Staff Memo
February 21, 2014
Increasing Reading Achievement
What does effective reading instruction look like? The article below suggests that the six elements of effective reading instruction don't require much time or money -- just educators' decisions to put them in place.
Please take three minutes to read the article. We can use it as a springboard for conversations during collaboration. As we look at our data, we're brainstorming ways to support our struggling readers. This article might be impetus for some new ideas.
Growth Mindset
Collaboration Agendas
To keep everyone in the loop, I am asking that starting next week, each team is responsible to send an agenda for collaboration no matter what kind of collaboration we are having. It is important that your entire team know what is going on each time we collaborate.
A suggestion might be to spend the last few minutes of collab crafting your agenda for the following week.
Some teams create and send agendas quite regularly. For that I am thankful. I use that info to help me think about what teams need and to help plan direction. Thank you for being professionals and making collaboration a priority. It has been fabulous to watch how you've grown as teams.
Looking Ahead
Monday, Feb. 24 Day 3
- Pledge - Knouse
- 8:00 Safety Committee mtg - Lisa's office
- 3:10 Data Collab - Team 2
- 4:00 Math Workshop Study Group with Katherine
Tuesday, Feb. 25 Day 4
- 7:30 Learning Leadership Team
- 3:00 Extreme Weather Fire Drill
- 3:10 Data Collab - Team 3
- 4:00 Math Workshop Study Group with Katherine
Wednesday, Feb. 26 Day 1
- Resource Teacher PD @ CRE with Laura R. and Casey A.
- 8:00 Office meeting
- 3:10 Data Collab - Team 4
- 6:30-7:30 Family Engineering Night in the gym and cafe
Thursday, Feb. 27 Day 2
- 7:45 RtI meeting
- 3:10 Collab - Team K
- 5:00 Math Bowl @ FCI
Friday, Feb. 28 Day 3
- NCAA March Madness Sportswear Day
- 10:00-11:00 Math/ELA Focus Group - Lisa gone to CO
- 3:10 Collab - Team 1
Monday, March 3 Day 4
- Pledge - Morgan-Crouse
- 9:00-12:00 HSE Safe Schools Symposium at CO - Lisa gone
- 3:10 Collab - Team 2
Tuesday, March 4 Day 1
- 8:00 ISTEP meeting - PD room
- 3:10 Collab - Team 3
- 7:00 PTO Open Forum in the Art Room
Wednesday, March 5 Day 2
- 3:10 Collab - Team 4
Thursday, March 6 Day 3
- 8:00 Office meeting
- 3:10 PD - Team K
Friday, March 7
- Retro Day - Celebrate the Sock Hop by wearing clothes from the 50-80's
- 3:10 PD - Team 1
- 6:00-8:00 Student Council Sock Hop