Here we are in the last week of April. The end of the school year is right around the corner and another school year is going to be behind us.
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Attention parents of 8th grade students: You will be receiving a School
Messenger alert today, giving you information about the Illinois Youth Survey
(IYS). The IYS is completely
confidential (no names or ID numbers are used) and students can skip questions
or stop taking the survey at any time.
I feel comfortable with this survey knowing the Twin Groves has
participated in the past their students information is private.
This is a survey given to all 8th grade students
in the state, asking students about:
· personal use of alcohol and
other drugs, perception of risks, where accessed, consequences of use, approval
or disapproval of use
· students' feelings about
their school experience
· family and personal
characteristics
· family communication about
substance use
· feeling about self and moods
· student health behaviors –
food intake, exercise, height and weight
If
you have any questions or concerns, please contact me (Greg Grana) directly at
Woodlawn. Further information and
a look at the actual survey can be seen on the Illinois Youth Survey link or
visit the Woodlawn webpage.
Standards
Based Report Cards:
Why do we
expect the vast majority of students to "meet" standards?
Almost all students will earn a "meets" (or 3.0) for
targets. Given the rigor level of our learning targets, meeting standards is a
great thing! We expect only a few students to "extend" (or 4.0),
which means that the child can go far beyond what was expected. In the same
fashion, only a few students will be "below" (2.0) or "well
below" (1.0) when looking at their target mastery. We feel strongly that
our collaborative teaching, high expectations, and systems of intervention will
help most kids meet our standards.
I hope that everyone has a safe weekend.
Greg Grana
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