Office of Curriculum & Instruction
2nd Quarter Newsletter
As we wrap up the first quarter and head into the second, the holiday season is just around the corner! Aren’t you glad Halloween falls on a Saturday this year? That’s good news for kids and adults! As the fun and celebrations begin, I wish you plenty of good cheer, a little extra patience, and at least one treat you don’t have to share. 🙂
In-service Day will be here before we know it. Please find information relevant to your grade level/content area below. Also, let’s show our Fairfield pride and unity by wearing spirit wear and sending all the good vibes our district’s way! 😀
Elementary K-5
Most K-5 teachers will report to either Central or Compass. Please check HERE to find your location for the day. Note for K-5 Art, Music, & PE Teachers: You will report to your building on this day in order to be able to complete your classroom inventory (part of the adoption/review process). Please click HERE to find your inventory sheets.
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Middle School 6-8
Most 6-8 teachers will report to their own buildings on this day. Please check HERE to find your location for the day. The agenda for your specific content area can be found HERE (use tabs on left to navigate to your department). Note for 6-12 Art, Music, & PE Teachers: You will report to your building on this day in order to be able to complete your classroom inventory (part of the adoption/review process). Please click HERE to find your inventory sheets.
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FFS/FHS 9-12
Most 9-12 teachers will report to their buildings on this day. Please check HERE to find your location for the day. The agenda for your specific content area can be found HERE (use tabs on left to navigate to your department). Note for 6-12 Art, Music, & PE Teachers: You will report to your building on this day in order to be able to complete your classroom inventory (part of the adoption/review process). Please click HERE to find your inventory sheets.
Are you wondering what is going on with SB 19, math intervention plans, and required math acceleration? So are we! ODEW has not provided districts with the promised guidance document at the time of this publication. For now, the best thing we can do is to continue to support our students who are struggling in math, especially if we know they scored at the limited level on a their previous math OST/EOC. We will have conversation and make concrete plans once we have further guidance from the state.
The following information was recently shared in a State Support Team 13 newsletter, and we thought it might be of interest for some of you:
Writing: A Lever for Reading Improvement
Supporting students’ writing abilities through the use of explicit instructional strategies in connection with the entire scope and sequence of the progression of skills boosts achievement within both sides of The Simple View of Reading (word recognition and language comprehension). Additionally, it is critical to cultivate a classroom community that prioritizes supportive collaboration throughout the stages of the writing process (Think/Plan, Write, and Revise).
For more about writing instruction, consider checking out these sessions from Ohio’s Literacy Academy on Demand:
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Access to district and building report cards can be found on the Ohio School Report Card page. The state also publishes its own report card and provides additional resources and technical documentation for traditional report cards, which can be found here.