1. PTSO General Meeting 9 September 2013

2. Agenda Welcome and Introductions While You Were Away Updates
District and Building Goals
Final Thoughts

3. Back to School

4. Welcome New Staff!

5. Michael Bair Building Monitor

6. Megan Cantwell Science Department

7. Ann Dengler Special Education - LDTC

8. Daniel DeStefano Guidance Counselor

9. Catherine Garguilo Guidance Counselor

10. Suzanne Hennessy Math Department

11. Robert Pietrocola Technology Department

12. Liz Sheehy Special Education – Visually Impaired

13. Aaron Spellman Math Department

14. While You Were Away

15. 2013 HSPA Scores District DFG State LAL 98% 97% 92% Mean Score 245 234
Math
94%
91%
80%
242
227

16. 2013 NJBCT Scores District DFG State NJBCT 87% 81% 58% Mean Score 241
232
210

17. 2013 Advanced Placement Scores5 4 3
Total
Holmdel
(2013)
32%
29%
26%
87%
New Jersey
(2012)
25%
23%
73%
United States
16%
20%
24%
60%

18. Mid-Term and Final Exams Failure Rate
Students
Exams
Zeroes
Mid-Terms
261
377 18
Finals
384
641
133

19. AED Devices

20. Commons Mural

21. DEP Water Project

22. “T-Stem” Computer Lab

23. Updates

24. Google

25. “Sustaining Excellence”

26. Mission Statement
Holmdel High School, in a safe, student-centered, and rigorous learning environment, promotes academics, athletics, and the arts, values the cultural diversity of its community and, through varied curricular and co-curricular programs, empowers all students to develop their potential into achievement and take their place in our global society as ethical decision makers and life-long learners.

27. District and Building Goals

28. District Goals Implementing the Common Core Achieve NJ
Student Mastery of Technology
S.T.E.M.
Visual and Performing Arts
Financial Efficiency

29. Building Goals Participation in Technology Workshops
Continued Professional Development in Formative Assessment and Data Analysis

30. Teacher Evaluation Model

31. Charlotte Danielson A Framework for Teaching: Domains and Components of Professional Practice
Domain 1: Planning and Preparation
Demonstrating knowledge of content and pedagogy
Demonstrating knowledge of students
Setting instructional outcomes
Demonstrating knowledge of resources
Designing coherent instruction
Designing student assessments
Domain 2: The Classroom Environment
Creating an environment of respect and rapport
Establishing a culture for learning
Managing classroom procedures
Managing student behavior
Organizing physical space
Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities
Reflecting on teaching
Maintaining accurate records
Communicating with families
Participating in a professional
community
Growing and developing professionally
Showing professionalism
Domain 3: Instruction
Communicating with students
Using questioning and discussion
techniques
Engaging students in learning
Using assessment in instruction
Demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness

32. Student Growth Objectives (SGOs)

33. Final Thoughts

34. Happy Birthday!

35. 1973 – Holmdel High School Opens Sept. 5th, 1973
Employs approx. 75 faculty members
Graduates 133 seniors on June 16th 1974

36. 1973 – Prices Bread - $.27/loaf Milk - $1.36/gallon Eggs - $1.22/dozen
Car - $4,000
Gas - $.39/gallon
Stamp - $.08
Avg. Income - $13,600

37. 1973 – Television The Mary Tyler Moore Show All in the Family M*A*S*H
Emergency
The Odd Couple
The Brady Bunch

38. 1973 – Top of the Charts “Let’s Get It On” “Killing Me Softly…”
“Delta Dawn”
“You’re So Vain”
“Tie a Yellow Ribbon”
“Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”

39. 1973 – Distinguished Faculty

40. Resilience

41. Resilience
“Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you've lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that's good.” ― Elizabeth Edwards

42. “If life gives you limits, push ‘em…” ― Aaron Fotheringham
Resilience
“If life gives you limits, push ‘em…” ― Aaron Fotheringham

43. Have a Great Year!