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THE CHIEF POST 02/29/16 W E E K L Y N E W S L E T T E R

“Building a Culture of High Expectations”

Good Morning,This week is FSA Writing for 7th, 8th, 9th, and

10th grade students. It is imperative that everyone follow all the testing schedule, rules, and procedures. Should you have any questions or concerns about testing, please contact Dr. Mighty or Ms. Jackson.

Starting March 1st, we are starting our new instructional focus calendar (IFC). Refer to Ms. Kirman’s email and attachments for middle and high school IFCs. Furthermore, I am accepting nomination for 3rd Quarter STAR Employee of the Quarter. Fill out the form and submit it by Friday, March 4th.

Failure is Not an Option!

From Dr. Harrigan:Dr. Gastrid Harrigan, Principal Janet D. Jackson, Assistant Principal

The “BIG Picture”

MONDAY 2-29-16

• 8th Grade FSA Writing• Meeting w/ Property Inventory Team• IEP Meeting

TUESDAY 3-01-16

• Training @8:20am

• 7th Grade FSA Writing

WEDNESDAY 3-02-16

• 9th Grade FSA Writing• HS, MS & AES Team Meeting

THURSDAY 3-03-16

• 10th Grade FSA Writing

FRIDAY 3-04-16

• FSA Writing Makeups• Faculty Council Meeting• Deadline to nominate a Non-

Instructional Staff for STAR Employee of the 3rd Quarter

HAPPY BIRTHDAY -Dr. Mighty 3/29 -Ms. Newbern 4/06 -Mrs. Richard-Lopez 3/15 -Mr. Schneider 3/21 -Mrs. Emmanuel 3/22 -Mrs. Farrington 3/29 -Mr. Pion 3/28

WELCOME I would like to officially welcome Mr. Joey Carter as our Security Specialist. He is now a permanent employee. Congratulations and thank you for your hard work and dedication to Cypress Run Family!

Quote of the Week: “If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

• SAC Meeting — 3/08

• World Aids Museum Presentation — 2/22

• MS Field Trip - IMAX — 3/11

• Early Release — 3/17

• Employee Meeting — 3/18

• Spring Break — 3/21-3/25

•4th Quarter Begins — 3/28

• Dr. C for SAFE Zones Training.• Ms. Jackson, Teachers & Support Staff for Code Black Drill. • Ms. McCloud, Ms. Staten, Ms. Anderson, MS & HS Team for a putting together the Black

History Program.• Mr. Pion, Mr. Woods, Security Team & Mr. English for setting up and taking picture of the

Black History Program.• Ms. Jackson, Mr. Graham, and Staff for tornado drill.• Mrs. Bond, MS Team & Support Staff for RTI meeting.• Mrs. Page, Mr. Freundenburg & Ms. Kirman for FAIR 3 Testing.• Leadership Team for participating in the Leadership Team Meeting.

WORK HOURS & SIGN-OUT POLICY Cypress Run teachers and staff work hours are from 8:15am to 3:45pm. If you are arriving late to work, you must call the school and speak to Mrs. Randolph or Administration and sign-in when you arrive. If you are leaving work early for personal or school business, you must sign-out and inform administration.

THANK YOU TO...

NO SICK LEAVEPer Florida Statutes 1012.67, SBBC Policies 4400 & 4403, BTU Article 23 and BTU-ESP Article 12, employees without accumulated sick leave cannot be absent from work and subject to disciplinary actions. If you do not have earned sick leave and must be absent from work, you are required to contact the Leaves Depar tment a t 7 5 4 - 3 2 1 - 3 1 3 0 t o r e q u e s t information regarding appropriate leaves that may be available to you.