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2014
Conferences & Book Fair
November 3-7
My job is to find a way
to create educational success. That
means, if I encounter barriers,
I will find solutions to
get the school where it needs
to be. As the educational
leader of the building, I have
implemented a variety changes
designed to achieve unprecedented
academic success for each and
every student at TES. The
building School Improvement Plan
(SIP) primarily targets math and
reading growth for all students.
The staff has set a
school-‐wide goal of a 24-‐point
improvement in MAP scores for
each student by next spring.
I give my professional and
personal commitment to do whatever
it takes to orchestrate the
achievement of the goals stated
in the SIP! I have
connected with a local principal
in a nearby district who
has turned around a similar
school and is providing guidance.
Here is an
organizational overview of my plan
for continuous improvement, influenced
by a book I am currently
reading called No Excuses University,
by Damen Lopez:
1) COACH: SUPPORT THE WORK OF MRS. AGNEW, THE BUILDING ACADEMIC
COACH/INTERVENTIONIST. SHE HAS A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE LEADING
AWARD-WINNING CHANGES IN OTHER DISTRICTS AND IS PROVIDING ON-GOING
DAILY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR STAFF IN BEST PRACTICES.
2) COLLABORATION: I HAVE ORGANIZED OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF
COLLABORATION AND TEAMING TO FOCUS ON NEW, BETTER, DATA-DRIVEN WAYS
TO IMPACT STUDENT LEARNING.
3) STANDARDS: WE ARE DISCOVERING AND IMPLEMENTING NEW, BETTER
STRATEGIES FOR STANDARDS ALIGNMENT.
4) ASSESSMENTS: TEACHERS ARE USING MAP DATA TO FIND THE
STRENGTHS AND AREAS OF NEED TO DRIVE INSTRUCTION FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
STUDENT.
5) DATA MANAGEMENT: DATA IS THE LANGUAGE BEING USED TO EVALUATE
OUR GROWTH AND IS HOW WE COMMUNICATE WITH PRECISION AND
CLARITY.
6) INTERVENTIONS: AS A STAFF, WE LOOK AT DATA AND SAY “IF THIS
DATA – THEN THIS INTERVENTION.
Driving structural changes are
part of my plan for this
year. I assure you that
they are always viewed through
the lens of “What is best
for student success and meeting
the ambitious goals we have
set?” I am putting our
children’s education first and
foremost. I ask parents to
continue to support me as I
make program changes and adjust
as necessary. David Ford
-‐ Principal
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Community Matters
Mrs. Scheuffele’s resource room students harvested 30 pounds of
potatoes and had a potato feed for their families. They made a
graph to show which method of preparing them was their favorite. It
was a tie between French Fried and Mashed Potatoes. &Thanks to
all the Tiger students who helped to plant and weed them last
spring!
We will also be harvesting more tomatoes and the pumpkins. They
will be on display in the resource room window. Come by and vote
for your favorite type.
November 3-7
Please remember to add
7.9% sales tax when you send Book Fair money with your
child.
“Homer” Buckets (used as drums) delivered to TES by Megan and
Sean Moody and were donated by Tumwater Home Depot and Manager
Marshell Almond.
All grades are having FUN drumming on the buckets.
Bucket photos—Mrs.Todd’s class
Guitar GuestGary Burgess, graduate of PLU in Guitar Performance,
visited TES 5th grade classes on October 21 and 22 to show and play
some historical ancestors of the modern guitar: the Lute and
Renaissance guitar.
If you haven’t already made an appointment for your
conference,
please call 264-3700 or e-mail your student’s teacher.
We look foward to seeing you!
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Community Matters
TIME TO CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS
Our student Holiday Store is scheduled for December.The store is
open for students to purchase gifts for the whole family in the
price range of $0.50 to $3.00.
The proceeds are donated to a community need of student
choice.
We are accepting new, unwrapped items for donations to stock the
store. This is a great opportunity to clean out your closets for
items that could be re-gifted for a special someone.
HOLIDAY STORE
Mrs. Jensen had pumpkins donated by Rutledge Corn Maze and
Tenino MarketFresh
for a fun P.E. activity.
Please remember to send in your Box Tops and Campells
Labels.
Thanks!
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Skookumchuck Grange annually donates dictionaries to each and
every third grade student. We are thankful for their continued
generosity!
P.E. Pumpkin Fun
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Veterans Day No School
Late Start10:20 a.m.
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Veterans DayAssembly
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TES Spirit Assemblies are held in the MP Room at 2:00 p.m.
EarlyDismissal11:40
School Board Meeting
Coming in December
1 -12 Food Drive5 - Nov/Dec Spirit Assembly
10 - Late Start16 -18 - Holiday Store
18 - 5th Grade Music Concert19 - Holiday Assembly
22 - Jan. 2 Winter BreakJan. 5 - Welcome Back
Conference Week and Book Fair (Early Dismissal 11:40)
Thanksgiving Break
PTA Family Fun Night6-7:30
