The #DexterParkPride
Every Child. Every Day.
The Dexter Park Innovation School
Vision
At the Dexter Park Innovation School we celebrate each other’s differences and strive to meet the needs of all students through collaboration among staff, family, and community. By providing an inclusive, welcoming environment and sustainable instruction carried out with fidelity, we will nurture the whole child and meet individual needs. We believe all students can find success.
Mission Statement
The Dexter Park Innovation School will strive to provide an inclusive environment with instructional practices designed to meet individual needs. All students will be provided with differentiated educational opportunities to increase achievement. Our mission is for all students to gain skills, both academic and social, in order to be successful in the future.
Core Beliefs
We believe that all students who attend The Dexter Park Innovation School:
Can learn
Have a right to feel:
Safe
Welcome
Respected
Successful
Adult Community Guidelines
We will strive to recognize and respect the perspectives and ideas of all staff, while assuming we all have positive intent for our students.
We will work together to create an adult learning community in which all members feel valued and respected.
We will communicate our ideas, concerns, or needs for support openly, honestly, and respectfully.
We will help each other identify root causes of problems and consequences without judgement to problem solve as a team.
We will work together to create and protect time in our schedules to share, discuss, and collaborate with fellow educators.
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This Week at Dexter Park
Kindness Counts
November Read Aloud
Math Night is Coming!
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Positive Behavior Support Update
Our Dexter Park Promises
Positive Phone Calls Home
Current phone call count= 11
Staff Book Study
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Upcoming Events
November 2nd/3rd: Parent Teacher Conferences (11:30 release)
November 6th: Picture Retakes
November 9th: Math Night
November 10th: Veterans Day (No School)
November 13th: All School Meetings
November 14th: Staff Meeting @ 3:15 p.m.
November 17th: Curt Bates Coaching
November 22nd: Early Release (11:30)
November 23-24th: Thanksgiving Break
Quotes of the Week (If you want the full article, let me know!)
“One dismissal sends a stronger message throughout an organization than 10,000 hours of sensitivity training.” Nicholas Kristof in “Hey, Men, Listen Up” in The New York Times, October 26, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/opinion/sexual-harassment-men.html
“With all that is asked of teachers already, where do you propose that we find the time for your pet projects? If you want us to listen, please show us ideas that simplify our lives.”
A teacher’s plea to a group of academics, tech entrepreneurs, and funders
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” Margaret Mead
“Today’s world requires problem solvers, not answer-getters.” Mike Flynn
“Teacher effort in correcting and evaluating papers is fruitless unless it results in further student effort to improve papers.” Eric Johnson
“In sports you rarely succeed without putting in the work… Kids are held directly accountable. You show up, work hard and perform, or else you sit; the scoreboard is the last word in accountability and resiliency. School-based ‘social-emotional learning’ rarely equals the lessons learned through long hours of practice alongside teammates to whom you are directly and intimately accountable. Small wonder then that many parents ‘push’ their kids to excel as athletes. You’re simply more likely to see a clear cause-and-effect relationship between effort and outcome in sports than in school.” Robert Pondiscio in “In Defense of Sports Parents” in The Education Gadfly, October 25, 2017 (Vol. 17, #43), https://edexcellence.net/articles/in-defense-of-sports-parents
Need Some Information?
About Us
Email: christopherdodge@orange-elem.org
Website: http://dexterparkprincipal.blogspot.com/
Location: 3 Dexter Street, Orange, MA, United States
Phone: 978-544-6080
Facebook: facebook.com/dexterparkinnovationschool
Twitter: @PrincipalDodge1