Nipmuc and Clough have been selected by DESE for a progress monitoring visit in April as a check-in. This is a result of the many grants that we have been awarded by the state recently (Innovation Pathways, MyCAP, Co-Teaching, Cell Phones, S3 Academy, High Quality Instructional Materials). The state is looking to measure the impact of the grants in schools. As part of this process, they conducted a principal questionnaire that I am still working on, a staff survey (coming to your inboxes at some point today), and classroom observations (on April 25, 2024). I have included information about the survey and observations below.
Survey: The survey will open today (March 18). You will receive an introduction email letting you know that the survey will be coming and then another email from Alex Kistner ([email protected]) with a direct link to the survey. They are hoping for at least an 80% completion rate so I would appreciate it if you could complete the survey. I believe you have the next two weeks to complete it. Classroom observations: These observations are scheduled for April 25. They let me know that they will randomly select classrooms to see various grades and content but their focus will primarily be on ELA, math, and science. They do not expect educators to do any special preparation and hope to see typical classroom lessons when they visit. They shared this CSDP Progress Monitoring Observation Info Sheet that contains some information about the tools that will be used for observations. Following the observations, they will share a Schoolwide Instructional Observation Report (SIOR) approximately one week after the visit. It will contain overall summaries of what was seen throughout the full day of observations. It will not contain any data for individual classrooms or teachers. Let me know if you have any questions.
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