A couple congratulations to some of our fellow Knights: Willie Argo was selected in the 22nd round
of the Major League Draft to the Tampa Bay Rays. We all wish Willie the best of luck, and look
forward to seeing him in the Major Leagues!
Girls’ soccer once again had an incredible season, and won their first
round game at state on Thursday. Keep it
up ladies, and as Coach King says, “Bring home some hardware!”
A lot of time was spent on state reporting this week. On June 20th our spring EASIER
report is due to the state. This is a
time consuming process, but we are in the final stages before we certify the
report and get approval from the state.
I’m sure this sounds a lot of fun to everyone. Trust me, it’s not.
We began the renovation of the Physics lab this week. This project should help to improve not only
the aesthetics of the room, but also the safety. It also provides a greater seating capacity and
creates new ways to arrange the room making it less restrictive and more
conducive to group learning.
I had a web meeting with Lee Morrison, superintendent of
schools and Lee Iben, President of Regina this week. Conversation centered around school finance
and the optimal way ways to fund our schools.
It was a good conversation and I look forward to seeing what comes from
the ideas that were shared.
Thursday morning was spent over at the AEA doing some more
work with the ICAT tool, which provides us with the ability to analyze our
curriculum and see how it aligns to the Core Curriculum. Thursday’s conference taught us how to
analyze the data our teachers entered during the winter. As a school we chose to focus our attention
on 21st century skills and I was pleasantly surprised with the
amount of the Iowa Core that we already cover.
The challenge for us is not in coverage, but the depth in which we cover
each of the components. During these
meetings the word “mastery” is frequently used when referring to how concepts
should be covered. We need to continue
to strive for mastery of concepts and not just coverage. I know our teachers are up to that
challenge.
Have a great weekend.
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