MHS WEEKLY STAFF UPDATE

• Updates from Jason
• Dates to Remember
• Staff Solon Salutes Shout Outs
• Department Updates: Guidance Department & CBL
• Procedure Reminders & Helpful Links
• MRPS District Updates

Dear All,

I hope you are well and had a wonderful and restful April Break! I had the opportunity to piggyback on Renee's work conference for the week and go to Chicago. I spent a lot of time with Josie, Nelson, and Sully, the puppy who is now five months old. There was a lot of walking, eating (Italian Beef sandwiches, Shake Shack, Pizza (thin and thick crust) and Manny's Deli), and downtime. I am super excited to be back, even if I am a few pounds heavier.

We know the next eight weeks will zoom by and are action-packed full of events (Pizza for the People), AP testing starts next week, end-of-year concerts, senior graduation week, spring sports playoffs, celebrating Val and Diana for all of their work and years at MRPS, and planning for next year.

All that being said, it can be fun, the end of the year can be stressful, and we need to remind ourselves to ask for help, ask questions, communicate, and support one another. We know teamwork makes the dream work:)

I hope you all have a smooth re-entry into the week and into the month of May. Remember to vote on Tuesday!

Sincerely,

Jason

Writer and designer Edith Wharton, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, on what causes old age:

"The producer of old age is habit: the deathly process of doing the same thing in the same way at the same hour day after day, first from carelessness, then from inclination, at last from cowardice or inertia.

Habit is necessary; but it is the habit of having careless habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one is to remain alive... one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways."

Source: A Backward Glance (lightly edited for clarity)

Edutopia Articles of the week

Important Happenings this week:

Monday 4/29/24
The MHS doors are under the vacation mode until 9:00 AM Monday. Please bring your key card to get into the building.

Caitlin Brower (social worker) starts to help while Ellia is out.

7:30 Office Hours

1:00 Long TA

3:15 Faculty Meeting AGENDA

5:00-6:00 MRPS Budget Board Meeting

Tuesday 4/30/24

Please vote:)

7:30 SWAG Department time- continue work on Course sections and or discuss LE Scales work from Monday's Faculty meeting.

1:00 Normal TA and Solon Block

3:15 Guiding Coalition

Wednesday 5/1/24

7:30-8:05 Staff Gathering in the Library- connection & CBL announcements

1:00 Normal Solon Block

1:45 Jason G at League Meeting

6:30 PM MRPS Board Meeting at RVS

Thursday 5/2/24

7:30- 10th grade EST, planning time for everyone else.

1:00 Solon Block
UVM Visit for students in grades 10 & 11 (Amanda & Lissa attending)

Friday 5/3/24

7:30 11/12th grade EST, planning time for everyone else.
Emily T out for the day

MHS Safety Drill during Block 2

VTSU Try A Major Day Field trip
9:00-1:00 PM Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network Conference at the State House

1:00 Normal Solon Block

Reminders (To Do)

• Rilan C is out for a minimum of a few more weeks.

• AP Testing begins next week, please give a message of encouragement to students who are participating.

• May 16th is the Corp Cup Race. And MHS has a full events of practices and games on the same day. MHS parking lot will be used for overflow.

• The Guiding Coalition 24-25 School Year application will go out no later than Friday May 3rd. Anyone who is interested can apply, current GC members need to re apply, and please let us know if you have any questions. Due back by May 24th, 3:00 PM.

A reminder the Discretionary Days system changed from last year. Staff will document your days via a Google Form. The form can be found on the Human Resources Page of our Website.

Forms are due by June 3rd, 2024.

MHS has an opportunity to partner with Montpelier Alive, The Community Engagement Lab and others to be a part of the "Bridges Project." Please see the information below. Paul Gamble (Nick and Ben's Caregiver) will be meeting with us on April 10th at 7:30 AM to describe the opportunity in full.

The nonprofit aiVermont team, in coordination with the AOE and other partners across the state, launches its 3-year initiative to improve digital literacy with a day-long summit for secondary educators on June 27, 2024, at Burlington’s Hula. Participants will explore common concerns and potential benefits of using AI tools from both student and teacher perspectives. Includes guest speakers, demos, hands-on experiences, networking, and foundations for future work. Space limited to first 100 registrants. Details at ai-vermont.com.
Contact: Chris Thompson at info@ai-vermont.com

You're going to have some free time, whether it's one of the last few days when nothing much is happening academically, or those extra hours during testing time. If you've never tried my three classroom icebreakers, now would be a great time to check them out. They're not just for the beginning of the year, and students love them. Learn how to play here.

If you have content to review before a test, this simple game is a hit with all ages. Learn how to play here.

• 5/6/24 AP US Govt exam 8:00-12:00
  
• 5/7/24 AP Stats exam 12:00-4:00
• 5/8/24 AP English 8:00-12:00 & Comp Science exam 12:00-4:00
• 5/8-5/10 All State Music Festival
• 5/8 VPA Spelling Bee at MHS Auditorium 4:00-7:30 PM
• 5/9/24 AP Psychology exam 12:00-4:00
• 5/10/24 AP US History exam 8:00-12:30
• 5/10/24 Take Back the Night 4:00 PM at MHS 7:00 Hubbard Park New Shelter.
• 5/11/24 or 5/25/24 Race Against Racism Date
• 5/13/24 AP Calc exam 8:00-12:00
• 5/14/24 Caregiver Webinar about Substance Abuse by Lucy S 6:30 PM
• 5/15 Shao Shan Temple Field Trip
• 5/15/24 AP Music Theory exam 12:00-4:00
• 5/16/24 AP Spanish exam 8:00-12:00
• 5/16/24 Corporate Cup Race in the afternoon. MHS parking lot used for overflow.
• 5/17/24 PIZZA FOR THE PEOPLE (adjusted schedule)
• 5/18/24 Music Chorus Field Trip to 6 Flags and performance
• 5/20/24 Laura and Gio at MHS 1:30-3:00 PM
• 5/21/24 VT Young Playwrights Field Trip
• 5/23/24 MHS Spring Pops Concert 7:00 PM
• 5/25/24 Race Against Racism
• 5/30/24 MSMS Concert at MHS 3:00-8:00
• 6/6/24 Egress Drill (Fire) later afternoon.
• 6/7/24 Grades are due to Aaron for all seniors.
• 6/7 & 8 REN STAR ASSESSMENTS For grades 9, 10 and 11 in classes.
• 6/8/24 Junior Prom at Farm House Flowers
• 6/12/24 8:20-9:30 Senior Breakfast
  9:40-10:55 Graduation Rehearsal
  2:00-3:00 All School Awards Assembly in the Auditorium
• 6/13/24 7:00 PM -1:00 AM Project Graduation
• June 14 MHS Senior Graduation
  10-11:30 Rehearsal
  11:30 Speaker Rehearsal
  4:30 Seniors Arrive
  5:00 Start Time
• June 17 MHS Celebration at NOA. 3:30 PM
  June 17th Last Day of Classes (Green Day)
• June 18 & 19 WUD Days (White Day, Green Day)
• June 18 MSMS Promotion Ceremony at MHS
• June 20- Last day of school- Noon Dismissal
• June 21- Sound of Music, Lyric Theater is performing a concert version with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra June 20, 21, 22nd at the Von Trapp concert meadow in Stowe. Tickets are on sale! https://cart.flynnvt.org/18528/18728

• September 28 from 12-4:00 MRPS PIE FALL HARVEST Celebration at the State House.
  

• How to use the interpretation service. Here is the document with the directions.
• 9th Grade Summative Calendar
  
• 10th Grade Summative Calendar
• 11 and 12 Grade Summative Calendar
• Learning Strategies Success Bank from Grade Level EST
• Recurring Meeting Schedule
• 23-24 Flex Block and Long TA Schedule (subject to change)
• 2023-24 MHS Bell Schedule
• MHS 23-24 Greenn & White Schedule
• MHS 23-24 Program of Studies
• MRPS 23-24 District Calendar (updated to reflect 4/8 tp 4/15 ER Switch)
• MRPS Curriculum Webpage
• MHS Staff Webpage
• How to Post a Ready Sub Absence
• MHS Hazing, Harassment and Bullying Information: If you believe you have witnessed or experienced discrimination, bias-based harassment, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, or bullying at MRPS, please report it to a school administrator as possible. If you do not feel comfortable reporting in person, please complete this reporting form. If you have any questions please contact MRPS Director of Social Emotional Learning & Wellness, Jessica Murray, at jessicamurray@mpsvt.org or (802)505-0435.

• MRPS has a District Blog; please sign up and learn about all the great moments at each school.

• Things to Check Out on the MRPS Curriculum Site.

• May 1- Next School Board Meeting at MHS 6:30 PM

• April 29th- MRPS Budget Information session at RVS.

• April 30th- Second School Budget Vote.

• Updates on the MHS track page

• Updates on FAQ about the Roxbury transition.

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Website: https://www.mrpsvt.org/mhs
Location: 5 High School Drive, Montpelier, VT, USA
Phone: (802)225-8000
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