The superintendent's report discussed several events that occurred in October, including a Peck Place community open house that 70 people attended but did not meet its goal, the district's ELL program being recognized with the ELL teacher invited to help write new state standards, code red drills being conducted at the schools with some equipment issues, and the launch of the new Journeys reading curriculum district-wide. The report also mentioned Mike Gray being recognized by the Connecticut Association of Schools and the professional development activities held on the last Friday of the month for teachers, special education staff, and specialists.

1. Superintendent’s Report
October 14, 2014

2. Peck Place Community Open
House • September 28th
• Self-Guided Tour, follow the ‘paw prints’
• Pen & a ‘Guide’
• About 70 people attended
• Guests were admiring -- appreciated the
work
• Did not accomplish the goal

3. Our ELL Program Recognized
• ELL program -- attracting positive
attention
• As a result, our ELL teacher invited to sit
on a state-wide sub-committee of
CAPPELL to write the new ELL proficiency
standards
• Goal = revise old ELL CT Framework to
meet new federal standards

4. Code Red Drills at all 4 Schools
• September Drills – announced
• Kids and teachers – excellent!
• Equipment ‘glitch-y’
• Repaired and retested the equipment
Friday & Columbus Day
• Standardized ‘Emergency Operations
Guides’ for the classrooms

5. Journeys Reading Curriculum
• ‘The Launch’
• District-wide = ‘stamina’ charts, bins of
leveled-readers, Daily 5 activities
• ‘I am reading independently and using
context clues for the words I don’t
know.’
• Ask your student about their ‘stamina,’
= xx minutes

6. Connecticut Association of Schools
• Thursday, October 9th at St.
Clements Castle
• Mike Gray was one of 6
administrators recognized
• Large contingency of supporters
• He’s currently on his way to
Washington, DC

8. Friday’s Professional Development
• Teachers and Special Ed = Journey’s
Curriculum in their buildings
• Paraprofessionals = Evaluation at MLT
• Specialists = Student Learning
Objectives (SLOs) / Common
Assessments at MLT