rant
so, the administration finally gave us the exam schedule for this year (you know, the one that starts in less than 2 weeks). they'd had us vote on a couple of options that put one exam on each day, since with the untimed state tests, that's what they've been telling us we would do all semester long. and then they send us this monstrosity.
Friday, June 1
• 8:00 - 10:15 1st Period VoCATS and Teacher Made Exams/1st Period EOC Review
• 10:21 - Report to 3rd Period for Independent Study/Lunch
o 10:31 - 11:01 - 1st Lunch
o 11:05 - 11:35 - 2nd Lunch
o 11:39 - 12:09 - 3rd Lunch
o 12:13 - 12:43 - 4th Lunch
• 12:49 - 3:04 3rd Period VoCATS and Teacher Made Exams/3rd Period EOC Review
Monday, June 4
• 8:00 - 10:15 2nd Period VoCATS and Teacher Made Exams/2nd Period EOC Review
• 10:21 - Report to 4th Period for Independent Study/Lunch
o 10:31 - 11:01 - 1st Lunch
o 11:05 - 11:35 - 2nd Lunch
o 11:39 - 12:09 - 3rd Lunch
o 12:13 - 12:43 - 4th Lunch
• 12:49 - 3:04 4th Period VoCATS and Teacher Made Exams/4th Period EOC Review
Tuesday, June 5
• 8:00 - 11:15 1st Period EOC Exam/Makeup Exams
• 11:15 - 11:45 Brunch
• 11:49 - 3:04 3rd Period EOC Exam/Makeup Exams
Wednesday, June 6
• 8:00 - 11:15 2nd Period EOC Exam/Makeup Exams/Retest 1 for 1st Period (new 9th graders only)
• 11:15 - 11:45 Brunch
• 11:49 - 3:04 4th Period EOC Exam/Makeup Exams/Retest 1 for 3rd Period (new 9th graders only)
Thursday, June 7
• 8:00 - 11:15 Retest 1 for 2nd and 4th Periods (new 9th graders only)/Remediation for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th (all grades for 1st & 3rd Periods; all grades except new 9th graders for 2nd and 4th Periods)
• 11:15 - 11:45 Brunch
• 11:49 - 3:04 Retest for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Periods (all grades except new 9th graders)
Friday, June 8
• 8:00 - 11:15 Retest 2 for 1st and 3rd Periods (new 9th graders only)/Remediation for 2nd and 4th Periods (new 9th graders only)
• 11:15 - 11:45 Brunch
Monday, June 11
• 8:00 - 11:15 Retest 2 for 2nd and 4th Periods (new 9th graders only)
now, anything that has me spending 4+ hours with my seniors is a Very Bad Idea (TM). either i will want to kill them, or (and this is what i'm seriously concerned about) one of them will hurt me or someone else in the class after i tell them to sit down and shut up for the 50th time. the retesting shit i don't care about, since my kids aren't eligible for retest (only state exams are). but 4hrs+ with my seniors makes me seriously afraid for my safety and the safety of my students. not to mention what the fuck happened to one exam a day? every time we asked that in the faculty meeting, dawn just kind of babbled about "best we could do in the circumstances" without actually saying anything. and this mess is all because someone at central office frowned at the fact that we traditionally let the kids go home early on exam days. why is that such a bad thing? they've been here forever. they're sick of being here, we're sick of seeing them. just let them go!
Friday, June 1
• 8:00 - 10:15 1st Period VoCATS and Teacher Made Exams/1st Period EOC Review
• 10:21 - Report to 3rd Period for Independent Study/Lunch
o 10:31 - 11:01 - 1st Lunch
o 11:05 - 11:35 - 2nd Lunch
o 11:39 - 12:09 - 3rd Lunch
o 12:13 - 12:43 - 4th Lunch
• 12:49 - 3:04 3rd Period VoCATS and Teacher Made Exams/3rd Period EOC Review
Monday, June 4
• 8:00 - 10:15 2nd Period VoCATS and Teacher Made Exams/2nd Period EOC Review
• 10:21 - Report to 4th Period for Independent Study/Lunch
o 10:31 - 11:01 - 1st Lunch
o 11:05 - 11:35 - 2nd Lunch
o 11:39 - 12:09 - 3rd Lunch
o 12:13 - 12:43 - 4th Lunch
• 12:49 - 3:04 4th Period VoCATS and Teacher Made Exams/4th Period EOC Review
Tuesday, June 5
• 8:00 - 11:15 1st Period EOC Exam/Makeup Exams
• 11:15 - 11:45 Brunch
• 11:49 - 3:04 3rd Period EOC Exam/Makeup Exams
Wednesday, June 6
• 8:00 - 11:15 2nd Period EOC Exam/Makeup Exams/Retest 1 for 1st Period (new 9th graders only)
• 11:15 - 11:45 Brunch
• 11:49 - 3:04 4th Period EOC Exam/Makeup Exams/Retest 1 for 3rd Period (new 9th graders only)
Thursday, June 7
• 8:00 - 11:15 Retest 1 for 2nd and 4th Periods (new 9th graders only)/Remediation for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th (all grades for 1st & 3rd Periods; all grades except new 9th graders for 2nd and 4th Periods)
• 11:15 - 11:45 Brunch
• 11:49 - 3:04 Retest for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Periods (all grades except new 9th graders)
Friday, June 8
• 8:00 - 11:15 Retest 2 for 1st and 3rd Periods (new 9th graders only)/Remediation for 2nd and 4th Periods (new 9th graders only)
• 11:15 - 11:45 Brunch
Monday, June 11
• 8:00 - 11:15 Retest 2 for 2nd and 4th Periods (new 9th graders only)
now, anything that has me spending 4+ hours with my seniors is a Very Bad Idea (TM). either i will want to kill them, or (and this is what i'm seriously concerned about) one of them will hurt me or someone else in the class after i tell them to sit down and shut up for the 50th time. the retesting shit i don't care about, since my kids aren't eligible for retest (only state exams are). but 4hrs+ with my seniors makes me seriously afraid for my safety and the safety of my students. not to mention what the fuck happened to one exam a day? every time we asked that in the faculty meeting, dawn just kind of babbled about "best we could do in the circumstances" without actually saying anything. and this mess is all because someone at central office frowned at the fact that we traditionally let the kids go home early on exam days. why is that such a bad thing? they've been here forever. they're sick of being here, we're sick of seeing them. just let them go!