Volume 6 | Issue 8 February 2018
Admin Advantage Updates 

In this issue you will find time sensitive MAP webinar and application links and several professional articles. Remember Step Up's regional professional learning continues throughout the spring!
Administrators in the  Success Partners  Network stay informed of the latest information, events, and support using this monthly  Admin Advantage Updates email. Our  Success Stories newsletter is delivered within a week to both leadership and staff members whose emails have been made available. 
NWEA Measures of Academic Progress
Norm-Referenced Test
Deadline to Register: February 28th
Do you need more information on NWEA’s MAP Growth 
Assessment?

Attend an informational webinar with NWEA. 
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 12:30-1:30 EST  http://nwea.adobeconnect.com/natl/
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 4:00-5:00 EST http://www.cvent.com/d/7tq36h
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 10:30-11:30 EST


Some details:
  • K-12 Online Growth Interim Assessments Fall, Winter & Spring
  • FL DOE Approved
  • Immediate Results & Easy-to-Interpret Data
  • Reports to Help Inform Instruction
  • FREE Professional Learning & Ongoing Support for Schools from SUFS Office of Student Learning
  • A Reduced Cost of Only $12.50 per Student for R, M, LA ($2.50 additional for Science)

Join over 200 Step Up affiliated schools and see how MAP Growth can make a difference in your school!
Professional Learning
Where do teachers get their ideas?
These results are based on a September 2017 online survey from the Education Week Research Center of a nationally representative sample of more than 500 K-12 teachers. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percent.

Fast Talkers: Are Kids Getting the Right Message About Good Reading?
All educators know that communication is key for students if they're going to succeed in work and life.


How can we teach Social and Emotional Learning if we aren’t modeling it and providing opportunities to see it, experience it, or practice it?