Step Up For Students: Success Stories
Volume 5 Issue: 10                                            May 2017
READY TO BUILD STRONG PARENT-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS? JOIN EDUCATORS FOR A FREE SUMMER ENERGIZER  
 
JULY  TRAINING OPPORTUNITY - AT A LOCATION NEAR YOU
Developing a Culture of Parental Collaboration 1.1: Every Child Needs a Parent-Teacher Partner   


Click on the hyperlink to learn more about Impact Christian Academy in Jacksonville.  As a College Preparatory school, ICA classrooms are rich with literacy and indepth student-owned learning processes that are evident as you take a walk through each classroom and hallway. Word Walls and Classroom Libraries are powerful learning resources.  Students at ICA also have a 1:1 technology focus for computer learning.  Unique at FCA is the Arrowsmith Program, a cognitive program for students with learning disabilities.  ICA students in this program are seeing amazing growth in their cognitive functioning.   Principal David Patterson is very proud of his students, teachers, staff and church that values GREAT teachers and knows that through these teachers comes outstanding students.
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Greenwood School  Visit this school online (Hyperlink provided) to see all the wonderful Academic, Vocational, and Fine Arts programs that they offer to their students. 
Below is a new project that Mr. James, Head of School is tackling to recognize Greenwood School Graduates.  This is work in progress as he reaches out to these former students to find out where they are NOW!  This is a board in the school hallway where he is capturing their stories (see three below).  What a GREAT idea to honor these former students and to show the current students all the great potential that is out there for them as well!  KUDOS to Greenwood!

To promote Literacy and their Photography program, there are framed pictures around the school hallways of students and even Mr. James, Head of School reading their favorite books.  Mr. James is the one peeking over his book!


EDUCATOR IDEAS AND RESOURCES 
 WHAT TO DO ON LAME DUCK SCHOOL DAYS 
A LIST OF WONDERFUL IDEAS TO KEEP KIDS MOTIVATED AND ENGAGED 
EVEN AS SCHOOL IS COMING TO AN END 


There are tons of fun apps that help children build their math fluency through games and manipulatives. check out some of these math tools available as mobile apps and web apps - some are free and some have a small cost. 
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FREE RESOURCES FOR YOUR SCHOOL 
EverFi's lessons teach and assess critical topics such as financial and digital literacy, STEM readiness, character development and summer learning loss prevention. These resources and accompanying professional development are available to your school for FREE thanks to community partnerships with EverFi.

We are excited to share that your teachers have access to EverFi's digital learning platform at no cost.

Please email [email protected] with the name and email address for the best point of contact for curriculum at your school. Mat Kirouac will follow up with teacher registration instructions and set up a brief training if required.

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