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General Curriculum Updates

Screening

We have completed FAST literacy screening for grades K-8.

K-6 grade SAEBRS (Social-Academic-Emotional- Behavior-Risk Screener) screening is also completed. The JHHS will take SAEBRS again in April. Next month I will present FAST literacy data.

Civil Rights Data

Mrs. Helm and I have been collecting and reporting data for the Civil Rights Data Collection. The report is due on March 11. It takes approx. 13 hours per school building.

ISASP

We are beginning preparation for ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessments of Student Progress)

Elementary- March 21-March 25

JHHS-March 28-March 31

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Professional Development Updates

	Elementary	JHHS
	Ready mathematics PD on Feb. 18 (K-8 math)	AEA working with PLC groups on content specific strategies
	PLCs are continuing to work on power standards, common formative assessments, and collaboration	Continuing to work in school improvement PLCs as well as content PLC groups.
	Specials teachers went to observe other teachers who teach the same content at different districts on 2/18/22	CTE/Specialists went to another district to observe other teachers who teach their same content on 2/18/22

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Early Childhood Zooms for

Administrators and Instructional Coaches

GOLD Assessment

The online portfolio our district uses to collect and share assessment data

A general overview of the curriculum used in our PS program

MTSS in Preschool

Creative Curriculum

How instruction looks in preschool to meet core needs as well as intervention needs

PBIS/SEL

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports- Meeting student needs in a positive manner while also teaching students about their emotions

The AEA is offering 4 Zoom sessions to update administrators and instructional coaches on four key components regarding Early Childhood instruction and assessment.

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Statewide Literacy Project

The state is working with AEA consultants to support districts with helping 1st and 2nd graders achieve at high levels. Priority is given to 2nd grade classrooms who are less than 60% proficient.
All of EBF’s 2nd grade classrooms scored above 60% proficiency, so we will not be a priority school.
However, we will be utilizing some of the purposeful practice strategies with the first grade classroom in Fremont, as well as sharing the strategies with all interested teachers in 1st and 2nd grade.

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Standards Based Grading on Infinite Campus

Elementary teachers have always hand written report cards (which is extremely time consuming). Mrs. Helm and I have met with Infinite Campus to set up standards based grading electronically, so that elementary report cards could simply be printed after teachers input data categorized by standards.
We have finalized setting up all of the 6th grade standards.
The 6th grade teachers will pilot the process for 3rd trimester, and if all goes well, we will look at adding additional grades next year.

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Future Ready Iowa

Future Ready Iowa is an initiative to prepare and connect Iowa students to good paying jobs in Iowa.
Laura Williams and Amanda Brink are two representatives who work with our district to share opportunities in this area.
Mrs. Williams will be meeting with the JHHS CTE teachers in April to discuss project based learning opportunities to enrich student learning.

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Thank You!

April Glosser

641-969-1013

april.glosser@rocketsk12.org

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