K-6 Update
02.7.20
Celebrate!
Over the past six years Concord schools has improved from the 20th percentile in overall student achievement (as measured by ISTEP+/ILEARN in grades 3-8) to the 53rd percentile! The growth of 33 percentile points is truly astounding!
That means we have improved our rank more than 93% of other districts in the state of Indiana!!!!
I know that the work of improving student achievement is extremely challenging! We have asked a lot these past few years and you have answered the call! I am so grateful for the work you put in on a daily basis to make sure our students are growing and learning so much!
THANK YOU!
Daily Math Review - Where to Focus
Came across these reference guides from www.achievethecore.org and wanted to share. They may help your team decide which standards to focus on for Daily Math Review.
Update on Common Assessments (Grades 2-4)
I've been receiving feedback regarding our newly revamped common assessments. The assessments were updated over the summer with the help of Dr. Schauna Relue to become more in alignment with the expectations from ILEARN. If you teach and administer the new reading common assessments in grades 2-6 please consider completing this survey to share your thoughts. The curriculum teams in these grades will be meeting soon to review teacher feedback and make recommendations (where necessary) for updates to be made.
Check out this podcast!
Thanks to Melissa Morey (kindergarten teacher at West Side) for recommending a great podcast - Science of Reading: The Podcast
A quick read about reading
From the latest issue of Educational Leadership. Drawing on Reading Science Without Starting a War
Referenced in the article: The Science of Learning
Check out the DLS Website!
Team DLS is continually trying to make your life easier by preparing resources for things they hear people are interested in getting better at using. They curate these resources on their handy-dandy website found here. You can think of it as a one-stop-shop of pure awesomeness.