Can you believe it? Six weeks have already passed by since I started going to the Middle School full-time! Today was a half grading day at the school, and no students were there. It was a slower paced day. Too slow! I was very tired, and did not have much to do without any Internet access. I was able to make some docs that I will use next week, but then there was a slight change that I need to fix for the next few weeks to get my students better prepared for testing. Overall the grades have a few A's, majority in the B's and C's, some D's and F's. The one's who have D's and F's have irregular attendance and low test scores. Sadly, since they miss school they miss the information. So what can I do to get them caught up? Practice problems? Have them stay after school? Spring conferences with the students will be in about a week and a half. It leads us right into Spring Break. Time to make phone calls.
On another note. Lincoln County School District (it is located on the Oregon Coast) is hiring teachers! The Human Resources Manager and an Assistant Principal came to give an Information Session and interview us! I was caught a little off-guard about the interview, but I gave it my best. I know there are things I could improve on. They held the interviews yesterday at Willamette, and there were about 20 people that attended. I interviewed with the HR Manager and she asked if I was attending the Oregon Educator Fair in April, and I said yes. She mentioned a person's name to talk to at the fair when I go. I saw on EdZapp that they opened the positions. I just need to polish my EdZapp a bit more before applying! Did I mention that I am now thinking about getting endorsed in Language Arts now? After I passed my ESOL Exams, it made me think about becoming endorsed in LA. I am going to look into it before signing up for the 95$ test! A lot to think about....
come back to LA! :)
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