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As we enter scheduling season for the 2018-2019 school year, we invite parents to attend our Curriculum Night next Wednesday, January 17, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Staff will be
on hand for parents interested in learning more about specific courses. This is a night to learn broad information about curriculum, not a session to meet individual teachers to talk about your child's class like Back to School Night.
There will be brief presentations provided by
each of the departments at structured intervals and they will repeat hourly. The evening is designed to be a drop-in opportunity, so please join us as your interests and schedule permit.
6:00, 7:00, and 8:00 pm –
Science & Technology (Cafeteria)
6:15, 7:15, and 8:15 pm –
Math & Computer Science (Library)
6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 pm –
English & Social Studies (Lecture Hall)
6:45, 7:45, and 8:45 pm –
World Languages, Art, Music (Center downstairs hallway)
All information being shared is also available on the TJHSST department webpages.
Students
will review the same information on February 2nd during 8th period during our annual Curriculum Fair for students.
As part of our 2017-18 School Improvement and Innovation Plan (SIIP), the TJHSST leadership
team and staff are continuing a systematic study of course
workloads. We hope our work in this area will help 1)
alleviate academic stress; 2) improve and align student, staff and parent
perceptions of fair and consistent grading practices; 3) improve and align
student, teacher and parent perceptions of meaningful and beneficial homework;
and 4) enhance dialogue among students, teachers and parents.
Using
feedback from parents, teachers, and the school accreditation teams that
visited TJ last year, we have designed several surveys to gather information
about the perceptions of TJ students' workload. This study has four
phases:
1. Survey teachers
about the work they are assigning
2. Survey a randomly
selected group of students from each grade level about the work they are doing
3. Analyze the
similarities and differences between the teacher and student surveys
4. Publicly report on
our findings and course of future action
Earlier
this week we emailed a link to a representative sample of students asking them to
participate in our study. This invitation was sent to their TJHSST and FCPS Google email addresses. If your child was
selected, please discuss the importance of providing the requested
information by next Friday, January 19, so we may have accurate student data to inform
our practice. If you have any questions
about this study, or its implementation, please contact Assistant Principal Pam
Gravitte (pagravitte@fcps.edu).
Thank
you,
The SIIP
Goal 1 Team
Denise Castaldo, Malcolm Eckel, Pam Gravitte, Mark Hannum
Lee Ann Hennig, David Hill, Brandon Kosatka, Szilvia Oszko
Summer School information (dates, costs, course offerings,
etc.) is now available online at: https://tjhsst.fcps.edu/academics/summer-programs-2018.
Please
note that registration for Summer School does not open until March 5,
2018. Registration is online only through FCPS adult &
Community Education Office. No other types of registration will be
accepted.
Specific
information about the TJHSST Middle & High School Institutes will
be published as soon as details are finalized in the coming few weeks.
If you
have any questions, please contact the TJHSST Summer School Principal via email
at:bpkosatka@fcps.edu.
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