November Meeting Reports – Chagrin Falls High School

Posted on 01. Dec, 2009 by in High School News, Minutes

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Upcoming Dates

  • 12/8             Professional Development Day – early release 1:25
  • 12/9             College Application Deadline
  • 12/14           Winter Sports Picture Day – after school HS Gym
  • 12/21-1/1    Winter Break
  • 1/4               School Resumes
  • 1/12             Professional Development Day – early release 1:25
  • 1/13 -15      Semester Exams
  • 1/15             Semester Ends


    • The High School report was presented by  Karen Lewis.

    A heartfelt thank you for the fabulous dinner that you provided for Parent/Teacher conferences last Wednesday.  It was outstanding and appreciated by all.  The conferences were well attended and faculty were very positive about their interactions with parents.  This was also an opportunity for me to visit with many of the parents who were waiting for conferences.

•    Principal/Student Advisory Committee - I met with twenty-four students during their lunch periods last Thursday.  Items of discussion were behavioral expectations in classes and our hallways and appearance guidelines.
•   What’s New at the High School – “Kindness Committee” I have met with Bill Kline and junior Danny Driscoll as we move forward with development of a new committee at the high school.  The creation of the kindness committee is in progress.  Karen Kreinberg and Bill Kline will serve as the faculty representatives (volunteers).  The intent of this committee is to promote and recognize random acts of kindness and silent initiatives in our building.  This committee will also honor a male and female student of the month.  Our first pair of students being recognized for the month of November are Matthew and Kaitlyn Weinert-Stein.  Mathew and Kaitlyn are the children of Richard Stein and Dayna Weinert. This high achieving brother-sister team organized the costume collection project at the high school.  These costumes will be taken to an inner city school in Cleveland and distributed to underprivileged children.
•    Honors/ Pep Rally – Our plan is to have an Honor/Pep assembly on Friday, November 20th in the afternoon. The assembly would include: (1) Student council officers and representatives who would address the student body on several items including behavioral expectations in classes and our hallways and appearance guidelines, (2) recognition of our students who have achieved high academic honors (National Merit – Cum Laude Status), (3) recognition of students involved in the fall play, (4) and also recognition of the outstanding achievements of all our fall athletes this year.
•    Academic Coaching Lab – We were confident when discussing this lab last year that it would have a positive outcome.  I am reporting that the ACL is working very well.  With the increased number of students who are receiving academic support from IEPs and 504 plans, there was a need for a support lab.  The Academic Coaching Lab is designed to assist students who are currently on 504 plans.  Nikki Lustig supervised the lab during the lunch periods.  Nikki is doing an outstanding job assisting students with organization, assignment completion and reinforcing good habits.  For the past two years, Nikki served in a capacity as a monitor in the cafeteria.  This change of assignment has been a win-win for our students and Nikki.
•    Winter Sports picture day has been changed to Monday, December 14, in the High School Gym.  Photos will be taken of all winter sports teams beginning a 2:45.

•    A bit about the Naviance program used at the High School:     This is a web-based Counseling program.
•    It has three components, the student, the parent and the counselor.
•    It has many facets: to help students find a college, to help parents with the college search, to determine learning styles and possible career choices, to track college applications and determine who might be behind.
•    The students have been trained on how to use Naviance.
•    As a parent, if you would like training on how to use Naviance, please call your counselor. They would be happy to help.
•    FYI: Over 600 college applications have been submitted by our senior class to 179 different colleges. 86% of the class has already submitted their applications. The highest number of applications going to Ohio State, second most to Miami of Ohio. The counselors have hosted a Saturday morning class to help students with the Common Application for Colleges.

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