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It was fun to see Debbi at my first-ever Ducks game!! #GoDucks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This and That:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

SIW Agenda:\u00a0<\/strong>SIW this week is “school discretion.” This will be “team time.” I want to make sure I am clear that “team time” means that I expect the time is used to meet with your team. It is NOT a choice for a team to decide we just won’t meet because one of our teammates is absent or “we rather work on our own.” Please run any exceptions by me, otherwise, I will expect that your team is meeting for the whole 90 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff Meeting Agenda:<\/strong> Our staff meetings and EBISS meetings will have a new start time of 2:20 for the remainder of the school year<\/span> so we have time to cover all that we need to cover. At our staff meeting this week, we will be going over changes to the certified evaluation process for this year, talking about our school design plan goals, and going over some reminders regarding LockDown and Secure procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on Excellence and Equity:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

TLC Update:\u00a0 <\/strong>No new update this past week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendance Article: <\/strong>“Why student absences aren\u2019t the real problem in America\u2019s \u2018attendance crisis\u2019<\/a>“: A great short read that challenges some common thinking about student absences. Here is a quote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These policies assume that missing school for any reason harms children academically because they are missing classroom instruction. They also assume that schools will be able to effectively intervene to increase academic achievement by reducing student absences. We find neither to be the case.<\/p>

As a result, these attendance policies end up disproportionately\u00a0punishing families<\/a>\u00a0dealing with out-of-school crises in their lives and\u00a0pressuring schools<\/a>\u00a0who serve them to get students to school more often.<\/p>

We instead suggest using unexcused absence from school as a signal to channel resources to the children and families who need them most.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

COVID\/ Safety Related Information:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

COVID Resources Update:<\/strong> Below is some COVID-related resources that will repeat in each of our newsletters for easy access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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