DECEMBER FACULTY MEETING
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
ACS DISTRICT GOALS
Expand access to district preschool programs and ensure our preschool students meet district achievement goals.
Academic Achievement
We will strengthen core instruction so that all subgroups will be successful without the need for a supplemental instruction as measured by number of students receiving interventions.
The Whole Child-Resiliency. Adaptation. Success.
Asheville City Schools will assess and restructure operational systems in an effort to address the needs of the whole child by providing opportunities to ensure all students graduate college and/or career ready.
CLAXTON SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GOALS
Create a more inclusive school culture by equipping staff with new strategies for recognizing and supporting the strengths and needs of the whole child.
Goal #2 Academic Achievement
62.6% of our black students will be proficient in reading by 2018 as compared to in 2015.
Goal #3 Academic Achievement
61.2% of our black students will be proficient in math by 2018 as compared to in 2015
Goal #4 Whole Child
Increase parent involvement of our at-risk student population as identified by students in the red or yellow on MCLASS DIBELS/TRC.
STAFF SHOUT OUTS
- Thank you to Karen Hall and Whitney McGrath for organizing the CLX Craft Fair and to all the CLX staff who sold their art.
- Thank you to Karen Rigsby for organizing the social at High Wire.
- Thank you to Candace Wells for supporting the student government with streamlining our composting process.
- Thank you to Mark Ackerman for a successful start to Safety Patrol.
- Thank you to Becca Wertheim for overseeing Rocky Readers.
- Thank you to cafeteria staff for an amazing Thanksgiving Lunch.
- Others . . . .
Walmart Comes to CLX to Spread Holiday Cheer
- Snacks & Drinks
- Drawing for 20 $50.00 gift cards
- Classroom supplies
General Announcements
Faculty Share (10 minutes)-Academic Achievement
Title IV Training (15 minutes)-Whole Child
Implicit Bias Table Talk (15 minutes)-Whole Child
UPCOMING EVENTS UNTIL DECEMBER
- Wednesday, December 2, Last Day of Book Fair
- Friday, December 4, PTO Holiday Lunch for Staff
- Wednesday, December 9, K-2 Winter Concert--CANCELED/COMBINED W/ Upper Grades
- Thursday, December 10, Storytelling Festival
- Friday, December 11, Winter Holiday Meal in Cafeteria
- Friday, December 11, Staff Holiday Party from 5:00 until 8:00
- Tuesday, December 15, Holiday Pick-up Party for Families
- Wednesday, December 16, Winter Dance
- Thursday, December 17, 1st-5th Winter Concert w/ Cookies and Punch at 6:00
- Friday, December 18, Staff Cookie Exchange in the Conference Room
Kimberly J. Dechant
Email: kimberly.dechant@acsgmail.net
Website: http://claxton.ashevillecityschools.net/pages/Claxton
Location: Asheville, NC, United States
Phone: 828-350-6506
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClaxtonElem?fref=ts
Twitter: @DechantKimberly