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From Drowning to Thriving: Addressing Teacher Burnout

Pandemic fatigue and COVID burnout are very real experiences we have likely all felt. We are quicker to snap at loved ones. We frequently feel overwhelmed. We seldom feel recognized when we do put in the effort. Those feelings can be documented across the board in all professions; however, if you have been following national and local news stories then you know that one profession hit very hard with burnout has been educators. Whether it’s due to concern over students’ physical and emotional well-being, worry about students’ academic growth, added stress from a teacher’s growing workload, or concern for their own (or their family’s) social and emotional well-being, educators are drowning.

Anderson County Schools Federal and State COVID-Relief Spending Informational Guide

Sitting in a meeting with the board at Anderson County Schools or watching the live stream of the meeting, one thing becomes perfectly clear: our school board makes decisions that are informed by feedback from all stakeholders and is focused primarily on what is best for the students in our district. Have we gotten parent input, student input, staff input, community input? Check. Will this new program help recover some of the student learning loss? Are we targeting intervention services? Will this decision provide clear and direct aid to students? Check, check, and check. This is the process Superintendent Mitchell and the rest of the board follow in all decisions to ensure that each choice is informed and focused on best practices for the students in our schools. So too with the choices of how our district should spend the federal and state relief funds provided for COVID-Relief.

Tech It Out: Moudy Recognized for Diversity Award in AP Computer Science

February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a celebration of female pioneers like Dr. Marie Curie, astronaut Judith Resnik, anthropologist Margaret Mead, environmentalist Rachel Carson, and computer science pioneer Grace Murray Hopper. However, according to recent statistics from the American Association of University Women, an organization developed in 1881 by a small group of women to encourage enrollment in all fields of higher education, women still only comprise 28% of careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). In our world today, those are also the very careers likely to be the most in-demand and highest-paying jobs of the future. Part of the way we close that gap is by attracting and retaining female students in the classrooms that will encourage growth in the STEM fields—something Anderson County High School AP Computer Science teacher, Todd Moudy, has successfully achieved.

ACMS NTI Daily Schedule - Inclement Weather

ACMS will use the following instructional schedule for each inclement weather related NTI day (any day of the week). This schedule and NTI day google meet expectations were communicated and explained to students in all classes this week.

Students must attend each google meet listed below during any inclement weather related NTI day for the daily direct instruction lesson and class assignment. Students are required to complete daily assignments for each day.

Google meets are available by phone or by video link.

1^st Period: 8:30-9:00
BREAK: 9:00-9:15
2^nd Period: 9:15-9:45
BREAK: 9:45-10:00
3^rd Period: 10:00-10:30
BREAK: 10:30-10:45
4^th Period: 10:45-11:15
LUNCH BREAK: 11:15-11:45
5^th Period: 11:45-12:15
BREAK: 12:15-12:30
6^th Period: 12:30-1:00
ADVISORY CLASS: 1:00-1:15

TEACHER PLAN TIME: 1:15-3:00 PM

Teachers will be available online from 8 AM-8:30 AM to answer student questions and help prepare for their first period class. They will also be available online from 1:15-3 PM during planning time.

If your child cannot attend one of the google meets listed above, please notify your child's advisory teacher.

If you need assistance with technology, login information, etc., please email Jennifer Miller at [email protected] .

If you have any questions, please email Principal Rose at [email protected] or call the school (501-839-9261).

No Matter the Weather, Anderson County Teachers and Students Stick Together

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky-- As the winter weather continues to impact our area, many of us recall fond childhood memories of snow days off of school spent lazing about our homes, sporadically going outside to play in the snow. When we would return to school, our teachers would spend time refreshing our memories on our most recent lessons before continuing on to new content. We all loved those snow days, but what we did not enjoy were the warm summer days tacked on to the end of the school year that had to be used as make-up days. The warm breeze wafting through the classroom window seemed to call louder than the snow ever did.

Message from Superintendent Mitchell - Updated Guidance from CDC and KDHP

As you know, the CDC and Public Health released new Covid-19 guidance for schools this week. I've been in consultation with our local Health Department, KDE and Cumberland Family Medical. The Education Commissioner also held a webex for superintendents yesterday that included consultation with Dr. Connie White. The new guidance has several changes and we have updated the Test to Stay document, put together a summary of changes document and provided the attachments below.

SBDM Council:
The ACMS Site-Based Decision-Making Council is responsible for making decisions, which directly relate to the safety and curriculum of our school. The Council is made up of one administrator, three teachers, and two parents.

We welcome and encourage all parents and teachers to participate in our SBDM monthly meetings.

2021-22 Council Members are:
Abidah Bryant - Parent Member
Kim Chrisman - Teacher Member
Sarah Cooper - Parent Member
Granville Hayes - Teacher Member
Courtney Wells - Teacher Member

Anderson County Middle School

1 Mustang Trail
Lawrenceburg, Ky 40342
(502) 839-9261

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