I have officially submitted the Education Yes! report for Mitchell for 2012-13. For those who were able to look it over and give feedback, I appreciate it. Your feedback was factored into the report.
In case you didn't have time to look it over as much as you wanted, I thought I should share some information with you:
Strengths in areas connected to:
Strand 5 - Data and Information Management with a score of 4 out of 4
- our compilation of data in multiple formats and our use of the Achievement Team Database factors in here.
Strand 3 - Personnel Qualifications and Professional Learning - average sore of about 3.8 out of 4
- Excellent staff, excellent use of time in helping each other be the best we can be
Our relative weaknesses are connected to:
Strand 1which focuses on curriculum and instruction with an average score of 3.4 out of 4. The points of leverage in this section include:
- fidelity of instruction - so being the best teachers we can be around our research based practices - guided reading, interactive read alouds, workshop methods, consistent phonics implementation
- a systematic use of formative achievement data in defined teams (think data teams). Our PD work in the use of NWEA data for formative assessments is a step in the right direction for sure.
PLEASE NOTE: please know a relative weakness does not mean we are doing poorly in that area. We clearly have strengths within all areas of Education Yes!
I hope this email helps to share some of the important information about this report.
If you have questions, please don't hesitate.
Sincerely,
Kevin
