Please view the agenda for the Defining Our Vision Forum held Monday November 23, 2009 at:
http://tm026.k12.sd.us/2009-2010%20School%20Board%20Agendas.htm
The School Improvment Leadership Team will be meeting on Tuesday December 8, 2009 to review the information gathered at the Forum. Please stay tuned for more information.
Monday, November 30, 2009
School Board Meeting 11-23-09
Please view the School Board Meeting Agenda for Monday November 23, 2009 at:
http://tm026.k12.sd.us/2009-2010%20School%20Board%20Agendas.htm
Please view the School Board Meeting Minutes for Monday November 9, 2009 at:
http://tm026.k12.sd.us/2009-2010%20School%20Board%20Minutes.htm
http://tm026.k12.sd.us/2009-2010%20School%20Board%20Agendas.htm
Please view the School Board Meeting Minutes for Monday November 9, 2009 at:
http://tm026.k12.sd.us/2009-2010%20School%20Board%20Minutes.htm
Grade 7-8 Student Technology Survey
Grade 7-8 Student Technology Survey
Here is some information concerning Grade 7-8 Student technology USe. This informatuion is from a survey of students in the distrcit that was completed in the spring of 2009>
How to Grade for Learning-Linking Grades to Standards
Here are the guidelines from a book by Ken O'Connor entitled "How to Grade For Learning: Linking Grades to Standards" that helped to guide the Grading/Assessment/Reporting Committee as it developed our new grading policies.
Guideline #1-Relate grading procedures to learning goals (i.e. standards)
-Grades must be linked to specific local/state learning targets (SD Content Standards)
-Alignment to standards based upon direct observation of the skills and knowledge associated with the standards
Guideline #2-Use of criterion-reference performance standards as reference points to determine grades
-Grades depend upon clear, public performance standards and the students own achievement
-Not on how the students achievement compares with other students
Guideline #3-Limit the valued attributes included in grades to individual achievement
-For grades to have real meaning, they must be pure measures of a student's achievement
Guideline #4-Sample student performance-do not include all scores in grades
-It is essential that teachers distinguish between formative and summative assessment
-Formative-to give feedback to students on progress
-Summative-used to make judgments about the amount of learning and grades
Guideline#5-Grade in pencil-keep records so they can be updated easily
-Supports learning as an ongoing process and what matters most is how much learning occurs (not when it occurs)
-Honors individual differences by recognizing the students learn at different rates
Guideline #6-Crunch numbers carefully-if at all
-Grading must be an exercise in professional judgment, rather than a simple, mechanical , numerical exercise
Guideline #7-Use quality assessment(s) and properly recorded evidence of achievement
-Grades are only meaningful when and only when they are based upon quality assessment
Guideline 8-Discuss & involve students in assessment, including grading, throughout the teaching/learning process
-When students know how they will be assessed, and especially when they have been involved in the assessment decisions, the likelihood of student success is increased greatly
Guideline #1-Relate grading procedures to learning goals (i.e. standards)
-Grades must be linked to specific local/state learning targets (SD Content Standards)
-Alignment to standards based upon direct observation of the skills and knowledge associated with the standards
Guideline #2-Use of criterion-reference performance standards as reference points to determine grades
-Grades depend upon clear, public performance standards and the students own achievement
-Not on how the students achievement compares with other students
Guideline #3-Limit the valued attributes included in grades to individual achievement
-For grades to have real meaning, they must be pure measures of a student's achievement
Guideline #4-Sample student performance-do not include all scores in grades
-It is essential that teachers distinguish between formative and summative assessment
-Formative-to give feedback to students on progress
-Summative-used to make judgments about the amount of learning and grades
Guideline#5-Grade in pencil-keep records so they can be updated easily
-Supports learning as an ongoing process and what matters most is how much learning occurs (not when it occurs)
-Honors individual differences by recognizing the students learn at different rates
Guideline #6-Crunch numbers carefully-if at all
-Grading must be an exercise in professional judgment, rather than a simple, mechanical , numerical exercise
Guideline #7-Use quality assessment(s) and properly recorded evidence of achievement
-Grades are only meaningful when and only when they are based upon quality assessment
Guideline 8-Discuss & involve students in assessment, including grading, throughout the teaching/learning process
-When students know how they will be assessed, and especially when they have been involved in the assessment decisions, the likelihood of student success is increased greatly
Winter Weather Preparedness
In order to encourage the people of South Dakota to prepare for the upcoming winter season, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety has developed a Winter Weather Preparedness Guide. The guide is available for downloading at their website at www.oem.sd.gov. The information in the handbook can be easily printed and photocopied for distribution. It can be used to prepare your students for the upcoming winter weather season. Additional copies of the guide can be ordered by contacting Anna Oswald at anna.oswald@state.sd.us or by calling 605-773-3231.
Now is a good time to consider talking to your students about how to deal with winter storms.
Now is a good time to consider talking to your students about how to deal with winter storms.
Upcoming Dates 11/30-12/14
12/2-Grading/Assessment/Reporting Committee-4:00 PM-K-6 Conference Room
12/2-Grade 7-12 New Teacher Mentor Program-4:00 PM-High School
12/7-Tech Paths Teacher Leadership Meeting-1:00 PM-K-6 Conference Room
12/8-Learning Center Task Force-9:00 AM-Cedar Shore
12/8-School Improvement Leadership Team (SILT)-1:00 PM-HS V-Tel
12/8-Governor's Budget Address-1:00 PM-Pierre
12/9-SMART Board Training Session #4-4:00-6:00 PM-K-6 Building
12/10-Business Office Breakfast-9:00 AM-White House
12/11-Early Release-12:30 PM-District-Wide-Curriculum Development
12/14-Technology Committee-4:00 PM-HS V-Tel Room
12/14-Regular School Board Meeting-6:30 PM-High School Media Center
12/2-Grade 7-12 New Teacher Mentor Program-4:00 PM-High School
12/7-Tech Paths Teacher Leadership Meeting-1:00 PM-K-6 Conference Room
12/8-Learning Center Task Force-9:00 AM-Cedar Shore
12/8-School Improvement Leadership Team (SILT)-1:00 PM-HS V-Tel
12/8-Governor's Budget Address-1:00 PM-Pierre
12/9-SMART Board Training Session #4-4:00-6:00 PM-K-6 Building
12/10-Business Office Breakfast-9:00 AM-White House
12/11-Early Release-12:30 PM-District-Wide-Curriculum Development
12/14-Technology Committee-4:00 PM-HS V-Tel Room
12/14-Regular School Board Meeting-6:30 PM-High School Media Center
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