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Consistent social emotional curriculum implementation

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Definitely think coaching has been more intentional this year shout out to Eikmann and Price

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student love to write about their experiences and take a lot of pride over written products, especially when they get to put a piece of themselves into it

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There are too many blind spots, doors and areas without staff/security supervision.

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Knowing HOW to scaffold and differentiate what that actually looks like in practice

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giving kids more choice and agency over what they learn/how they learn it

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positive growth mindset culture of NWEA in the high and incentives to celebrate growth

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Rush Hour is awesome now. Students. Creating that consistent reading culture and expectation has really allowed for some awesome days for the students.

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Rush Hour is awesome now. Students. Creating that consistent reading culture and expectation has really allowed for some awesome days for the students.

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make class times shorter and make transition times longer. We'll get better attention and focus. 

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make class times shorter and make transition times longer. We'll get better attention and focus. 

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When I gave my students the opportunity to pick out their free reading books after taking "what should I read quizzes" there was more buy in. Students enjoy agency over their reading :)

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When I gave my students the opportunity to pick out their free reading books after taking "what should I read quizzes" there was more buy in. Students enjoy agency over their reading :)

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Less lunch time = more desire to eat in class ...I know this isn't a Department threat but I think it affects their ability to lock in at times

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We do not have unlimited funds

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Largely, LFLA gives us a lot of autonomy as teachers. If we want to do something, we can try it.

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Longer lunch for more free time so when it is time to read and lock in, students feel less apathetic.

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Longer lunch for more free time so when it is time to read and lock in, students feel less apathetic.

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doing "damage control" when you receive a grade of students who had 2-4 teachers come and go the year before you making learning difficult, filling in for those deficits on top of what they need to learn at grade level

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coaching structure for new teachers

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Inflation. Being able to hire quality teachers, while providing them with increasing competitive salary.

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Broader cultural trends concerning:
1. School attendance
2. Digital influences
3. Globalization
4. The Robots

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Students love graphic novels. some classics like A Wrinkle in Time have graphic novel adaptions

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Students love graphic novels. some classics like A Wrinkle in Time have graphic novel adaptions

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a wide range of student reading levels in a single class

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SS dept. does exceptionally well with PBL

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We have a school full of problem solving educators

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More specified PD. Love that we have PD time, want to continue to improve in my growth areas. 

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More specified PD. Love that we have PD time, want to continue to improve in my growth areas. 

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We constantly change things up on our students -- discipline, grading, etc -- in a way that makes us come across to them -- remember, they are very smart and perceptive -- as frantic. school needs to be a place that, even if they resent it, has internal consistency that students can rely on. I think that, specifically talking about PD, we ought to have more specific, long-term goals that we see through on a semester or yearlong basis, even if we get inconclusive data. A lot of what we are told in PD is necessarily reliant on an extremely long "experimental phase" because we are literally dealing with childhood development!!!! I think the whole school could benefit from follow-through on less total goals that are more long-term. The students know when we are scrambling.

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Opportunity for students to earn college credit with a few course offerings in HS

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Constructing units based on primary sources

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Vertically aligned writing curriculum 5-12

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standardized, consistent curriculum for grades 6-12

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standardized, consistent curriculum for grades 6-12

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connecting the class experience to real world experiences/opportunities (bringing outside people in or increasing exposure outside of the school).

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Seminar ("intervention") in HS

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Lack of communication from administration in regards to students in Success Academy

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Rigor is low. Need more higher level questions.

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Community Based Learning Projects

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The low expectations of giving out homework 

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The low expectations of giving out homework 

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Phone usage

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Curriculum will be implemented K-8 starting next year

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Book clubs in each school

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Combating negative perceptions of what it means to be a reader.

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Maintaining a quality learning environment with students is still challenge #1

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Trouble locating passages for citations

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Copy and paste, lack paraphrasing skills

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Though this has gotten better lately, but reconnecting with the Success Academy students with what they have missed. It can be a tall task depending on how long they have been in there.

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Though this has gotten better lately, but reconnecting with the Success Academy students with what they have missed. It can be a tall task depending on how long they have been in there.

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Better planned lessons, areas to grow as a teacher to help class run better as a whole.

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Making this a safe space for each person in the department to bounce ideas, ask questions and vent etc

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Hosting family literacy nights in middle and high school (elementary does or has done this)

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Still leaving room for creativity, the ELA curriculum could use more structure. Currently, there are many resources with links and comment threads. However, a guide with clearer, concise objectives, goals, examples and videos housed in ONE place would be most helpful, especially for new teachers.

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educator turnover (less people going into the profession and the state already being in a shortage)

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No onsite school library

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Implementation of Standards based grading

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Implementation of Standards based grading

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Scholarly habits

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Lack of student free time leaves kids frantic and resistant towards high-bar asks of their energy and time. The tiny amounts of free time they do get are marked by intense scrutiny

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Clear objective for Reading/Writing Seminar in High-school

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aligning writing expectations across content areas to be very uniform

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Consistent and thoughtful independent reading time in every classroom

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Inconsistent attendance

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lack of alignment from 9-12 to directly scaffold and build off the past year's ELA experience (main culprit is frequent teacher turnover in HS ELA)

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Writing essays

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Standardized testing

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Chat GPT

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Banned book bills

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Committed staff who are willing to experiment with new ideas, such as curriculum changes content changes.  Whether changing texts or changing Unit themes or essential questions, etc.

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Chat GPT

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P H O N E S

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Overall, I feel the department genuinely cares about LFLA students and is on a mission to help them meet curriculum and Missouri Standard goals.

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very clear objectives (broken down standards) for what students should be learning to be a roadmap for the year

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Students enthusiastic about learning, and seeking answers with peers.

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Incentives and the way they are handled and discipline, specifically long-term suspensions and stays in "success" academy disrupt long-term, consistency-dependent learning goals.

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Library Cards! We can now get the kids on libby

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No social studies classes in 6th and 7th grade (this may have changed)

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Giving kids freedom in choosing books for independent reading

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Allowing Students to help teach/explain content to students who missed the lesson

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Allowing Students to help teach/explain content to students who missed the lesson