21 June 2011

Football Summer Conditioning

We are currently having summer conditioning and it’s not too late if you want to join in. It takes place from 8:30-10:30am on Tue, Wed and Thur for the remainder of this month and then picking up again after the 4th of July. Contact Coach Winston for more information at 256-520-0048. We hope to see you out and have a great summer! Go Hawks!!!

Williams Middle is Going Paperless!

Yes, you read that correctly but please do not be alarmed.  This will happen in phases and we will certainly keep you involved and informed in the process.  I think most of you would agree that sending paperwork home with middle schools is one of the LEAST effective methods of communicating with parents.  Therefore, we will use Moodle, Google Calendar, Google Docs and of course email and our school website rather than paper copies home for many of our reminders and notices.  We will also continue to use School Cast and I encourage parents to access the Parent Portal that School Cast offers.  Now if all of this is Greek to you, please do not worry!  Details will be given at our Open House on August 4th and of course throughout the school year.  In the meantime you can go online and find out more information about any of the above mentioned tools (just Google or Bing them!).  Let me know your thoughts.  Continue to have a safe and productive summer!

10 June 2011

Marbury Technology Innovation Award

Great news! I was selected for the Alabama 2011 Marbury Technology Innovation Award in the School Administrator category! I am very excited and honored to have been nominated by my assistant principal and would be extremely honored if you are able to attend the awards presentation on Wednesday June 15th at 8am at the BJCC in Birmingham during the Alabama Educational Technology Conference.

Each year one state award is presented in each of the following categories:

• Elementary School Teacher
• Middle School Teacher
• High School Teacher
• School Administrator
• System Technology Coordinator
• Central Office

Nominees are judged based upon the following five criteria: Innovation and Creativity, Impact on Teaching and Learning, Leadership, Teamwork, and Scholarship. The award panel rated my attribute scores at the highest level of excellence in each criteria area.  I am honored and humbled by this and it also inspires me to continue to seek innovative ideas to challenge our students!  They deserve it and will need it in order to be prepared for the 21st Century Workforce.  Go Hawks!!

05 June 2011

Summer Registration

I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer thus far. Please be safe in this summer heat!

If you were unable to take advantage of our Early Registration, then please join us for Summer Registration on June 7th and 8th from 9am to 2pm. If you are new to us then please be sure to bring the required documents for registration: proof of residence, SS card, and your child's Alabama blue immunization card. Late registration will begin on July 21st. If your child has applied for our Technology Magnet Program and you have not received an acceptance letter, please email our guidance counselor, Dr. Grimaud, at ggrimaud@hsv.k12.al.us. If you have any questions call the office or email me at abwilliams@hsv.k12.al.us. Hope to see you soon and stay cool!