Feb 7 to Feb 11 Building and Flying the Plane!

Building an airplane at an altitude of 5,000 feet creates challenges, wouldn't you say? It sometimes feels that way in our work...building and flying with no automatic pilot! There is a feeling of worry, tension, and anxiety in the building - of no fault to anyone, for sure. Our careers are such that the personal and professional are intertwined - the care you show to each other is heartwarming. It's one of Hunt's greatest Culture Builders - genuine adoration and fondness for colleagues. Keep it up!

As for your professional duties, all I can tell you is this:

• You are the professional - and you're making informed decisions to help students learn. Continue to use the screening, diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments to help target the learning in alignment with the GLEs.


• Keep on keeping on - Schools In Program Improvement (SIP) have been given 'permission' to focus on Reading and Math...I know how this rubs many of you the wrong way - but our reality is our reality.


• Believe the BEST - we WILL get out from our AYP status - and we will all be the better for it!


• Breathe. Drink (water :), really!). Laugh.

Professional Development Updates
Here is the latest greatest...presented in a chronological way:

Wed, Feb 9: LIC:CT
1:06-2:36pm
Building Writing Scoring
**please bring one writing sample and the writing anchors to calibrate

Wed, Feb 23: Staff Meeting
7:45-8:30am
Hunt Strategic Directions and Data Share Presentations
Grade 1 Team
Grade 2 Team
Nuts & Bolts/Updates

Wed, March 2: LIC:PR
1:06-2:36
Hunt Strategic Directions and Data Share Presentations
Grade 3 Team
Grade 4 Team
Grade 5 Team
Excel: Portfolio Assessments

Mon, March 7: Supplemental Day #5
8:30-11:30
Math Focus by grade level at various sites
K - Shaw Road
1 - Fruitland
2 - Hunt (BEST school ever!)
3 - Pope
4 - Zeiger
5 - Pope
6 - Sunrise
**support staff, let's divvy up where we all go**

11:30-12:30 Travel & Lunch

12:30 - 1:30
Hunt Strategic Directions and Data Share Presentations
Kinder Team
Grade 6 Team
**support staff - go where your directors request**

1:30 - 3:30
Team Time to Collaborate - please create and forward your team's agenda to Rebecca

Tue, March 22: Number Corner at Work
tbd
Janis Heigl, Math Consultant, will provide onsite support using the Number Corner materials. A schedule is under construction. Stay tuned! This is a GREAT opportunity!

Please see your admin team if you have any questions about any of these upcoming dates! Everyone is expected to be in attendance.