SMS Weekly Update 12/3-12/7
“Everyone Does Better When Everyone Does Better"
Mission, Vision, Core Values & Smart Goals
SMS Vision Statement:
“Sedgefield will be a premier middle school that produces globally competitive leaders.”
SMS Mission Statement:
“Our Sedgefield faculty is committed to providing rigorous and relevant instruction in a safe and personalized learning environment.”
SMS Core Values:
INTEGRITYSAFETY
EDUCATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
LEADERSHIP
GRIT
RESPONSIBILITY
2018-2019 EOG GOALS
- Reading: 40% GLP
- Math: 35% GLP
- Math 1: 100% GLP
- Science: 70% GLP
2018-2019 Attendance Goals
- Scholar Attendance Rate: 97%
- Faculty Attendance Rate: 95%
Weekly PLC Schedule
Monday: Grade Level Data Meetings or Spartan Time Planning
Tuesday: Grade Level Planning Meetings
Wednesday: Early Release Day Professional Development Training from 2:15-4:15
Thursday: 1 on 1 Check-ins or Individual Planning
Friday: 1 on 1 Check-in or Individual Planning
Master Calendar & Upcoming Important Dates
Below are key dates for the next few weeks as well as the link for the
18-19 Master Calendar
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-JhEtxMehiMt8BGpiA61oMyEckHgCts6L0C7L4E542Q/edit?usp=sharing
- December 5-6 - 2nd Quarter Progress Reports Distributed
- December 5 - Early Release Professional Development Day
- December 11 - Winter Band Concert
- December 17 - Winter Orchestra & Band Concert
- December 18 - AVID & PBIS Student vs. Faculty Basketball Game
- December 19 - Teacher Workday
Welcome to the SMS Family
December 5th Early Release Professional Development Day
Please review the modified schedule for Wednesday's early release professional development day.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GYAso53Et1Ht9hmo0oq_IlXOugKg0r3S/view?usp=sharing
Progress Reports Distributed to Scholars on December 5-6
Rising 6th Grade Presentations to Feeder Elementary Schools
SMS Professional Development Corner
Marshall Memo 763
This week's quotes and articles come from The New York Times, Education Week, Educational Leadership, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, American Educational Research Journal, Educational Researcher, Language Arts, and a website. Here are the headlines:
- Trying to get a handle on personalized learning
- Teachers making videos of lessons and reflecting on what they see
- Principals freelancing with state teacher-evaluation policies
- Are principals' ratings of classroom observations fair?
- A low-cost intervention to improve elementary students' attendance
- Jigsaw teaching done right
- A comparison of online and in-person credit recovery courses
- Award-winning children's nonfiction books
- Funded travel for educators
If you want an HTML version of this week's Memo, please click here:
http://www.marshallmemo.com/issue.php?I=fc2890cc9df44d0d9249ef82514397d1
To listen to a podcast of last week's issue (#762), please click here:
https://youtu.be/S6U9X_VQanI
For a podcast of this week's Memo, just log in at www.marshallmemo.com later this week and click Podcasts.