Back to School Podcasts

Preparing You for the New School Year


Jim Ballard discusses topics to help you get ready for the 2008-09 school year.

Listen in to "Getting Ready for 08-09":
• Your First Faculty Meeting
• Laws You Need to Know
• Changes in MEAP and MME
• Procedures for Student Accounting (Graduation/Dropout Process)


Your First Faculty Meeting

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Dave Barry and Jim BallardJim visits with Dave Barry, President of MASSP and talks about Getting Ready for 08-09: Your First Faculty Meeting.  Listen In Here 

 


Laws That You Need to Know

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Jim visits with Lisa Swem and talks about legal news school teacher evaluations and the implementation of IEP's and 504 plans. Listen In


Changes in MEAP and MME for 2008-09

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Changes in MEAP and MME for 08-09: Find out what you need to know about the MME and MERIT Exam. Listen In


Procedures for Student Accounting (Graduation/Dropout Process)

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John PettitoJim visits with John Petitto, Director of HR, Avondale Schools and talks about the Graduation Dropout Process (GAD).  Listen In. 

 

 

Procedures for Student Accounting (Graduation Dropout Process) Support Documents

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The 2006-2007 graduation rates will be calculated by tracking individual students who first enrolled in ninth grade in fall 2003, and graduated four years later with a regular diploma. Continuing students who were not reported as diploma recipients were recorded for accountability purposes as “off-track.”


Jim and Diane Talk to Sally Vaughn Chief Academic Officer for Education Services at MDE.

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Jim and Diane Talk to Sally Vaughn Chief Academic Officer for Education Services at MDE.Listen In

Sally Vaughn