8.27.08 New Faculty Orientation
Swain Library
9:00 Breakfast and coffee
9:15 Introductions, New Faculty Meeting schedule, Opening Meeting
Schedule, daily schedules, important forms, VIPs, phone extensions,
parking spaces, room keys, planners, grade books, course materials
10:15 Lorri Carroll, Director of Technology- technology orientation
10:45 Coffee Break
11:00 Jane Lewis, Head Librarian- Library presentation
11:15 Campus tour and introduction to Administrative Staff
12:15 Lunch in the Swain Library to review the faculty and students
handbooks with:
Bob Izzo (Head of School)
Bob Schroeder (Director of Middle/ Upper Schools)- Honor Code Introduction
Sue Gonnelly (Academic Dean)
Brian Christman (Middle School Dean of Students)
Andrew Niblock (Director of Lower School)
1:30 Business Office to complete payroll, insurance, and other important
forms
Room visits
Here is a rough schedule of our monthly meetings for the year:
Each new faculty member chooses a mentor in October.
Wednesday, August 27th 9:00am New Faculty Orientation
Tuesday, September 9th 5:00pm Welcome to HH Dinner (Library)
Guests: Bob Izzo, Other Administrators, Department Chairs
TOPIC: Mission and Culture of HH
Monday, October 6th 5:00pm Dinner- Library
TOPIC: Grades/comments, discipline, attendance, other general questions,
selection of mentors
Guests: Sue Gonnelly, Helen Barnstable, Noel Ashford, John Greenawalt
Thursday, November 6th 3:15pm Snacks
TOPIC: Perks and Percolation w/ Ed Issues - Faculty Sharing
Monday, December 15th 3:15pm Social Gathering
Monday, February 9th 3:15pm Snacks
TOPIC: HH Admissions
Other topics: Questions/ Concerns, How's it going? Classroom Visit
Follow-up
Tech Needs and Discussions
Guest: Janet Izzo, Director of Admissions
Monday, April 6th 5:00pm Dinner
TOPIC: Reports on classroom visits, sharing session
Thursday, May 28th 4:00pm Social Gathering
Lorri Carroll
Director of Technology
Hamden Hall Country Day School
1108 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517
lcarroll@hamdenhall.org
work (203) 752-2606
cell (203) 215-9833
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A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Hello All,
>I am preparing for our new employee orientation, and would love to get
>some ideas.
>
>1. If you spend a day just with new employees, what do you do? What
>topics do you cover? (In the past, we have spent a day talking about the
>general feel of the school as well as spent time meeting different
>department heads. It's basically a day dedicated to warming new
>employees up for our faculty workshops.)
>2. What other things do you do to support your new employees? (We have a
>host teacher program where a veteran teacher is assigned to touch base
>with the new employee and help them with things ranging from "What do I
>wear to this event" to "I'm having trouble with this...")
>
>Thanks for sharing any ideas.
>~Jessi
>Jessi Christiansen
>Assistant Head of School
>Epiphany School <http://www.epiphanyschool.org/>
>(206) 720-7650
>
>
>
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