Something Personal
When I became a new dad and simultaneously embraced the role of a school leader, I found myself grappling with newfound stress. Over time, I learned that the goal isn't to evade stress – as life can be inherently stressful – but to cultivate greater resilience and persistence in the face of stress. This way, emotions associated with stress don't dictate our responses, which parallels the principles of the 'Zones of Regulation' framework.
In our line of work, the world's ever-increasing demands, and the constant deluge of media and information can easily become overwhelming, especially when combined with personal challenges. This is a recipe for heightened stress. No matter the challenges, I've discovered inspiration in Andrew Huberman, a scientist and podcaster from Stanford. Dr. Huberman outlines the five pillars of health, grounded in scientific research, which, when practiced daily, can have a profound impact on our ability to perform effectively each day. Initially, this focus is for one's own well-being, but it also has a lasting positive effect on personal and professional relationships.
Why am I sharing this with a school full of educators? As we approach a more stressful time of the year, the rituals, habits, and self-care practices we proactively adopt significantly influence our overall health, happiness, and effectiveness. In my view, every educator deserves to feel their best, and by doing so, they can provide the best for their students. I encourage you to enjoy the short podcast clip.
Something Professional
November 14th is a Consultation Day
November 14th is a Consultation Day. There will be no specials that day, as well as no teacher led interventions, as interventionists and special area teachers will be in meetings all morning.
Connection Survey...for kids!
Last year, we held a staff meeting where we checked in on which students we felt we were connected to. From there we made some observations based on the data.
It was mentioned by many that there would be a desire to survey students. This serves that purpose.
Task: please use this survey, for grades 1-6. K, we are leaving your kids off of this at this time given being so new to QUEST at this point in the year. Please have students complete this by 11/9/23
Primary teachers: given your students are the youngest ones taking this survey, it is suggested that you do this whole group or in a guided way. Please reach out if you need support in administration.
MTSS
Check out this really good slide-deck to better understand how to interpret MAP scores.
We are two weeks into having a new process for MTSS. Here's what it has looked like thus far. As always, our caMp team is open to feedback if there are things you think will help us with our systems! Don't hesitate to reach out!
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