District Dialogue Biweekly news from the Laveen Elementary School District.
March 14, 2014
Benchmarks show growth
Leaders in Schoolwide Growth
Results from the third quarter Galileo Benchmarks show progress across the district. The average developmental level scores continue to increase across both reading and math at all of our schools. When we compare our third quarter Galileo results with this same time last year, we see some very positive trends in the percentage of students scoring Meets or Exceeds. Every grade level is higher this year in math, and all but one grade level are higher in reading. Academic Services and our school leadership teams have been analyzing these latest results to help teachers hone in on areas needing some extra attention as we prepare for our state assessments coming up in April.
Math Laveen Rogers Ranch Trailside Point Reading Trailside Point Highest Increase in Meets/Exceeds Rogers Ranch (Highest percentage of students scoring Meets or Exceeds from the pre-test to third quarter in both math and reading )
Laveen celebrates Read Across America Week All across the district, Laveen schools celebrated Read Across America last week. A few highlights: Representative Catherine Miranda read to students at MC Cash; representatives from the U.S. Army and Phoenix Police Department read to students at Rogers Ranch; students at Laveen participated in a book exchange, and at Desert Meadows, students helped decorate bulletin boards with Dr. Seuss themed artwork.
A+ committee visits M.C. Cash School
District’s job fair a success
The Arizona Education Foundation’s A+ School of Excellence committee conducted their site visit of M.C. Cash School last week. The committee was impressed with teachers providing rigorous instruction, the behavior and conduct of their students, and the positive responses from meetings with staff, parents, community members, and students. The committee visits Trailside Point at the end of March. Results of the visits will be shared April 24.
The Laveen District held their annual job fair on March 4. Over 70 prospective teachers attended the event to meet with principals and learn more about our schools. Five letters of intent have already been offered to teachers that attended and several more interviews have been scheduled. The fair was very successful with many principals commenting about the high quality of candidates. The District Dialogue is issued on the second and fourth Friday of the month.