A couple of updates for the week:
I spent some time on Friday with our teachers listening to them present on the ways they incorporate technology into their classroom. It was great to see they are using some very innovative approaches into daily instruction. The technological advances of the last 20 years have given us a way to communicate and teach in ways we never thought possible. The variety of techniques our teachers are using is impressive. Our students will be exposed to many different platforms in their four years here. Nice job teachers!
The Embracing Our Future 2.0 Campaign continues and the response has been great! People feel the value in such a progressive program and the numbers back up their feelings. I truly look forward to each meeting with our supporters and hearing their opinions of the successes of our tuition assistance program.
I had a meeting with the English department this week to discuss weighted grades and grading procedures. One of the things we discussed was the historical basis for AP classes and weighted grades. At one time the number of these classes at Assumption was staggering. We have done a great job of cleaning up our AP offerings and holding theses classes to high standards. We also discussed the logistical and philosophical processes used for grading. It was a good discussion and we will continue to explore research based strategies.
On Friday we had a meeting with the Board of Directors to begin to bring the 360 evaluation process to a close. I would like to thank everyone who participated in this process. We couldn't have continual improvement without the input of all of our stakeholders. Thanks to the teachers, parents, staff and board members who took the time to offer not only strengths, but also areas for growth.
We sent out an email on the early bird drawing for April Knight. It does a nice job of detailing the last several of school improvements. If you missed it feel free to check it out here.
I participated in the Scott Co. tech coordinators meeting this week. It was a great discussion covering a broad range of topics including printing, curriculum and future initiatives. See a copy of the notes from the meeting here.
Have a great Easter weekend!
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