Teacher+Interviews

Print shop- very hands on Jobs to do for companies. Junior and senior levels paired up. Learning in a work environment. Rubrics aren’t really being used because they don’t relate (maybe writing) Series of rubrics for each project and the overall class (different levels) Art- everything hands on Data doesn’t pertain Attempting to use the rubrics, but not super relevant Lots of self reflection Math- Doesn’t seem to be any observations done by the administration Admin has never been in the classroom in 6 years Mentoring program for the teachers Higher end math classes are being dissolved to create more lower end à punishing the high achievers SPED- No problems with budgeting or scheduling 30% IEP/504 rate Classes that are no longer being offered due to budget PD- not enough, no funding Spanish- Tailoring rubrics to her projects and showing how they match up to the school rubrics Welding- Rubrics are personalized Come from the national associations and competitions Can tell you how they match up Come out with welding cert out of high school Drafting- Likes the rubrics and adjusts them to meet his needs Students and parents know the mission Cross-curriculum (writing and math) FCS- Likes them, adjusts them Cross-curriculum (writing and math) Students do not know enough about the mission- talk about it in advisory Faculty website where they can share ideas Berlin was always supportive of education, but not so much now à flat budget Business teacher- Questioning whether teachers dress appropriately- morale downer Teachers see it as an attack on professionalism Complaints that the labs weren’t being used as recommended- not true Math- High energy, love for kids Thought they lost their rigor for a while New math chair increasing rigor Never been observed by the principal- Dept. head has no training to do this Believes there needs to be more PD People always teaching the same thing Junior members may be afraid of teaching calculus Economics- Kids follow the rules and expectations because they came up with them Kids post what THEY are proud of Drop dead date for students to revise and review Peer tutors will also help and review Open to other forms of evaluation Science- Bog project UNH is sending up a grad assistant one day a week PowerPoint of what the kids were doing Peer evaluation Living the mission- applying knowledge out in the field Paid for field guides out of her own pocket Freshman English and Global Studies Came together Don’t like the rubric- using it as a self reflection Top students are getting 60-70% Tweaking the verbage God passed it down 0 field trip funding 0 reimbursement for PD Some grant money, but not publicized English cart- no wireless- glorified typewriters Computer lab does have enough, but can only sign up for 3 days in a row 10 Mimio boards and 10 SmartBoards Need PD (Edline) English- Classes are segregated by specialization of student Leveled Has them for 2 years and requirements for them to be there (English III and IV)- invitation PD was project-based à classes formed out of that Knew of some cross-curricular studies, but not part of them SS- Uses hours for PD- takes courses and sends them to Superintendent He’s never been turned down to take a course Touted the one-day workshop in October Some Primex, some DI (20-30 teachers), English HAD to go, some PBIS Technology – no true tech educator- teachers have to teach the skills and the content SS doesn’t feel like they have access to the computers (like the cart) Lunch is set up by floor, so not a lot of natural interaction Mimio, Smart, LCD projectors- but not connected SPED- (there are 4, one intensive and 3 on the floor) à only 3 for 24-30% of studnets Co-teaching model of SPED in general education Some teachers allow co-teaching (rephrasing or from a different perspective) Some classes she feels more like an aide Surplus that is taken back at the end of the year Paraprofessionals ONLY work 1:1 (not in the classroom) // 20 paraprofessionals in the report // Building Trades- Builds a house a year 15 AM, 15 PM Works under his own rubric (feels like a bit of a loner- largely unsupervised) Comes up with his own competencies and curriculum English- Newest guy in the door (7 years)- went to Berlin Let him do what he wants- took over classes from the person before Discouraging if you never get the top kids Social Studies- Morrissette Went to Berlin Does the rubric encourage what Berlin needs? No. Some people aren’t connected to it. Chemistry- Was a math teacher who was cut- so rehired Ability to pre-assess math skills, à adjusts curriculum to meet the needs of the students Standards class- kid who struggled Advanced- teaching technical writing and labs (these were eliminated before) What about the kids you have a hard time reaching- they don’t always take you up on it when you reach out Notifies admin of steps she has taken to reach out PE- Teaches 9-12 mixed groups Writing assignment based on the mission Uses rubrics for the different skills he teaches Lots of modeling (learning himself) Lots of outdoor activities and learning the value of their environment Old librarian bought 20 sets of snowshoes- tie between the library program and gym (they are IN the library) Elem Ed in CTE- Conferencing with the parents with the student led BHS backers Involvement with the community- kids going out and working in the area Also in the nursing home and hospitals Kids presenting portfolios to experts in the field Businesses helping to support homecoming Wonderful refurbishment of CTE program Highly touted the maintenance crew Equipment is adequate Not involved with planning for the future Budget- dept. of 1 Math- SmartBoard doesn’t work- maybe in a couple of weeks Talk of the 8th grade moving up Budget- Wish list Running Start program SPED- Unofficial Dept Head Coordinating with JPPOs PBIS coordinator- checks on certain kids regularly- plans on catching them doing something good Cooking class combines with a business teacher- lowest students Blind student- Braille – create menus and simple meals to sell with the business class Field trips to the market Arrangement so the kids can use cash SPED department has parent info night- district-wide once a year SS- Civics classes have access to the courts and city council meetings Used to do mock trials Assigns council meeting as HW Score the city council meetings (Robert’s rules) Any technology has been paid for by a grant Repairs fall to her Tech person is shared with the town and entire SAU Pretty good relationship with PSU- student teachers and speakers Don’t utilize WM Community College Advisory- Worksheet they use that is tied directly to the mission- use it over 4 years Freshman pick an activity to journal out on (find more on this) Lack of technology is impacting instruction Auto and other CTE Aware of the school-wide expectations Feel more under the gun over state competencies No communication with CTE and general curriculum Meet as a department Real-life learning in courses Tech driven- but repairs are iffy Local funding isn’t there, but Perkins money is (federal funds) Does that create a wedge between them and the rest of the faculty? Interships are set up by school to career person, but they have no input with/to that person Disconnect in communication on curriculum Math- Really tries with limited technology Science- NECAP scores- Physical Science teacher went out and purchased new books No Asssit. Super or Curriculum Coordinator = chaos Vertical alignment maybe happened 6 or 8 years ago? No central office person to go after grants
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