Team -
The beaming sun from the first 3 days of this week were a beautiful backdrop to the
you all contributed at Harwood this week. Including but not limited to:
Harwood 7-12 being all together for Assembly and watching our assembly band perform
Opportunity for collaboration across the entire Special Education department as they plan for 22-23’
Freaky Friday performance - in person - in our own auditorium and including grades 7-12 at Harwood
Aspirations Committee creating their action plan to support our community in providing access to post secondary opportunities for all our students
The latest edition of Common Ground and learning about Harwood’s past
With ongoing gratitude,
Laurie, Meg and Duane
Calendar:
April 7th, 8th and 9th - Freaky Friday Musical Production
April 18th - 22nd - NO School - April Vacation
May 2nd - 20th - SBAC testing window
May 23rd - 27th - Spirit week
May 12th - Family Conferences
May 18th - Family Conferences
May 30th week schedule:
June 11th - Graduation
Please note: Based on the survey completed during Department time last week the following consensus was made:
No awards night but an opportunity to celebrate student’s accomplishments in some way. Stay tuned for more details.
No Step up day for grades rising 10-12th graders. Students will follow their regular schedule and AP teachers can book ELO to meet with their future students if desired.
Appreciations:
Staff Member | Appreciations |
Justin Griffith | For your incredible work to make the Harwood Instagram account an active resource & a positive reflection of our community |
Tara Cariano | Providing resources, ongoing support and agency to students regarding sexual assault awareness |
Tara Kelley | Support of both our students and staff in collaboratively problem solving |
Molly & Chris | For all your work to make Freaky Friday a beautiful opportunity for our entire community to enjoy (your trips to other schools last week excited many of our younger students in HUUSD) |
Cullen | For your tireless work to prepare the fields for Spring sports despite the challenges of mother nature |
Steve Willis | For his work with a student to support school engagement and to build a trusting relationship |
Safe - seen, heard, respected & understood:
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Project Kratos Update 
Detention Update 
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Process for Missing Students *A missing student is any student who is not in your classroom (for classes after TA) and does not have a pre-entered code to explain their absence. Staff emails HU Student Support if they have a missing student (if you do not have PowerSchool access for log entries for this student, please indicate so in this initial email) Yvette checks attendance and responds if students is AE or UX If UX you can expect that - Student Support is searching the building to locate the student If UX staff should log a detention & communicate home and to students accordingly
Please note: Student Support will adjust detention according to any changes that are needed after potential logs are made by staff. FYI: Friendly reminder re: expectations for:
Unexcused Extended Late for Class (more than 10 min late) 1X - Student logged for missed class- Student serves 1 after school detention (there may be exceptions as sometimes misses are justified) Student Support will be notified no later than Monday afternoon with a list for after school detention) Information to be emailed to family. We will use the UX attendance indicator to both identify and track this issue. Staff must indicate (log entry) if a detention is to be served or another means will be carried about to address the situation.
Class Miss (student does not attend class) 1X - Student serves 1 after school detention (there may be exceptions as sometimes misses are justified) Student Support will be notified no later than Monday afternoon with list for after school detention) Letter to be emailed to family Staff must indicate (log entry) if a detention is to be served or another means will be carried about to address the situation.
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Health Office Updates
| Please review the following regarding our COVID guidance. Close contact visual guide Positive visual guide Symptomatic visual guide
Reach out with any questions that you might have. |
DESSA UPDATE and TASK
| IMPORTANT UPDATE: DESSA is ready and updated with TA rosters. Please move forward with completing the form for each of your TA students.
It seems as if there may be a need to reset your password, if you receive the error. That should solve the problems folks were experiencing earlier. Click on the forgot password link on the login page to do so. If you have continued challenges, please submit a tech ticket and someone will be in touch with you directly
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TA update
| Next TA staff meeting is Tuesday April 12th
The theme for April is Future Planning. April is also Financial Literacy Month
With the start of the fourth quarter it is time to begin preparing for the May End of Year Reflections (EOYR). You will be reviewing this at your meeting on Tuesday.
Connection Ideas:
Thank you to Paul Kramer (and Kate and her Journalism students) for the excellent idea of bringing the Harwood Journalism podcasts to the TA experience. I am toying with the idea of creating a trivia contest based on the content of Harwood’s Hidden History. I will send an email to get a sense of interest from all of you!
Genevieve introduced the NY Times puzzles and games as a great group activity in her TA. We used it in our TA today and it was a fun and easy brain energizer…everyone wanted to play!
Coming Soon! Student-led live announcements during TA every day. This group is meeting now and will launch very soon! Please let Ellen know if you can NOT hear the announcements in your TA space!!!! We will try to problem solve this for you. |
| Bringing Awareness to Sexual Violence
“Let’s Talk About It” is a student-led Harwood club whose mission is to initiate and maintain sexual respect norms within each of Harwood’s distinctive communities, while seeking to uphold values of respect, conversation, and empathy. In alignment with this mission, we are excited to announce a month of action in support of sexual respect during April, the global Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Throughout the course of this month, various events are taking place to support survivors and seek justice in our community and beyond. These events include:
A Day of Action on April 5th. Members of the Harwood community were invited to wear teal - the color of sexual violence prevention - on this day, in order to display support for survivors of sexual violence. This day also included tabling at school lunches with club information, resources, stickers, and pins. A month-long Bra Drive to support “Free the Girls,” an organization that uses donations of bras to create a “world in which previously enslaved women are leading vibrant, successful, integrated lives.” The more bras our community donates, the more survivors this organization is able to support, financially and emotionally. The bra drive will help a woman in the developing world by supplying inventory for her business; selling bras on the second-hand market! The more bras our community donates, the more survivors this organization is able to support; financially and emotionally. Community members are invited to donate new or gently used bras during the month of April that are in good condition. They can be any size or style, with or without tags. Donation boxes can be found in the community at Stowe St. Cafe, Red Hen Bakery, & The Green Closet. Consent trainings for middle-school students at HUMS and CBMS, took place in late March and early April during health classes with the goal of normalizing sexual respect. Participated in the All-School Assembly by bringing awareness to the Day of Action, Bra Drive, and interviewing representatives from CIRCLE and MOSAIC, Central Vermont’s local organizations working to end sexual violence. Updated “Stall St Journals,” the flyers staged in all the bathroom stalls of the school. These are providing information about healthy relationships and consent.
If you have any questions, please contact “Let’s Talk About It: Students for Sexual Respect” club advisor and teacher, Tara Cariano at tcariano@huusd.org |
Rigorous & Robust Academic Program:
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Staff Meeting
| Objective: To ensure readiness for the month of TA ahead. Where: Cafeteria When: 7:40
Staff Meeting Calendar |
Flex Block (Jess Deane) | Just a quick heads up that I have received approximately 100 Flex Block change requests from students (apparently the grass is always greener!). If students ask you about making a change, please remind them that they can email me, and I will make changes when possible. In the email sent to them, here is what I said:
If you are still interested in switching, you can email me. Please keep the following in mind: Make sure to email me by Friday April 15 - that is the last day that I will accept change requests. Check out the Flex Block description document to see what other choices you would be interested in, keeping in mind that if you did not get your 1st or 2nd choice, it is because it is full.
Thank you for supporting our students in being FLEXIBLE and keeping an open mind! |
Positive school climate and culture:
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FY 23’ Hiring Update 
| This week:
Next week:
Hires for 22-23’ |
Scheduling Update
| Next Wednesday the CORE team will be making final decisions regarding the 22-23’ schedule.
It was great to get in person feedback from both staff and students yesterday. If you haven’t had time to share your thoughts yet - please take a few minutes to complete the survey. |
| Have something you want to share on Harwood Instagram?
Please email it to: hu-socials-SL@huusd.org |
| Interested in some extra hours of work?
Facilities is looking for help afterschool and this summer. If you’re interested email Ryan & Ray
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