We are looking for interested people to be a part of a committee which will brainstorm ways for us to keep connected as a faculty now that we are spread across the world. Please email me if you are interested.

Goal: To reflect on student progress as a team and seek strategies to support and challenge students.  Focus is on Tier 1 and Tier 2 students.

Meetings will take place approximately every 6 weeks according to this SRM Schedule.  Homeroom teachers will asked to complete a checklist prior to the meeting to identify students they wish to prioritize.  Specialists are encouraged to complete the checklist for concerns they see within their classrooms.  All team members should review the notes before and after the meetings to identify areas in which they may have been assigned a task.

Recording Student Reading Levels

Please use this Elementary Reading Levels 2021-2022 to record the reading levels of your students. It is easiest to use the Reading A-Z assessment tool so use that and record that level – no need to convert it into any different scales. We will reorganize our ISY benchmark reading levels to fit this tool to help you with reporting.

If you are using the DRAs that we have used in the past that is ok too – just put (DRA) next to the number so this is clear. We will record a level for every student in September, January and May. If you do assessments between these times, there are also columns for you to record the levels.

Here are a curated list of helpful links for students and families as we begin the year. These videos can be helpful as you share information with them. 

• Overview of Apps used in the ES (Video Link) (Slides Link)
• Sign in to your Chrome Web Browser (Video Link)
• Download Chrome (Website Link)
• Download Chrome on iPad (Video Link)
• Sign in with Google to Seesaw (Video Link)
• Seesaw Parent Login (Video Link)
• How to get into Kids A-Z (Video Link)
• Freckle Login (Video Link)