Faculty Notes

Happy Weekend!

I hope your week went well and that you are enjoying some R & R today!

As we head into next week, please keep the following in mind:

1. There will be no faculty meeting Monday.  This day has been set aside for department heads to meet with David Yohn and myself. 

2. Beginning Monday, 8th grade students will be served lunch from a new window in the lobby of Willett Hall.  When you have lunch duty, please help us ensure that only 8th-graders use this lunch window.

3. Please remember that proactive communication is of utmost importance, and is a high priority at Trinity.  Parents surely understand that we can't return phone calls and emails within minutes, but these should be handled within 24-hours at the very latest.  Also, it is most important that parents be contacted at the first sign of academic trouble.  We have had several very productive early conferences this year that came about as a result of a teacher notifying a parent of academic issues.  It is much better to have positive interaction with parents on the front end than it is to try to clean things up at the end of the year.  Try to set aside time each day to clear the email in-box and return all phone calls.

4. Please keep in mind that although we are blessed with tremendous resources here at Trinity, these resources are to be shared by all teachers.  Our library and our Mac carts are utilized by teachers in grades 6-12 and K-12 respectively, and should not be reserved for extended periods or on a "standing" basis.  There is limited space in the library, and we currently operate with two Mac carts (25 computers each) for a school of over 900 students.  Your help with this will be greatly appreciated.

5. We have a great problem at Trinity -- the kids absolutely love the library!  However this presents some problems when students crowd into the space before school.  Some are there to check out books or take AR tests.  However, many are using the space to hang out with their friends.  Please take a little time this week to discuss proper behavior in the library.  Encourage your students to enjoy the space, but not at the expense of other students.  I will reinforce this idea at lunch Monday.

Thanks, as always, for the outstanding job you do each day.  You are deeply appreciated!

Have a great weekend, and GO CATS!