This past week, our students participated in the FAST state testing and the results are already available for our teachers and students. I recommend that you access your student’s results inside of Skyward. This information can help you track the progress of your student throughout the year as it relates to the State expectations in reading and math. It’s important to understand that these results indicate where your student measures up to the end-of-year expectations. In order to see the results, you need to log into Skyward Parent Access and click on the gradebook. There will be a link in the upper right-hand corner that says, “District Links.” If you click on that you will see the link to state tests. (I know, lots of links…sorry.)

This week we will have our first SAC meeting. The SAC is an important part of the school culture. The committee is made up of staff, families and community members that come together monthly to discuss the school and help make decisions on things that impact our school improvement goals. Everyone is welcome to attend the meetings, and we will vote on the committee members during our first meeting. This year, our school improvement goals are to improve the proficiency rate in math and ELA for our students with disabilities. While our performance overall on last year’s assessments met the requirement to be an “A” school, we recognize that our students with disabilities are not reaching the same expectations of their peers.  

After our first three weeks of school, we are very impressed with our students following the code of conduct, especially as it pertains to the new technology expectations. As an administrator, I can tell you how positive this has been for the school and the individual students. The one area that we would like your help with is the dress code. We want our students comfortable but also wearing clothes that are appropriate for a learning environment. Thank you for your understanding. 

Pictured very top: Sunrise at 7:00 am over Glenridge Middle School (Aug. 29, 2023).