Week of October 2

Bus/Parking lot duty:  Levy and Mahoney

Monday 10/2:  Non work day
Tuesday 10/3:  
Wednesday 10/4: Minds on Math (Kaiser and math teachers)
Thursday 10/5:   Minds on Math (Kaiser and math teachers)
Friday 10/6:  No School for Kids or Teachers

Bus/Parking lot duty:  Meeks and Patterson

Monday 10/9:  8:00 Staff Meeting followed by department meetings
Tuesday 10/10: 
Wednesday 10/11:  PSAT day
Thursday 10/12:
Friday 10/13:

Social-Emotional Learning

The School-Connect books aren't here, but the good news is that everyone has full access to the iPortal now so  you can start using and reviewing the lessons before the hard copies arrive.  If you go to http://www.school-connect.net/iportal/set-up-code.php and enter this code: Mods1-4-forVHCDA you will be able to start using the iPortal with all the PowerPoints, student handouts, and lesson extensions.

My  hope is that, with the training we all received, you won't need to have every day of the program laid out for you, but that you'll feel confident to dig into the materials a bit and pull out resources to make this a rich learning experience for you and the kids.

Here is the program I would recommend:  Tuesday and Wednesday are given over to School-Connect lessons and Thursday and Friday are for academic support.  We can discuss this more thoroughly during our staff meeting on October 9th.  The important, essential, 

More SEL...

• This website: http://www.casel.org/ has a wealth of information about SEL.  It is a strong possibility that you will be too busy to dig into the resource; however, I wanted to share the following clip as it helps clarify why this is a worthwhile investment of our time and resources:

• SEL Impact on Academic Outcomes

  According to a 2011 meta-analysis of 213 studies involving more than 270,000 students, those who participated in evidence-based SEL programs showed an 11 percentile-point gain in academic achievement compared to students who did not participate in SEL programs. Compared to students who did not participate in SEL programs, students participating in SEL programs also showed improved classroom behavior, an increased ability to manage stress and depression, and better attitudes about themselves, others, and school.

Here is another article from the Atlantic that is worth a quick perusal:
Here is an article to follow up with our SEL training with Keeth Matheney.