Talladega City Schools Pre-K Program

Hal Henderson is home of the Talladega City Schools Pre-K Program. Mrs. Angela Capers, a "highly qualified" teacher with exceptional talents, developed the program during the 2008-2009 academic year. Mrs. Karen Graves, a "highly qualified" paraprofessional, works collaboratively with the 2010-2011 teacher, Mrs. Patricia Cook, to continously move the program forward. Mrs. Cook was previously our State Department of Education Technical Assistant who evaluated our program. We have 18 students enrolled in Pre-K. I am also pleased to announce that our site has been recognized by the State Department of Education as "exemplary."

Monday, July 26, 2010

WELCOME BACK "TIGGERIFIC" TEAM PLAYERS!




The 2010-2011 school year is just around the corner!
I know all of you are well rested and looking forward to many new faces, a new challenge, and an exciting school year.

I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MOST OF YOU REGARDING SCORES, BUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL OUT THERE WONDERING, I BELIEVE I CAN SAFELY SAY - CONGRATULATIONS - YOU DID IT!!!!!


Our ARMT scores look GREAT. Based on the AYP determination chart, it appears we have made AYP. We exceeded the State goals and are positive in reading and math. According to preliminary results, we only had three students score level "1" in the entire school. Great work!


At a glance, it appears Mr. Berry's sixth graders had the highest percentage in reading. Mrs. Clay was a close second in sixth grade math. Mrs. Horn's fourth grade reading class was in third place and did extremely well. Ms. Williams' fourth grade math students also ran a close race and did very well. Third grade made huge gains this year in reading and math. Congratulations to Mr. Berry, Mrs. Clay, Ms. Williams, Mrs. Horn and Mrs. Sims. Keep up the great work...

We have a new team player in first grade this year - Mrs. Katie Batson! Please welcome Mrs. Batson to our "tiggerific" team. She comes to us with talent, young energy, and a love for teaching.


As you arrive on the first day, you will notice many changes. The bathrooms have been painted, six classrooms have been painted, three classrooms have new window treatments, and four classrooms have NEW PROMETHEAN boards. I am proud to say, with the exception of three teachers, all of Henderson's classrooms are equipped with promethean boards. I am thrilled with the new technology and I know each of you will now have additional resources and new ideas for the upcoming year. We ARE "Moving Forward!"

A special "Thank You" to the Student Life Group for painting classrooms and cleaning windows. Thanks to Mr. Berry, Mrs. Horn, Mrs. Clay, and Mrs. D. Stephens for painting bathrooms. Thanks to Mr. Wilson for keeping our building clean, painting, moving furniture, organizing the Student Life Group, and taking care of our beautiful flowers during the summer! Thanks to Mrs. Hannah for keeping our books/records on target. Our first audit was last week and it was PERFECT! I am very grateful for such a dedicated school family!

We have a few new challenges for the coming year, but with the many talents among our team members, I know we will be successful in meeting and exceeding our goals. I look forward to seeing all of you and I know your "wheels are turning" as we prepare for a new beginning.


Schedule for August 4-6, 2010 is listed below:


Wednesday, August 4 - Institute (Harwell Auditorium)
8:00-8:30 - sign in/refreshments/visit (sign Hal Henderson sign in sheet)
8:30-8:35 - Color Guard
8:35-8:45 - Welcome and Introductions
8:45-9:00 - Introduction of new employees
9:00-9:10 - Introduction of speaker
9:10-10:00 - Speaker - Jeremiah Castille
10:00-11:00 - 2010-11 Updates/new initiatives/closing remarks
11:00-12:30 - Lunch on your own!
12:30-3:00 - Prepare classrooms for "Meet the Teacher" orientation.
Additional training:
1:30-3:00 - Kathy Clay and Brandi Taylor - Training on "Link It" at BOE
1:30-3:00 - Gooden, Stephens, Williams - Promethean training (Berry)

Thursday, August 5, 2010 - Report to school at 8:00 a.m.
8:00-9:00 - K-2 teachers, reading coach, principal - RtI/DIBELS/DATA analysis
9:00-11:00 - 3-6 teachers, reading coach, librarian, special education, principal - RtI/ARMT/DATA analysis, etc.
11:00-12:30 - Lunch on your own!
12:30-2:00 - Faculty meeting to discuss "Meet the Teacher" orientation!
2:00-4:00 - Prepare classrooms
4:00-6:00 - "Meet the Teacher" orientation!

Friday, August 6, 2010 - Report to school at 8:00 a.m.
8:00-11:00 - Faculty Meeting - RtI/handbook/daily procedures/etc.
11:00-12:30 - Lunch on your own!
12:30-2:00 - "Link It" training for K-6 teachers (Clay and Taylor)
2:00-3:00 - Work in classrooms/grade level meetings/prepare to begin school on Monday.

This schedule is tentative and subject to change! Please check for updates.

ATTENTION:
Today is Monday, July 26, 2010, at 6:35 p.m.
Once you have read this information, e-mail me to let me know you are aware of the schedule of events for August 4-6, 2010. I am back at school full-time now and I encourage all of you to come early and prepare your classrooms. We will "hit the door running" on August 4th. There will be little down time! Many of your team members have already been to school and rooms are ready to go. I hope all of you have enjoyed your summer and I can't wait to hear from each of you!

SEE YOU REAL SOON!
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