3 Down and 1 to Go!

Yes, today is March 20, the first day of our last quarter of the school year.  As the saying goes, time flies when you are having fun.  Not all days have been fun, but I would have to say most of our days thus far have been good.  Let's hope for one more great nine weeks.

By the sounds of things, we may only have three failing grades for the third quarter.  Considering we have approximately 200 students here who take generally seven classes, which my Pisgah math tells me would be right around 1400 classes taken, and we only have three failing classes.  Wow, that is really something!  I am proud of our staff and students.  My goal is still to have Z E R O failing classes one quarter - or semester - which could happen if those three students do better in their failing classes this last quarter.

We ended our last quarter with a 1:00 out, and that was the day before our spring break.  Since we did not need to use any snow days, we were able to have five straight days off in a row.  That was nice!  A person would think having a teacher in-service would not be good timing right before a break, but I feel our teachers and I got much accomplished that afternoon.  We always need more time for collaboration, and having a PLC meeting to talk and discuss and debate and plan was good for the teachers.  Now, I feel the WMMS is ready to have a great end of the year.  From what I was told by my colleagues, the other two buildings got things accomplished, too, and are also ready for the last quarter.

Tonight, there is a School Improvement Committee meeting here in our middle school library.  The purpose for this committee of administrators and district patrons is for communication about our district as it is today and what plans we have for the future.  Some of the items that will be discussed are the following: professional development, annual progress report, building goals, the technology plan, wellness, handbook additions, the proposed calendar for next year, and any questions parents may have.  All school districts are required to have this committee meet twice annually.