Push on...
Woo hoo! We have met the deadlines of April!
Thank you for your perseverance through the trials of this month!
It's been challenging to look at student progress this month knowing that test scores and standardized measures such as iReady, are just one measure - and a narrow measure - of what we know about our students. Step back for just a minute, turn your head away from the contrived measurement tools, and look at how far you've supported your students in growing. What celebrations there are all around you!
Katie is a student in our school, who over years of support and teacher expertise, has come so far. You are doing this every day in your classrooms.
I'm excited to share what Katie has created as a writer this year. Take a look...
Information Updates:
Staffing Progress:
We completed hiring for our teachers and classified positions this week. Whew! It was a long process and we were fortunate to have a tough time making decisions! We had some really qualified applicants! I will share their information with you in the next week or so as it comes to me.
Stand Up Meeting After School: Tuesday, May 9th
You'll see in the calendar below that I am calling a stand-up meeting on Tuesday, May 9th. I'll share any updates to the staffing decisions with you then. The purpose of this stand-up meeting will be to quickly review the roles and responsibilities of panel members for the Showcase Celebrations. It's been a year so I thought we could use a quick 'refresh' to ensure we are unified as we step into this grand celebration!
We are still short panel members if you have any influence!
Calendar
May 1st - 5th:
Benefits Open
Student-Led Conference week (for some)
Tuesday:
* No MTSS
Wednesday:
* School Musical Performance for school
* PD: Student Led Conferences
Thursday:
* Deborah out of the building - Admin. Mtg.
* Beginning of Staff Appreciation Month!
* 6:00 Apple Award Ceremony
Friday:
* 7:00 Musical Performance
Saturday:
* 7:00 Musical Performance
May 8 - 12th:
Tuesday:
* MTSS 7:30 a.m.
* Stand up meeting after school 4:20 - quick meeting to prep for Panel responsibilities for Showcase Celebrations
Wednesday:
* Showcase Celebrations 3rd grade 1:15 - they begin at 1:30 so it will be a scramble to be ready.
Thursday:
* Staff Appreciation Day
* Deborah out of the building - admin. mtg.
Friday:
* Deborah out of the building supporting 2nd grade fieldwork
Stay Strong!
Deborah
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