culture"?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Why is it important for administrators and teachers to know their own school culture?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What are examples of ways that a school's culture can be a positive force for learning?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">How do administrators work to build a positive school culture?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What are examples of ways that a school's culture can be a negative force that interferes with learning? Give examples of incidents that occur at schools nationwide.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What responsibilities do school administrators have in addressing negative forces in school culture?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What do you consider positive about your own school's culture?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What about your school's culture would you like to see improved?

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 29px;">//**Friday**// =
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 24px;">If I Were the Principal **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">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:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">How would you run your campus?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What type of leader would you be?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What would would you focus on?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">What positive mark would you leave on the school?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">How could you make your campus a successful learning environment for the students?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">How would you motivate your faculty?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">How would you involve the community?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Rules for your essay:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">[[image:Unknown-9.jpeg width="203" height="158" 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: 130%;">Follow essay format with an introductory paragraph, a body, and a formal conclusion.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Clarify your ideas for the reader by offering examples, testimonials, and anecdotes.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">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: 130%;">Check the writing mechanics in your essay: spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Be consistent in the use of verb tense and person (1st, 2nd, or 3rd).

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">You should have a rough draft of your thoughts and ideas word-processed by the end of the period. Do not print. You will finish these on Monday. Yes, 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.