Principal's Corner

Recently, I met with first and second year teachers at I.S. 229 to discuss their successes and learning experiences in the 2004-2005 school year. Summarized below are their reflections:

Fletcher, G

Ms. Hood, was an excellent mentor. She assisted with management issues including rules and standards.
Gave assignments that required deductive reasoning. Nature of tasks inspired and motivated students to complete assigned tasks.
One issue I had were grade 6 and 7 students illegally invading the art studio. Their frequent invasion disrupted lessons and destabilized classes.
Communication must be improved among teachers, clerical staff, and supervisors. When students' classes are changed/classes go on trips the information should be disseminated systematically.
Back to back grade 5 classes is excessive and tiring.

Davis, J

Ms. Hood was a wonderful mentor and provided lots of feed back and support.
Ms. Pizarro was very supportive and sympathetic to issues I had with classroom management and with the curriculum.
Simple housekeeping matters were not done on a timely basis. This shortfall could be resolved by improving organizational communication. Action steps that were presented: set up an email system to communicate with staff on a timely basis; set up a committee to organize and manage the email communication system.
I gained a lot from interacting with many teachers in the Explorers Academy. They are a great model for new teachers.

Mallett, L

My positive year was a direct result of the location of my class. An experienced and strong teacher taught adjacent to my classroom.
Set up new workshops for new staff
My students were inadequately programmed for science and the science lab.
Establish more rituals, namely, assemblies and events to honor most improved students

Butt, K

Overall, the year was positive.
Explorers' senior staff provided exemplary mentorship. Their assistance is responsible for my transition to being a successful grade 5 teacher
The furniture was extremely poor. It made the job difficult.
Student access to computers was unreliable and haphazard
Post lunch periods were chaotic. Students are restless and noisy. Teaching is impossible.
Establish more intramural sporting events.

Holland, M

Played an overt quasi dean role. Role is the reason "I was recruited to be on the detention team."
Moving to class from one academy to the next is time consuming. It resulted in lateness and loss of instructional time.

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