This week the Curriculum Chats met with Kindergarten Staff! The running agenda captured the topics discussed. Running Curriculum Chat Agenda
This week's discussion with the Kindergarten staff that were able to attend was captured on video. Please access using this LINK .
The next Curriculum Chat will be held on February 19th with First Grade staff. Please remember these are optional events for staff. Here is the recurring link.
Our Show What You Know Campaign is underway and we would also love to hear from our staff! This Spring we want to normalize showing what we have learned and encourage students to show their learning on Spring assessments through our show what you learned campaign. Students have the opportunity to share a story about what they are learning to be entered to win a Spring raffle basket after IAR, and so does staff! Submit your videos to Sarah Mumm at 10358@kaneland.org sharing something you have learned this past week, month or semester and you are entered to win! We will begin this week sharing the videos of our community of learners on social media to celebrate our learning.
It is that time of year again to begin to think about the replenishment of Science consumables. The Mystery Science modules have changed their supply lists a bit. If you are in need of some replacement materials or new materials for the new modules, please work with your school office to get those items ordered. If you have any questions at all, please reach out to Sarah Mumm.
Please use this as the final language for all summative and student growth goal meetings. Congrats to all staff on a job well done on feedback conferences. Keep sharing timely feedback with students.
By the end of February 2025, the district will move 25% in student self-reported feedback to a higher level within the feedback typology as compared to the pre-data from the April 2024 survey. (Commitment Connection PBP, and Personalized Learning Tenet G).
Data Collected:
FALL: 2925 (2020 3rd-12th grade and 720 K-2) 75% of our student population (3905)
SPRING: 2372 (1789 from 3th-12th and 583 K-2) 61% of our student population
NOTE: September check in data totals 113% due to the K-2 form allowing students to select more than one level at a time. This data is check in data and the goal is based on April 2024 data.
Unsatisfactory: Increase in level 1 percent
Needs Improvement: Less than 20% growth, but no regression
Proficient: 21% to 25% movement by 1 or more levels
Distinguished: 26% movement by 1 or more levels
The author of the Patrick Picklebottom book series (our escape room and 5 Schools 1 Book read last year) is working exclusively with Kaneland on a writing contest! He wants our young writers to submit his next mystery to be published in his next book!!!! You heard that right, our Kaneland student's writing will be in his next book! See the attached flier to learn more about the contest. All submissions must be sent to Sarah Mumm by February 25th at 10358@kaneland.org. Students K-5 are eligible to participate. Please share this great news with your K-5 writers and families.
The following discussions took place during the monthly MTSS Coordinator meeting:
Updates and collaboration with the Behavior Facilitators and coaches.
Discussion of Rigby assessment and running record practices for the future.
Reflection of KIPLA practices and check ins that are occurring.
The start of planning for assessment for the Fall. At this time we will not be holding a Fall Rigby, we will be using the Spring Rigby as the starting point for our students.
The team also began to consider how to clarify the places data and tools for MTSS are for next school year. We hope to bring clarity on the data hub, data wall, and FRM over the next four months.
The team planned the IAR planning for Kane County Day. They will also be collaborating with Martne and Laura to assist with KIPLA.
The team discussed the Early Bird screening pilot. The permission slip is going out this week to pilot students with the options for students’ families to opt out by Friday.
The district tech office is working through the process of using the new IAR launchpad and getting students’ accommodations and teachers’ logins set up for the testing period. We will be sending updates as we get them on the new platform.
Laura will be working on the process of the MTSS structure planning for next year starting in April after IAR.
The notes were reviewed and approved by: Sarah Mumm, Shaun Wenz, Catherine Orin, Laura Garland and Chris Sears
On 2/10/25, the 6 - 12 exploratory team met to review curriculum and material needs. Online subscriptions were reviewed, as well as essential materials needed in music, media, industrial arts and STEAM labs. Total dollar amounts for each of the subjects within the exploratory were calculated. Additional information is needed for the art curriculum platform in terms of pricing, so a meeting with this provider has been scheduled. Follow-up conversations with peers in exploratory will be conducted.
