Update 3/17

Another successful day of PARCC testing! Today grade 3 took the Research section of the PARCC. As with most standardized tests not all the students have the same test. Today there were some students that video clips to watch and respond to. Like yesterday the students were focused on the test and appeared to be comfortable using the technology. We are fortunate to have Kathy Santilli, our tech integration specialist in the building with us. Between Kathy and me we are able to be in the classrooms to support the teachers and students in the event of any issues. During the entire testing block the Joshua Eaton School will not be testing on Wednesdays. The length of day does not allow us to provide the appropriate time for all testing sessions. We are looking forward to continued success with the PARCC testing sessions. I will continue to keep you posted.

Yesterday (Monday 3/16) was a busy meeting day. SAC (school advisory committee) met to finalize the School Improvement Plan. We wanted to make sure that we were capturing the concerns of the school community so between gathering information and snow days the plan has been delayed in getting to the final stages. Dr. Doherty has supported us taking the time needed to capture the needs of our school. I will be making the final revisions and will post the final SIP on Edline by the end of this week. SAC will now focus our attention to how to implement some of the action steps.  

Also on Monday night (3/16) the Task Force met. We reviewed information from the World Café. More information about Monday’s meeting will be shared when the notes are finalized.

This morning Tuesday the MTSS (Multi -Tiered System of Support) team met. This is a team of teachers that meet twice a month before school to work on core values (PAWS – practice compassion, act responsibly, work towards success, and show respect). This meeting we worked with the consultant from Wedikko, who is funded through a recent grant that the district received, to discuss our plans for moving forward in sub-groups. These groups will focus on rolling out PAWS in a more comprehensive way. The groups will develop ways to share this information with staff, students, and families. We are excited to have core values a part of our day to day routine and look forward to having them embedded into our school culture.