Teacher Times #22
March 11, 2013

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Credit Recovery

Students may completed credit recovery for failed courses if they meet certain criteria.  Teachers need to completed a credit recovery form (attaced), develop a plan, and meet with the Accredidation Committee for approval, before giving the student make-up assignments.

Targeted credit recovery policies are as follows:
  • Only students who have attended at least two-thirds of the class time of the original failed course are eligible.
  • Students can earn no more than 3 credits in credit recovery.
  • Students can only earn credit through targeted credit recovery during the semester or summer immediately following the one in which they failed the course.
  • The school based panel must consult with the teacher of the course the student originally failed
    • determine if the student should repeat the course or do credit recovery
    • the scope and content of the targeted learning plan for the student
    • how the original failing course grade will be reconciled with targeted credit recovery grade in accordance with the school or course's grading policy.
More detailed information about credit recovery can be found in the High School Academic Policy Reference Guide.

For any further questions, you may contact Mr. Fernandez and/or Ms. Butkowski.
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Professional Development and Student Opportunities

Professional development and student opportunities are posted on the PD and Student Opportunities page. This week’s highlights include:
§  Resource: The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Resources for Educators Page
§  Resource: Metropolitan Museum of Art—Art of the Islamic World
§  Participate on March 21: Middle and High Schools: ELL Literacy Conference
§  Nominate  a Junior by March 26: Saturday Art Career Workshops
§  Register by March 29:  Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics into the Elementary Classroom
§  Register by April 3:  Differentiated Instruction Day by Day Online Course for Elementary School Educators
§  Participate on April 6: Free K-12 Education Expo
§  Apply by April 19: Select High School Students for School Art League Medals
§  Register by March 6: Toby Nussbaum Jewish Heritage NY2013 Writing Contest
§  Participate on May 19: AIDS Walk New York
§  Register by June 3: Chancellor’s Day Workshop at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—Evidence-Based Reasoning

Grant Opportunities

Grant opportunities are posted on the Grants website (you can visit the page on any computer using this link). This week’s highlights include:
§  Doodle 4 Google
§  Free Arbor Day Containerized Trees

Shared Space

When using another colleague's classroom, please hold students responsible for the condition it is left in (ie. chairs, garbage, etc.)