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"Critical to recommending best practices for language revitalization is addressing the linguistic demographic
status of each language. That is to say, best practices for a language still spoken by almost every one of all
ages, or by everyone age 20 and upwards, will be different from best practices for a language that now is
spoken only by elders."  from the Alaska Native Language parent advisory committee.
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/4/pub/ANLPAC2016%20Report%20to%20the%20Governor%20and%20Legislature.pdf

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Skip is coming on the 26th.
regarding your homework scenario...it wouldn't over ride the policy but the fact that you are working hand in hand with the parent would improve parent school relationships...so you could do that.

Computer is back in my office will drop it off today.

Yes , the February Concert is pretty cool.

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1.  Does Skip Rice have a new date he will come see our students?
2.  Wow! about the cellist!
3.  Homework - would it be correct to assume that if a parent were to want a plan for her/his student(s) whereby any work not done during the day would be sent home for homework, or homework for remediation or any other reason - and had signed a paper saying so - that the parent's request would override the district's policy?
4. Would we be able to get that one computer back for Monday afternoon so Abbie can do the math AIMSweb testing with the grade 2 students?

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"Friday Notes" are required each week by each SA to be sent to the superintendent.  Here is a copy of Mekoryuk's Friday note: (If you think of a brief one liner I could add at any time I would be happy to include it!)
Dear Dan,

This past week in Mekoryuk we deliberately re-taught rules and procedures to our students after our week long "fall holiday".  We had our last JH Cross -Country practice and students are looking forward to starting NYO next week. Plant Facilities sent out help for us to fix our boilers, Nancy Nish came out to help students with their scheduling and Jim Biela came out to do some needed social work. On the home front, We had a late season rush of silver salmon this week and everyone is filling their freezers with fish (and berries).. Finally, Mekoryuk Elder Nancy Edwards passed on this week and her funeral and feast will be held Sunday.

Thanks,

Walt

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-We were thinking of Faviola coming to talk to high school on Monday and seeing if students are interested in photography club once a week after school--we might lose some students next semester.

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-I would like to start NYO practice on Wednesday next week; I want to do 4-5ish practices Mon-Thurs. (Joey, we can talk about a flexible schedule to see if students could do both photography and NYO)
- I would like to share a technology tool called EdPuzzle during Friday's meeting (about 5-10 minutes)

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The district has just introduced a homework policy.  In a nutshell, homework must be designed to improve parent school partnerships.  That should be its soul purpose...not remediation, not finishing work not completed in class, not character building....ask your self, will this homework improve parent and school partnerships?
As you might expect, this will be something we will talk about next Friday. EXCEL math homework is a very good example of what is appropriate...a review of tasks already taught.  Flash cards of math facts are also something that parents and kids can work on together that will have an academic benefit as well as a parent school partnership benefit.  I am thinking we will all have something to say about this and we will need to wrap our brains about what this really means for each of us.  :)

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So far we have no visitors for the week of September 18th..

By the way this is mid-term week!  That means that if a child is failing at this point in any subject you teach, send a letter to the parent via US mail...Mary can give you and envelope and a stamp.

Good news:  Don Lehman from the Sitka Fine Arts Camp called this week...wanted to know it would be alright if a world famous cellist and a talented Pianist could come out in early February to do a concert for the community!  I said yes of course!

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So far the following people will be visiting on Monday September 11:

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So far the following people will be visiting on Monday September 11:

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Jim Biela (Social Work)
Nancy Nish (HS Itinerant Academic Counselor)
Skip Rice (SPED)

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2:30 at RAVN

I have checks for the Cot people...

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okay - i'm singing out now

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Nuniwarmiut school will use it for no higher than grade 3...because English is our L1

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LKSD does aimsweb for some dual language sites in grades 3-5.  We do MAPS for grades 3-12.

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This lovely lady is saying our district is using AIMSWEB for 3 - 5 reading...  didn't we do MAPS for 3 and up reading?  Are we doing both for 3 - 5 Reading?  Do you know or should I ask?

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This lovely lady is saying our district is using AIMSWEB for 3 - 5 reading...  didn't we do MAPS for 3 and up reading?  Are we doing both for 3 - 5 Reading?  Do you know or should I ask?

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Thanks - I just showed Andrew Gillian my computer - a 10.8.5 - and he, too, said my computer is too old to get the Testnav downloaded.  I only have one of the grade 2 students in my homeroom - are we going by who our homeroom students are, or having Abbie do the AIMSweb and I'll keep teaching, or something else?

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Thanks - I just showed Andrew Gillian my computer - a 10.8.5 - and he, too, said my computer is too old to get the Testnav downloaded.  I only have one of the grade 2 students in my homeroom - are we going by who our homeroom students are, or having Abbie do the AIMSweb and I'll keep teaching, or something else?

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I realize this isn't for everyone's information, but my computer won't download the testnav for AIMSweb - I think my computer is too old, so I'm just watching Bonnie move through this training, but it is VERY ineffectual training for me - oh yeah, there were also not enough copies of the hand out for me, and not enough number codes set up for me to participate in the training. So, instead I'm trying out this way of feeding you information :)

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Also, to make it easier to access throughout the day, I book marked the site, and saved it to my bookmark bar at the top of the screen.  Then I moved the bookmark to the first position in my book mark bar.

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Like this

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Oops to help clarify who is speaking...if it matters...put your initials in the top corner before you start typing

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Oops to help clarify who is speaking...if it matters...put your initials in the top corner before you start typing

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The only thing we have to remember is that it should be only shared within our group to protect student privacy.  Also don't tell me anything you don't want everyone to know.  

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The only thing we have to remember is that it should be only shared within our group to protect student privacy.  Also don't tell me anything you don't want everyone to know.  

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Ok this means its working! Thanks Devin.

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Ok this means its working! Thanks Devin.

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Great idea, I'm looking at using this website in my VTC class. This is just for staff viewing?

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Today I am trying out a new communication tool called Padlet.  The idea is that when information comes to us that is valuable to us all that we would share it.  

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Today I am trying out a new communication tool called Padlet.  The idea is that when information comes to us that is valuable to us all that we would share it.  