Weekly Update 6/22/2012

In looking back over my schedule for the week there were certainly a lot of meetings, but they were all productive and necessary for our continued success at Assumption. Highlights from the week:

Board Meeting – The three main items that were discussed: a potential partnership with St. Ambrose on the development of athletic facilities, board member rotations, and the schedule for principal interviews.  We also amended the cell phone policy to be more consistent with our acceptable use policy and the 1:1 initiative for next year.  

I met with several teachers on schedules and responsibilities for next year.  We continue to look at ways to improve the master schedule and provide the best possible options for our students.

There were two meetings on Tuesday that I attended: a meeting with the Assumption Foundation and our annual special education meeting with the AEA.  

Wednesday was all about professional development with a phone conference with Nicole Peterson at the AEA regarding Title II funds and professional development for our teachers.  It is always nice to get some input from an outside source, and she also offered suggestions on how we could improve a few things  concerning Iowa core curriculum.   I also attended a webinar on the C-Plan,  Iowa’s new state electronic reporting tool for schools.  It doesn’t seem too complex, but looks can be deceiving and it will take some work to convert all of our documents over to this program.  

We continue our facilities projects this summer. This week we completed the replacement of the domestic hot water lines in the tunnels of the school, significantly decreasing the likelihood of a breakage and flooding of the school.  Other projects include:

Completing the removal of our old degraded lab stations in the physics lab and floor replacement.

 

Rebuilding, refinishing and fixing the gas outlets on the tables in one of the science rooms to provide a better setting for lab and group work. 

Remodeling the pub lab to be more conducive to group work.  This room will have two separate group study rooms along with an area for large group meetings.

 

Finally, the remodel of the daycare continues.  We passed our HVAC inspection today and will now begin the installation of insulation and sheetrock.