From Grace and Jodi
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| Courtney shared this quote with her student review team this morning. |
Self-Care:
That term creates anxiety. Many friends and colleagues abhor it because it seems as if it is one more thing to do on an already crowded list. Let's strip away the jargon and think of the small moments in each day or week that we treasure. For example, putting our babies to bed, taking that hour for a mani/pedicure, taking a walk, or soaking in the quiet of this beautiful season. Instead of adding self-care to a list let's work on being fully present and mindful of the small moments that restore us and bring peace to our souls.
Region Meeting Reflection: Thank you for your presence and engagement at this week's region meeting. Slowing down to connect our regional data to will support you when thinking and planning for school, grade level, classroom, and group implications. Slides from the meeting are posted here for easy access.
If we consider a three-year trajectory and aim for all students to grow at least 1.3 years every year, then all students would gain one year in three years. We know, however, that students don't progress in this linear fashion and that some years students will progress faster than others. We also know that if students feel successful, their own confidence grows as does their motivation, which then translates to more acceleration.
It may be less overwhelming for teachers to think about progress over a three- versus one-year timeframe to make progress; this would promote the notion that we each stand on the shoulders of those that come before us and that if each of us does our part, it IS possible for our students to be on track. Regardless, we have urgent work to do!
Chronic Absenteeism: A data point we did not explore is chronic absenteeism. We sincerely apologize for the timing of the monthly chronic absenteeism email.
However, at today's Student Review Team, Courtney used the data to drill down to the student level. The team discussed a group of students from the whole child perspective and major discoveries were: 1) Chronic absenteeism is a data point that gives us a flag to look deeper, 2) other health or social-emotional factors may be at play and the team discusses whether they are being addressed, 3) Panorama allows the team to see grades or other assessment data to determine the impact on academic progress, 4) notes in Panorama allows the team to see what communication or other action that may have taken place, 5) the team uses the data to support, not punish.
***The important thing is NOT the number of plans, but the actions related to the plan
Connections:
We have observed some great practices over the starting weeks of school. Here are some colleagues that you may want to connect with for ideas and procedures on the work.
- Mike and Derrick: Creation of a small personal learning network to apply the ideas that they are learning about Equitable Literacy in their PLC.
- Leslie: Completion and monitoring of all student attendance plans in Panorama. Tynan is a single admin. school
- Courtney: A strong and impactful student support team
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