West Elementary has frequent celebrations for students
who meet academic goals.
Not exact matches
Not only are these
goals met, but the children
who receive massage are also reportedly more connected to one another, express more empathy, and have improved
academic performance.
«Students want to
meet other students
who share the same
academic interests, experiences and
goals.
The state is also about to start a pilot program that pairs up students with an adult mentor
who can, among other things, help students understand the purpose of school and set and
meet academic goals.
Students can
meet academic goals by doing things like investigating access to neighborhood parks, mapping local food deserts, or telling the stories of people
who help to give a place its identity.
For example, I'll try and
meet with each of my students once per semester at some point outside of class time and use the conversation to learn more about
who they are, what their
academic goals are, and whatever other concerns they have.
Patty Quinones,
who was then the school's principal and is now the district's assistant superintendent of innovation, worked backward to translate the end
goals into curricula that
met the state's
academic standards.
Academic partnerships begin with
Goal Setting Parent - Teacher Conferences where teachers,
who have received training,
meet with families to:
Conferencing with teachers, school leaders, other instructional personnel, and external educational agencies to aid in the development of robust, appropriate, educational programming and supports to students
who are at risk of failure, not
meeting school
academic goals, and / or currently being supported by a formal IEP
Conferring with teachers, school leaders, and other instructional personnel, external educational agencies, to aid in the development of robust, appropriate, educational programming and supports to students
who are at - risk of failure, not
meeting school
academic goals, and / or currently being supported by a formal IEP.
We needed a teacher leader
who taught music or arts, had an appreciation for both, and a firm belief that the arts could help the district
meet its
academic and climate
goals.
The analysis concluded the District's schools are plagued by a culture that encourages educators to hand out diplomas to
meet lofty graduation
goals, even if that means giving a high school degree to a student
who missed half of the
academic year.
The program is built on the premise that a student with strong adult and peer relationships has a much better chance of improving behavior and
meeting academic goals than a student
who doesn't.