Friday MM - Snow Day

I am here today for a 4 hour shift.  We purchased a Subaru for a third car now that Jack is of driving age, and it drives like a nimble little goat in the snow!  My streets in the neighborhood are snow-packed and rutted, yet the main roads are mostly clear.  Please be safe if you are venturing out as drivers with limited experience in these conditions can complicate matters.  Conversely, some drivers who are over-confident create dangerous situations with their aggressive style.

I am working on my evaluation calendar and will e-mail those of you on my roster concerning the next step in the process. 

Let me give you some updates provided by our amazing support staff a the Central Office.

From Daryl Walker on Thursday;

Grounds will be working on your lots through the weekend.  They are working until dark tonight and run a 12 hr shift tomorrow and Saturday in hopes of opening Monday

From Theo Helm regarding work days;

It depends on whether/how much more snow we get this winter, but right now it looks like students will finish June 13, and then teachers will have eight workdays following (June 16-20 and June 23-25). Those are the four that were already scheduled, the two that get moved because Feb. 17 and April 21 will be student days now, and two that became workdays after the first two student days didn't have to be made up. (If they worked either/both of the optional teacher workdays on Jan. 30 and 31, then obviously they wouldn't work June 24/25.)

Teachers and most other 10-month employees are required to work 215 days, which includes 180 student days, 14 workdays, 11 holidays and 10 leave days. Because students are not making up the first two snow days, teachers will now work 178 student days and 16 workdays. If they count the days in the calendar, they'll see they're still working the same 194 days.

As for TAs and PRTs, those who work 208 days will now work 178 student days and 9 workdays. Those who work 202 days will now work 178 student days and 3 workdays​. We haven't slotted those workdays yet, but I would imagine they'll be the first couple after the last student day.

Hope that helps. Hope that's all the snow for this year.