Welcome to the end of the first week, High School Rock Stars!
What an inspiration it was to spend time in each of your schools this week! I am in awe of the terrific work you and your dynamic staffs are orchestrating to provide positive, rewarding experiences for our youth each day. You make a difference in their lives and in our collective future!
To do:
- I appreciate the work you are doing with your registrars to insure that “no shows” are removed from Synergy by the end of the day on Monday. Early next week, we will review overall attendance in light of projections. Having accurate numbers is key.
- Please insure your Grad Coach, 1 building admin and counselor/lead teacher REGISTER for the Check and Connect training scheduled for Oct 17 and 18 at the HDESD in Redmond. This training is key to supporting the MTSS framework in our high schools. There is no cost to schools, unless you choose to send a classroom teacher. You would need to cover the cost of the teacher’s sub.
Informational:
- Recently, our state decided that a SBAC “opt out” will be counted as a “Does Not Meet” from now on. This news is concerning to school leaders for a few reasons. First, the perception – portrayed through the media – of how well our schools are doing educating kids in our community will likely take a hit as this change will no doubt drop our school’s “Meet” percentage. Second, the validity (and usefulness) of analyzing OAKS scores for informing instruction just got less valid, reliable and useful. (Jim’s opinions, with which I agree!) Last spring we spoke of rethinking our current “opt out” practices for SBAC. Begin thinking about how we can impact this precedent in our schools as we will be hitting this topic in the coming weeks.
- Jen Goodman is the Behavior Coach assigned to high schools. She can assist with supporting and developing Tier 3 behavior supports for students can help to facilitate multi-tiered implementations of MTSS. We are fortunate to have Jen’s expertise available to us! Reach out to Sean, Colleen or Josh if you have a questions.
Calendar:
- I have updated the Leadership Meeting Schedule. There are a few changes/additions.
- HS Admin meeting is Sept 24 at BSHS, 3:15
- NEW Admin training is Oct 1, 1:45
- Leadership meeting is Oct 1, 3:15