Monday, April 8, 2019

4/8/19




FACULTY MEETING REMINDER 

Faculty Meeting - Tuesday 4/9 in the auditorium (PARCC training session)

PLCs - Thursday - April 11th 



Mandatory PARCC training will be offered on April 9th - at the faculty meeting...  If you miss that meeting, you still have 4 other opportunities.  

  • April 10th period 9 or 3:15pm - auditorium
  • April 11th period 9 or 3:15pm  - auditorium. 
  • Everyone must attend one of these sessions - please adjust schedules around clubs and sports...



PARCC Assignments - this form lists the PARCC testing assignments


 PARCC Testing Days

 There is no zero period on testing days.  The 25th is the actual half day for teachers...


 ATTENTION ALL FRESHMEN INSTRUCTORS!

Please make sure you make it clear to all Grade 9 students that we WILL BE USING THE PARCC 9 scores for future placement.  

 Please impress upon them that the test matters and that they should do their best.  

 Please remind them every day if needed!




Graduation
Graduation is set for Friday, June 21. The volunteer form is now posted. All responses are due by May 30, 2019.

 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfLnNeatAMf4oz80feNKI28koABl2q7N8tVvPwHPqeKAIed7g/viewform


Final Exams

 Please submit final copies of Final Exams for all Grade Levels by May 15 for review.  Some slots were not filled in on the spreadsheet, so please coordinate with your teams to determine who is responsible for submitting the exam.  

 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JaCZn1Wm2WPYeQgRHaMuc8edQboRn0MiZng2OTLMiAk/edit#gid=0



Important Reminders:

Important Phone numbers

▪ 311 for any emergency or security need
▪ 4260 for suspicion of a student being under the influence
Child Abuse Reporting

▪ You must call, not an administrator, nurse, SAC counselor or others.
▪ Jurisdiction police must be called and notified of the report.
▪ Reporting form must be handed into the Principal - Here is a link to the form"
https://sites.google.com/site/pctiprofessionalportal/emergency-information



EMERGENCY NUMBERS

DCPP (formerly known as DYFS)
1-877-NJABUSE
1-877-652-2873
Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office
Child Abuse Disclosure
Do's & Don'ts

PASSAIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE’S PROTOCOL
TO BE FOLLOWED WHERE ANY PERSON IN A SCHOOL
HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT A CHILD HAS BEEN ABUSED OR NEGLECTED

WHAT TO DO:
  • CONTACT THE DIVISION OF CHILD PROTECTION AND PERMANENCY (DCPP) IMMEDIATELY ALWAYS AND WITHOUT EXCEPTION

DCPP State Central Registry

1-877-NJABUSE

1-877-652-2873

  • DO Contact the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office (PCPO) Special Victims Unit (SVU) in addition to the legal requirement to contact DCPP. 
    • Call (973) 837-7680. You must speak to an actual person to make a report. VOICEMAIL MESSAGES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE AS A REPORT. 
    • You may also directly contact Bilingual Child Interview Specialist Giselle Henriquez (973) 837-7650, Joanne Hatt, R.N. (973) 837-7652, SVU Sergeant James Stolz (973) 837-7736 or Chief Assistant Prosecutor Christopher R. Freid (973) 837-7639.
  • DO Comfort and reassure the child, if appropriate, that the child was correct to disclose the abuse.
  • DO Arrange for immediate mental health intervention, if needed, in cases of extreme distress upon the disclosure of abuse.
  • DO Make notes or otherwise memorialize the exact words the child used to disclose abuse or gave rise to a reasonable suspicion of abuse, including the child’s demeanor.
  • DO Be prepared to provide all readily available information concerning the child’s pedigree, nature of abuse, and context of disclosure or reasonable suspicion.
  • DO NOT DELAY REPORTING IF SUCH INFORMATION IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE.
  • DO Secure emergency medical attention, if appropriate.
  • DO Keep the child separated from the alleged offender, in relevant cases.
WHAT NOT TO DO:
  • DO NOT Attempt to interview the child or investigate the allegation to determine its validity. Allow the child to explain. However, do not conduct an inquiry into the circumstances of the abuse. If it is a disclosure which gives rise to a reasonable suspicion the task of interviewing the child is for the appropriate investigating agency. It is only appropriate to ask additional questions if DCPP or Law Enforcement is requesting you to do so.
  • DO NOT Contact the parent or caretaker until discussing the issue with DCPP or the PCPO.
  • DO NOT Usher the child to other adults within the school to repeat the disclosure.
    • For example, DO NOT bring the child to the Principal, School Nurse, School Psychologist, or other person to repeat the disclosure. 
    • You may, however, report the disclosure to superiors out of the presence of the child, but such reporting shall follow your immediate duty to contact DCPP.
  • DO NOT Inform the alleged offender of the accusation or the identity of the complaining or implicated child. Contact DCPP or the PCPO SVU for advice on dealing with the offender if he/she is within the school.
  • DO NOT INFORM, ASK AND/OR CONFRONT THE ALLEGED OFFENDER ABOUT THE ALLEGATIONS.
  • DO NOT Overreact, be judgmental, become emotional or angry in the presence of the child.
Student Obligations

Textbooks and Novels

  • All academic textbook collections should be completed as of June 19.  
  • Please return all academic textbooks to their appropriate storage locations.  
  • All academic textbook obligations (replacement cost of text, fines assessed for damages, etc.) must be entered into PowerSchool by June 18.  For seniors, all entries must be made by June 15.  
  • Each teacher must utilize the PowerSchool Obligation recording system when issuing an obligation:
  1. Log on to Power Teacher.
  2. Select the backpack for the appropriate class.
  3. Select the student whom you wish to enter an obligation.
  4. Select the “Obligation” option from the “Select screens” box.
  5. Select “Add” and complete the necessary fields.
  6. Select submit at the bottom of the page in order to record the obligation.
  7. To select another student, click the student’s first name. This will bring you directly to that student’s obligation page.
  8. The cost of the textbook, novel, or PE lock must be included in order to enter and validate the student’s obligation. Please see your supervisor for your textbook. Novel, or PE lock price list.  

FANTASTIC THINGS!


YouTube Channel

I am not sure how many of us know that we have a PCTI TV Production YouTube channel that features our students' work...  If you are interested, here is the link





Another Outstanding Achievement!

Our own Gen Wall was just named Big North Coach of the Year for swimming!  Congrats on this - thanks for making our department proud!



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