Reminders

Impact of Teacher Absences: ﻿One day teacher absences have more of a negative impact on student achievement than previously thought. A study by Columbia University's School of Business found that when a teacher had 10 one day absences over a school year, student math and english scores were significantly lower than when a teacher was absent for two consecutive weeks. One day absences tend to be last minute which limits preparation time for covering the absent teacher's classroom. How well do you plan for the day's you are out? How much do your students learn when you are absent?



Parent Conferences of students in RTI or 504:
 * // When you have a conference with a parent whose student is receiving interventions through the RTI process, please invite Zaida. It's important for those conversations, questions, and concerns be documented in the appropriate place and for the parent to have the opportunity to ask questions and receive additional information about the intervention process. //
 * // The same would be true about a student receiving services under 504. Jennifer should be involved in those conferences to insure that the concerns or challenges are being addressed appropriately through the students 504 plan and that any necessary adjustments are made and documented. //

Communicating Concerns to Parents: The following changes should be communicated to parents prior to distribution of progress reports or report cards:
 * Drop in content area rubric score (ex: student goes from a 3 to a 2 in Reading)
 * Student will receive several asterisks on the report card in a content area - did not receive asterisks in that area the previous nine weeks.
 * Behavioral challenges are being noted - a call is necessary and a face to face conference is preferred.
 * Tier 2 or 3 is being checked - if this is a change from the previous report card, a discussion with the parent is a must.

Dismissal:
 * Please prepare for dismissal in time for your students to __**arrive at their dismissal location** **between 3:00 and 3:03.**__ We have some grade levels arriving very late to dismissal locations causing a delay in the carpool lines. On the flip side of this issue, arriving at dismissal 5 minutes prior to dismissal is a waste of instructional time so work with your team and your students to find the "just right time" for clean up, pack up, and dismissal.