Garland Independent School District

Diverse Community - Shared Vision - Exceptional Education

McDade Minutes
McDade Minutes

Area Directors Message
The following things will be the focus of
our walks this week:


Lesson objectves aligned to the ap-
propriate grade level/content stand-
ards
Academic rigor
Student engagement


Congratulaton to GHS for the following accomplishments:
Coach Jordan won an award from the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL
for the game against Rowlet HS. They presented the football pro-
gram a $2000 check.
Varsity Speech & Debate competed @ Naaman Forest. They won
First Place Sweepstakes at the event and beat a number of formida-
ble teams including Southlake Carroll, Plano Senior High, etc.
Look at whats going on at Bussey:
Hispanic Heritage
Night




Weekly Schedule
Principals,

Great leaders have the ability to surround them-
selves with great individuals. According to Gal-
lup, the best leaders have the following qualities:
They are always investing in strengths.
They surround themselves with the right peo-
ple and maximize their talents.
They understand their followers needs.

Why do they follow?
People follow leaders for very specific reasons.
When asked, followers are able to describe what
they need from a leader. They want trust, com-
passion, stability and hope. As a leader, we can-
not survive without the support from the follow-
ers. In addition, leaders should actively seek in-
dividuals with different backgrounds, different
experiences, and different skills to build a team
a team that is a great asset to an organization.

How do you form a great team?
What makes your team great?

Regards,
Janet McDade

November 3: Daylight Savings ends
November 4-7: District Benchmark Testng **Teaching contnuesdo NOT stop all classes
for the testng.
November 6: Area 1 ELL Classroom walks @ 7:30 at LCHSdays ends at 4:30
November 7: 8th Grade Expo @ CCC 6:00-8:00 **Middle and High School Principals and
Leadership teams should be in atendance. This is a tme for GHS to show of!
November 8: TEA Validaton of Campus Parent Involvement Policy due to John Armstrong
November 11: Deadline for CIP update with new Title I monies in Plan4Learning
November 11: Kilgo Training Elementary Math / Area Meetng @ 8:00-10:00 at Bussey
November 12: Kilgo Training Elementary ELA / SpringBoard 6th Math/ELA @8:30-4 PDC
November 13: Kilgo Training Elementary Science / SpringBoard 7th Math/ELA @8:30-4 PDC
November 14: Kilgo Training Elementary Social Studies / SpringBoard Alg/Geo. &
8th/9thELA @8:30-4 PDC
November 12: End of 2nd six weeks
November 14: Team GISD and Level Meetngs

Meetngs/ Upcoming Events
Monday: 9:00-11:00 GHS
Lunch w/ CSTs
2:00-4:00 Future Principal Insttute
Tuesday: Various campuses
Wednesday: Area 1 and 2 ELL Walks at LCHS @ 7:30
Thursday: Various Campuses
8:30-10:30 Meetng
11:30-1:00 Academy Planning Meetng @ OSP conf. room
Friday: Various Campuses
November 1, 2013
Area #1
INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS

Kudos/Happenings
HAPPY BIRTH-
DAY HOLLY!!
Nov. 1st