I am not sure that I have ever felt this tired, and deflated this early in the school year.... Yes, sometimes it is the norm in February.... I just am not feeling accomplished at the time.
My student's grades are slowly coming up. We have a mandatory study hall for students with d's and f's. I can't say for sure if all the kids who need to go- but having the extra student awareness of their grades by several teachers every week has had an impact.
I do have one concern that is weighing heavily on me this week. The communication between the special education staff and the rest of us. It seems to me that we have a bigger staff than ever. One administrator in the building mostly dedicated to students with special needs, 4 certified teachers, one dude that does the scheduling, several para professionals who help. (even though I don't think there are enough para pros. The system right now relies on us clicking on a student on our powerschool to see what the modifications are supposed to be. That is all fine and good - but I don't know what the student's level of skills are, I don't know what we are supposed to be looking out for behavior-wise. This level of communication is fine for the students who are higher functioning, but the students who are lower functioning - can not verbalize. They might not even be aware. It is just frustrating to say the least. Really the kiddos lose out.
Blech. Classes otherwise are going really well. Nutrition classes are coming upon their dreaded nutrition test. Teen living - we are starting to talk about "healthy" relationships. Parenting we are in the pregnancy/readiness chapter. Entrepreneurship will be learning about book keeping.
so that has been good.
happiness to all!
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