Dear CSA Families,
Your student’s teachers have also been conducting a variety of assessments to update their “just right” level to drive instruction in reading, writing, and mathematics for your student. They have also been noting information about friendships, strategies they use in social situations, and determining what’s next for them as a learner in all areas of the whole child. This information is important when they determine how they instruct your student, but it will also become part of the conversation you have been invited to engage in with your student’s teachers in our upcoming Comprehensive Student Reviews.
If you have not had the opportunity to schedule your Comprehensive Student Review with your student’s teacher(s), please reach out and let them know your availability. Thursday, April 24, and Friday, April 25, are days we have dedicated to meeting with each family, as well as the evening of Thursday, May 1, to ensure each parent has the opportunity to meet with their student’s teacher. If your availability does not fall within these dates, your student’s teacher(s) will work with you to determine a time that works best for you. This conversation is an important time for you and your student’s teachers to come together and have a conversation about the progress your student has made, friendships they have, how they learn best, and how they are learning, growing, and progressing in all areas of the whole child.
Your student’s teachers will also share examples of your student’s work, samples of books they are reading, and what will be next in your student’s learning. Most importantly, it is a time for your student’s teachers to listen to you, hear your questions, wonderings, and insights into your child. This is also an opportunity to see what the next year will bring.
As a former teacher and a parent, I look forward to Comprehensive Student Reviews. As a teacher, I found Comprehensive Student Reviews to be another opportunity for me to continue to build my relationships with the parents of my students and to learn about their child through their eyes. As a parent, I enjoy hearing about what my child is finding success in, seeing examples of their work, and hearing about how they are navigating friendships in school. As a leader, please know that you are welcome to invite a member of the leadership team to your student’s Comprehensive Student Review. We are here to support you, your student, and our teachers.
In partnership with you,
Stephanie Winters
Staff Appreciation Week is just around the corner. Our staff work some long hours to be the best they can be for our children. Our CSA District Parent Council needs your help to show our staff how much they are loved. CSAD PC have big plans in the works to make sure each staff member feels special and appreciated but can't do it alone. Please take a look at the signup's below to see how you might be able to help.
Let's rally together to show our staff how much we truly appreciate them.
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Our CSA District Staff play a significant role in helping students learn, develop, and find specific interests and passions. Often their hard work is overlooked, and they only get feedback when there is an issue. Let’s change that. This year let’s use Staff Appreciation week as a time to reach out to those staff members that have made a difference to us and express our appreciation.
Writing an appreciation letter or email can be one of the most heartfelt gestures you can do as a student or parent. All staff email addresses by campus can be found in the District Contacts section of the Tuesday Times.
