Push Through, Set the Milestone

Team,

With five days until spring break, we need to have a strong finish to the week.  Consider this week the precursor to the next chapter for students and your leadership.  I like to tell students that when they return from spring break, they are nearly sixth graders or which ever the next grade is for them.  It's an opportunity to solicit greater responsibility and remind students that we are closing out the year and this is the final push for learning so they are prepared. 

This week we have a district visit to view our systems, classroom instruction, common area procedures, and growth since the last visit in September.  Be sure our growth is visible and palpable; we have made tremendous strides this year -- take a moment to reflect with students and teammates - our work is paying off.  Reviewing progress data for acceleration plans, growth is happening and it is a direct result of purposeful instruction and monitoring student progress.  Thank you for your diligence.

We will have faculty meeting this week, Kim Linkhart will be at King to move us forward with teacher clarity.  Be prepared by jotting down a standard and learning target you are teaching this week along with the success criteria for students to compare with meeting outcomes.

Be sure to check the living calendar and daily updates.  Remember the third grading cycle ends today and grades are due in Infinite Campus by March 29th.  

Have a great week!