It is planting and grass mowing time... The past few days have been beautiful, but I wish it would stop raining on the weekends!
Welcome Dr. Cassellius
Dr. Cassellius greeted us warmly on the third, fourth, and fifth floors at Bolling on Tuesday morning. She shook hands and individually asked our names and roles. She thanked Interim Superintendent Laura Perille for the work she's done this year to keep the district running. She radiated sincerity!
Thank you
The MCAS landscape has been relatively quiet with most issues around finding ways to assess students who are not in school for various reasons. The decrease in the amount of boxes from Measured Progress, the unpacking, counting, and recounting of booklets makes security and administration less cumbersome. Scheduling and finding space for accommodations continues to be a challenge.
Evaluation Support
You can reach out for support regarding EDFS or TeachPoint using the email address eval@bostonpublicschools.org. The performance management team will be monitoring the email address throughout this final push. Users will be locked out of EDFS tonight.National Principals Conference, July 18-20
We have a limited budget to pay for principals to attend this conference. Please respond to the survey below if you would like to attend.Ramadan
This year the season began on Sunday, May 5 and ends on June 4, 2019 and Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. Here is a folder (thank you, Glenda) of resources with FAQs and information to share with faculty and families.2019-2020 Principal Leaders
In collaboration with Boston College Lynch Leadership, next year's Principal Leads will be:
Julia Bott, Jason Gallagher, Geoff Rose, Cynthia SooHoo, and Ana Tavarez
Congratulations! Jodi and I are excited about working together to further develop the continuum and to push schools to the next level towards a culture of achievement and eliminating opportunity gaps.
Reminder: Deadline for PLC Survey Extended to Friday, May 17
To accommodate the May 15 deadline for summative evaluations, Network 6 Principals have until Friday, May 17 to respond to the Leadership Continuum Reflection Survey. PLC sections will be announced on the June 6 All Principal PD.
Please note: The focus of the PLC should advance your vision for the school. For example:
- Teachers are planning well, but student work does not reflect the intent of the plan. If not, Stage 4: Excellence in Planning - Execution may be the best choice.
As you reflect, which description will help you move your school to the next level?
I'm happy to talk if you want clarification or would like to discuss the choices considering your school's context.
Chronic Absenteeism and Accountability as of March 1, 2019
Speaking of absenteeism - below, find two tables with information on Network 6 chronic absenteeism based on the March 1 student information system synchronization with DESE. These numbers reflect the students who would be counted under accountability criteria. You can find your school's individual report in your ODA folder.Note 1: A practice where we are inconsistent is when students are marked "Constructively Present" (CP). Marking a student CP is only appropriate when the student has a physicians note that they will be absent for more than ten days throughout the school year AND the student has home/hospital tutoring. The district will be cross-checking ASPEN attendance and the home hospital tutoring list in order to ensure that our data are consistent across the district.
Note 2: When the "difference between actual and target" is a positive number, the school currently has a chronic absenteeism rate above their target. When the difference is negative, the school has a chronic absenteeism rate below their target.
ALL STUDENTS
LOWEST 25%
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