Superintendents' Newsletter
December 2019
Superintendents' Task Force on Student Success
1. Birth to Five
2. Effective Instructional Practices
3. Parenting and Wellness
4. Social and Emotional Needs
5. Strengthening Skills and Knowledge of Building Leaders
These 5 focus areas help to support a Whole Child framework with a countywide collaboration to increase student success for all students.
Dr. Tammy Pawloski Update and Debrief
We had a great day #2! Teams have received information on:
Strategy #1: Building Relationships
Strategy #2: Reducing Stress
Strategy #3: Increasing Status
along with a good background on poverty, neuroscience, action research and foundations.
Your team received:
Resources including video, slides and resources by email to assist their efforts as they plan to share with their staff
Your team should be working on:
What and how will they share/continue to share with staff?
How they will implement Strategy #1: Building Relationships
What and how will they implement Strategy #2: Reducing Stress
What and how they will implement Strategy #3: Increasing Status
Literacy Conference 2020
Over 20 years of providing high quality professional learning from teachers to teachers
in Genesee County!
Read by Third Grade District Guide
Designed especially for you! A Districts' Guide to Read by Third Grade.
This Guide is printed for you and is also available electronically at:
https://tinyurl.com/districtguide3 .
Sections include:
1. District Responsibilities and Resources
2. Parent Resources
3. Legislation
Spelling Bee
Principals, Curriculum Directors, Teachers and Spelling Bee Coordinators,
Below you will find links to the 2020 Genesee County Regional County Bee documents.
Spelling Bee Schedule:
Social Studies Revised Standards Update
If you have staff that needs access to my resources stored in Google Drive, have them send me an email (rsovis@geneseisd.org) with the request.
MTSS/31a Notebook Project:
Tuesday, November 26 from 10:00-11:00
- Resources
- Intervention Inventory
- Planning Proposal and Dates
Resources:
https://mtss.madison.k12.wi.us/
Program Review Companion Guide:
Suggested Dates for Collaborative Planning Sessions:
Plan to invite MDE to January Curriculum Directors' Meeting to present on suggested components for the processes and procedures.
- January 29 from 12:00-3:00 Academics
- February 26 from 8:30-11:30 Academics
- March 25 from 12:00-3:00 Behaviors
- April 29 from 8:30-11:30 Behaviors
- May 27 from 12:00-3:00 Review and Sharing
Spotlight-MDE
Each week, Spotlight on Student Assessment and Accountability provides you with time sensitive, important information on student assessments and accountability. Don’t miss critical information -- Please click the following link for the December 12, 2019 edition of Spotlight on Student Assessment and Accountability.
Education and Learning
Email: mfleury@geneseeisd.org
Website: www.geneseeisd.org
Location: 2413 W Maple Ave, Flint, MI, United States
Phone: (810) 591-4408