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A MESSAGE FROM SR. PRINCIPAL, MR. TOLZDA
Dear St. Serra Parents,
One of the things that I believe we do well at St. Serra is foster a mindset of continuous improvement. Our teachers, students, and staff continuously strive to become the very best version of ourselves in all our educational and spiritual endeavors. As you know, we have the majority of our early dismissal Wednesdays designed for our teachers to continue their professional development and this past week our teachers went through an intense training on Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
UDL is a research-based educational framework designed to guide the development of flexible learning environments to accommodate individual learning differences. This framework supports an approach to teaching aimed at meeting the needs of every student in a classroom. During their training, our teachers explored three principles that can be leveraged to support the unique learning needs of all students and create environments where diverse perspectives and experiences are celebrated. These guidelines aim to:
- Provide students with various ways of acquiring information and knowledge;
- Encourage multiple alternatives for demonstrating what students know;
- Provide varying methods of engagement by tapping into learners’ interests, offering appropriate challenges, and increasing motivation.
Here at St. Serra, we are committed to closing the achievement gap of each and every student and ensuring that all students have equal access to the curriculum regardless of their achievement level. It is our teachers' hope and desire to find strategies within their own classroom setting that will enable academic success for every student.
“Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life”
Proverbs 10:17
Always striving,
Tim Tolzda, Sr. Principal
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