In this Week’s Dean’s Memo:

• Block Schedule Calendar QR Code
• Covid-19 Protocols and Health Updates
• Covid Testing: Quidel
• i-Ready Diagnostic Assessment 6-9th Grade
• Go Guardian Application
• Hispanic Heritage Month: Library Hispanic and Latinx Book Choices and Display
• Announcement: Tik Tok Challenge
• Open House
• Parent and Student Workshops
• Activities and Clubs
• Student Highlights.

• September 20th: National Honor Society Practice
• September 21st: Senior Class Meeting: Yearbook
• September 21st: National Honor Society @ 6:00 PM
• September 23rd: Faculty Meeting @2:30 PM.

Daily COVID-19 Health Screening

• Remember to perform the Daily Self Screener:
• Click on the below button to follow the COVID-19 Process Map for staff and students.
• Follow the below Covid-19 Process in the event of a positive case
• On-Site testing scheduled for this Friday September 24, 2021.

• Students in grades 6-9, will be participating in the I-Readydiagnostic assessment over the next couple of weeks.
• i‑Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment designed to provide teachers with actionable insight into student needs. It offers a complete picture of student performance and growth, eliminating the need for multiple redundant tests.
• By adapting to student responses and assessing a broad range of skills—including skills above and below a student’s chronological grade—the i‑Ready Diagnostic pinpoints student ability level, identifies the specific skills students need to learn to accelerate their growth, and charts a personalized learning path for each student.

• GoGuardian is a security feature that our districts has that alerts administration of any safety risk concerns: bomb threats, gun violence, suicide, or self harm.
• We get several alerts through our GoGuardian feature and often times it’s research-related.
• In the event of receiving a message that is high risk, we will respond with immediate action by contacting parents and meeting with the student.
• If it’s during the weekend, we will still call a parent.
• If there is a high risk during the weekend, we will provide resources and actions steps to facilitate.
• Here is a list of mental health and self-care resources

• In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, students will have access to books authored by Latinx.
• Students may request to visit Mrs. Boyd at the library to check out books on display.
• Arts and Academic Departments share with administration anything that you are doing in your classrooms to recognize and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

• We will be holding our Open House Virtually this year.
• There will be more information forthcoming.

Dance Major:

Mason Klosowski

• We celebrate Mason Klosowski for being recognized at the Middle School Dance Major of the Month.

Art Majors

Lindsey Ostafey’s 7th Grade

• 7th-grade visual arts majors will be participating in the following public exhibition at The Contemporary.
• The opening is October 3rd!

National Honor Society Inductees:

• We will be celebrating the induction of 30 new members to the National Honor Society on September 21, 2021.
• Dean Bolden will be the guest speaker and honored to be a part of the celebration of this upcoming event.

Maia Palmer’s Class

• Check out the amazing Artist Trading Cards (2.5" x 3.5") with drawings on the front and positive self-talk on the back, such as "You got this!" or "I believe in you!" as part of our Emotional Social Learning work with the art department.

Erin Sullivan’s AP Class:

• AP Social Studies Class will be facilitating a International Day of Peace Challenge. September 21, 2021.
• There will be group discussions, our District’s Education Bus (EdTV) will capture students insight on Peace, along with a Day of Peace Challenge school wide activity.
• More information forthcoming.

Instrumental Band

• Instrumental Band rallied our Force Football team to victory before participating in completion in Odessa.

Girls Volleyball Team

• Congratulations to the Girls Volleyball team win against DMA this last week.

Cab Calloway Student Voice

• Dean Bolden will continue to meet with Cab’s student voice organizations this week.
• Dean Bolden with following student voice organizations:
• Student Council Association.
• The Asian Student Association.
• Black Student Union
• National Honors Art Society
• National Honor Society.
• September 20, 2021: Follow up meeting with BSU.
• September 21st: National Honor Society Induction Ceremony.
• September 22nd: CCSA/CSW Meeting
• September 22nd: Class 2022 Officers.
• Please visit the Sports website for scores and schedules: http://www.forcessports.com

• In support of our efforts to accelerate learning and offer parents additional resources for college preparation, we are looking to provide interactive workshops over the course of the school year.
• The workshops will be facilitated by Dr. Stephen Jones, the Dean of Engineer at Villanova University.
• Dr. Stephen Jones is currently an Associate Dean of SUCCESS in the College of Engineering at Villanova University.
• For thirteen years he worked at Drexel University as Director of the SUCCESS/ACT101 program. Dr. Jones is also CEO of SAJ Publishing and Education Services.
• He is the author of three books titled “Seven Secrets of How to Study” the “Parent’s Ultimate Education Guide” the “Ultimate Scholarship Guide.”
• The first workshop will be in-person, followed by a series of workshops via Zoom.
• The parents will be required to complete the form if you are interested:

• Dr. Robinson will be sharing updates in activity buses and start dates for clubs.
• Teacher Aides Permission Forms will be given to students who have study halls and would like to be assigned as a teacher aide. Students will be required to have a permission slip signed in order to participate.
• Senior Privilege will begin the week of September 27th. Permission slips will need to be signed before approval.

• There is a new Tik Tok trend that involves vandalism and stealing, while recording the action on Tik Tok.
• Students who engage in this activity will be held accountable in alignment with the Student Code of Conduct which may include suspension, loss of privileges, and/or restitution.