Friday MM - Day "F"

Good Morning!

Welcome our WatchDOGS to Breakfast!

A message from Dr. Emory;

This morning the State Board of Education approved our portfolio waiver request unanimously. A special thank you is in order for our own Buddy Collins for his advocacy on this issue. Based on this action, I am immediately suspending the required use of the RTA portfolio assessments. Our Advisory Groups will meet next week to get your feedback and provide more information as to how we move forward. I thank Janie Costello for her commitment and dedication to best practice and hearing from all of you. Our Board of Education will also be asked to support this action with a resolution on Tuesday night. We are very relieved that our waiver request, which was to use our already in place, READ 3D assessments as our alternative to demonstrate third grade proficiency, was approved. We appreciate that we will be able to lessen the burden on our teachers while still demonstrating third grade reading proficiency through an alternative measure.

With the proliferation of the rubber band creations we need to be clear with our expectations.

• We expect students to be engaged in their academic pursuits
• We expect students to be fair and caring toward their peers

To accomplish these goals we will not allow students to create a market for goods or services that will create differentials and distract form academic goals.

• No selling - No trading

Let me refer us to school board policy 5131 Section IX 

#29 Commercial solicitation of or by students is prohibited on school grounds or at school-sponsored events. Charitable solicitation of students is permitted subject to the provisions of Policy 1324

Subs:
Meta Faulkner for Tonya Grisette