Friday, June 12, 2020

The Middle Update 6/12/2020

Resource of the Week
Over the past few weeks, as I watch, read, listen, and try to learn as much as I can about our country's history and connection to today's world.  In our current reality, it can be hard to decipher what is reality and accurate from what is glorified or inaccurate.  It seems easy to find articles and data to back up whatever point of view you'd prefer to take on an issue.  After all is said and done, having respect, care, empathy, and appreciation for everyone is the backbone for peace and what is right.  How can we, in our school, prepare students to be able to sift through the information...be able to understand others, and be a model for what is good in our world...not an easy question to answer, but not impossible either.  The article this week is a collection of resources for us as we continue on our journey to learn more and spread goodness.

 "A Guide to Equity and Antiracism for Educators" by Hedreich Nichols

 The Puma Way Work...
A big shoutout to Anne, Bonnie, Heather, Jen, and Krista for volunteering to continue to conversation about "The Puma Way".  We have discussed a preliminary plan for how we will utilize this focal point for our culture in our day to day operations...A great group with solid contribuations.  I'm excited to unveil our plan and get to work!
Single Start Time...
The School Board will be discussing the possibility of having a uniform start time for the schools in our district.  The community was surveyed and the results indicate between 75% and 80% of families in our district would prefer a common start time.  There are definitely positives and a few drawbacks to a change in start time for the Middle School, but easing some daycare issues for families and giving our Middle and High School students some more time to sleep are definitely positives.  There certainly are many more details to work out after the board meeting, but the school day would start sometime around 8:10.

Construction Update
Demolition is almost complete in the building and the build back is almost ready to get underway.  Some classrooms have already gotten some paint and most of the ceilings in the building are removed.  It's safe to say our building is going to look and feel quite different the next time once school is ready to gear up again the fall.

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The Middle Update 6/12/2020

Resource of the Week
Over the past few weeks, as I watch, read, listen, and try to learn as much as I can about our country's history and connection to today's world.  In our current reality, it can be hard to decipher what is reality and accurate from what is glorified or inaccurate.  It seems easy to find articles and data to back up whatever point of view you'd prefer to take on an issue.  After all is said and done, having respect, care, empathy, and appreciation for everyone is the backbone for peace and what is right.  How can we, in our school, prepare students to be able to sift through the information...be able to understand others, and be a model for what is good in our world...not an easy question to answer, but not impossible either.  The article this week is a collection of resources for us as we continue on our journey to learn more and spread goodness.

 "A Guide to Equity and Antiracism for Educators" by Hedreich Nichols

 The Puma Way Work...
A big shoutout to Anne, Bonnie, Heather, Jen, and Krista for volunteering to continue to conversation about "The Puma Way".  We have discussed a preliminary plan for how we will utilize this focal point for our culture in our day to day operations...A great group with solid contribuations.  I'm excited to unveil our plan and get to work!
Single Start Time...
The School Board will be discussing the possibility of having a uniform start time for the schools in our district.  The community was surveyed and the results indicate between 75% and 80% of families in our district would prefer a common start time.  There are definitely positives and a few drawbacks to a change in start time for the Middle School, but easing some daycare issues for families and giving our Middle and High School students some more time to sleep are definitely positives.  There certainly are many more details to work out after the board meeting, but the school day would start sometime around 8:10.

Construction Update
Demolition is almost complete in the building and the build back is almost ready to get underway.  Some classrooms have already gotten some paint and most of the ceilings in the building are removed.  It's safe to say our building is going to look and feel quite different the next time once school is ready to gear up again the fall.