Director's Note
October 1, 2025
From Our Director
Happy October Palouse Prairie families! I am happy to continue my Director's Notes during the 25/26 school year. In my notes, I will share our Design Principle for the month, updates, and other important school systems information that needs to be shared. This edition is a VERY long one. I apologize for the length, however it contains important information I would like all parents to have. As always, feel free to call or email to schedule a time to meet.
Design Principle(s):
This month we are focusing on two Design Principles:
Success and Failure: All students need to be successful if they are to build the confidence and capacity to take risks and meet increasingly difficult challenges. But it is also important for students to learn from their failures, to persevere when things are hard, and to learn to turn disabilities into opportunities.
Responsibility for Learning: Learning is both a personal process of discovery and a social activity. Everyone learns both individually and as part of a group. Every aspect of an EL Education school encourages both children and adults to become increasingly responsible for directing their own personal and collective learning.
Book Study:
I will be hosting a book study on Raising Mentally Strong Kids by Daniel Amen and Charles Fay. The book combines the power of neuroscience with Love and Logic to grow confident, kind, responsible and resilient children and young adults. As I read this book, I noted chapters that would be beneficial to both parents and school staff. Over the next few months we will read specific chapters of this book and then meet as a community to discuss and reflect. We would love to have as many people join the book study as possible. Please share your level of interest as well as preferences on meeting times in this Book Study Interest Survey. We will plan to meet a total of three times which will most likely occur once in October, November, and December or January.
Amazon Link to Book Currently on sale for $15.72
Multi Tiered Systems of Support:
We use MTSS to support all students in academic and character development. Throughout the school year, teachers assess all students for proficiency and growth toward meeting grade level standards for English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Habits of Scholarship (Responsibility, Collaboration, and Craftsmanship) that guide students’ approach to academic learning. At the beginning of the year all K-8 students are screened using a universal screener (DIBELS) to help school staff determine which students may be at-risk for reading difficulties. This allows us to take positive and preventative measures as early as possible.
For more information:
Email: office@palouseprairieschool.org
Website: https://palouseprairieschool.org/
Location: 406 Powers Avenue, Moscow, ID, USA
Phone: 208-882-3684
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PPCS.org/