NRES Staff Newsletter
Week of September 18, 2016
Around the Building and Other Places
2 Hour Delay for Staff Professional Development
Jeff and Becky you will have the opportunity to work on goal setting, SLOs, Study Island.
Special Teachers-You may collaborate with your counterparts at Rolling Hills.
Wednesday, Sep 21, 2016, 07:30 AM
Northridge Cafeteria
BLT Meeting
Monday, Sep 19, 2016, 02:30 PM
Rob's Office
Updated Third Grade Reading Guarantee Guidance Manual available
Ohio State Report Card Series (4th of 7): Progress Component
The Progress component looks closely at the growth that all students are making based on their past performances.
View Progress Component Details
Why?
We know that not all children start out at the same place with their learning, but every student should learn and grow throughout the school year. The Progress component of the report card looks closely at the growth that all students are making based on their past performances.
Students in a school may score low in achievement on their state tests in a given year, but this does not mean they are not learning. There may be a great number of students with disabilities and students with low academic performance who are still building new knowledge and skills. The Progress component shows that growth, or progress.
At the same time, many people believe that high achievers, such as gifted students, have learned all they can in a grade and can’t make additional progress. But families should always expect their children to grow in knowledge throughout each school year. The Progress component gives teachers and schools credit for adjusting their teaching to help all students learn more, whatever level of knowledge and skill they possessed when the school year began.
There are four measures within the component:
- Progress for all students in the school together;
- Progress for gifted students;
- Progress for students with disabilities; and
- Progress for students whose academic performance is in the lowest 20 percent of students statewide.
What’s new this year?
Progress measures have previously been based on state test results in math and English language arts in grades 4-8. This year, the Progress measures add state tests in grades 5-8 science and grade 6 social studies as well as math and English language arts end-of course high school exams.
Also, for the first time on this report card, schools and districts are receiving letter grades on the larger Progress component of which these measures are a part.
How is the Progress grade for your school or district determined?
The state examines students’ state tests through a series of calculations to produce a “value-added” rating for your school or district for each of the four groups listed at left.
The grade gives the most weight for progress of all students in a school. If your school or district has enough students in the other three groups to count toward a grade, the grades for these three groups all receive equal weight. If your school or district does not have enough in one or more of these three groups, the calculation is adjusted.
Expected growth by a student group gives the school or district a C grade. A group that has made more than expected growth in a school year earns the school or district an A or B grade, depending on the amount of growth. A student group that has made less than expected growth in a school year results in a D or F grade for the school or district.
Resources
Elementary Staff Meeting
- Gifted-Sharon Kitchen
- RTI-Susan/Rob
If you have other items to discuss, please place them on the agenda once I've shared it with you.
Thursday, Sep 22, 2016, 02:30 PM
Room 502
Things to do:
- K-3 Teachers-Write RIMPs
- Math Teachers: Email Rob ALEKS seat requests.
- Complete Public School Works Courses (Due by 9/30/2016)
- Set goals in STAR Reading and Math
10 Day Forecast
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Monday, September 19
- Pledge-Everhart
- Interim Week
- BLT Meeting, 2:30 p.m.
- 5th Grade Band Recruitment Night @ KRHS, 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 20
- Pledge-Hoppes
- Interim Week
Wednesday, September 21
- Pledge-Blaker
- Interim Week
- 2 Hour Delay for Staff Professional Development
- LPDC Meeting, 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 22
- Pledge-Curtin
- Interim Week
- 5th grade DARE
- Elementary Staff Meeting, 2:30 p.m.
Friday, September 23
- Pledge-Doogs
- Interim Week
- First Day of 5th Grade Band
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Monday, September 26
- Pledge-Harris
Tuesday, September 27
- Pledge-Johnson
- IAT Meeting-Blaker, 7:45 a.m.
- IAT Meeting-Johnson, 12:00 p.m.
- IAT Meeting-Fairbanks, 2:15 p.m.
Wednesday, September 28
- Pledge-Wyen
- NEAT Meeting-Rob out in the afternoon
Thursday, September 29
- Pledge-Doss
- Picture Day
- RTI Team Meeting, 2:30 p.m.
Friday, September 30
- Pledge-Fairbanks
- W.O.W. Bubble-ology-2nd Grade, 11:20 a.m.
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Northridge Elementary School
Email: robshaffer@nelsd.org
Website: www.nelsd.org
Location: 4445 Ridgewood Rd E, Springfield, OH, United States
Phone: (937) 342-4627
Twitter: @NRES_Principal