PRAISES OF THE WEEK 1-19-2009

Special Education Department for reducing the Out of Compliance list from 13 to 2.
Ms. McKinley, Ms. Vega, and Dr. Phelps for organizing and preparing our school for testing.
The Social Studies Department for preparing the school for the Inauguration Day Celebration
Mr. Tatum for continuing to improve his classroom and prepare the students for the state test
Ms. Noble for working so hard she managed to clear out a month of test preparation for her classes.
Ms. Iorizzo for really taking advantage of Acuity and providing the math department with the opportunity to explore the data and what the site has to offer
The Science Department for making some big steps in developing the Focus Groups
The Discipline Committee for its latest initiatives, they are really going to make a huge difference
The 7th Grade Team for their continued steps in building a team
The 8th Grade Team for the great collaboration going on, Keep up the good work
Ms. Blanding for her continued hard work, there is not a task that gets by you.
The Attendance Team for their thorough exploration on finding ways to improve the school attendance
Ms. Tu for putting together our Title III plan for our school
Jacob Scott and Will Minggia for their hard work when there was a director out
The Math Department for your dedication to the Focus Groups and being the department the furthest ahead with the initiative
The Grade Team Leaders for your strong communication, keep it up!
Al for his incredible work, he continues to arrive early and complete all tasks in front of him
Dr. Phelps for your amazing team spirit, you’re always there to help anyone

If you have any other commendations to add, please let me know as soon as possible.