Core Principle of Tam: Tamarack focuses on Safety, Kindness, and Success, through Therapeutic and Behavior Supports to access Academics, Transitions, and the Community.
Article of the Week:
8 Proactive Classroom Management Tips
Important Notes:
Welcome to the First Week with Students!
Word of the Month: SAFE
SAFE (Supportive, Aware, Flexible, and Excellence drive student learning, are connected to SEL, and our program values)
Words of the Month, outside of SAFE, are linked to both SAFE & CASEL!
To Review as we welcome students this week:
Do you have a greeting and departure ritual? Do they align with our core principle?
Class lists- Are published and should reflect students in the program. Please let me know if you see any errors!
Data Collection- As a reminder we collect student data daily and with a standard program rubric. If you are new to this, don’t worry, we will get you trained! Stay Tuned! STAFF DATA COLLECTION WILL START THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 30TH! This will allow for the use of the Teacher Work Day Wednesday (9.25.19) to be used to set up student data sheets!
Student Academic Assessments- Please use the week of September 23rd-27th to collect students current functioning in their academic areas. This will give everyone time to get to know your students, play and have fun, paired with “academic” tasks that are based in routine, the SAFE, etc. SPEND THE FIRST TWO WEEKS PLAYING WITH STUDENTS, BUILDING CULTURE WITH THE COMMUNITY, AND HAVING FUN!
Events:
9.3.19 Cert. Staff Work Day
9.4.19 Intake Meetings (For any of our partial day students, Case Managers, are the students set up to attend their first day at their neighborhood school only, does Transportation know the plan, are parents aware?)
9.5.19 Student’s First Day!
9.11.19 Tam meeting at Tamarack @ Ed Center (Discussion Professional Development)