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NGA News August 02, 2009
** Scotland **** High School **
 * Ninth **** Grade Academy **

Join me in celebrating the fabulous news that Ninth Grade Academy has earned AYP status for two years in a row! Congratulations, and thank you for your efforts with making this happen! The attainment of AYP is a testament to the way hard work pays off. Our summer break should be a record-setter for its brevity! The welcome back date is upon us, and I am looking forward to having another milestone year full of successes for students. I love the Ninth Grade Academy because we are on the frontlines of a child’s high school career serving as lifeguards ready to throw out life preserves to those that need them, swim alongside those that are already fluid swimmers, and teach innovative ways of processing information to all we serve!

The following dates are informational for July: Positive Behavior Support Training – July 21 & 22; Summer Academy – July 27 - 31

Save the following dates in August.
 * Event ||  Date  ||  Time  ||  Location  ||
 * Fast ForWord Training (English, EC, Student Support) || August 03 || 8:30 a.m. || Room 262 ||
 * Curriculum Meetings //(save Thursdays from here on out)// || August 04 || Various || Various locations ||
 * Opening NGA Staff Meeting || August 04 || 10 a.m. || Room 244 ||
 * Freshman Orientation || August 04 || 5:30 p.m. || Auditorium ||
 * Positive Behavior Support Kick-Off for Faculty || TBA || 3:30 p.m. || Room 244 ||
 * School Board Meeting || August 10 || 7:00 p.m. || A.B. Gibson Center ||
 * Picture Day || August 25 || various || Old Gym ||
 * Making It Count Assembly //(9th graders only)// || August 27 || 10:15 a.m. || Auditorium ||
 * Technology Tuesdays – planning period – mandatory (will serve as primary Professional Learning Teams)
 * Therapy Thursdays – planning period – optional (reinforcement of technologically integrative classroom ideas)
 * Curriculum Meetings – Save Thursdays – (Meeting times for content areas will be announced at curriculum meetings.)

Join me in welcoming the following new staff members to NGA:
 * Mike Ritchie – Assistant Principal
 * Kristina Caughill – Science
 * Victoria Henderson - Math
 * Ellen Harling - OCS
 * Sheila Fleming - OCS
 * Phillip Moultrie – Positive Behavior Support Coach/Behavior Support Specialist
 * See you on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. in Room 244 for our initial breakfast meeting! **