Anyway! Hello!
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I'll start out with some not so good news... As many of you know I have been having back issues since I was rear-ended about two years ago in my car... At the time it didn't seem too bad but through the months it continued to be a growing painful bother... Some MRI's, Physical Therapy, cortisone shots and a back surgery last May and here I am in worse shape than before as the original herniated disc just hasn't healed and has now collapsed. Probably too much information, but I wanted you to know why I will be gone.
So... I will be taking a Medical Leave of Absence--again! This time I will be out much longer. My last day before I go on leave will be this Thursday, the 17th and it is projected that I will be out until mid school year--so January or so. Hopefully, this will be the cure to what ails me and I'll come back strong and be able to get around to the classrooms and the students much better than I have the last couple of years.
David Laboranti, our Assistant Principal will be the acting Principal while I'm on leave. Dr. Flores is working on Mr. Laboranti's support partner who will be announced this week and we have had a number of teachers step up to take leadership roles in different areas so that the students are fully supported. Your child will be safe and secure and will continue to get a great education at Brownell Middle School.
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Speaking of a great education....
SBAC (State test results) have finally been released and you should soon be receiving your child's test results. As is predicted, the old CST scores look nothing like the new test results. Different test, different process and different standards. As has been the case in nearly all ares of the State, percentage scores correct have dropped from the last State Tests. And they should!
Besides being so different and new.... the new standards are much harder! Here are our scores per grade level, as well as overall. Compared to the other two middle schools we compared favorably so we all have a lot of work to do!
Compared to the State overall we scored higher and compared with the whole county we scored lower.
These results will be used as our base line for State Academic Performance Indexes (API) for growth comparisons.
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WOW WORD of the WEEK!
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That is all for now! ~ Mr. CL
WOW WORD of the WEEK!
rel·e·vant
‘reləvənt
Adjective
closely connected or appropriate to the matter at
hand.
"The
candidate's experience is relevant to the job"
synonyms: pertinent, applicable, apposite, material, apropos,
to the point, germane
The "Mindful Word of the Fortnight" is
FRIENDSHIP
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That is all for now! ~ Mr. CL
