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December 6, 2020

Good morning-

The NEASC report is completed and we will spend this week finalizing plans for the visit starting next Sunday. Many of you will be asked to attend meetings based on the working groups you were in last year and we appreciate everyone who as volunteered to allow a virtual visit to their classroom. While this is a less than ideal visit it will be good to have it completed and behind us so we can continue the work of the 2020-2021 school year and start thinking about what 2021-2022 will look like.

Faculty meeting will be held this month on Thursday, December 17 at 3pm to hear closing remarks on our NEASC visit. A Zoom link will be sent next week. 

A few weeks ago I sent a survey to students to get their thoughts on how Term 1 went. They offered a lot of positive as well as constructive feedback. I have shared the results here: Student Survey of Term 1 (w/o comments) as well as the Student Survey Comments. Some great comments here.

Have a wonderful week.


Workshop on Designing Learning Experiences for Equity:


The Department, the Teacher Collaborative, and the Teachers’ Lounge are hosting a virtual workshop on “Designing for Equity: Pause, Acknowledge, Reflect, Change” from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8. The workshop will be a chance to come together with educators who are passionate about relevant learning experiences that are empowering and culturally sustaining. Participants will learn about equity pauses and how to use them in instructional design, discuss a lesson’s strengths and areas for growth, and learn about upcoming opportunities to build participants’ social justice and deeper learning skills. Registration is open at the link above.

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  1. Chad McGowanDecember 7, 2020 at 5:21 AM

    Those student comments are wonderful and painful to read. Thanks for sharing the data with us.

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