Friday Feedback - 1/12/18
Who are we and where are we going? - REVISITING OUR PURPOSE
DC Mission - One School, One Community, One Goal...The Best That We Can Be!"
“The words of a mission statement are not worth the paper they are written on unless people begin to do differently” (Dufour et al., PLC At Work 2010, p. 23)
This Friday Feedback is all about revisiting our "Why"...Our Purpose
In an attempt to connect the dots and be transparent about where I would like to see us go, let's try this: (Everything we do from CKH PLC/PLT, MTSS/6th Period, Solid Grading Practices = it's all connected to our Mission Statement!)
If we truly want to become the "Best School in the Universe", where 80% of our students are successful on any given assessment (=MTSS Golden Rule), with our Mission clearly articulated, visible and well communicated, where we are providing an educational environment and opportunity for ALL students to learn and develop to their individual potential and grow academically and socially to the max...
Then We Must -
1) a. have clearly defined and PLC/PLT agreed upon standards that we want each child to achieve (no matter what) and...
b. have an assessment and grading system that communicates what students currently know and are able to do around these standards so we know where they need to go next
2) a. build appropriate relationships with kids centered on trust, provide engaging lessons and multiple opportunities for students to learn these standards AND not letting them off the hook for work that is unsatisfactory...
b. provide supports for kids who learn at different speeds or who may come from different backgrounds and homes
3) create a Professional Learning Community that emphasizes and encourages professionals to get together, identify what they need to get better at based on data, design their own PD/PLC goals, and attack barriers to student learning.
When these things come together we can achieve great things for our kids and our culture of learning. Please review the presentation below.
Check out the presentation and video below in review of our Behaviors of a Collaborative Culture!!!
What's Coming Up?
Monday 1/15 - MS Wrestling @ Chariton
Tuesday 1/16 - MS Boys Bball @ Sigourney
Saturday 1/19 - MS SEIBA Honor Band - Iowa City
Down the road...
Monday 1/22 - PD Day
Friday 2/2 - No School (Make-Up Day if needed)