Learning Supports Teams...
In celebration of Read Across America during the month of March, I have listed several books and articles with themes on addressing barriers to learning and teaching.
- National Forum on Education Statistics. (2009). Every School Day Counts: The Forum Guide to Collecting and Using Attendance Data (NFES 2009-804). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.
- Adelman, H. S., & Taylor, L. (2008). Rebuilding for Learning: Addressing Barriers to Learning and Teaching,and Re-engaging Students. Scholastic, Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.
- Center for Mental Health in Schools. (2005). School improvement planning: What's missing? Los aAgeles: Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA. http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/schoolimprovement/whatsmissing.pdf
- Elmore,R.F. (2003). Knowing the right thing to do: School improvement and performance-based accountability. Washington, D.C; NGA Center for Best Practices. Online at http://www.nga.org./cda/files/0803knowing.pdf
The week of March 2-6 has also been designated as "INSIDEOUT: STAY IN SHCOOL WEEK". This week is to energize the community to stand together for student success! Be looking for an activity packet soon! This is an opportunity to work on Community Engagement, one of our six focus areas in Learning Supports.
Too many late slips and absences...
- Leads to truancy
- Leads to poor grades
- Leads to poor behavior
- Leads to disciplinary actions
A High Rate of Student Absences and Student Dropouts has a negative impact on Graduation Rates. If will take parents and the community helping schools provide intervention to prevent these behavior patterns from...
- Populating into the community
- Populating into the streets
- Populating into the penal system
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