From:      Marino, Jay

Sent:      Monday, April 15, 2002 9:36 AM

To:      Administrators

Cc:      Charvat, Cheryl; Breidenstein, Mike

Subject:      Updates and Reminders for 4-15-02 from the Office of Instruction and School Improvement...

Updates and Reminders for 4-15-02 from the Office of Instruction and School Improvement...

 

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K-12 Principal Meeting Scheduled for 4-16-02 @ 9:15 a.m.

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An updated agenda is available at http://curriculum.risd41.org/admin/principal_meetings/4-16-02.htm .  As a special treat (thanks for overlooking our blunders, mishaps and faults this year!), hot breakfast will be served beginning at 9:00am.  See you then.

 

 

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May 14th, All Principals are Invited to "Staff Development Standards" Workshop

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Please mark May 14th on your calendar.  Linda Munger (National Staff Development Council board member and consultant) will be with us to share strategies on how to effectively plan staff development activities.  Special attention will be focused on integrating staff development activities into the School Improvement Plan.  An online flyer is available at http://curriculum.risd41.org/admin/may14pd.htm.  Please call or email Cheryl to reserve your spot. We would like to see 100% attendance for this event.

 

 

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SIP Template Updated!

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An updated SIP template is now available online.  I have made revisions according to the received feedback from principals.  As you begin creating next year's School Improvement Plan, please begin using the new template.  If there are sections that you are not comfortable with, feel free to contact me and/or make some adjustments that meet your needs for this year.  In summary, our goal is to have everyone begin using the template for next year while allowances and flexibility will be made in certain sections where more information is needed.  Updated SIP is available at http://curriculum.risd41.org/admin/school_improvement/school_improvement.htm .  By the beginning of the 2003-2004 school year, all schools will need to use the complete SIP template.

 

 

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April 29th Professional Development Survey Due May 6th

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The form can be downloaded at http://curriculum.risd41.org/documents/pd/evaluation.doc . Please email the summary evaluation to our office by May 6th.  To view past professional development summaries, visit http://curriculum.risd41.org/documents/pd/evals/pd_evaluations.htm .

 

 

 

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2001-2002 ITBS Scores Are Now In Discovery!

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The technology department has put all 2001-2002 ITBS test data into the Discovery database- thanks Janet!  We are also in the process of designing report templates that will be available to all schools soon to access the data.  Over the next month, we will be adding the last 3 years of ISAT and ITBS test data into the system that that detailed data analysis can easily occur.  By the end of next week, the curriculum office will make available the annual ITBS report to the Board of Education.  This year's report will include cohort trend data, reports by ethnicity and individualized school trend data.

 

 

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View past "Updates and Reminders" at... http://curriculum.risd41.org/admin/updates/updates_and_reminders.htm

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Jay

 

Excellence Every Day!

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Jay Marino

Assistant Superintendent for Instruction & School Improvement

Rock Island-Milan Public Schools

2101 Sixth Avenue- Admin Center - Rock Island, IL  61201

Voice: 309-793-5900 ext. 253 - Fax: 309-793-5905

 

jay.marino@risd41.org - http://www.risd41.org

Instruction/ School Improvement Site: http://curriculum.risd41.org/

Personal Web Site: http://www.jmarino.ws

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