Accolades

· Howell Elementary was featured in the Erlanger Recorder last week for their Work Ethic Program with Mazak.
· Arnett was also recently featured in the Erlanger Recorder for their Buddy Reading Program.
· Lindeman Elementary, Tichenor and Lloyd recently held parent nights for all ELL students that were well attended and very informative and welcoming to parents and students. Thank you to the staff members that made these nights possible!
· Miles Elementary has been contacted by an educational author and their work on standards based report cards may be included in an upcoming book.
· The paraprofessional training on Friday of last week went very well. Thank you to all who attended.
· Thanks to the diligent work of Mary Burch, our District Health Coordinator, our School Based Health Centers will be partnering with the health department.

What’s up in the district this Week

· We intend start some district walk-throughs this week. Please continue with what you are doing if you see Mr. Palmore, Mrs. Hellmann or me enter a classroom. We are there to learn more about what students are learning and doing and do not want you to worry about stopping what you or doing or even acknowledging us. We hope that we will get to a point that everyone is used to having visitors in your classrooms from within your building and the district.
· The Lloyd Athletic Department will host their annual craft show on September 25 and 26. More details are located on the district website.
· State assessment results will be released at 12:01AM on Wednesday, September 23rd. The state will use percent proficient/distinguished to determine accountability for all schools at all levels. KASC and the Prichard Committee have put together indices for you to compare your subject content progress and an overall transition index. Your principals will be able to share more with you.
· The window for Explore, Plan and 12th grade On Demand Writing will close at the end of the week.

Looking Ahead

· All schools will now have Compass Odyssey which will automatically correlate with the MAP assessment results at the elementary and middle school levels. It will work differently at the high school. An overview of the program will be provided at the Erlanger Teaching and Learning Conference and separate dates have been scheduled for cadres at each school.
· Kentucky is joining approximately 45 other states in designing national content standards. More information will be presented to you as we learn more.
· State requirements we will be continuing to develop this year include a Literacy Plan and the RTI Model.
· School Site visits will begin in late October and early November. We are looking forward to meeting with everyone and learning more about all you are doing for our students.

Quote of the Week:

“If you find a pathway with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” Unknown