Questions+About+the+Transition

This page is for ALL questions regarding the transtion. Please review the lists below. If a question has already been asked, please do not re-post!

Please begin your list of questions by listing your grade level or department.


 * __//8th Grade Questions//__**
 * 1) What will be the time schedule? Will we be on the elementry or high school schedule? Will we create a new schedule? What will the 6th grade schedule look like?
 * 2) Who are the teachers that will be moving?
 * 3) When will these teachers be notified that they are moving?
 * 4) How will administrative duties, i.e. discipline, be divided between Jen and Julien?
 * 5) Will we have bells?
 * 6) What will the bus schedules look like?
 * 7) How will it be decided who moves to Pine Road and who stays? Will it be based on seniority or position currently held?
 * 8) Will after school care still be held here at Murray Avenue?
 * 9) Will we have/get computer labs?
 * 10) Will we be hiring new teachers/staff?
 * 11) Is there/Will there be a contingency plan for Pine Road not opening on time, or opening late?
 * 12) Will there be a homework club for grades 7 and 8?
 * 13) Can we build lunch labs (science, math, etc.) into the new schedule?
 * 14) How will the teachers' duty schedules look?
 * 15) Can we designate space for a teacher workroom/lounge?
 * 16) Will we still have two copy machines available for teacher use?
 * 17) Where will the T.V. studio be located?
 * 18) What will we do for fundraisers? Will we continue with the magazine drive for instance?
 * 19) Will assemblies be for 6, 7, and 8?
 * 20) Will we maintan or refine teaming?
 * 21) Can the building be opened earlier if we maintain the current 7/8 schedule?
 * 22) Can the teachers of foreign languages get their own seperate classrooms?
 * 23) To whom do we offer suggestions for possible names for our school?

Okay, so it looks like grade 8 and specials has covered the questions that **__7th grade teachers__** posed, so here are some that i don't already see... 1. Where do we stand on the code of conduct/dress code? 2. How many guidance counselors will we have now as a 6,7,8 building? 3. Will teachers not on the transition committee have a say in the decision making process for next year? 4. How many lunches will there be? will 6th grade still have recess? 5. Will the in-service days in August be dedicated to moving and setting up classrooms? 6. Can we have a study hall the last 30 minutes of the day built into the schedule? 7. Will teachers continue to teach multiple grade levels or revert back to true teams?

__Specials__

1. Can 6th grade have 2 specials period a day like the current 7th and 8th grades? 2. Will staff have to move to Pine Rd. or will new staff be hired? 3. If staff moves to Pine Rd. and new staff is not hired, will specials teachers be required to teach 6 periods a day? 4. Will teachers have to travel between Pine Rd. and our school? 5. Will specials still be quarterly and semester? 6. Can current specials/programs continue at Pine Rd. for 4th and 5th grade as they are now? For example: chorus, band, orchestra, health class, study skills. If they do not, this could greatly impact our programs here in the future. 7. Can room 318 be converted back to the wrestling practice room? 8. If room 318 is converted back to a wrestling room, will there be another classroom available to be a health classroom?