The Lions Share STAFF UPDATES

Beginning of Year (BOY) Fastbridge testing is complete. Let our 2024-25 building data story begin! If you have any students that were absent and were not tested during the testing window, please do so before Thursday's data meetings.

Data Meetings will take place in the ajoining rooms on the 2nd floor Lincoln Learner Success Room and La Cocina on October 3rd. The schedule is being finalized and will be shared by Tuesday. You will meet with the Math Coach for 20 minutes and the ELA Coach and District coordinator for 25 minutes. You should plan to be out of your classroom for 50 minutes with lessons prepared for a guest teacher.

Please add your Parent Teacher Conference Schedules to our shared Google Folder. Click the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mJ0W3zGxVqNusr14yUSqouowrCLqnn83?usp=sharing

According to PA 224, Section 1280f(2)(a) sets timelines for assessing reading skills for students in grades K-3. Kindergarten students must be assessed within the first 90 days, and students in grades 1 to 3 within the first 30 days of a school year.

By statute, teachers must create Individualized Reading Improvement Plans (IRIPs) for students in grades K-3 within 30 calendar days of the student showing a deficit.

Our district will continue with Student Improvement Plans (SIPs)/Reading Improvement Plans for all students in grades K-5. District assessment scores indicate the need to closely monitor and partner with our families to support student growth in both reading and mathematics for all students. The SIP outlines scaffolds, interventions, and extensions in order for all students to reach their growth potential. Supporting this growth at home, as outlined in the SIP plan, is a critical part of this plan. More information will be provided this week on the updated SIP forms for teachers to complete on their records day.

Originally we discussed starting BtB Tutoring Oct. 1st. Some teachers were waiting until after data meetings and conversations at Parent-Teacher Conferences to begin tutoring, while others were ready to go! We are being asked to hold off for at least one more week to begin tutoring. Title I budget allocations are not finalized at the district level yet. IF you choose to start this week, we would NOT be able to timesheet the time until we get the official green light. Thank you for your patience.

Murakaza neza ku ishuri! Not sure what that means? In reality, that experience is what a lot of our students face everyday and it is our job to help them. So, what might help you to understand this sentence? How about some visual aids!

Visuals provide important information and context that can make content more understandable, or comprehensible. They can also help students make connections and tap into their own experiences.

Check out our newsletter for more information on this valuable strategy- including examples and resources!

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I hope that the school year is off to a great start for you all. I am reaching out to share some important information about RAWK's return to programming for this school year. First, I would like to introduce our new Program Facilitator, Ms. Bird! Bird has a strong background in and passion for youth development and advocacy, and we are so excited to welcome her to the RAWK team. You will have a chance to meet her when we come for classroom visits in October.

This week, we will come in and do our initial classroom visits beginning October 1st - I am attaching the observation sign-up sheet here, and we will follow up after observations with the official session sign-up sheet. I am also attaching a copy of all of our program offerings, so you can begin to think about what will suit you and your students' needs best. We plan to begin sessions on October 15th, 2024. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you so much!

-Bre Burnside

Oct. 1st--Picture Day

Oct. 2nd- Count Day

Oct. 3rd-Data Meetings (8:05 a.m.-3:20 p.m.)

Oct. 4th-Half-Day of School (11:24 am Dismissal)

Oct. 9th-NO PEEP

Oct. 10th-Half Day of School (11:24 am Dismissal)/FIRE DRILL

Oct. 11th-Half Day of School (11:24 am Dismissal)

Oct. 21st-District PD Half Day (11:24 am Dismissal)

Oct.24th-Tornado Drill

Oct. 25th-Family Movie Night

Oct. 28th-Staff Meeting

Nov. 1st-NO SCHOOL