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This is one of data bases that we use to collect information and analysis the growth of students in reading and math. We meet wtih our intervention team weekly to discuss progress of students and discuss instructional practices. We meet on a 6-8 week cycle with our grade level teams.

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Copy of DL Benchmark Data 23-24 Caseload - May Reading New

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Prior to Covid, I was Seesaw Ambassador and help Professional Development to support the implementation of technology. Since I was well versed in Seesaw and other digital platforms, I was asked to lead professional developments on how to utilize Seesaw and screencast.

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When I was a dual language classroom teacher, I was the leader of our Dual Language PLCs. I was in charge of organizing and leading our PLC meetings. One of the struggles of being a dual language teacher in my last school district was we had to rotate schools every two years and we rarely had time to work together. I created this documentation to support vertical alignment between our grade levels.

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Curriculum Communication Spring 2020 to Fall 2020

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Here is a letter of recommendation from a past administrator. This letter highlights the different responsibilities that I had as a classroom teacher.

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Here is a letter of recommendation from a past administrator. This letter highlights the different responsibilities that I had as a classroom teacher.

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When I was hired as the Principal of the School of Dual Language, my Superintendent tasked with analyzing the current Dual Language program. Once I completed my analysis and research I worked with a group of teachers to restructure our Dual Language Program. This presentation is the presentation that I utilized to inform my Superintendent and team.

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Here is an example of the evaluation form that I complete alongside my building assistant (assistant principal). We have formal meetings throughout the year to discuss her goals for our three buckets, People, PLCs and Positive Culture.

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Here is an example of a summative evaluation that I completed for an education support personnel, my principal secretary. We talked through each category and discussed areas of strengths and growth. This is completed on a yearly basis.

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Attached is our agenda for our guiding coalition. Many of the action steps that are listed in our SIP presentations below are discussed in our guiding coaliiton meetings.

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Here is our Winter Dual Language School Improvement Plan. This presentation has a collection of data from NWEA, FastBridge, HumanEx and Social Emotional Learning. Following each collection of data, there are action steps.

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Here is our Winter Dual Language School Improvement Plan. This presentation has a collection of data from NWEA, FastBridge, HumanEx and Social Emotional Learning. Following each collection of data, there are action steps.

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In the beginning of the school year our Multilingual Coordinator resigned and I was asked to take on many of those different tasks. One of my major tasks was the administration of ACCESS for ELLs. I ran PLCs with our ML teachers and supported principals through the assessment.

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District 73 Administering ACCESS for ELLs

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Here is our MTSS Problem Solving Process Form that we have introduced at the School of Dual Language. We ask that our classroom teachers complete this form prior to bring it to the team. We continue to utilize this form as we determine the action plans from the data that is collected.

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I collaborated with our one of our Teaching and Learning Coordinators to create a schedule for our new foundational resource that would match our content and language allocation. I met with each PLC to support the implementation of this schedule.

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Dual Language English Into Reading _ ¡Arriba la Lectura! Guidance 2024-2025

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The School of Dual Language has a different schedule then other elementary schools due to our language and content allocation. I created a schedule for each grade level to follow to ensure that we follow the pacing calendars developed by our grade level GVCs.

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24-25 ELA_SLA Pacing Calendars for the School of Dual Language 

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We have GVC leadership teams that focus on the advancement of student growth and learning by prioritizing and aligning learning standards in different content areas. I led a Spanish Language Arts GVC for our building. We focused on identifying the priority standards and aligning them with our foundational resource.

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_GVC Leadership Team_ DL Special Session 22-23

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This is our School Improvement Plan for the 24-25 school year. Our district focuses on determining the root cause of our data and creating action plans. Our Guiding Coalition team have generated action plans that can be implemented by all staff members. Some of these action steps are little action steps that will go a long way.

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Here you will find a letter of recommendation for a teacher that was looking for position closer to home.

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Attached is a letter of recommendation from my Superintendent. This is my fourth year at Hawthorn School District 73.

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This is a letter of recommendation from my a mentor and colleague. We are in a unique situation, where we are in one building but are two different schools.

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We are welcoming our incoming kindergarteners with Popsicles with your Principal. This event will allow new students the opportunity to build relationships with their fellow classmates. They also get a t-shirt to represent their school.

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We are excited to invite you to a special event, "Popsicles with Your Kindergarten Principal," taking place on Tuesday, July 30th, from 12 PM to 3 PM at Peterson Park.

This is a wonderful opportunity for your children to meet and interact with their kindergarten principals in a fun setting. We will be providing popsicles for everyone to enjoy while getting to know one another.

Event Details:

📅 Date: Tuesday, July 30th

🕛 Time: 12 PM - 3 PM

📍 Location: Peterson Park

We hope you can join us for this delightful afternoon of treats and bonding. It's a perfect way for your little ones to feel more comfortable and excited about the upcoming school year.

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Popsicles with Your Principal! 🍦 by Samantha Cook | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for educators, businesses and more

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Here is our upcoming Institute Day agenda. It communicates a variety of activities with the determined time and location.

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Throughout the 2023-2024 school year, I presented our School Improvement Plan to our School Board. We highlighted our most recent data as well as our next steps.

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The last week of school we share out a final newsletter with our community to thank them for the school year and to provide some important dates for the following school year.

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This video is in English sharing the upcoming changes to our Dual Language program. Due to COVID, the best way to share information with parents was through videos.

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This video is in Spanish sharing the upcoming changes to our Dual Language program. Due to COVID, the best way to share information with parents was through videos.

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This is my welcome back letter to parents which includes important district and building information. Our families always appreciate consistent communication.

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Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We hope you are enjoying the summer, and we are looking forward to seeing everyone back at school. Included in this letter is information that will be helpful to you and your child in preparing for the first day of school.

The 2024-2025 school year already promises to be a great one! Everyone at Hawthorn District 73 is looking forward to a positive and successful year of learning. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the upcoming school year, please feel free to contact us.

We look forward to seeing you and your child soon!

Nikki Rodrigo and Meghan Caby

Principal and Building Assistant

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Welcome to School of Dual Language - July 29, 2024 by Nicole Rodrigo | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for educators, businesses and more

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At the beginning of the year, I send out my welcome letter to all our new families. This letter provides families with my educational background and experience. I think it is important that families get to know you before the first day of school. Many times it sparks a connection between families and yourself.

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Principal Evaluation for 23-24 School Year. This past year, I was evaluated by our Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources.

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Hawthorn Evaluation Plan Document 2023-24 - Template.docx

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