STEAMing with JSA

MM 11/27/17 Welcome back from the break staff. I hope that everyone was able to spend quality time with their loved ones. Secondly, it is imperative that we use the extended breaks to receive some much needed rest from the daily stress that working in education provides. Please make sure that you remember how important you are to the success of your students and that they need you here for them daily at school. Teacher attendance plays a huge role in the education of a student. Thank and let’s continue to forge ahead as we seek to regain our A status as a school. One Team, One Dream! Curriculum Updates We will begin conducting informals for the staff members upon returning from the break. Please make sure that your lessons are incorporating all of the domains out of the Journey system. Emphasis for the week will be on writing in response to learning. We should always provide the opportunity for students to write within the classrooms from vpk-8 grade levels. It is a very imp...

MM 11/13/17 Good morning, please remember our efforts are not in vain when we must repeat our instructions, or methods to follow when completing an assignment. We were all once novices in our professional endeavors and needed an accommodation to complete some of our required work as well. Be encouraged because the light does eventually come on and it makes it all worth it to see the “Ah Ha” moment. Curriculum update MTSS PLC is on Wednesday, due to Thanksgiving Meal on Thursday. · Everyone on staff needs to bring their data (if a hard copy) · List of materials being used for T2, list of needs/questions for T2 copyT3 · Everyone must be ready to share what was used to ID students in current tier (i.e. what data) where they got the students that are in their T2 group · What interventions/accelerations are we doing for our low FSA scorers and high FSA scorers (for 3rd retainees and 4th grade and up) · All T2 data needs to be uploaded before meeting on Wednesday. Sh...

MM 11/6/17 Good morning JSA Family, as we begin another week I would like to personally thank all of our staff members for all of the support, instruction, and love that you exhibit on a daily basis in the demanding field of education. What you do is never taken lightly or for granted by myself or other members of the JSA administration. One Team, One Dream will continue to be our model as we push forth in providing a high quality and well rounded education. Overcoming obstacles is the focus of the week. Instructional Focus Administration will focus on student engagement this week with walk through a and coaching forms. It is imperative that instructors sweat during planning and that the students pressure during the lesson. Focus on how many opportunities are the students provided to resolve questions, explain view points, and address the all important “why” during daily instruction. Try to refrain from posing a question and answering it 3 seconds later. Provide the student...