Message from the Chief Academic Officer
May is the time to look back and plan forward. This has been a year of change and implementation of new structures and practices. I continue to be impressed with the momentum of change as we implement new practices and curriculum to support teachers and increase student achievement.
May 15, 2008 | 0 Comments
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Volume 4 - May 2008
Directors of Student Achievement Update
Student Achievement teams will be meeting in June to strategically plan for next school year. This is an opportunity to think differently about building school capacity and supporting each other. This time together creates the opportunity to think strategically and focus on how each team can align resources and supports to best meet the unique needs of each building.
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Changing Grade Institute for Elementary Teachers
If you will be teaching a different grade next year, the Changing Grade Institute offers you the opportunity to preview the literacy and mathematics pacing guides, resource materials, and assessments for your new grade. On May 28, you will focus on reading and writing; on May 29, the focus is […]
Instructional Technology Update
Congratulations to all of the schools that participated in the first Technology Fair held by APS: Sixth Avenue Elementary, Peoria Elementary, Elkhart Elementary, Columbia Middle School, East Middle School, and William Smith High School.
More »Early Childhood Education Update
Preschool Screening Reservations
The Early Childhood Education program is currently accepting reservations for preschool screening for the 2008-09 school year. Reservations for preschool began the first week of April and can be made at the Child Development Center. Screening evaluations to determine program eligibility will take place May 8th through May 15 at the Child Development […]
English Language Acquisition Update
On June 2 and 3, the ELA department is offering a two day workshop for principals and teachers presented by Rebecca Fields, author of English Language Learners at School. We hope you can take advantage of this unique opportunity. We will be restricting participation to 30 individuals. Rebecca presented at our Regional Title Directors meeting at CDE, […]
More »Exceptional Student Services Update
We have received our final report from the CDE CIMP process. The Exceptional Student Services Department has been cleared in 16 of the 17 citations. The one indicator left to work on is Transitions. The Department of Exceptional Student Services will have one year to make the transition IEPs complaint with indicator 13.
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District inservice and New Teacher Conference information coming soon.
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