Towers Elementary ELMAC Sandy Skora, Principal September, 2017

Attendance Encouraging regular school attendance is one of the most powerful ways you can prepare your child for success. Any student absent more than 10 days is considered excessive. Research has shown that regular school attendance raises student achievement http://absencesaddup.org/importance-of- school-attendance/

Homework ST Math everyday Reading – 20 minutes every day Teacher share at Back to School night Struggling students – meet with teacher

Discipline Procedures PBIS – Positive Behavior Intervention Systems of Support Positive vouchers Incentives Low Level Referrals Office Discipline Referrals

Home/School Communication Towers website – towers.tusd.org E-packet/e-blasts E-mails – teacher’s last name.first name@tusd.org Parent Conferences

Standards and State Testing Data

Common Core Standards. Standards can be found at www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc. The Council of Great City Schools offers roadmaps for Common Core Standards from kindergarten through 8th grade. The documents have a great focus on Common Core and even include small examples of the continuum of math beginning in kindergarten and progressing through the grades. Go to http://www.cgcs.org/domain/36 to find these roadmaps.

 

Signature Practices Support/Coaching K-2 Cognitively Guided Instruction 3-5 CMAST (Centered Math and Science Teaching) K-5 Guided Reading Instruction English Language Arts – D3 Next Generation Science Standards

School Programs Available Intervention Teacher - 20 hours per week Support Tier II and Tier III Intervention (Reading/ELA) Student Counselor – 2-1/2 days per week Learning Center Health Assistant PE Teachers – 1 day a week (1st-5th) Chromebook carts in the classrooms Music program for 4th and 5th grades. PBIS – Positive Behavior Intervention Support Response to Intervention

Budget Proposals Total Budget: Supplemental - $55,000; Student Achievement - $9,000 = $64,000 Intervention Teacher – 20 hours per week - $45,000 GATE Enrichment - $3,000 PBIS - $2,000 Mystery Science License/T4T = $1,000 Summer Professional Development - $8,500

Towers P.T.A. (Parent Teacher Association) Library Makerspace Towers P.T.A. (Parent Teacher Association) Wolf Run Club on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. Supports majority of programs and activities on campus YMCA before and after school program on campus. Variety of after school programs available (chess, dance, art, drama, basketball). Zumba and Strength Training available for adults on Wednesdays from 6:00-8:00. Stay tuned – Science lab coming!

Principal Coffee When: Fridays after flag assembly – 9:15 Where: Cafeteria How many? 4-5 during the school year Topics: You select by filling out survey –e- blast Examples: PBIS, Rti, Common Core, etc.

For more information on Towers, please go to www.towers.tusd.org This powerpoint presentation will be available on our website.