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What Do Secondary Students Want? Kent County Learners Share 5 Key Insights
Kent students reveal 5 keys to boost engagement.
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How the Interconnected Systems Framework Transforms School Mental Health Support for Students
Effective mental health practices in schools are essential for student well-being. Still, without a solid, unified structure, they can fall short. When mental health interventions operate in isolation, they risk being inconsistent and less effective. For example, suppose counselors work independently without coordination with teachers or other staff. In that case, gaps in care can…
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Prepare Your Students for PSAT and SAT…and Analyze the Results!
Your PSAT and SAT scores are in…now how do you get the most out of them? You may find yourself asking questions like…what do these results indicate? Should I be proud or concerned? Are there patterns to watch for? Help is here! Cross disciplinary district teams will have the opportunity to participate in a highly interactive…
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PBIS: Thornapple Kellogg’s Success Story
Please read and think about the statements below: If a child doesn’t know how to read…we ______ . If a child doesn’t know how to multiply…we _____ . If a child doesn’t know how to swim…we_____. If a child doesn’t know how to behave…we _____. How did you answer the questions?
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Kent ISD Reboots Webinar Format
“NSDC believes that educators learn most effectively when they are provided adequate time during their work day to learn and collaborate together to accomplish a school’s mission and goals. Many educators, however, are uncertain how to find time for any additional tasks during the work day given the sometimes seemingly overwhelming tasks they face already.”…
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5 Tips for School Improvement Plan Success
Spring is a time for renewal – a time to renew your School and District Improvement Plans! As your building/district teams continue the work of school improvement, keep the following tips in mind
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Academic Success of Champions
“If you have a child’s heart, you have his head.”™ – Flip Flippen I remember over ten years ago when I first got a phone call asking about Capturing Kids’ Hearts. I went on the internet and did some research and saw the Flippen Groups website. I thought who is this Flip Flippen guy? Fast…
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Make a Difference in Your PLC
Most of us started Professional Learning Communities (PLC), because PLCs promised to help us make our department/school/district the best it could be to accomplish huge gains in student achievement. Did it live up to the hype? Most of us have to say “No,” but the potential is there. So how do we energize our PLCs…
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It’s All About the Students and Achievement
“A school system can improve from any starting point and can become significantly more effective within six years.” How the World’s Most Improved School Systems Keep Getting Better (Mourshed, Chijioke, Barber, 2010) The evolution of school improvement began as a compliance plan that sat in a dusty binder on a shelf and has moved towards a…
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2015-2016 PD Plan is Online!
As another year begins to wind down, administrators are preparing for 2015-2016. Many administrators are working hard on their school improvement plans. Before you finish your school improvement plans, make sure you take a look at the professional development opportunities that Kent ISD is planning for 2015-2016. 2015-2016 school year is shaping up to be a…