August 25, 2022
Issue #3
1st week of School Special Edition
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Message from Deputy Superintendent of Academics
Dr. Marion Smith Jr
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Hello, Colleagues!
First Week of School: Close your eyes and think back to your first day(s) of school as a child. Who do you remember? What do you remember? Are the memories positive or negative? Like many of us, the first days of a new school year may present a mix of anxious and excited energy. As I reflect on my own first days of school as a PK-12 student in my hometown school district (Clark County School District; Las Vegas, NV; 320,000 students), I am reminded of how I felt and how this feeling of ‘belonging’ and ‘community’ was palpable.
Congratulations on a successful start to the 2022-2023 school year! I want to thank each of you for your welcoming spirit, flexibility, focus and dedication to create a positive learning environment for our scholars, families and community. As I visited schools this week and observed in classrooms, I noticed a great deal of positive things happening that will set the stage for our continued learning, teaching and academic growth journey this school year.
As we prioritize time each day during the first days of school to engage in ‘culture camp’ activities, strategies and lessons designed to build positive relationships centered around belonging, dignity and inclusion, I invite each of us to ask ourselves one question each day:
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- What did I do or say today that had a positive impact on the life of an SLPS scholar?
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It is in the spirit of community and continued collaboration that I share with you the word “Ubuntu” (pronounced: OO-BOON-TOO). This South African word translates to mean, “I am because we are.” Well known South African activist Desmond Tutu explained the concept:
“Africans have a thing called ubuntu. We believe that a person is a person through other persons. That my humanity is caught up, bound up, inextricably, with yours. When I dehumanize you, I dehumanize myself. The solitary human being is a contradiction in terms. Therefore you seek to work for the common good because your humanity comes into its own in community, in belonging.”
Click HERE for a quick video that summarizes “The Story of Ubuntu.”
Looking ahead, I encourage each of us to embrace an UBUNTU mindset as we continue to work together to become a collective community.
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“The Work” of the Academic Office
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The WHY of our work for School Year 22-23:
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- To develop and/or deepen the habits of mind and adaptive leadership moves critical to disrupt and dismantle inequities in our systems, practices, policies and procedures so each scholar thrives.
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The WHAT of our work for School Year 22-23:
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- Strengthen the *instructional core, so each scholar has access and targeted supports to achieve Standards and to engage in deeper learning through the ‘Key 3’
- Use multiple sources of data (qualitative, quantitative and perceptual) to inform decision-making
- Apply “best we know right now practices” to educate the Whole Child
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*teachers’ knowledge and skills; scholars’ engagement in their own learning; academically challenging content
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The HOW of our work for School Year 22-23:
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Academic Office Newsletters
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Starting in September 2022, the Academic Office Newsletter will be sent out twice each month. We will continue to bring you ‘just-in-time’ information and resources that support your continued learning, teaching and growth. Click HERE to access the Newsletter archives for past issues.
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"You can start late, look different, be uncertain and still succeed.” – Misty Copeland
(First Black woman to be promoted to principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatres 75-year history)
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Your partner in education,
Marion Smith Jr, EdD
Deputy Superintendent of Academics
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Scholar Spotlight: First Week of School
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Network Spotlight: Network 1
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Fun Times at Wilkinson Elementary School
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On Saturday, August 13, 2022, member of Middle Tree Church, located at 2105 McCausland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63143 partnered with Wilkinson Early Childhood Center (Wilkinson ECC) to clean a storage area in the school and to begin a mural project on the family parking lot. The members of Middle Tree also treated the staff at Wilkinson ECC to cookies and wrote cards to encourage teachers during teacher appreciation month last May. Principal Levy said, "We are grateful for our partnership with Middle Tree Church and look forward to our continued work together."
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First Day at Lexington Elementary School
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The first day of school is always an exciting time. Here at Lexington Elementary, we wanted to make sure that we matched our scholar’s excitement as we welcomed them with much deserved fanfare and celebrated a new year of learning! Scholars received the red-carpet treatment as they entered our learning zone!
Multiple community members joined in by cheering our scholars on. The Lexington Alumni Committee made sure to show how much they cared about our scholars. Special thanks to Dr. Williams (SLP Chief of Staff), Dr. Smith Jr. (Deputy Superintendent of Academics), and Ms. Karen Jones (Network Superintendent) for coming from Central Office to support this initiative. Thank you to our awesome Lexington staff for showing up in your Lexington gear to let our scholars know that “We’ll be there for you”. Our scholars are ready and excited to learn!
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Meet the Teacher at Stix Early Childhood Center
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Stix Early Childhood Center staff members were excited to welcome our families back into the building for ‘Meet the Teacher Night’ on Thursday, August 18.
Families were able to tour the building, visit classrooms, meet other parents, and pick up their children's iPads. Teachers started making deposits into parents' emotional bank accounts and positive relationships were started!
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C.L.I.M.B with Washington Montessori
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The Pandas of Washington Montessori Elementary School embrace the core values of C.L.I.M.B on a daily basis. Watch how the staff come together to model the core values of:
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- Choosing Safety
- Leading by example
- Inspiring respect
- Making positive choices
- Being responsible
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For more guidance please contact Karen Jones, Elementary Network 1 Superintendent - Karen.jones6@slps.org
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Network Spotlight: Network 2
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We Love Reading at Patrick Henry!
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For our spotlight, let's highlight how we utilize our physical space creatively. At Patrick Henry Downtown Academy, we have large, beautiful hallways that are begging to be utilized for academic purposes. We have created reading nooks everywhere we found an open space, and our scholars are free to use them anytime they feel that magnetic and majestic pull towards a good book and a comfy spot. We have four dedicated hallway spaces for reading nooks, as well as a closed in Reading Room, all of which provide comfortable furniture and cozy spaces full of interesting books that draw scholars in. We also utilize our outdoor classroom by the garden as a peaceful outdoor reading area where scholars can relax with a great book and a healthy snack plucked right off the vine. We love reading at Patrick Henry Downtown Academy and it is our goal to ensure every child has the right environment to fall in love with books too!
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Columbia Elementary School Art Room on KSDK Today
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Columbia's amazing art room and Dr. Britt Tate Beaugard were recently featured on KSDK ‘5 On Your Side’!
Click HERE or belowto see the video.
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For more guidance please contact Dr. Angela Glass, Elementary Network 2 Superintendent - Angela.glass@slps.org
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Subject Area Spotlight: Performing Arts
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EXTRA CREDIT On Stage At Powell Hall
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The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) honors the important work of school music educators with their concert: EXTRA CREDIT On Stage At Powell Hall.
Educators will share the stage with SLSO musicians in a free concert for the community. Begun in 2017, EXTRA CREDIT draws large crowds to Powell Hall and fulfills the dreams of many music educators to perform with a professional orchestra in a celebrated concert hall. In previous EXTRA CREDIT performances, musicians have performed works by Borodin, Dvořák, Grieg, Mussorgsky, Ravel, Smetana, Shostakovich, Tchaikovksy, and John Williams.
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Spotlight on Ames music teacher, William Jeffries
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Don't miss these SLPS colleagues and teachers performing in EXTRA CREDIT On Stage at Powell Hall:
Rachel Phillippe, Violin (Collegiate HS), Terra Haley, Flute or Piano (Gateway Elementary), Pamala Herendeen, Flute (Roosevelt HS), Carolyn Kramkowski, Flute (Shaw Elementary VPA), Natalie Vowell, Bass Clarinet (SLPS Board Of Education), Jeanne Zitta, French Horn (SLPS Network Superintendent – Learning Network 3), Marquita Reef, Trombone (Metro Classical Academy), William Jeffries, Euphonium (Ames Elementary VPA)
October 7, 2022 at 7:00pm
This concert is free but tickets are required. Click to reserve.
For more guidance please contact Kaye Harrelson, Performing Arts Curriculum Specialist - Kaye.Harrelson@slps.org
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Subject Area Spotlight: Science
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This is an exciting year to be a science teacher at St. Louis Public Schools. In science, we are rich with resources to give every child high-quality science instruction.
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- Elementary: All kindergarten through grade five general education classroom teachers will be receiving a bin that is filled with the hands-on materials need to teach the investigations in Mystery Science. In addition, all K-3 general education classroom teachers will be receiving a weather kit that contains a thermometer for measuring temperature, barometer for measuring pressure, and Hygrometer for measuring relative humidity. K-5 teachers will get a STEM kit to use as a model for infusing maker-space activities in classes. Grade 4 will get Snap Circuits for centers as well as grade 3 will receive magnetism kits. Laclede, Bryan Hill, Walbridge, Woerner, Peabody, Shaw, and Mann had training on using the materials and not only learned a lot but had tons of fun.
- Secondary. Grades 6-8 teachers should have received HMH student workbooks, Disruptions in Ecosystems prints & activity materials (for 6th grade ONLY), and OpenSciEd prints and kits. All high schools picked up their science and safety supplies for the year already. Chemistry teachers will receive their printed materials and lab manual (in Teams). The Science Classroom Safety Manual and all the materials are attached in 6-12 Science Team, General channel, under Files tab, “Safety” folder. Pre-recorded videos of hands-on investigations using our high school resources for every core subject are forthcoming in respective subject-based channels.
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If anyone needs support with using the 5 E’s Lesson Planning template, finding all of the rich resources for science in the respective elementary or secondary TEAM’s folder, or support in anyway, please contact Ms. Janet Carrie Launius (elementary science) or Dr. Valentina Bumbu (secondary science). We want nothing more than to see our scholars engaged and learning high quality science, DAILY. We are more than happy to support schools or individual teachers. Remember, science in not a privilege, it is a right!
Have a sensational school year!
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On Friday, October 14 and October 15, 2022, the Smithsonian Science Education Center is offering a free online professional learning opportunity entitled, Attracting All Learners to STEM Using Culturally Based Pedagogy. Click here to register.
About the Professional Learning Opportunity
During this professional development participants will receive an overview of culturally relevant, responsive, and sustaining pedagogies as theoretical frameworks that can be integrated into STEM classrooms. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from educators and community partners who can speak about the positive impact of using culturally based practices. Participants will finally spend time contextualizing their learnings to develop a SMART goal focused on improving their STEM instruction, before networking with field experts and researchers to collect resources and gain support for their ideas.
Workshop Objectives:
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- Learn about the fundamentals of culturally based practices.
- Observe how educators use culturally based practices in preK-12 STEM classrooms.
- Contextualize learning and network to support implementation of culturally based strategies in your own STEM instruction and classroom activities.
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Friday, October 14 - 1 pm – 5:30 pm Eastern
Review the fundamentals of culturally relevant, responsive, and sustaining pedagogies, as well as conceptual frameworks that lend themselves to these theories of instruction. Then learn about the benefits of each approach and how educators use them to enrich learning in their STEM classrooms.
Saturday, October 15 - 10 am– 4:30 pm Eastern
Learn about the innovative, yet practical, ways that K-12 STEM educators create meaningful experiences that allow students to identify with their learning. Then spend time identifying one area of growth to improve your personal practice and develop a goal to improve. Finally, network to gain resources, ideas and support from educators and community partners who can help you integrate culturally based pedagogies into your classroom and STEM activities.
For questions about this program, please contact Sherrell Lewis, LewisSM@si.edu.
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Program Spotlight: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
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Social Emotional Learning Curriculum (Elementary and Middle School Levels)
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ReThink Ed is our new social/emotional, mental health, and wellness curriculum. It will be implemented in grades K-8 this school year. School Counselors are the point of contact for this curriculum.
Please Note: This is in addition to the Sown to Grow social-emotional check in platform. Please contact Dr. Beth Bender or Desiree Speed for additional information.
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Robotics for Grades 4th through 8th
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FIRST Lego League (FLL) Challenge is the fall robotics program for younger scholars. It can be run as an afterschool program, with coaches being paid, event transportation for the all day competition event on Saturday, Dec 10th. If you are interested in sponsoring a team, school leadership confirmation is needed.
When registering add Elizabeth.bender@slps.org as an administrator so the bill can be paid for registration. Then email Dr. Bender and let her know you are signed up.
If you have any questions, check out the FIRST website or watch FLL Challenge events on YouTube to see what it is all about. Generally teams meet 2x a week afterschool first semester.
For more guidance please contact Dr. Beth Bender, Associate Superintendent of College & Career Readiness - Elizabeth.Bender@slps.org
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Department Spotlight: Special Education
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Social Emotional Learning Tips
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Scholars returning to school is always an exciting experience. Parents dropping their little ones off at school for the first time is often exciting, fun and anxiety-provoking all at the same time. It means their babies are growing up! Many experiences happen between then and that last year when graduating high school. Lots of “firsts,”pictures, smiles and some tears along the way. That last year when scholars head off as seniors often has the same emotions for scholars and parents – exciting, fun, and anxiety-provoking all at the same time! In fact, we experience it as educators at the beginning of each year, too! These past few years have been a rollercoaster of emotions. Scholars, parents, teachers, administrators… all of us are experiencing emotions as we return to more unknowns about education.
Here a few tips to help us navigate through this school year:
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- Extend Patience and Grace – Scholars may seem off task, lack focus, or have angry outbursts. Recovering from the collective trauma of the global pandemic will take different forms for each scholar. There will be upticks in disruptive behaviors, some resulting from a combination of experiences with anxiety, grief, financial situations, separation anxiety, etc.
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Respond to disruptive behavior with empathy and understanding. Try to sense the other person’s emotions, experiences, and imagine what they might be thinking or feeling. The response is not try to make it better, but understanding their responses might be just a tad off in the moment. Reminding the person coming back to school might be a little more difficult than you assumed, but we’re going to manage it one day at time.
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- Give Teens (and Post-Teens, too) Some Slack – Research shows high rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidality accordingng to the latest depression and suicidality trends among students middle school through high school. The excitement of “getting back to normal” when everything is not the norm produces a bevy of emotions and responses that youth and teens are not prepared for. Sometimes their responses might be not to bother adults because their perception is they are a burden. It’s okay to let them know and often remind them of “safe spaces” to go to when they feel stressed or overwhelmed. “My door is open at 4 p.m. to whomever needs it. If I’m not here, please make sure to connect with the school counselor, social worker, or someone you trust.” The occasional eye roll is often met with the one who reaches out.
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- Encourage but Don’t Reassure – Educators help students by being honest and encouraging, rather than reassuring. We can better assist students to learn to overcome their fears by using their own skills and experiences, rather than by relying on false assurances. Teach students problem-solving and critical thinking skills that include identifying the problem, brainstorming ideas by recalling past problems and answers, and selecting a solution.
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- Practice Self-Compassion – If ever there was time to give yourself a break, it’s now. The same grace and understanding you provide to others should be extended to yourself. Ask for support when you recognize you need an extra hand or pair eyes to see something more clearly.
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Department Spotlight: English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
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Co-teaching for ELLs is one of the ESOL instructional models used in ESOL Centers. This model suggests that two certified teachers (one general education teacher and one ESOL teacher) work together in the same classroom to provide instruction to students that addresses their English language development in content areas. The co-teaching instructional model is recommended for students with an ACCESS for ELLs Literacy score above 3.0.
The goal is for each English language learner who qualifies for the co-teaching instructional model to experience language development in a classroom where both teachers have been trained in co-teaching for ELLs.
There are multiple training pathways to support co-teaching in classrooms with ELLs. Each co-teaching partnership may select the pathway that best meets their professional learning needs.
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Co-teaching Level 1 Pathway is for partnerships new to co-teaching for ELLs. This 1-hour self-paced Nearpod session will provide an overview of the co-teaching cycle, co-teaching models, building relationships with your co-teaching partner and setting norms. The deadline to complete this pathway is September 30, 2022.
Co-teaching Level 2 Pathway is for partnerships new to co-teaching for ELLs. This comprehensive co-teaching cohort includes synchronous and asynchronous learning. It will provide an overview of co-teaching cycle, co-teaching models, building relationships with your co-teaching partner, setting norms and English language development topic. These sessions will be conducted outside of scheduled work hours with extra service pay available. Click HERE to see training dates for this co-teaching pathway.
Co-teaching Level 3 Pathway is for existing co-teaching partners who have previously been trained in co-teaching for ELLs. These 2, 1-hour self-paced Nearpod sessions dive deeper into co-teaching practices: curriculum mapping, data-informed planning, enhancing co-planning routines, integrating language and literacy. The deadline to complete this pathway is October 30, 2022.
Co-teaching Level 4 Pathway is for co-teaching leaders who have mastered co-teaching practices and are ready to share their expertise with others. Teachers at this level will engage in work to further develop co-teaching for ELLs system-wide. Co-teaching partnerships selecting this pathway will have until May 25, 2023 to complete it.
There is also a Co-teaching Pathway for new partnerships in which both teachers have previously been trained in co-teaching for ELLs, but with a different co-teaching partner. This 1-hour self-paced Nearpod session will guide teachers through the review of co-teaching instructional cycle and co-teaching norms. Deadline to complete this pathway is September 30, 2022.
In the next few weeks, the ESOL Office will collaborate with AICs in all ESOL-center schools to identify which training pathway each co-teaching partnership would like to take this year.
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Department Spotlight: Gifted and Talented Education
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It’s a great first week in the Gifted and Talented Department, the school year is off to a strong start!
Coming down the pipeline: Districtwide universal gifted screening for all 2nd grade scholars!
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- All second-grade scholars in the district that have not already been identified as Gifted will participate in the gifted screening process. Universal screening is an equitable approach to ensure those often marginalized and traditionally underrepresented gifted populations have an opportunity to be identified at an early age. The screening will be administered in a whole group classroom setting by SLPS licensed psychological examiners. Be on the lookout for when we will be coming to your classroom (dates TBD).
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Mallinckrodt Academy of Gifted Instruction Mr. Gregory 4th Grade
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Gifted Testing Available For All SLPS Scholars
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- Do you think your scholar is gifted? Does your scholar have a strong sense of curiosity, enthusiastic about unique interests and topics, demonstrate a quirky or mature sense of humor, is a creative problem solver, has an imaginative expression? High academic achiever? Early reader? They may be gifted! Click here to find out more about the traits of giftedness. If you think a scholar in your class is gifted, encourage their families to reach out to the Gifted & Talented Education Department to schedule a test. Families should call 314-345-4548 to schedule an appointment or visit slps.org/gifted for more information. (For any SLPS families experiencing a hardship in traveling to the Gifted Office for a test, please reach out to our office for assistance.)
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For more guidance please contact Natasha Mitchell, Interim Director of Virtual Learning and Gifted Education - Natasha.Mitchell@slps.org
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Department Spotlight: Professional Development
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Emerson's Excellence in Teaching Awards Program Guideline
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Each year, Emerson’s Excellence in Teaching Awards program recognizes educators — from kindergarten teachers to college professors — in the St. Louis metropolitan area who are examples of excellence in the field of education.
With its world headquarters located in St. Louis, Emerson is proud to present this special awards program to honor extraordinary teachers in both Missouri and Illinois. Since 1989, Emerson has sponsored the program as part of its ongoing commitment to promote quality education throughout the St. Louis area.
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ELIGIBILITY – Participation in Emerson’s Excellence in Teaching Awards program is open to all public and private schools in the St. Louis metropolitan area that provide full-time instruction for students in kindergarten through college. The Excellence in Teaching Awards team sends emails in August to chief administrators of public and private schools, as well as colleges and universities, in the St. Louis metropolitan area inviting them to participate in the program.
For the purposes of this program, the St. Louis metropolitan area is considered to include: (in Missouri) Franklin County, Jefferson County, St. Charles County, St. Louis City and St. Louis County; and (in Illinois) Jersey County, Madison County, Monroe County and St. Clair County.
Only teachers who have been employed for three or more years at their current school are eligible to be selected, and a teacher cannot be nominated for the same school district more than once.
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GUIDELINES – Chief administrators of employing school districts or educational institutions select recipients. Each school district or educational institution may select one honoree for every 500 full-time teachers. If your school district or educational institution has less than 500 full-time teachers, select one honoree.
Please submit one honoree per nomination form. For school districts and educational institutions with multiple eligible honorees, please submit multiple nomination forms (one per honoree). The nomination forms must be completed by the administrator or his/her designee. The forms can be found at Emerson.com/ExcellenceInTeaching.
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SELECTION PROCESS – Employing institutions select their recipients for nomination. Neither Emerson nor the Excellence in Teaching Awards team is involved in the selection process. The deadline to complete the Teacher Honoree Profile form is Friday, Sept. 16, 2022.
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RECOGNITION – Emerson will announce all Excellence in Teaching Awards honorees in November. Each honoree will receive from Emerson the Excellence in Teaching Award engraved with their name, a certificate suitable for framing and a congratulatory gift basket. Emerson will also send a news release listing the honorees and their schools to St. Louis area news media.
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Please note: Emerson is discontinuing its Gold Star Grant Program as the company refocuses its charitable giving strategy and resources to address education inequity in the U.S. communities where it operates. Emerson is committed to continuing to make an impact in the St. Louis educational community through this new phase of corporate giving. For more information, please see this March 10, 2022, press release.
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Having the power to be your best self takes the willingness and courage to learn and build new skills and habits. PreventEd is dedicated to helping youth throughout the greater St. Louis area learn Red Ribbon substance use prevention skills, which they are able to take back to their communities and schools to build a drug free future.
We are offering three dates in September in three different locations to serve you. YOU pick which one works best for your school or community group.
All trainings are free.
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Register at https://prevented.org/programs/red-ribbon/ and you’ll be ready for Red Ribbon next fall!
Spaces are limited and are filling up fast, so please register early!
We’re looking forward to helping you find the power to create a drug free future in your school or community next September!
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Leadership Academies Applications
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- The New School Leaders (NSL) Academy is designed to be an on-boarding tool with continuous individualized support for newly identified school-based leaders. New school leaders are those principals new to the role as well as those new to their context. Please complete the registration form by September 2, 2022 COB. https://forms.office.com/r/GqUKG1Si5W
- The Assistant Principal and Dean (APD) Academy was created for those currently in a school-based leadership evaluative role that wish to learn more about the principalship. Please complete the registration form by September 9, 2022 COB. https://forms.office.com/r/6h9JGQZZw1
- Level-Up Aspiring Leaders (LU) Academy was designed for All SLPS certified staff that have an interest in moving up in their careers at the district and school level. Excludes those APs and Deans who are more aligned to the AP&D Academy. Must have 3 years as a certified classroom teacher. This is the only academy that will require a short application in Nimble. Please complete Nimble application by September 9, 2022 COB. https://app.hirenimble.com/jobview/24698
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For more guidance please contact Dr. LaTisha A. Smith, Director of Professional Development - LaTisha.Smith@slps.org
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Department Spotlight: Curriculum & Instruction
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Standards-Based Health Education Resources for Grades K-12
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This school year, we are partnering with Everfi to offer standards-aligned curriculum resources for Health Education in grades K-12.
All content is aligned to the DESE recommended National Health Education Standards linked HERE under the tab titled Health Education.
Look for more information about districtwide standards-aligned Health Education resources in the next Academic Office Newsletter.
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Revised Lesson Plan Template and Guidebook
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Planning for instruction (Domain 1) is a critical step in the delivery of effective daily instruction. Lesson plans enable teachers to function more effectively in the classroom by providing a detailed outline of intentional planning and instruction. As times are rapidly changing, we acknowledge that the previous lesson plan template was most relevant to a time when most learning was in a virtual or hybrid setting. Based on teacher feedback, the Lesson Plan Template has been revised to support our current blended instructional model approach. Links to the revised Lesson Plan Template and Guidebook are below:
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District Curriculum Committee
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The District Curriculum Committee plays a central role in supporting the delivery of a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum. Charged with reviewing and providing feedback on Curriculum and instruction resources and protocols, the District Curriculum Committee meets once each month during the school year. If you are interested in joining , please complete the form linked HERE.
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Un-Pausing Standards-Based Grading (SBG)
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Standards-Based Grading (SBG) is an approach and process for educators to track scholar progress and achievements while focusing on helping them learn and reach their highest potential. It is a fair and equitable process to assess scholars' knowledge and skills using clearly defined benchmarks of proficiency. In 2021-22 there was a “soft” implementation of SBG in grades PK-3 inclusive of a pause to focus on getting feedback from teachers, working internally to ensure progress reports and report card information in our system databases are accurate, and planning a robust support system for implementation for SY 2022-23. This school year, we are relaunching our standards-based grading approach to include grades PK-5. Professional learning began this week and will continue throughout the school year with scheduled sessions districtwide, booster sessions, and asynchronous options in Frontline. Please find the current Board Policy along with SBG guidance documents linked below:
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- Question: Why must we still include letter grades?Current SLPS Board Policy on Grading is linked HERE.
- Standards-Based Grading Gradebook Guidanceis linked HERE.
- The SIS Gradebook Guidance 1-Pager is linked HERE.
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For more guidance please contact Dr. Kimberly Moody, Director of Curriculum & Instruction - Kimberly.Moody@slps.org
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Curriculum Specialists:
- Dr. Esther Palsenberger, Elementary ELA, 314-779-5939
- Judine Keplar, Secondary ELA, 314-532-6427
- Zehra Khan, Secondary Math, 314-532-3574
- J. Carrie Launius, Elementary Science, 314-934-5258
- Dr. Valentina Bumbu, Secondary Science, 573-544-6835
- Dr. Glenn Barnes, Social Studies, 314-934-5267
- John Grapperhaus, Visual Arts, 314-934-5320
- Kaye Harrelson, Performing Arts, 314-934-5445
- Dr. Taresa Wright-Fraser, Elementary Math, 314-943-5266
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