Rose, Thorns and Buds by AMANDA CALDWELL

2025-06-02 19:19:03 UTC

Elementary teachers continued to grow in their evidence-based reading instructional practices.

2025-06-02 19:19:14 UTC

Finding time to co-plan and cross-currcular plan without being pulled from the classroom

2025-06-02 19:19:19 UTC

Momentum and interest in the Seal of Biliteracy program

2025-06-02 19:19:20 UTC

Beginning IAAP for visual arts.

2025-06-02 19:19:31 UTC

navigating continuum gaps within special programs in order to appropriately serve all students.

I think it has been very helpful to teachers to have two math coaches, reading coaches and a teacher on assignment for Sci/SS. I am not saying this because I am in one of the roles, but because I think teachers are overwhelmed with the daily demands and the coaches help take some stuff off their plates.

2025-06-02 19:19:42 UTC

Implementing the new science state labs and the scheduling of make-ups.

2025-06-02 19:19:45 UTC

Starting building thinking classrooms in mathematics at the high school, and looking to extend to middle and elementary school moving forward.

2025-06-02 19:19:46 UTC

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Seal of Biliteracy made forward movement

2025-06-02 19:19:56 UTC

Student interest/retention in WL classes

2025-06-02 19:19:59 UTC

increasing WBL opportunities for NYSAA classified students

2025-06-02 19:20:00 UTC

After the "COVID" years, the music ensembles at OMS and OHS are finally seeing a return to pre-pandemic enrollment numbers.

2025-06-02 19:20:03 UTC

I think it would be beneficial to have coaches at the secondary levels.

2025-06-02 19:20:06 UTC

The use of AI to assist students with writing organization, detail, etc.

2025-06-02 19:20:20 UTC

I think it would be great for there to be collaborative planning scheduled in the school days.

2025-06-02 19:20:33 UTC

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Having a schedule that allowed the time to accomplish all that we needed to do for students

2025-06-02 19:20:53 UTC

Collaboration between all content areas (at the secondary level) for reading and writing strategies.

2025-06-02 19:20:55 UTC

Students losing/breaking Chromebooks has been a challenge this year

2025-06-02 19:20:59 UTC

Inconsistency

2025-06-02 19:21:12 UTC

Would love to see late student arrival or early dismissal once per month for faculty/staff collaboration time.

Art Dept.

2025-06-02 19:21:16 UTC

Finding time to collaborate effectively as a department is difficult with everyone in different buildings, and without common planning.

2025-06-02 19:21:16 UTC

Real PLCs

2025-06-02 19:21:18 UTC

Promise for renewed partnerships with elementary schools for literacy across the content areas

Offering more pathway and options for students through NYS Approved Pathways (CTE Endorsement, Seals, etc)

2025-06-02 19:21:22 UTC

The staff working together to increase our commitment for a better culture

2025-06-02 19:21:23 UTC

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Expansion of the World Language program at the middle school level

Continuing to work with and around student absences to keep our kids current and informed

2025-06-02 19:21:28 UTC

2025-06-02 19:21:32 UTC

I had the pleasure of working with some great students in Battle of the Books

Electives

2025-06-02 19:21:32 UTC

We are struggling to create meaningful electives without knowing the changes that are coming with regents exam requirements

Publicize Student Options

2025-06-02 19:21:39 UTC

Several departments created pathway options for students this year. It would be good to capitalize on those and publicize as a school/district together. We had something similar years ago and not all students were made aware or encouraged to participate, it would be good to keep these options for students.

2025-06-02 19:21:39 UTC

Navigating the new SchoolTool Gradebook

2025-06-02 19:21:43 UTC

Increase hands-on learning opportunities for students within the building/school day.

2025-06-02 19:21:50 UTC

Collaboration within the science department developing new materials for the new courses.

New this year

2025-06-02 19:21:53 UTC

Faculty/Staff SuperBUC awards addition to our Merit Awards Ceremony for students

I think the district has done a better job communicating with citizens of the community. I like newsletters that went out and I feel like Dr. Kilmer is good about communicating regarding issues, positives.

2025-06-02 19:22:01 UTC

Keeping schedules center stage for student improvement

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Need consistent department collaboration time.

more collaborative time working together

2025-06-02 19:22:17 UTC

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I think many more conversations are about how we can get students to higher levels of proficiency than we have had in the past.

2025-06-02 19:22:23 UTC

Time set aside for cross curricular planning would be amazing

2025-06-02 19:22:28 UTC

Determining which classes (electives) will guarantee student interest/enrollment

Program development for students who don't "fit the mold" or have additional needs that are difficult to meet within our current programming options.

2025-06-02 19:22:37 UTC

2025-06-02 19:23:11 UTC

To have the entire OCSD staff de-esclation TCIS trained.

2025-06-02 19:23:20 UTC

PE teachers district wide began to collaborate to incorporate the new standards

2025-06-02 19:24:39 UTC

Different approaches to PD including book studies and action research will allow us to engage professionally in different ways.

2025-06-02 19:30:40 UTC

Summer School at the Middle School level.