Meetings in Bold Mandatory for ALL teaching faculty and admin:

• Friday, April 26th Early Release PD 2:30 pm in Auditorium
• Friday, May 10th Teacher Appreciation Event
• Friday, May 17th AVID Site Team 2:30 pm

1. The interim grading period will end on Tuesday, April 23rd.
2. The grade posting window will open on Monday, April 15th and close at 5:00 PM, Thursday, April 25th.
3. ACTION ITEM: Post grades, conduct, and comments in Focus by Thursday, April 25th. This is a hard deadline. You will not be able to “post” after this time. Directions are located here bit.ly/Focus_InterimsSec
4. All Interim 4 assignments must have a due date between 3/14/24 - 4/23/24.
5. IF YOU CHANGE gradebook grades after you post, you must repost!
6. Parents will be able to see posted grades for Interim 4 as soon as teachers Post Final Grades (except charter schools).
7. In addition to parents being able to see posted grades on the Focus portal, a pdf copy of the interim report will automatically be published at 2:00 pm Friday, April 26th.
8. The Focus information site is located here:https://bit.ly/BrevardEdTechFocus
9. Transfer student directions are located here: bit.ly/bpsTransferStu
10. Grade reporting dates and teacher directions are located here: goo.gl/uYrybo

Remember that it is REQUIRED that every student who is failing your course have documented efforts in Focus for Teacher-Parent contact. ESOL and ESE students must have documentation of accommodations used and a request for a parent, teacher, counselor conference. End of course grades will be adjusted by the APC to a grade of "D" from an "F" if there is no documentation of teacher efforts to contact home. There is after school pay available for those who wish to make parent calls after school hours. See Ms. Tucker for payroll forms information prior to the extended time.

Many thanks to Mr. Sandle and Mr. Mattson for their time and hard work organizing the Marine Science field trips this year. If you were not aware, our Marine Science students had a "classroom on the water" experience this year, going out to the Indian River Lagoon to take water samples and extend some traditional classroom lessons. We had several staff members serve as chaperones, and also our District 4 Cocoa Council member Lorraine Koss. In fact, I received a very kind email from Councilwoman Koss after her field trip experience:

Principal Stewart,

Today may have been the most fun I have had since joining City Council! Thanks to you, Mr. Mattson, and Mr. Sandle for inviting me to go along on the kayaking trip with the students. Seeing this program in action fulfills one of my dreams - to expose more youth to the riches of the Indian River Lagoon. It was great to see them interact, learn, and appreciate this natural resource at our door step. I will be talking about this at the next Council meeting in my report.

For many of our students who attended, this was the first time they had ever kayaked, and for some it was the first time they had ever been to the IRL at all. What a truly memorable experience!

Schools receiving Title 1 funds are required to complete a yearly Comprehensive Needs Assessment. This year we will be meeting on Wednesday, May 29, 30 and 31st. (District 4-day weeks don't start until June if you were wondering about Friday, May 31st).

The goal of the 3 days is to conduct a deep dive into school data (survey results, test scores, grades, attendance, discipline to name a few). We will review, analyze and identify areas in need of improvement as well as create proposals for such improvements. This is the preparation for the School Improvement Plan for SY2025.

If you are new to Cocoa High School and would like to be more involved, this is a great opportunity.

Below is a link for the Goggle form for you to complete.

https://forms.gle/zujV67dzJ4S2Y3Bi8

Please don't hesitate to contact Mrs. Celesti if you have any questions.

The deadline for responding is Friday, May 3, 2024.

This Friday Early Release PD will be all about testing and your required test training. This is mandatory per FDOE. Mr. Dailey will provide the certificates to signed to document your training as well. Please email Ms. Tucker and copy Ms. Stewart if you are unable to attend. You may need to attend the training during your planning period or before school on another day to be in compliance.

Please be sure to thank our hard-working support staff who are the HEART of Cocoa High! Without these individuals and their time and dedication, we could not function as a school. TIGER PRIDE!!

School Secretary: Ms. Tucker

Bookkeeper: Ms. Tedder

Front Desk Clerk: Ms. Miller

Registrar: Ms. Villanueva

Data Clerk: Ms. McHenry

Attendance Clerk: Ms. Bradley

ESE Clerk: Mrs. Witmer

HS Dean's Clerk: Ms. Evans

MS Dean's Clerk: Ms. Alden

Formative assessments --- those quick "temperature checks" for understanding, are a vital tool in a teacher's toolkit. It is very easy to mistakenly believe that every student is keeping up with you or understands your lesson if you only rely on the brave few who like to shout out answers or raise their hands. Having a formal way to check to see which students are truly understanding your lesson will keep both the students and the teacher on track.

With review season here, it's even more important that you aren't assuming that everyone knows and understands, or even remembers, something that was taught at the beginning of the year or semester. Plan ahead for both your review activities and how you will check for understanding during your review, reteach, or remediate lessons.

Check out this article for more information: "28 Ways to Quickly Check for Understanding" https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-student-data-goal-setting/

Thank you to Mrs. Fetscher for taking the time to put together this AWESOME Canva Slideshow introducing the staff. https://www.canva.com/design/DAFqZVlhpXM/TMlk8h2Sro7El351m-ELsQ/edit?utm_content=DAFqZVlhpXM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

If you haven't already provided your information, please click the link: https://forms.gle/VddX5yyHdeWbqVxH7

We are looking to connect those seniors who need extra encouragement to make it to graduation with a caring staff member who can act as a mentor to them. Please use the link to find the list of seniors and enter your name in the column that says "Menor Name". DO NOT shuffle or otherwise edit the document, other than to add your name next to a senior's name.

Suggestions for mentoring: Make a weekly plan to meet to check in on your senior - remember to come from a positive place of wanting to see your senior be successful; help your senior set mini-goals and reward them with Tiger PRIDE tickets or some other small incentive; talk about post-high school plans with your senior, and offer resource suggestions if they aren't sure (like referring to Mrs. Molina); attend a sporting event or performance that the student might be involved in; offer tutoring if they are struggling in a subject area you are able to assist, or refer them to tutoring (see schedule below). Mostly just get to know your senior and let them know you are committed to helping them see the finish line and can't wait to celebrate with them!

Adopt a Senior List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j_z-92K-H3mSCmV_F6VpUVt6yhh-9jt3/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111212634590598579316&rtpof=true&sd=true

From Mr. Dailey:

We wanted to get you the most updated testing calendar. The link in my signature has the updated schedule of testing for AICE, AP, SAT, ACT and EOCs.

Use it to plan for your students, help remediate any upperclassmen for graduation requirements, or just to make sure your students know what's coming.

March, April, and May have all been updated.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1D0FFUo2kaSUml1YBirXdZ_MhfESLkX5xhPReYHa7CaI/edit?usp=sharing

If you would like something added to the weekly announcements, please be sure to send an email to ALL admin by the Friday BEFORE you would like your announcement to be shared. Also, Mrs. Kelly Sims is kind enough to put together a slideshow every day with the announcement information for teachers to share with students. Simply use this link and she will add your information to the Tiger Telegram: https://forms.gle/JYhEgJ6aLmXTRUMt5

No School for Students & Teachers

End of Interim 4

9:30 am School Board Meeting

1:45 Voter Registration Event for 11th and 12th Grade

4:00 pm Band Rehearsal

Administrative Professionals Day

8:45 am CLT Testing for Select Seniors

African-American History Field Trip to Moore Center

4:00 pm Band Rehearsal/ Color Guard Tryouts

4:30 pm Dr. Phillips Center Field Trip to see Mrs. Doubtfire

6:00 pm Orchestra Spring Concert

6:00 pm Softball HOME vs Cocoa Beach

7:00 pm Baseball HOME vs Atlantic HS

AICE Psych Testing

1:00 pm District Track Championship @ Astronaut High

4:00 pm Band Rehearsal

Interims Published to Focus

4:00 pm Color Guard Tryouts

4:30 pm Baseball @ Atlantic HS

5:00 pm Grad Bash Universal Departure

Robotics Blue Origin Field Trip

JROTC Campus Beautification

• Please be sure to take accurate attendance every period, every day
• Substitute folders should be updated with new rosters and seating charts weekly and have at least one emergency lesson plan for every class period
• Please remember to stand at your classroom door during transition times to help keep eyes on the campus -- see something, say something!
• You are appreciated!

Yearbooks are on sale now at BUYTHEYEARBOOK.COM School ID 715239 for $60. This is the lowest price of the year. Faculty and staff get an additional 20% off if you use code CHSFACULTY at checkout. This code is good all year.

As part of BPS benefits plan, employees have access to mental health counseling. I strongly encourage anyone who is feeling overwhelmed, stressed, mentally fatigued, etc. to take advantage of this great resource. For more information, please visit the BPS website information page: https://www.brevardschools.org/Page/3490

During pre-planning I mentioned that several teachers had worked over the summer to create a Staff Tiger Handbook that helps teachers with questions about who to call for different reasons, names and contact information, and more. You can access via this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dbs2hnk50pFhNaqEQ5rRMEVHF_EkaEGaoInHUPGIkdc/edit?usp=sharing

Any emergency question, or if you can't reach someone at an extension, should be directed to the front office at ext. 22001. For discipline related assistance, first try Ms. Evans the dean's clerk at ext. 22137.

If you would like to keep up with the BPS informational videos and watch school board meetings live or recorded, vist https://www.youtube.com/@BrevardSchools/featured

Thank you for all that you do!

Principal Stewart

Email: stewart.catherine@brevardschools.org
Website: https://www.brevardschools.org/CocoaJRSR
Phone: 321.632.5300 22007