Staff Bulletins 2015-2016
Contents
Week of August 10, 2015 .............................................................................................................. 2
Week of August 17, 2015 .............................................................................................................. 5
Week of August 24, 2015 ............................................................................................................ 10
Week of August 31, 2015 ............................................................................................................ 13
Week of September 7, 2015 ....................................................................................................... 16
Week of September 14, 2015 ..................................................................................................... 19
Week of September 21, 2015 ..................................................................................................... 21
Week of September 28, 2015 ..................................................................................................... 23
Week of October 5, 2015 ............................................................................................................ 25
Week of October 12, 2015 .......................................................................................................... 28
Week of October 19, 2015 .......................................................................................................... 29
Week of October 26, 2015 .......................................................................................................... 33
Week of November 2, 2015 ........................................................................................................ 36
Week of November 9, 2015 ........................................................................................................ 39
Week of November 16, 2015 ...................................................................................................... 41
Week of November 30, 2015 ...................................................................................................... 43
Week of December 7, 2015 ......................................................................................................... 46
Week of December 14 2015 ....................................................................................................... 49
Week of January 11, 2016 ........................................................................................................... 51
Week of January 18, 2016 ........................................................................................................... 55
Week of January 25, 2016 ........................................................................................................... 57
Week of February 1, 2016 .......................................................................................................... 61
Week of February 8, 2016 .......................................................................................................... 63
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Week of August 10, 2015
I apologize I did not get this to everyone this past weekend. My hospitalization obviously
put a kink in my plans. In no particular order, here are a bunch of reminders, responses to
concerns, etc.
1. For tomorrow (THURSDAY) we will follow the schedule in the planner for Thursdays, but
we will take the periods slightly out of order --- 1,2,3,5,6,4,7,8 --- in order to accommodate
the cafeteria's concerns. I am meeting with them tomorrow morning and hope to have a
more permanent solution worked out tomorrow.
2. Everyone should have their emergency backpack now. IF you are missing anything,
please see Gina. ALSO --- please try to put your class lists on the clipboard. I realize class
lists are a problem due to PowerSchool access issues. If you cannot print them, please ask
the main office to do so for you and they will put copies in your mailbox.
3. Some teachers seem to already be assigning "lunch detention." Please realize, students
MAY NOT skip the first half of lunch or with intramurals on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If
you wish to require students to have detention, it cannot interfere with either of these AND
you must go get the students at the lunch area so they have an escort on M/W/F to do
detention with you the second half of lunch. To be honest if it were me, I would not bother
with lunch detention, but if you choose to do so, please comply with those expectations.
4. If you do not have your login info for staff web pages, you can see Larry Morden or Mark
for that info.
5. If you notice any problems with your rosters (students showing up who are not on the
roster, or students on the roster who you think should not be there, PLEASE communicate
that immediately to Kriscia Tejada in the main office (Kriscia is our wonderful academic
counselor).
6. If you need any classroom supplies, please ask the main office. If they do not have
something you need, send me an email and I will do my best to get it for you ASAP.
7. The copier in the main office is now working. FOR SINGLE SIDED Copies. I am very
aware of how inconvenient the lack of printing capability is for everyone. We are working
to rectify this situation, but please be as patient as you can, and use your projectors to
project information you might normally have duplicated for students. I really do
sympathize with everyone's plight about printing. I won't go into the horrid details about
why things are so messed up, but just be as patient as you can in the interim.
8. Military staff will have their regularly scheduled 0600 meeting Friday in Delta Company
classroom.
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9. There are not many folks eating in the faculty cafeteria. They will likely close it down
entirely as a result of our lack of use. If you would like to see it remain open to us, please
patronize it. Otherwise, we will lose access altogether.
10. Yesterday, my 8th period TA asked everyone to list all facilities related concerns. Here
are a a few responses to some of those listed:
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Room 58 AC - put in trouble ticket to district today just before I wrote this bulletin
Bigger projector screen in 58 - currently none is available; we will try to see about a
larger one, but since that involves installation of something on the wall, it is
unlikely. We will have the Smartboards soon hopefully, which should negate this
request I think.
Internet in portables is intermittent - we are working on this, but as I only halfjokingly said in PD, don’t count on it soon; also could someone answer if this is ALL
portables, or just the ones in the 60's area???
Room 62 AC - put in work order last week and followed up with district this
afternoon; they say it is on their work order list for the next 72 hours
PA System in portables - I am aware that the SVHS announcements seem to be going
through to the 60 portables. I am assuming that is NOT happening in the 50
portables. I put in a work order today to have the PA form SVHS turned off in those
60 portables; that will likely take a few days at minimum to resolve
Double boards unable to move and broken cabinet in room 30 - Ms. Jackson will ask
Mr. Enriquez to take a look
Room 56 back dry erase boards unusable - Ms. Jackson will ask Mr. Enriquez to take
a look and see if we cna paste over some whiteboard material
Need 1 student desk/chair in room 60 - will ask Danniel and Noah to handle this in
am
Need clock in room 60 - Ms. Jackson will ask Mr. Enriquez to handle ASAP
Room 32 -AC - put in work order last week and followed up with district this
afternoon; they say it is on their work order list for the next 72 hours
Room 32 - needs 4 student desks and 2 chairs - will ask Danniel to handle in am
Room 32 - 1 ceiling panel missing - putting in work order to district now
Room 66 has extra chairs - will have Danniel handle in am
Room 54 - internet (see above
Room 54 - Projector screen - not sure what this means
Room 54 - AC Vent next to door doesn't work -- the vent next to the door is a
"return" not an AC vent
Room 54 - file cabinet missing - will ask Danniel to handle in am
Room 54 - Broken furniture - need more specific info
Room 54 - Need 4 more desks and 1 more chair - will ask Danniel to handle in am
Room 41 - Electrical box and "doo hicky" to be removed - will ask Danniel in am
Room 41 - will take 13 tables instead of desks - Danniel will handle in am
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11. Please continue to attempt to do roll on PowerSchool, but if it is not working, send a
paper/post it (not the original roster) to the main office each period. I am sorry the rosters
did not get printed as they should have on Monday. That was a task I was planning to do
this weekend. I am sorry. If you need a current roster for any classes, Diana or Ceci in the
office (or Kriscia) can help.
12. Curriculum Committee will meet in room 30 tomorrow at 0730. That committee is a
rep from each department/discipline. ALL ARE WELCOME, but we need at least one
person from each academic discipline there.
THANK YOU ALL for being so understanding and patient during these trying initial days of
school. I know it is tough, and I am sincerely sorry that so many of you have been
frustrated and angry at the lack of resources and support. Please keep communicating with
me about your needs and I will do my best to address therm.
Have a good rest of your week.
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of August 17, 2015
KUDOS: A huge thank you to everyone for a great first week of school. I realize the internet
connectivity and printing issues are very frustrating, and I assure you these are being
worked on diligently, but I am VERY GRATEFUL for your hard work making the first week
so successful.
KUDOS: to the following folks who have their personal web pages on novamil.org updated:
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Cat Burns
Vanessa De Avila
Steve Diab
Ivy Diaz
Shannon Excell
Nancy Fung
Soledad Gutierrez
Jan Johnson
Tony Kirby
Zak Lara
Bertha Martinez
Johnny Padilla
David Perez
Chris Pulos
Jake Rand
Mark Ryan
Laura Stribling
Kriscia Tejada
Kathy Tran
Gina Wilson
ALSO HUGE KUDOS: to the high school math department: NANCY FUNG AND KATHY TRAN
--- both of whom have their homework/classwork pages up to date.
REMINDERS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Please update your personal web page (all of you have one - even non-teaching staff!)
and if you are a teacher, be sure your classwork and homework is up to date and includes
LAST WEEK and THIS WEEK and all future weeks of the school year.
2. POWER SCHOOL: We need to make sure everyone's grade books are properly set
up. There are some tricks to it. So please be sure you touch base with DIANE FRENCH
some time the early part of this week so she can check your grade book to make sure it is
set up properly. NVMI uses a 40% Q1, 40% Q2 and 20% Final Exam weighting
system. That requires special set up individually. We also want to make sure your quarter
grades are properly set up. So please see Diane in the main office annex (Men’s Faculty
Room) sometime during your prep period.
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3. LESSON PLANS - Please be sure your lesson plans are in the red binder at the start of
each week and that the binder is in some obvious place for me to see when I do walk
through observations. Math teachers can just put their chapter lesson plans from CPM in
the binder without using the NVMI form. English teachers using the ENY curricula as is can
just put those in the binder without using the NVMI form. IDEALLY - I would love to at least
see some notes on the CPM or ENY lesson documents showing how you will use graphic
organizers, Study Team Strategies, Total Participation Techniques, etc.
4. TANDEM PARKING - Please be sure you use tandem parking henceforth as noted in my
email of last week.
5. JERRY KLEINMAN - Jerry is known to "old time" NVMI staff as someone who helps with
teacher support. ALL TEACHERS NEW TO NVMI - You are welcome to take advantage of
Jerry's help in any way you need it. He is the NEW TEACHER SUPPORT PROVIDER for
NVMI. He helps experienced teachers new to NVMI who have questions. He helps teachers
new to teaching who need beginning teacher support. He will begin work again the first
week of September, and can be reached via email at jerry101238@earthlinnk.net in the
meantime. He can help with such things as:
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classroom management problems, questions, suggestions
daily lesson planning support
ideas for differentiation
curriculum planning
support for special needs students
classroom set up
group work
total participation techniques
graphic organizers
study team strategies
DOK level
writing in the classroom
reading strategies
personal organization for students (or teachers)
and much more
Please reach out to him if you are new to teaching or new to NVMI --- or if you are an "old
timer" who needs any support. His support is...
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non-judgmental
non-punitive
coaching in nature
suggested not required
not something that gets included in your teacher evaluations
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6. EMERGENCY ROSTERS - please be sure your emergency roster is on the clipboard with
the black backpack.
7. SATURDAY SCHOOL - is assigned at a teacher's discretion beginning this week for
students who have ONE OR MORE missing homework/classwork assignments. If you
choose to assign students to Saturday School, write (or stamp) Saturday School in their
planner with the start time of 0730 - and note they must be in complete and proper CLASS
B (or Pledge) uniform. You can always make the kids write this in the planner and then you
verify (or class leader verifies) it is there.
8. BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - will run FOR ALL STUDENTS (different than what is written
in planner) from 5:30-7 p.m. Teachers should plan a 7 minute brief introduction of
themselves and their course (which in the case of double block classes will
be doubled). Ideally, a student helper will translate for you. Please try to find some
volunteer to help with that if needed. The Schedule is as follows:
Period 1 - 1730-1737
Period 2 - 1740-1747
Period 3 - 1750-1757
Period 4 - 1800-1807
Period 5/6 - 1810-1817
Period 7 - 1820-1827
Period 8 - 1830-1837
We will announce at 1845 that we are closing up and the campus should be cleared by
1900.
We will remind parents this is NOT PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES, just a group
presentation and chance to meet the teacher and see your decorated classrooms.
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MONDAY
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Alpha day, including teachers/staff assigned to Alpha who help support campus
supervision
Before school HW help in Covered Eating area
School supply drive for the rest of the month - students encouraged to bring school
supplies to donate to less fortunate students in the community; bring to company
classrooms for unit community service credit ONLY - no merits or parent service
hours
Entrance camp for about 14 students who completed Saturday and Sunday; they
will begin classes tomorrow (Tuesday)
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TUESDAY
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Bravo day, including adults assigned to bravo who help with campus supervision
School supply drive continues
Girls VB coaches meeting for HS athletics
Intramurals
Before school HW help
Mark meets with community leaders at 10AM to discuss Sun Valley Gang
intervention efforts
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Charlie Day, including adults assigned to Charlie who help with campus supervision
Before school HW help
Mark meets with President/AVP of CSUN to discuss partnership program
Mark has Dr appointment at noon
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Bravo day, including bravo adults assigned ot help with campus supervision
Fall Athletics Rally for 10 min at each lunch on field to recruit students for
participation on athletic teams --- the band MAY play a fight song --- and if they do,
they may have to be excused from a 5th/6th period class --- Leighanna will let
everyone know if they are performing and will miss a class
Intramurals
Detention in small gym at 0645
Before school HW help
Be sure you annotate SATURDAY SCHOOL in anyone's planner you are assigning
Saturday school due to missing assignments --- that is the criteria for assignment to
Saturday school
Mark meets with SVHS principal at 0900
Department meetings at 0730o English in room 30
o Math in room 40
o Science in room 49
o Social Studies in room 34
o (6th grade teachers split up which meeting they go to)
o SPED teachers/staff go with their assigned teachers
o Spanish and Music do not have a meeting
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - 5:30-6:45 PM
FRIDAY
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Milstaff meeting at 0600
Admin at 0715
Before school HW help
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Saturday School - be sure you annotate Saturday School in planners of students by
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Entrance Camp 0800-1800
SUNDAY
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Entrance Camp 0800-1800
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of August 24, 2015
KUDOS: to all teachers for being so positive with the students and emphasizing merits over
demerits. This has been a great first two weeks, thanks to everyone.
KUDOS: for a solid first fire drill. We obviously had some difficulty finding numbers on the
ground, especially since they are not in bright, obvious paint, but we did well and hopefully
now know where to line up.
KUDOS for a great Back to School Night. It was extremely well received by parents and
students. THANK YOU.
KUDOS to our Camps Safety Team for their diligence and keeping us all safe.
---------------------------------------------------------------------REMINDER - We are very lucky to have a federal grant for high school after school
programming through the Youth Policy Institute (YPI). I realize that is is a nuisance to have
people use classrooms after school, but we need to try our best to work together to allow
YPI access to the classrooms. The instructors for YPI are working hard to ensure that they
leave a room better than when they found it. Please notify Yanesi Diaz
(ydiaz@novamil.org) if there are ever any concerns. Teachers are absolutely free to work
in their classrooms while YPI is in them.
QUESTIONS: Two questions have been asked regarding facilities:
1. When will floors be swept and mopped? Answer: Sweeping will happen ABOUT once a
week. Mopping will NOT happen except once a year. If there is a spill that needs mopping,
please notify Kellie who will ask one of our parent volunteers to help mop.
2. What is the status of the faculty dining room? Can we put a microwave in there? Answer:
Right now, it will remain open for at least the next couple of weeks. We need more folks to
try to patronize or we may lose the access. We can put a microwave over there if we
want. Kellie will work on making this happen.
THIS WEEK:
MONDAY
*Alpha Day, including adults who are part of the alpha team for campus supervision
*Before school HW help
*Cadet of the Month nominations due - If you have nominations of ANY CADET (not pledge)
who has embodied excellence in one of our pillars, send an email to Mark with their name
and a sentence about why they deserve this recognition. Nominations can be for excellence
in academics in any way (high test or quiz scores, improvement, excellence in homework,
etc.), leadership (cadet duties, earning rank, strong leadership example, etc), citizenship
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(doing the right thing, treating others kindly, and making NVMI better), or athletics
(intramurals, interscholastic, etc.).
*After School programming
*School Supplies drive continues through end of the month
TUESDAY
*Bravo Day
*Intramurals
*Before school HW help
*After school programming
*Schoolsite Council in library at 4:30. Library is a couple wings north of us. Ideally key staff
from each department and staff section would be present at the meeting
*Parent Advisory Council at 6PM in library
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie Day
*Before school HW help
*After school programming
THURSDAY
*Charlie Day
*Intramurals
*B Schedule
*Detention in small gym
*Before school HW help
*Faculty meeting in room 54
*After school programming
FRIDAY
*Delta Day
*Progress Report 1A goes home --- you should print a progress report for each child for
each class. Old timers please help the new timers understand how to do this! Hand it out
each period. They must have their parent SIGN the progress report page 177 verifying they
saw the report. Please check this next Monday.
*Merit pay day for cadets based on rank
*Military staff meeting at 0600
*Admin Team 0715
*Parents at inspection gate collecting recycling materials
*Before school HW help
*After school programming
SATURDAY
*Entrance Camp
*Saturday School
SUNDAY
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*Entrance Camp
HAVE A GREAT WEEK
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of August 31, 2015
KUDOS:
*to Leighanna for the great job on the fight song with the band
*to the 7th and 8th grade teams who have been having wonderfully productive meetings
about how to help all kids be successful
*to Cat who has been a real trooper through her air conditioning and fire small challenges
*to Mila for her CALPADS excellence recognition
*to the military staff for working so hard at helping kids comply with the uniform
expectations and citizenship rules
*to the PE teachers on the military staff for some exceptionally high quality standardsbased PE classes
*to the 6th grade team for working as such a unified group
*to the coaches for their support of kids on and off the field/court
*to the safety team for supporting the entire SVHS/NVMI community so well
*to everyone for a well-executed fire drill
*to the after school team for helping our kids with quality after school options
*to the counseling staff for helping deal with a significant bullying incident and doing so
with grace and professionalism that supported all students involved
*to the SVHS cafeteria staff who have been wonderful at providing quality, nutritious meals
to students and staff with a smile and a wonderful attitude
*to the SVHS administration, staff, and students, for their welcoming atmosphere and
attitude
REMINDERS:
1. If you have any facilities of furniture needs, please email Kellie.
2. If you would like to sign out a laptop cart or if you have tech needs, please communicate
with Larry Morden (lmoden@novamil.org). Remember he is only here part time, so if you
need something at a time he is not here, email Omar at oscolache@novamil.org or ask Mark
or Kellie.
3. Be sure your classroom is organized in a way that ensure unfettered access to the fire
extinguisher and that there is nothing blocking the emergency exit or doorways.
4. Please have your current class lists on the emergency clipboard attached to your black
backpack.
NEWS AND TO DOS:
1. On Monday we will have some minor schedule changes for some students and we want
to be 100% sure that all kids are in the right place, SO, PLEASE DO A 100% CHECK in each
period. If a student is in your class and not on the roster, send them with their signed
planner immediately to the main office to talk to Diana and/or Kriscia. If a student is
absent, mark them absent within the first 10 minutes of each class period. We are trying to
ensure we have 100% accurate class rosters and data in PowerSchool.
2. Our first governing board meeting of the year will occur this Thursday at 4PM in the
MPR. All are always welcome to these important meetings.
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THIS WEEK:
MONDAY
*Alpha Day, including adults with Alpha helping with campus supervision
*Before School HW help in covered eating area 0645-0745
*After School HW help in covered eating area 1545-1700
*ASSETS grant YPI After school programming 1530-1830
*Baby Blanket drive starts for month of September; cadets and pledges encouraged to bring
new or used baby blankets (clean) that can be donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles;
company competition to see who brings in the most per capita
TUESDAY
*Bravo day, including adults with Bravo helping with campus supervision
*Before School HW help in covered eating area 0645-0745
*After School HW help in covered eating area 1545-1700
*ASSETS grant YPI After school programming 1530-1830
*Baby Blanket drive starts for month of September; cadets and pledges encouraged to bring
new or used baby blankets (clean) that can be donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles;
company competition to see who brings in the most per capita
* Intramurals
*Commandant Meeting for 7th Brigade at 4PM in room 54
*Girls VB match at 4PM in the Gym - first home match --- all are encouraged to come out
and support our young women!
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie day, including adults with Charlie helping with supervision of the campus
*Before School HW help in covered eating area 0645-0745
*After School HW help in covered eating area 1545-1700
*ASSETS grant YPI After school programming 1530-1830
*Baby Blanket drive starts for month of September; cadets and pledges encouraged to bring
new or used baby blankets (clean) that can be donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles;
company competition to see who brings in the most per capita
*Mark and Kellie at meeting with SVHS admin at 1230
THURSDAY
*Alpha day, including adults with Alpha helping with campus supervision
*B schedule
*Detention 0645-0915 in small gym
*Mark at LAUSD SPED meeting from 0830-1230 at Beaudry building in downtown LA
*Intramurals
*Curriculum Committee meeting in room 30 at 0730
*Before School HW help in covered eating area 0645-0745
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*Campus Safety Committee meeting in Parent Center at 1PM (Mark will attend with Julio)
*After School HW help in covered eating area 1545-1700
*ASSETS grant YPI After school programming 1530-1830
*Baby Blanket drive starts for month of September; cadets and pledges encouraged to bring
new or used baby blankets (clean) that can be donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles;
company competition to see who brings in the most per capita
*Governing Board meeting at 4PM in MPR (all are welcome)
FRIDAY
*Delta day, including delta adults who help with campus supervision
*MILSTAFF meeting 0600
*Admin at 0715 in Mark's office
*SVHS does not have school this day but custodians and cafeteria staff will be here as usual
*Before School HW help in covered eating area 0645-0745
*After School HW help in covered eating area 1545-1700
*ASSETS grant YPI After school programming 1530-1830
*Baby Blanket drive starts for month of September; cadets and pledges encouraged to bring
new or used baby blankets (clean) that can be donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles;
company competition to see who brings in the most per capita
SATURDAY
*Saturday school 0730-1230
HAVE A GREAT WEEK
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of September 7, 2015
KUDOS:
*to the military staff who are doing triple duty to ensure cadets are in uniform, on time,
squared away, and prepared for the Pass in Review
*to Karla for her efforts to ensure timely IEP completion and compliant service delivery
*to Diana for doing such a great job tracking attendance
*to Ceci for helping fill in on the printing/copying problems by making copies for everyone
*to Larry for getting the bell servers operational again
*to Chris Pulos for organizing our CERT teams
*to Julio for his participation in the school safety committee meetings
*to JR for his leadership of athletics
*to Kathy and Johnny for keeping the honor unit board updated
*to Yanesi for her leadership of the after school program
REMINDERS:
*Wednesday is a DRESS UP day for everyone since it is Pass in Review. Cadets who have
Class A uniforms will wear them. All new cadets will wear their Class B uniforms for the
first tie. Adults should consider this a DRESS UP day, as we will have lots of parents and
VIPs on campus.
*We have Entrance Camp #6 beginning this week; thanks to John Wells for his leadership
on the enrollment front.
*All teachers and support staff are assigned to a military company and are expected to
support the supervision of students on their company color day. If you are unsure where
you should be helping, please contact your TAC Officer.
*Baby Blanket drive continues through all of September
THIS WEEK:
MONDAY - NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY
*Before school HW help in covered eating area 0645-0745
*After school academic support classes 1545-1700
*Baby Blanket Drive Continues
*BRAVO Color Day
*G schedule - Pass in Review practice
*Entrance camp before and after school
*Intramurals
*FitnessGram in PE classes
*Mark will be here in am and depart about 11AM to participate in a special singing event in
downtown LA
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*Before school HW help in covered eating area 0645-0745
*After school academic support classes 1545-1700
*Entrance camp before and after school
*Baby Blanket Drive Continues
*CHARLIE Color Day
*PASS IN REVIEW - D SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
*Before school HW help in covered eating area 0645-0745
*Entrance camp before and after school
*After school academic support classes 1545-1700
*Baby Blanket Drive Continues
*B schedule
*Detention at 0645 in small gym
*BRAVO Color Day
*Intramurals
*Parent Academy at t6PM
*Department Meetings - English in room 30, Math in room 40, Science in room 47, Social
Studies in room 34
FRIDAY
*Before school HW help in covered eating area 0645-0745
*After school academic support classes 1545-1700
*Baby Blanket Drive Continues
*Entrance camp before and after school
*DELTA Color Day
*CERT Training in San Luis Obispo (20 students in several adults are going to be certified
by FEMA in Community/Campus Emergency Response. These individuals join the already
certified folks on campus!)
*Milstaff meeting 0600
*Admin at 0715 in Mark's office
*SVHS Football at 3PM - We will take all of the after school folks to the game as well as our
band to help cheer on the SVHS FB team - GO WILDCATS!
SATURDAY
*Entrance Camp 0800-1800
*Driver's Training 0800
*Saturday school 0730-1230
SUNDAY
*Entrance Camp 0800-1800
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HAVE A GREAT WEEK
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of September 14, 2015
THIS WEEK
ALL WEEK
*Baby Blanket drive continues all week
*Before School HW Help all week from 0645-0745
*Academic Support after school from 3:30-5
*After school HW help from 3:30-4:15, followed by supervised play for those taking buses
MONDAY
*Alpha Day
*Extended formation schedule and schoolwide assembly in large gym at 8AM to discuss
Spellathon and other schoolwide topics --- all staff (except those answering phones in the
main office) are expected to attend to hear about the Thon and other topics - NOTE this was
originally an E schedule, but we have changed it to an Extended Formation "G" schedule
since we were able to get the large gym.
*SVHS has no school
TUESDAY
*Intramurals
*Bravo Day
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie Day
*Lockdown drill about 10AM. When the PA says LOCKDOWN, be sure door is locked,
windows and blinds (if any) shut, and no on admitted to the room. (Even folks who are
banging or claiming to be police). During a lockdown, if a fire alarm goes off, IGNORE it,
because it could be an active shooter trying to get people to evacuate rooms. For our
purposes this day, you can continue to teach during the lockdown.
THURSDAY
*B schedule
*Detention at 0645 in small gym
*Charlie day
*Intramurals
*grade level meetings - 6th in Ms. Garcia's room; 7/8 in Jeff's room; HS in Laura's room
FRIDAY
*Delta day
*Lotería Night in MPR at 6PM
*MILSTAFF meeting at 0600
*Admin at 0715
*Progress Report 1B goes home in all classes
SATURDAY
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*Saturday School
*Command and Staff School in Milstaff classrooms
SUNDAY
*LA Orienteering Competition at Balboa Park
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of September 21, 2015
KUDOS:
*to everyone involved in OARS baseline testing and to Laura for her leadership of that
effort
*to PAC for a great Lotería Night last Friday
*to everyone who is getting attendance in on time each period
*to all who are keeping web sites updated regularly
*to everyone for getting progress reports out last Friday
REMINDERS:
1. Cadet of the month nominations are due Friday by close of business. Nominees must be
cadets (not pledges) and embody one or more of the four pillars - academics, leadership,
citizenship, or athletics). A once sentence nomination email to Mark suffices.
2. Baby Blanket drive continues all week.
3. THON is coming up at the end of the month so try to help kids remember to study and
collect sponsors.
4. SSC is Tuesday at 4:30. All departments are encouraged to have at least one rep there.
THIS WEEK:
MONDAY - PD in MPR from 8-3 (meals provided)
TUESDAY *Bravo Day
*Intramurals
*Omar and Mark in meetings much of the day
*Jerry Kleinman, teaching coach here all day
*SSC meeting at 4:#0 in MPR
*PAC at 6PM in MPR
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie Day
*SVHS No School
THURSDAY
*Delta Day
*Detention
*B Schedule
*Intramurals
*Faculty meeting at 0730 in room 54
*Governing Board at 4PM in MPR
FRIDAY
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*Delta day
*Merit pay for cadets
*Military staff meeting at 0600
*Admin at 0715
*Cadet of month nominations due
SATURDAY
*Fullerton Parade
*Saturday School
HAVE A GREAT WEEK
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of September 28, 2015
GENERAL:
1. For personal reasons, Cheri Gurganus resigned last week. We are thankful that Jan
Johnson and Melissa Secola have agreed to step up to the plate and take over those classes.
2. Kudos to Trish who was able to work with her 8th graders in English to dramatically
reduce the number of failing grades.
3. Thanks to Johnny Padilla, Chris Pulos, and David Perez who went with our kids to their
successful performance at the Fullerton Founders Day Parade Saturday. Also thanks to
NVMI employees, parents and supporters Amber Ortega and Jerry Jimenez for their
participation.
4. Huge thanks to Ms. Tran for her work getting Chain of Command photos taken. We are
looking forward to seeing them posted soon.
5. Congratulations to Leighanna for her successful effort to get band music theory books
through the donors choose program.
6. Unsung heroes Kriscia Tejada, Vanessa DeAvila, and Gina Wilson work tirelessly with our
kids to help them work through emotional, psychological, family, academic, and a myriad of
other problems. THANK YOU for your behind the scenes work.
7. Thank you to Chris Pulos and Trish Doering for their work organizing this Friday's field
trip to the Miramar Naval Air Show.
8. Any assistance you can give to making phone calls during am formation to absent
students in your assigned platoons would be appreciated. Every kid who shows up gets us
more than $50 a day, so we desperately need every kid to show up every day unless they
are very ill.
9. Please do what you can to encourage kids Monday and Tuesday to study for the THON
test Wednesday and to solicit donations. This is the final opportunity.
THIS WEEK:
MONDAY
*Alpha Day
*Before school HW Help
*Academic support after school
*Baby Blanket drive continues through Wednesday
TUESDAY
*Bravo day
*Intramurals
WEDNESDAY
*E Schedule - look closely since we have not had one of these yet this year - 2nd period
repeats TWICE. The first time 2nd period occurs, you will all give the THON test to your
2nd period classes. It is fairly straightforward. We will use a scantron sheet. Kids bubble
answers on the scantron. Make sure they write their names on the scantron. They can
write on the thon test booklet and keep the booklet afterwards if they want. They only
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need to turn in their scantron AND THEIR SPONSOR SHEET so I can record their score on
their sponsor sheet and return it to them. We will return the sheets THURSDAY during 2nd
period, so please paper clip your scantrons and sponsor sheets with a note saying which
teacher they belong to, so we can get them all returned to you tomorrow.
*Charlie Day
THURSDAY
*Alpha Day
*Intramurals
*Detention
*Faculty PD on smart boards in room 41 at 0730, followed by curriculum committee
meeting in room 30 (If the company cannot do the PD this Thursday, I will let you know by
COB Wednesday. We are trying to make sure it happens, but their trainer has been out ill)
FRIDAY
*Delta day
*Military staff meeting at 0600
*Admin at 0715
*Miramar Naval Air Show - Chris and Trish will get a roster out by Thursday of who will be
going on this trip.
SATURDAY
*LA Korean Festival Parade
*Saturday School
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of October 5, 2015
REMINDERS:
1. Benchmark testing is this week. Please be sure you have spoken with Laura about how
that will work for your courses.
2. Recycling drive goes on for all of October. Collect can, glass, and plastic. The idea is to
bring them on FRIDAYS ONLY to the inspection gate and parent reps will be there to collect
and take to the recycling place.
3. Please update your emergency response rosters on the clipboards attached to your black
backpacks. A current roster from each class period should be on the clipboard.
4. Student led conferences are NEXT THURSDAY OCTOBER 15 from 4:30-6;00 p.m. You
should plan ahead to have time in class for students to gather work samples and complete a
SCRIPT for the conferences. Conferences are RUN BY STUDENTS and should NOT involve
teachers directly. You are simply there to greet parents. Students are responsible for
explaining the GRADE THEY EARNED and show work samples explaining their grade and
their plan for improvement. Here is a sample script you can adapt for your class/course:
Hi (mom/dad/etc.). My grade of ________ for the first quarter was a ______. My goal grade
was a _____ so I (did / did not) meet that goal. For the second quarter, my goal is a grade of
_____ and I wanted to talk to you about how I can achieve that goal using some of my first
quarter work. Here is some of my work that shows my best effort. The assignment was to
________ and I earned a _____ because I fulfilled the assignment. Here is some work that
shows less than my best effort. The assignment was to ______ and I earned a _________
because ____________. Some of the things that were positive about my performance this
quarter were…_____________Some of the ways I can do better next quarter
are_________________________ My parent/s can help me improve by: _________________________.
Some things I will do to achieve my grade goal in this class are:
_________________________________. My teacher has agreed to help me by________________.
Thank you for coming to my student led conference. I hope I’ve explained why I earned the
grade I earned and how I plan to do (as well/better) next quarter.
5. A reminder we are all reading the book MINDSET and have questions and activities
provided by Desiree. This week, we will discuss those in our department meetings.
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THIS WEEK:
MONDAY
*Alpha Day
*Before School Homework Help in covered eating area 0645-0745
*After School Academic Support from 3:45-5:00 and homework help in covered
eating area from 3:45-4:30
TUESDAY
*Bravo Day
*Before School Homework Help in covered eating area 0645-0745
*After School Academic Support from 3:45-5:00 and homework help in covered
eating area from 3:45-4:30
*Intramurals
*Sean Jernigan from LAUSD visiting at 9AM (will likely walk through classrooms)
*Mark at a meeting at Antelope Valley High School in p.m.
*Girls VB
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie Day
*Before School Homework Help in covered eating area 0645-0745
*After School Academic Support from 3:45-5:00 and homework help in covered
eating area from 3:45-4:30
*Rep from Senator Bob Hertzberg’s office will be touring the NVMI campus from
roughly 9-11AM
THURSDAY
*Bravo Day
*Before School Homework Help in covered eating area 0645-0745
*After School Academic Support from 3:45-5:00 and homework help in covered
eating area from 3:45-4:30
*Detention at 0645 in small gym
*B Schedule
*Girls VB game
*Commandant meeting at 4PM for 7th Brigade in room 59
*Parent Academy at 6PM - CASH FOR COLLEGE
*Intramurals
*Cross Country meet
*Department meetings - English in room 30, Math in room 40, All else together in
room 49
*Mark has doctor appointment at 10AM
*1PM Earthquake drill planning meeting with SVHS
FRIDAY
*Delta Day
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*Before School Homework Help in covered eating area 0645-0745
*After School Academic Support from 3:45-5:00 and homework help in covered
eating area from 3:45-4:30
*End of Quarter 1 - GRADES DUE BY 6AM Monday
*Milstaff meeting at 0600
*Admin at 0715
SATURDAY
*Saturday School
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of October 12, 2015
I apologize for the brevity of this email. I am on my way to surgery and need to get out of
the office, so it will be inappropriately short.
1. Classroom cleaning - Kellie and I are working on a way to get this done more
regularly. Will keep you posted.
2. Alarms- BE advised the adult school rooms (the 60s) are now on the NVMI alarm system
and will go off if they are not turned off in the main office by someone with a code.
Remember for ALL classrooms, offices and restrooms in our zone, assume ON SCHOOL
DAYS ONLY that they are open from 0630-1830 only.
3. Kudos to John Wells, Henry, Jake, and Leighanna for their great work with our visitors
from the State Senator's offices.
THIS WEEK
Tuesday *Start of Q2
*Q2 Awards Assemblies in MPR - Assembly schedule (E schedule)
*Intramurals
Wednesday
*PSAT - Kriscia will send out a separate email about details
Thursday
*Faculty meeting at 0730 in room 60 (Earthquake Drill, SLCs and Mindset are on the
agenda)
*Earthquake drill at 1020 (see separate email I sent Saturday for details)
*Student Led Conferences from 4:30-6:00 (please ask a veteran NVMI staff member if you
are not sure how this works; we will also have time during the faculty meeting Thursday to
discuss)
*Detention
*Intramurals
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of October 19, 2015
KUDOS TO:
*Kriscia for her leadership on the Staff Awards program
*Desiree for the great work leading the discussion on Mindset
*Everyone for the great work on the earthquake drill, especially Chris Pulos, Julio Herrera,
Mila Reeder, Kellie Jackson, JR Sarenana, Ceci Loza, Diana Vallin, and Kathy Tran for their
leadership
*Diane for the tremendous work on Chapter 1 of WASC
*Laura for the tremendous work on Chapter 2 of WASC
*Everyone who has given Laura and Diane comments no Chapters 1 and 2 of WASC
*Marco Abrego, Kriscia, and Gina, along with Mark Wilson, Kelly Wilson, and Nick Jackson
for their work on the OP class and boot camp
*Jeff for his leadership on the interactive whiteboard challenges
*All who got grades in on time by the 0600 Monday deadline (remember that if you try to
change grades after the deadline, it has hugely negative domino effects on all kinds of
things, so please be sure to meet the deadline)
*All who provided guidance to students on Student Led Conferences
*Omar for his leadership in the Hawk Exchange programs for IDs, ID replacements, loaners,
etc.
*Chris Pulos for his work on today's parade, in which our armed drill team took first place
and unarmed took second place.
*All who will attend the Spaghetti Dinner tonight from 5-8
*Nancy for volunteering to help with the Billion Mile Race and Fire up Your Feet Challenges
*The military staff who continue to work hard to get kids in uniform each day
*Karla for her WONDERFUL leadership of the SPED department, and all who participated in
the DVR last Friday
REMINDERS 1. CLASSROOM SAFETY COMPLIANCE - I have notified SVHS about the need for fire
extinguishers and attaching various pieces of furniture to the wall. We still need to be sure
we are compliant with all other aspects of the sheet I sent out last week. Particular
attention needs to be placed to ensure there is no obstruction ear any door or emergency
window exit, nothing hanging from ceilings, no boxes or supplies on top of cabinets that is
not secured, nothing blocking fire extinguishers, and no extension cords plugged into other
extension cords or cords that are trip hazards.
2. Tuesday at 4:30 in the MPR is the SSC meeting at which we will be discussing necessary
income increases and expense decreases. I will be sending a separate email about the
budget process later today, but please be sure your voice is heard at the SSC meeting.
3. Student Led Conference scripts and materials from kids whose parents did not show up
should get given to Ceci, who is organizing the materials and making them available to
parents who come pick up report cards. Please remind kids that we do not mail report
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cards. Parents must come in between 0630-1630 daily and see Ceci or Diana to get the
report card and pick up SLC materials/scripts. If you have portfolios you want parents to
see, send them to the office. Since many parents who did not attend SLCs will likely not
come pick up report cards, if you really need a child to have a notebook or portfolio for
class, you may want to not send those items to the office.
4. RECYCLING DRIVE continues through the end of the month. Have students bring
recyclables to the inspection gate Friday morning.
5. STICKERS for students assigned to Tuesday through Friday Academic Support will be
distributed by Laura Monday morning. The Monday stickers were already put in place by
Trish, Desiree, and Cat. THANK YOU ALL THREE OF YOU!
6. THON $ is due by Tuesday at 8AM to the main office. Students should put it in an
envelope with their name and STUDENT ID number and amount they are turning in.
7. LAUSD SITE VISIT: The Charter Schools Division will be here this Friday all day. They
will be coming into classrooms and meeting with school staff. Things they are looking for
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Lesson plan red binders complete since the beginning of the year
Word Walls
Display of student work from the month of October
Students working in CPM groups
Student CITING EVIDENCE during writing and class discussion
Students writing
Close Reading of text
Use of Cornell Notes
Classes getting to work right away after the bell rings
Students on task and engaged
These are obviously the same things I am looking for in my classroom
Walk-Throughs. Let's show them what a great teaching staff and what great students we
have at NVMI!
THIS WEEK
MONDAY
*Alpha Day
*Before School Homework Help in Covered Eating Area (CEA) 0645-0745
*Academic Support 3:45-5:00
*Boot Camp 3:45-5:00
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TUESDAY
*Bravo Day
*Before School Homework Help in Covered Eating Area (CEA) 0645-0745
*Intramurals
*Academic Support 3:45-5:00
*Boot Camp 3:45-5:00
*SSC at 4:30 in MPR
*PAC at 6PM in MPR
*Girls VB Match
*Thon $ Due by 8AM
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie Day
*Before School Homework Help in Covered Eating Area (CEA) 0645-0745
*Academic Support 3:45-5:00
*Boot Camp 3:45-5:00
THURSDAY
*Delta Day
*Before School Homework Help in Covered Eating Area (CEA) 0645-0900
*Academic Support 3:45-5:00
*Boot Camp 3:45-5:00
*Intramurals
*Cross Country
*B Schedule
*Detention 0645-0900 in Small Gym
*Faculty meeting at 0730 in room 62
*Governing Board at 4PM in MPR
FRIDAY
*Delta Day
*Before School Homework Help in Covered Eating Area (CEA) 0645-0745
*LAUSD Oversight Visit all day
*Mark and Kriscia at Mission College Counselor's Luncheon mid-day
*Milstaff meeting 0600 in Room 54
*Admin at 0715 in Mark's Office
*Academic Support 3:45-5:00
*Boot Camp 3:45-5:00
SATURDAY
*Academic, Athletic, Marksmanship, CERT Competition at California Military Institute in
Perris, CA all day
*Saturday School
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
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North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of October 26, 2015
KUDOS TO:
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Karla and the DVR team for the great work preparing for and participating in the
DVR. The findings from the DVR were generally very positive and there were only a
few minor areas to correct
Laura and Diane for their work on the Academic Support plan and rosters
Mila, who despite an eye injury, powers through to get SIS work accomplished
Everyone for their support and participation in the LAUSD CSD Oversight visit on
Friday, most notably Kellie, Gina, Laura, and Diane for their work on the binders
required of the visit.
All who helped counsel students upset by the news of Captain Diab's departure after
school on Friday
Melissa and Jan for planning a Día de los Muertos event with the 7th grade families
Yanesi and the YPI team for the Harvest Festival planning
All who are helping with APEX
Kriscia and all who helped with our student crisis on Friday; the NVMI team is truly
remarkable. I was reflecting on this a lot yesterday. Very few schools have such a
great team that they can handle that kind of crisis so well, so smoothly, so
professionally. I realize many of you are unaware of what happened, which in many
ways is a credit to how professionally everyone handled things. In a nutshell, we
had a student in serious personal crisis who ran away from her classroom, was
found relatively quickly, counseled, and taken to receive support.
Gina for all of the work on the boot camp and OP rosters, contracts, etc.
REMINDERS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Cadet of the month nominations for October are due by COB TUESDAY to Mark (a simple
sentence nomination suffices). Remember these kids have already been recognized and
cannot be re-recognized:
Chable, Jashua De La Paz, Manny Favela, Manuel Galdamez, Cynthia Garcia, Maria Garcia,
Vicente Gonzalez, Tatjana Jimenez, Vianey Lopez, Henry Perez, Luis Ponce, Anthony Quinto,
Dominic Rodriguez, Briana Ruvalcaba, Marisol Santizo, Yahira
2. STAFF OF THE MONTH nominations for October are due to Kriscia by COB Tuesday.
3. PROBATIONARY ELIGIBILITY: Here is a copy of the article I wrote for the Hawk Weekly
regarding this topic. I thought it was important to specifically share with all of you:
NVMI wants students to do well academically and be good leaders, citizens, and athletes. To
that end, we have an eligibility requirement to participate in extracurricular activities like
sports, band, drill teams, cheer, weekend cadet events, etc. The basic requirements are to
have passing grades in all classes, have NO UNEXCUSED ABSENCES, and no more than 10
permanent demerits in a quarter.
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We do this because we want students to be successful and we want them to be good
representatives of the school when they go out in public.
Occasionally, a student misses the mark but really wants to participate in one or more of
these activities. We have a system called PROBATIONARY ELIGIBILITY which allows a
student to have one quarter of probationary eligibility during their entire middle school
career and one during their entire high school career at NVMI. If you and your child would
like to request probationary eligibility, there is a form they can obtain from Coach
Sarenana. It must be signed by the child and parent and submitted to the Superintendent
for approval. Remember that you can only have one quarter of probationary eligibility for
all three years of middle school and only one quarter of probationary eligibility for all four
years of high school, so we do not recommend “using up” that quarter early on in a child’s
middle school or high school career at NVMI. IF you have questions about this, please
contact me at mryan@novamil.org or at 323-217-4481.
4. RED RIBBON WEEK: Remember we kick this off Monday with a G Schedule assembly in
the large gym at 0800.
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MONDAY
*Alpha Day
*G Schedule: Red Ribbon Week kickoff assembly in large gym
*Before school HW Help
*Academic Support
*Mark meets with prospective board member at 4PM
TUESDAY
*Bravo Day
*Mark chairs a WASC Pre-Visit meeting in South LA all day
*Before school HW Help
*Academic Support
*Girls VB
*Select CACC staff attending a CYF Board meeting in room 54 at 7PM
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie day
*School portraits in small gym all day during LOC classes
*Facilities Coordination meeting at 2PM with SVHS staff
THURSDAY
*B Schedule
*ALPHA Day
*Before school HW Help
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*Detention
*Farewell for CPT Diab in small gym from 8-9
*Change of Command from CPT Diab to CPT Mendoza during pm formation
*Grade level meetings (originally scheduled as technology committee) Middle school in
room 60, high school in room 30 (beginning at 0730)
*Parent workshop on drugs at 6PM
*Merit pay for cadets based on rank during lunch periods
FRIDAY
*NO SCHOOL
*Professional Development from 8-3 (We will be meeting by focus groups from 0800-1130
and working on Chapters 1-4 in this time before lunch. Then from 1130-1300 we will have
a farewell luncheon for Steve at Big Jims and from 1300-1500 work in focus groups on
Chapter 5.)
*Luncheon for CPT Diab at Big Jim's from 1130-1300
*Staff social at MacLeod’s organized by Leighanna
SATURDAY
*Saturday School is NOT happening this Saturday
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of November 2, 2015
REMINDERS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. DEMERITS: Please do not hesitate to give permanent demerits if a child does something
egregious in your class or in your presence. We have been hearing about incidents in
which a student calls an adult or a peer a horrible name or does something egregious to an
adult or peer. DO NOT TOLERATE those behaviors. Even a SPED kids gets the demerits,
and then as part of the citizenship processes with SPED kids, we may do some form of
demerit decrement, but in no cases should that kind of behavior be tolerated. We are NOT
encouraging you to give permanent demerits for failing to do homework or failure to bring
a pencil, but for acts of disrespect, lying, cheating, or stealing --- ABSOLUTELY GIVE
PERMANENT DEMERITS FOR THOSE.
2. CLASSROOM APPEARANCE - We have a number of VIPS coming this week to visit
classroom and take campus tours. Please be sure your classroom meets those basic
expectations articulated at our first faculty meeting --- things like:
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cleanliness and orderliness - note that we will have student workers helping with
classroom cleaning beginning today after school in zones - room 63,64,65, and 66
today; rooms 62, 54, 55, 56; tomorrow; rooms 57, 58, 59, 60 Wednesday, rooms 47,
49, 40 and 41 Thursday, and rooms 30, 32, 33, 34 and band room Fridays
attractive bulletin boards that are standards-aligned
current student work from the LAST TWO WEEKS - when LAUSD was here for their
site visit, one of their comments was that work from August and September was still
posted - various rooms still lack this!
word walls with current words being USED by teacher and students during classes
on a regular basis - various rooms still do not have these
evidence of group problem solving in math using CPM problems
evidence of Cornell Notes
OBJECTIVES posted in student friendly language
evidence students are writing homework and other things in their planner
evidence kids are using their black notebooks
evidence that backpacks are organized
evidence kids are doing close reading of text and annotating text (talking to the text)
CURRENT class lists on the emergency backpack clipboards
black backpacks close by the classroom doors (when LAUSD was here, they said
various classrooms did not have this in evidence)
3. CLASS LEADERS: Remember to have your class leaders give visitors tours of the room
when they enter. They should shake hands firmly, look visitors in the eye, greet them and
introduce themselves, and tell them what the class is learning and WHY!
4. FOOD DRIVE: Companies are having a food drive for the month of November. Food gets
brought to company classrooms for the competition.
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5. EXTENDED FORMATION: We will have Extended Formation schedule Wednesday, and
Friday in order to practice for the Pass in Review next week. I realize this makes the classes
shorter, but we really need to get in as much practice time as possible.
6. SIXTH GRADE MILE RUN: The 6th grade will do the in-cadence mile run this
Thursday. For those of you who were here last year, you will remember we started a
tradition of physical challenges for each grade level. Students who successfully complete
each grade level physical challenge will get special recognition. This Thursday, we start
with the 6th grade mile run. Zak Lara took charge of this last year, and I am hoping he will
do the same this year. The plan is for them to run the neighborhood from roughly 08300900 Thursday morning as four separate units (one platoon per company) running as a
regiment under the direction of the regimental Sergeant Major and TACs. Zak will send out
details once they are available. Students who are new to NVMI or who did not complete the
challenge last year are also able to join the run.
THIS WEEK:
MONDAY
*Alpha day
*Central LAUSD Local Superintendent Martinez here from 0930-1100 for campus tour and
meeting with Mark re: replication of the NVMI model in LAUSD
*Before school HW Help
*Academic Support
TUESDAY
*Bravo day
*Before school HW Help
*Intramurals
*Air Force Academy Alum here from 0930-1100 for meeting re: board membership; will
take campus tour
*Academic Support
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie Day
*Extended Formation "G" Schedule
*Before school HW help
*Academic support
THURSDAY
*Bravo Day
*Before School HW Help
*B Schedule
*Curriculum Committee meeting
*Detention in small gym
*6th grade mile run - see above and special email forthcoming from Zak
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*Truth about drugs presentation in MPR from 0930-1030 from LAPD - all 9th graders will
attend; again - I recognize this messes up lesson plans but it was the only time the LAPD
folks could come do this.
FRIDAY
*Delta day
*Extended Formation "G" Schedule
*Milstaff meeting 0600 room 54
*Admin meeting 0715 in Mark's office
*Bivouac (camping trip) students will depart at 1430. A list of who is going will be
published by Zak Lara by Thursday. Some students on HS staff will depart at 0800 with
COL Morden, LTC Solache, and Dr. Ryan to do Advance Party work.
SATURDAY
*SAT
*Saturday School 0730-1230
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of November 9, 2015
REMINDERS 1. Room cleaning - the wonderful janitorial staff from SVHS dumps trash nightly and does
sweeping when they can, but our agreement with LAUSD acknowledges that sweeping and
mopping occur infrequently as best. We do have some students being supervised by a
parent volunteer to help sweep rooms daily according to the schedule published last
week. If you have activities in your room during the time they are trying to clean desktops,
boards, and sweep floors, they will skip your room that week.
2. WASC - Chapter 1 comments should be sent to Diane ASAP if you still have
them. Chapter 2 comments should be sent to Laura ASAP if you still have them.
Chapter 3 comments should be sent to Mark ASAP if you still have them.
Diane will be finalizing Chapters 1-3 during Thanksgiving Break.
Chapter 4 focus group chairs are working on finalizing Chapter 4 with focus groups in the
coming two weeks and will send final copies to Diane for work during Thanksgiving break
also.
Chapter 5 action plan drafts and comments should be sent to Mark ASAP so he can
consolidate them with the leadership team and get a draft consolidated copy to you all by
Thanksgiving.
3. FOOD DRIVE continues in company classrooms all month.
THIS WEEK:
MONDAY
*Alpha Day
*Before School HW Help
*Academic Support
*PIR Practice 0800-0900
*G Schedule
TUESDAY
*Bravo Day
*Intramurals
*Before School HW Help
*Academic Support
*G Schedule
*PIR Practice 0800-0900
WEDNESDAY
*Veterans Day - no regular classes, but students are participating in various Veterans Day
events, including the San Fernando Veterans Day Parade at 1111 hours.
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THURSDAY
*Charlie Day
*Intramurals
*POSSIBLE PIR Practice - Stay tuned for info in an email depending on how practice goes M
and T
*B schedule
*Department meetings - We may end up in Focus group meetings to go over Chapter 4 and
5. Stay tuned for details
*Detention 0645 in Small gym
*School safety committee meeting at 1PM
FRIDAY
*Delta Day
*Pass in Review at 0815 (remember this is an ADULT DRESS UP DAY - so wear your best
professional dress)
*G Schedule
*Milstaff 0600
*Admin 0715
SATURDAY
*Milstaff PD 0800-1500 on PE CSET in room 54
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
40
Week of November 16, 2015
THIS WEEK
MONDAY
*Alpha Day
*Assembly in a.m. in Large Gym - Extended Formation Schedule (shorter classes) (G
SCHEDULE)
*Before School HW Help
*Academic Support
TUESDAY
*Bravo Day
*Before school HW Help
*Academic Support
*Intramurals
*SSC at 4:30 in MPR (We will be looking at schoolwide action plan for WASC)
*PAC at 6PM in MPR
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie Day
*Before School HW Help
*Academic Support
*Boys HS BB
*Girls HS BB
*Boys HS Soccer (all away games at Burton Tech)
THURSDAY
*B schedule
*Delta Day
*Detention at 0645 in small gym
*Before school HW help
*Academic Support
*Intramurals
*6th Grade mile run (Zak will send out detailed email under separate cover)
*WASC Meeting for all staff at 0730 in room 40
*Athletic Rally at both lunches in lunch area
*Earthquake Drill (This will be a modified version, somewhat more simple) than the last
one. I will send out an email beforehand with details.
*Governing Board at 4PM in MPR
FRIDAY
*Delta Day
*Before school HW Help
*Academic Support
*Milstaff at 0600
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*Admin at 0715
*PROGRESS REPORT 2B goes home from all teachers/classes and parents expected to sign
on p. 177 of planner to verify receipt of all progress reports
SATURDAY
*Saturday School 0730-1230
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
42
Week of November 30, 2015
KUDOS:
....to the following who scored 100% on the website evaluation I just conducted (meaning
they had classwork and homework listed for the entire school year thus far for all classes
they are teaching)
CAT BURNS
TRISH DOERING
SHANNON EXCELL
NANCY FUNG
SOLEDAD GUTIERREZ
JAN JOHNSON
MARK RYAN
LAURA STRIBLING
KATHY TRAN
...to the following who scored 80% or more on the website evaluation, meaning they had
recent information posted for classwork and homework and/or almost all of the work from
the first 16 weeks of the school year:
SUNHEE AHN
JEFF FEINBERG
VANESSA GARCIA
TERRY HANSEN
HENRY HOVAKIMIAN
BERTHA MARTINEZ
DESIREE MIDDLETON
JAKE RAND
LEIGHANNA SEARS
...to all military companies for their up to date web sites, but special kudos to Alpha and
Delta for having the most thorough and up to date versions of those sites.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NEWS:
1. The food drive ends tomorrow and we will count up the number of cans brought in
during the last half of the drive and award honor unit points accordingly.
2. The toy drive begins tomorrow. Unwrapped children's toys and coloring books/crayons
are collected for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program as well as local
churches. Deadline is THURSDAY DECEMBER 17. Honor Unit points being awarded.
3. CHOCOLATE SALE continues this week. Please let me know if you would like to sell
chocolate so I can order you one or more boxes.
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4. FINAL EXAMS: coming up soon. Exam periods are 100 min. long on the following days:
Tuesday December 15 - periods 1 and 2
Wednesday December 16 - periods 3 and 4
Thursday December 17 - periods 5 and 6 (students take a PE and Drill and Ceremonies final
during the period that is normally their lunch period)
Friday December 18 - periods 7 and 8
Be sure you POST TO YOUR WEBSITE a final exam study guide for all of your courses for
students to help them study. SPECIAL KUDOS TO SHANNON EXCELL who already posted
her study guides! I also encourage you to explicitly teach students how to study for their
exams AND to work with your SPED co-teachers to help them understand what you expect
on finals so they can work with their SPED students to maximize their success.
5. Cadet leaders ranked C/CPL and higher will have a mandatory meeting with Dr. Ryan on
Tuesday of final exam week from 12-4 in the small gym. Lunch will be provided. We will
be discussing how cadet leaders can make NVMI an even better school during second
semester.
6. WASC - I need to meet MONDAY from 3:45 to 4PM with the WASC Leadership Team Diane, Trish, Jeff, Laura, Amanda, Karla, and Gina in my office.
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MONDAY
*Alpha Day
*Before school HW help
*Academic support
*Boys BB tournament at 4PM at Van Nuys HS
TUESDAY
*Bravo Day
*Before school HW Help
*Academic Support
*Intramurals
*Boys Soccer home at 3:30
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie Day
*Before school HW Help
*Academic support
*Mark gone all day at State Board of Ed Advisory Commission for Charter Schools meeting
in Sacramento
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*Makeup School portrait day - if there is enough space, this will take place in Mark's
office. If the photographer determines this is not enough space, we will use the women's
faculty RR outside area
*Boys BB Tournament at East Valley HS at 4PM
THURSDAY
*Bravo day
*B Schedule
*Detention at 0645 in Small Gym
*Before school HW Help
*Academic support
*Intramurals
*Presentation to period 8 health class by community drug education organization
*Mission College sign ups from 0730-0900 in room 40 with Ms. Tejada
*BOWLING TRIP - are there three staff members who would like to chaperon this trip from
12-3:30 (names of students going are in last week's Hawk Weekly)
*Boys Soccer at El Cariso Park at 3:30
FRIDAY
*Delta day
*Before school HW Help
*Academic Support
*Drop/cover hold drill at 10AM
*Lynwood Parade after school (departing at 3:30; band, drill teams, and color guard will
participate)
*Military staff meeting 0600
*Admin 0715 at Mark's office
*Boys BB 4:30 at Van Nuys HS
*Boys Soccer home at 3:30
SATURDAY
*Saturday school 0730-1230
*Rolling Hills Estates Parade
SUNDAY
*Downey Parade
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
45
Week of December 7, 2015
REMINDERS AND REQUESTS:
1. The OP kids will need to take your finals so please put copies of your finals in Marco
Abrego’s mailbox as soon as possible.
2. Mark needs a copy of all final exams for our files.
3. Grades are due as follows:
*Periods 1 and 2 grades due before you leave (preferably 5PM) on Tuesday December 15
*Periods 3 and 4 grades due before you leave (preferably 5PM) on Wednesday December
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*Periods 5 and 6 grades due before you leave (preferably 5PM) on Thursday December 17
*Periods 7 and 8 grades due before you leave (preferably 5PM) on Friday December 18
Getting your grades in on time is MANDATORY. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary
action, up to and potentially including termination. There are a whole series of steps that
have to happen with the grades once you turn them in.
Diane will be sending out a more detailed email about this to you soon. Please read it and
act upon it.
Plan ahead. Don't plan on giving some 20-page paper due the day of finals and then be
stuck trying to grade those in five hours or less. Plan ahead for the challenges of OARS
scanning. PLEASE --- I am begging you --- don't be late on grades. We have so much to
accomplish once you turn them in.
4. If you are interested in teaching Saturday School for Math or English during second
semester, classes will be offered as follows:
0730-1130 Session 1
1200-1600 Session 2
We will offer the following classes:
Math 6
Math 7
Math 8
Alg
Geom
Alg 2
Eng 6
Eng 7
Eng 8
Eng 9
Eng 10
Eng 11/12
We need people willing to teach one or more of these classes. If you are willing, please let
me know ASAP. The classes would be offered for the following days:
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January 23 and 30
February 6, 13, 20 and 27
March 5, 12, and 19
April 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30
May 7
Pay for credentialed teachers is $35 an hour. For non-credentialed is $20 an hour. A basic
plan will be provided, but you are responsible for detailed planning and preparation as well
as classroom management, grading, etc.
5. If you are interested in teaching a ZERO PERIOD class from 0645-0745, we plan to offer
the following:
MONDAYS - Spanish 1, 2, 3
TUESDAYS - Science 6, 7, 8, Bio, Chem
WEDNESDAYS - History 6, 7, 8, Geog, US Hist, WHist
THURSDAYS - PE 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
FRIDAYS - LOC 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Classes would run for all of semester 2 starting the second week of the semester. If you are
interested, let me know ASAP. Pay for credentialed teachers is $35 an hour. For noncredentialed is $20 an hour. Your role includes lesson planning and delivery, grading, and
classroom management.
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THIS WEEK
MONDAY
*flag at half staff till noon
*Alpha day
*last day for chocolate scratchers
*before school HW help
*academic support
*Toy drive continues
*Talent Show on calendar NOT happening
TUESDAY
*Bravo day
*Intramurals
*Last day for Chocolate $ to earn prizes
*before school HW help
*Boys and Girls BB and Soccer away
*Academic support
*Mark meets with local counseling agency about provided free counseling supports to
NVMI students at noon
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WEDNESDAY
*Charlie day
*before school HW help
*Academic support
THURSDAY
*B schedule
*Charlie day
*WASC meeting in room 40 at 0730 for ALL
*Intramurals
*before school HW help
*Academic support
*Thon Movie Trip from 1130-3:30 (IS THERE SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO CHAPERON
THIS TRIP?)
FRIDAY
*Delta day
*Reagan Library trip for Thon - IS THERE SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO CHAPERON
THIS TRIP?
*milstaff at 0600
*Admin at 0715
*Before school HW help
*Academic support
*Loteria night NOT happening
*Leadership School at Bell, CA Armory (about 50 cadets will be going to this event I think)
departing at 3PM
SATURDAY
*Leadership School
*Saturday School
*ACT
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
48
Week of December 14 2015
MONDAY
*Alpha day
*Periods 1/2 7th grade field trip to Fernangeles Elementary School for community service
project
TUESDAY
*Bravo day
*Periods 1/2 exams
*F schedule
*1200 dismissal
*Class B Uniform Day
*Buses depart 1210
*Cadet leader meeting in small gym 12-4
*Winter concert 7PM
*SSC and PAC meetings canceled so all can attend concert
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie day
*Exams 3 and 4
*1200 dismissal
*F schedule
*Buses depart 1210
*Class B uniform day
THURSDAY
*Delta day
*Exams periods 5 and 6
*F schedule
*Detention before school (abbreviated)
*buses depart 1210
*Governing board meeting 4PM in room 54
*PT uniform day
FRIDAY
*Delta Day
*F schedule
*Exams periods 7 and 8
*1200 dismissal
*Buses depart 1210
*Class B uniform day
*Milstaff meeting 0600
*Admin 0715
*Holiday party at Leighanna's home
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HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY
Some reminders:
1. Campus is closed from Friday 1830 until January 4.
2. Classes resume January 11.
3. Winter camp, refocus camp, academic camp --- all occur the week of January 4. The
campus will be open from 0800-11815 each of those days ONLY.
4. Psych 101 Mission College class begins Monday January 4 at 1545 in room 40. Goes until
1815 Monday through Thursday.
5. PD for all middle school teachers and interested Milstaff and SPED staff is 0745-1545 on
Thursday January 7 in room 59.
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
50
Week of January 11, 2016
KUDOS:
*to everyone who helped with the Academic Boot Camp last week, especially Gina, Trish,
Karla, Jesse, and Cass --- all of whom did a tremendous job getting more than 150 kids to
pass classes where their final percentage was between a 60-69.
*to the military staff, safety team, Gina, and John Wells --all of whom helped with the
entrance camp and refocus camp last week.
NEWS: Sad news to report - Chris Pulos' mom passed away last Friday. Please keep him and
his family in your thoughts and prayers. Services will be Thursday evening and Friday.
REMINDERS:
1. Please be sure your website is up to date and shows your classwork and homework FOR
EACH DAY OF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR THUS FAR.
2. We will award attendance, citizenship, and academic awards at morning formation all
week this week. It is on the calendar to have an E schedule Tuesday but we will NOT do
that. Instead, we will make announcements at each morning formation of those who
earned recognition.
3. WAS is quickly approaching. The visiting team will be here Sunday through Wednesday
January 24-27. Please be sure you have read our entire WASC self-study. I realize
everyone was only involved in one focus group, but you are still responsible for knowing
the content in the entire document. Here is a link to the entire document.
http://www.novamil.org/sites/novamil.org/files/north_valley_military_institute_wasc_fol_
self-study_december_18_2015.pdf
www.novamil.org
www.novamil.org
North Valley Military Institute ACS WASC/CDE Self‐Study Report 2015‐2016 2 Contents
Chapter I STUDENT/COMMUNITY PROFILE
STUDENT LED CONFERENCES: are this Thursday from 4-6 p.m. Please be sure your
students prepare work samples and scripts. Here is a sample script you might consider
adapting to your own circumstances.
"Hi mom/dad (etc.).
Welcome to my _______ classroom. My final semester grade for this class was a _____. This
grade (did/did not) meet my goal for the semester. My semester grade was 40% quarter 1,
40% quarter 2, and 20% the final exam. For this course, my quarter 1 percentage was _____,
my quarter 2 percentage was ____, and my score on the final exam was _____.
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Let's start by talking about my final exam grade. It (was/was not) as good as I would have
liked and it (did/did not) represent my best effort. Since the exam was cumulative
covering material from all 18 weeks of the semester, it was very important that I study and
do well on the exam. In order to do (well/better) on the exam, I need to do the following:
__________________________.
I have some work samples that show my best effort from the 18 weeks of the semester. Let
me know the to you, explain what the assignment was, and how I did on those assignments:
___________________
I also have some work that shows how I can improve. Here are some examples of work
where I could have done better and some of my thoughts about how I can improve on these
kinds of assignments next semester: ________________________.
For this class, my final grade in quarter 3 will be based on these categories and
percentages: _________________________.
One of those categories is (homework/classwork/quizzes/projects/etc.). I know that in
order to do well in this category in the coming 8/5 weeks, I need to ____________.
Another of those categories is (homework/classwork/quizzes/projects/etc.). I know that
in order to do well in this category in the coming 8/5 weeks, I need to ____________.
Another of those categories is (homework/classwork/quizzes/projects/etc.). I know that
in order to do well in this category in the coming 8/5 weeks, I need to ____________.
Another of those categories is (homework/classwork/quizzes/projects/etc.). I know that
in order to do well in this category in the coming 8/5 weeks, I need to ____________.
My goal for this class for quarter 3 is a grade of _______. Here are five things I specifically
need to do to earn that grade:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
My teacher and I have discussed how s/he can help me. S/he has agreed to do the
following:
1)
2)
3)
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As my parent/guardian, I need you to do the following to help me meet my goal grade for
this class:
1)
2)
3)
I recognize that my grades are EARNED BY ME, not given by my teacher. I also know that I
need to pass all of my classes in order to (play sports/be on the ____ team/go to brigade
activities/get promoted/____________).
Thank you for coming to my student led conference. Are there any questions I can answer
for you about my grade in this class?"
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THIS WEEK:
MONDAY
*Alpha Day
*Toiletries Drive begins - all encouraged to bring toiletries for kids in juvenile hall
(deodorant, tooth brushes, toothpaste, baby wipes)
*Update your emergency rosters on the clipboard by your door
*Before school HW help begins again TOMORROW - library open before school today please remind all students to have an SSR book
*Formation announcements of academic, citizenship, and attendance awardees
TUESDAY
*Bravo Day
*Formation announcements of academic, citizenship, and attendance awardees
*Intramurals
*Before school HW help
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie Day
*Formation announcements of academic, citizenship, and attendance awardees
*Before school HW Help
THURSDAY
*Delta Day
*Formation announcements of academic, citizenship, and attendance awardees
*Detention 0645-084 in small gym
*Before school HW Help
*Curriculum Committee in room 30 at 0730
*Intramurals
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FRIDAY
*Delta Day
*Before school HW Help
*Milstaff meeting 0600
*Admin meeting 0715
SATURDAY
*NO SATURDAY SCHOOL
MONDAY - NO SCHOOL FOR MLK DAY
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of January 18, 2016
REMINDERS:
1. Please be sure to update your web site TODAY!!!!! with all homework and classwork from
August 11 through this week.
2. The Dodgers will be here January 29 (Friday). We are having some difficulty with LAUSD Risk
Management approving the event, so we may move it off campus. We will let you know once
we make a decision.
3. If you know of kids who would be good peer mentors, sent Vanessa their info.
4. If you know of kids who would benefit from belonging to the HS Girls Group, please notify
Vanessa.
5. Please do you best to get the kids out to pm formation on time daily.
6. A huge thanks to everyone who is getting out to formation each day in both the am and
pm. It makes a huge difference.
THIS WEEK
MONDAY - Today - no school
TUESDAY
*Bravo day
*Intramurals
*Extended Formation Schedule for Dodger practice
*Before school HW Help
*Academic support
*Zero period for science
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie day
*Zero period for History
*Before school HW help
*Academic support
*PSAT for grades 8 and 9 - Kriscia will send out information in a separate email
THURSDAY
*Alpha day
*Before school HW help
*Zero period for PE
*FACULTY MEETING at 0730 to discuss WASC in Jake's room
*Parent Academy at 6PM
*Academic Support
*Intramurals
*Detention
*Drop cover hold drill around noon (likely just before MS goes to lunch)
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FRIDAY
*Before school HW help
*Zero period for LOC
*Military staff at 0600
*Admin at 0715
*Academic Support
SATURDAY
*Saturday Academy begins
*7 Bde Drill Academy at Reed MS
SUNDAY
*WASC Visit Begins
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of January 25, 2016
KUDOS:
To the following who have updated their web sites:
*Alex Adorable
*Sunhee Ahn (partially)
*Cat Burns
*Trish Doering
*Shannon Excell
*Jeff Feinberg
*Nancy Fung
*Vanessa Garcia
*Soledad Gutierrez (partially)
*Henry Hovakimian
*Bertha Martinez
*Desiree Middleton
*Jake Rand (partially)
*Mark Ryan
*Leighanna Sears
*Laura Stribling
*Kathy Tran
THANK YOU to everyone who made a huge effort to spruce up classrooms in preparation for
the WASC visit.
REMINDERS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Progress reports will need to go out this THURSDAY - not Friday because of the Dodgers
thing) in all class periods.
2. NVMI will hold a summer camp at Camp Pendleton June 18-28. If academic or other nonmilitary staff are interested in going and earning some extra money to help with supervision
and other tasks, please let Mark know this week.
3. NVMI will hold enrollment camp in July for new students. We think it is best to combine this
with academic intervention for those new students who require it, If academic teachers (or
other staff) are interested in helping teach the academic portions of that camp, please let Mark
know this week. Right now, that is planned for the first few weeks of July.
4. If any teachers or SPED staff want a hole punch or NVMI reward stamp, please come see me
first thing Monday. I ordered more and they have arrived and are in my office.
5. Cadet of the Month nominations are due to Mark by close of business Monday.
6. Please consider coming to the SSC meeting Tuesday at 4:30 in the MPR. We will discuss the
LCAP And the 2016-2017 budget process.
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THIS WEEK:
MONDAY
*Alpha day
*Before school HW help
*Zero period
*Cadet of the month nominations due to Mark by COB today
*Mark and JayR at CIF Board of Managers meeting at 8AM at NoHo HS
*Boys and Girls Soccer games
WASC SCHEDULE:
7:15 – 7:35
room area)
Meeting with the leadership team in WASC work room (Men's Faculty
7:40 – 8:00
Observe formation
8:00 – 9:00
Meeting with Focus Group E in LIBRARY
9:00 – 10:30
Classroom Visitations
10:30 - 11:20
Meeting with student leaders in LIBRARY
11:20 – 12:20
Meeting with Focus Group A in LIBRARY
12:20 – 1:20
Lunch with students
1:20 - 3:30
Classroom visitations
3:40 – 4:00
Meetings with Focus Group B in ROOM 30 and Focus Group C in LIBRARY
TUESDAY
*Before school HW Help
*Bravo Day
*Intramurals
*SSC meeting at 4:30
*PAC at 6PM in MPR
*Boys and Girls BB
*Laser tag event in evening for cadets
*Zero period
WASC SCHEDULE:
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7:15 – 7:45
Meeting with the leadership team in work room
8:00 – 11:00
Classroom visitations
11:00 – 12:00
Meeting with Focus Group D in LIBRARY
12:00 – 1:15
Lunch as a team
1:15 – 3:30
Classroom visitations
3:30 – 4:30
Meeting with classified staff in LIBRARY
4:30 – 6:00
Observe Schoolsite Council meeting
6:00 – 7:00
Observe Parent Advisory Council meeting
WEDNESDAY
*Zero period
*Before school HW help
*Charlie day
*Girls and Boys Soccer
WASC SCHEDULE:
8:00 – 10:00
Classroom visitations
10:00 – 11:00
Meeting with the leadership team to review draft document
11:00 – 12:30
Classroom visitations
12:30 – 1:15
Lunch as a team
1:15 – 3:15
Visiting committee works on the final report
3:35 – 4:00
Report to staff/stakeholders in MPR
THURSDAY
*Zero period
*Before school HW help
*Charlie Day
*Intramurals
*B schedule (sort of) see note below
*Detention
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*Faculty meeting in room 30 - possible PD on smartboards
*Girls and Boys BB
*Merit pay for cadets based on rank
*PROGRESS REPORTS go home each period
*Zero period
*Special schedule to prep for Dodger Visit
0900-1030 Extended Formation (need as many adults as possible out there to help motivate
kids)
1035-1055 Period 1
1100-1130 Period 2
1135-1205 Period 3
1210-1240 Period 5
1245-1315 Period 6
1320-1350 Period 4
1355-1425 Period 7
1430-1500 Period 8
1505-1530 Formation with one final practice for Dodger event
FRIDAY *Zero period
*Before school HW help
*0745-0900 Formation with practice for Dodger arrival
*0900-0910 Honors to the nation/announcements
*0910-1000 Physical activities with the Dodgers
*1000-1030 Dodgers distribute gifts to cadets; cadets honor Dodgers
*1030-1045 Supervised break
*1045-1130 Mark will address the group
*1130 dismissal
*YPI from 1130-1430
*Girls and Boys BB
SATURDAY
*Drivers ed class from 0800-1600
*Saturday Academy
GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK!
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of February 1, 2016
KUDOS
*To all for an amazing WASC visit.
*To all for a wonderful Dodger Visit
*To all who participated in the Senior discussion after school Friday
*To Kathy Tran for the wonderful work on Chain of Command photos
*To all how updated websites in prep for the WASC Visit; please continue to keep these
updated.
REMINDERS:
1. If you need a hole punch or NVMI reward stamp, see Mark.
2. Be sure you sent out progress reports last week. IF you forgot, please do so MONDAY.
3. If you are interested in helping with the Camp Pendleton Summer Camp, we need folks who
can help for ALL of June 18-28. Let Mark know ASAP.
4. Department budget proposal for 16-17 are due February 15. The explanation for these was
given at the SSC. This includes all requests for textbooks, teacher supplies, student supplies,
professional development, furniture, technology, office supplies, equipment, etc. Anything not
submitted on the request doc by February 15 will not get considered by the SSC in the budget
development meeting later in February.
THIS WEEK:
MONDAY
*Alpha day
*Before school HW Help
*Mark at DMV to register new NVMI band trailer at 10AM
*Soccer home
*Band meeting 5:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
*Bravo day
*Intramurals
*Before school HW help
*Mark interviews potential board member (grad from US Naval Academy) at 1030
*BB home
*Special Ed District Validation Review follow up meet with Mark and Karla and Matt Vasquez at
3:30 in Mark's office with reps form LAUSD SELPA
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie day
*Before school HW help
*Mark meets with CA Charter School Assn rep at 1030
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THURSDAY
*Charlie day
*Before school HW help
*B schedule
*Detention at 0645 in small gym
*Intramurals
*Curriculum committee meeting at 0730 in Laura's room
*Soccer
*Mark at Carnival site walkthrough (for May 6-8 Carnival in Panorama City) at 4PM with Ride
Company and City reps with Kay
FRIDAY
*Delta day
*Before school HW help
*Earthquake drill at 0930
*Milstaff at 0600
*Admin at 0715
SATURDAY
*ACT
*Saturday Academy
*Brigade Drill competition here at 0730
Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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Week of February 8, 2016
NEW POLICY: In order for all of us to help enforce uniform expectations, I will be selecting ONE
item each day for us to ALL attempt to check on EACH period of that day. We MUST give
demerits EACH PERIOD or ANY TIME we see a student not in compliance. Double jeopardy rules
do not apply here. If a student remains out of compliance, they should be demerited EVERY
TIME AN ADULT SEES THEM that day. I am adding those uniform inspection items to the daily
schedule below.
THIS WEEK:
MONDAY
*Alpha day
*ITEM TO INSPECT ALL DAY: ID badge (must have a 2015-2016 ID OR a temporary ID with their
name on it, issued by the company. Temporary ID must be plastic, same size as regular ID, and
have their name, company and ID number on it.
*Hat Drive Begins - collecting hats for cancer patients; honor unit competition through end of
February
*Before school HW help
*10AM Mark meets with local counseling group regarding a grant partnership
*Noon - Mark and John tour a potential board member (USNA grad)
*4PM Mark meets with Lanny West, Board Chair re: Prop 39
TUESDAY
*Bravo day
*ITEM TO INSPECT ALL DAY: All black tennis shoes with no design or logo on them
*Intramurals
*Before school HW help
*Mark out all day for State Board of Ed Advisory Commission for Charter Schools meeting in
Sacramento
WEDNESDAY
*Charlie day
*Before school HW help
*ITEM TO INSPECT ALL DAY: Web belt and buckle WORN PROPERLY: Here is a video of how
FEMALES wear it properly: https://youtu.be/PF6UEfW-sGc; note that males wear it in the
opposite direction.
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Cadets: Properly Belting your
Pants
youtu.be
Heard of the concept "Brass on Brass"?
Confused as to what exactly it is and how to
make your belt look proper, especially in
summer dress? This video shows ...
THURSDAY
*Delta day
*ITEM TO INSPECT ALL DAY: White crew length socks
*B schedule
*Detention
*Before school HW help
*Intramurals
*Department meetings to finish budgets
*4PM Mark at Panorama City Carnival Site Walk Through
*Parent Academy 6PM run by Ms. DeAvila and Ms. Tejada
FRIDAY
*Delta Day
*ITEM TO INSPECT ALL DAY: Black crew length socks
*Before school HW help
*Milstaff meeting 0600
*Admin 0715
*DJ Dance Party 11-12 in large gym for all who earned it from Chocolate Sale; cadets' planners
will get a sticker when they come through the gate this morning authorizing them to go to the
dance
*Kona Ice truck here for students who earned it from the chocolate sale at noon; students will
get a ticket if they earned this prize
SATURDAY
*Saturday Academy – Not Scheduled for Presidents Day Weekend
*Cadet Medic training through Sunday at San Manuel Fire Department in San Bernardino
*Valentine event from PAC in MPR - see flyer from Kay
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Mark P. Ryan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
North Valley Military Institute
12105 Allegheny Street
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Office 818-368-1557 X 2215
Cell 323-217-4481
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