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Flu Vaccine Available PDF Print E-mail
Written by Stephen Holland   
Thursday, 24 September 2009 09:26

H1N1 Clinics for the General Public

(From the County Health Department, 12/8/09)

South Bend, Washington - The Pacific County Health Department will begin holding H1N1 clinics for the general public on Monday, December 14th.  Clinics will be by appointment only. The clinics are for anyone 6 months or older interested in being vaccinated.  The vaccine will be available in both the shot and the nasal mist.

The Health Department will begin taking appointments on Monday, December 7.  Please call between the hours of 9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-4:30 pm.

North County Clinic

Appointments - (360) 875-9300 x2639

Location - Pacific County Annex, 1216 West Robert Bush Drive, South Bend

South County Clinic

Appointments - (360) 642-9349, option 2

Location - South County Administration Facility, 7013 Sandridge Road, Long Beach

It is expected that the phone lines will be busy.  If you reach a busy signal please continue to call back until you get through. The public's patience and cooperation is greatly appreciated.

The Health Department will have a few hundred doses available at each clinic on December 14th.  Additional vaccine is expected each week and public clinics will continue to be scheduled until the demand is being met.  Local pharmacies and health care providers will also have doses available.

The number of new cases of H1N1 in the state appears to be slowing.  However, with the holidays upon us, it is important that people continue to do what they can to stay healthy and prevent the spread of the flu.  As we gather together with family and friends, please remember to cover your cough, wash your hands often, and stay home if you are feeling ill.

If you need additional information about H1N1 influenza there is 24 hour information available in both English and Spanish at 888-703-4364.  Information may also be obtained through the Washington State Department of Health website at www.doh.wa.gov/h1n1/.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 08 December 2009 14:10
 
Raymond Teachers Receive High Honor PDF Print E-mail
Written by Dr. Steve Holland   
Monday, 30 November 2009 11:57

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards recently certified two Raymond Elementary teachers as meeting their rigorous standards. Ms. Nancy Lewis and Ms. Terri Webber recently received notification that they had met these standards and would shortly receive their certificates. Ms. Lewis and Ms. Webbers, teachers of 2nd and 1st grade respectively, have worked hard over the past year to achieve this distinction.

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According to the National Board’s website (http://www.nbpts.org/) teachers may become certified in 25 areas. For example, Ms. Lewis and Ms. Webber have been certified in Early Middle Childhood Literacy: Reading and Language Arts. They were certified only after showing evidence of successful teaching in reading, writing, listening and speaking. They were also required to demonstrate the ability to institute a good learning environment, use instructional resources effectively, make good instructional decisions and assess accurately. They proved their competency in these standards by submitting videos of their classroom instruction, by writing and by researching effective education strategies.

Ms. Lewis and Ms. Webber have joined a select group. Washington is among the top ten states in the number of board certified teachers, and last year there were only 2,716 such teachers in our state.
Last Updated on Thursday, 03 December 2009 10:09
 
Fifth Grade News Bowl PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jesica Bryant   
Saturday, 14 November 2009 00:00
A 5th grade team from Raymond Elementary School is competing in an online News Bowl Competition.  The team members are: Mikayla Collins, Kendra Dunsmoor, Kason Koski, Tysen Stephens, and Emily VanBlaricom.  The league promotes lifelong learning, peer tutoring, cooperative learning, peer interaction, and self-learning.  The online league is a national competition that tests students monthly on current events.  The topics cover world and national news, sports news, people news, geography, and arts/entertainment.  The team took their first test and placed 27th out of 207 teams nationwide.  The students were proud of their accomplishments on the first test. They will continue to take tests monthly throughout the school year.  The News Bowl was sponsored by the Raymond Schools Foundation. 
Last Updated on Saturday, 14 November 2009 21:23
 
Highly Capable News PDF Print E-mail
Written by Stephen Holland   
Thursday, 03 September 2009 13:45

Parents, we are in the process of testing students nominated by teachers for the Hi-Cap program. If you think your child should be considered for the program, please come to the school for a parent nomination form. Parents, guardians, students and/or teachers may nominate students.

A student's grade point average must be at least 3.2, WASL scores are considered, MAPs scores must reflect your child is in the top 1/3 of his or her class, and the results of the Otis/Lennon test must be at least 80% for your child to be eligible for the program.

If you have any questions, feel free to call 942-2435 any weekday from 8:00AM until 3:30 PM and ask for Gayle Haerling.

(Posted in Backpack Express September Issue)
Last Updated on Thursday, 03 September 2009 14:16
 
Research/Links for Standards-based Reporting PDF Print E-mail
Written by Stephen Holland   
Thursday, 02 July 2009 15:53

In October 2007, Raymond School District staff began meeting to gain better insight into the process and philosophy of transitioning from a traditional report card to a standards-based report card. This group of 10-12 people researched, listened, pondered and learned all they could about standards-based grading. The results of that work is summarized in this Standards-based Brochure; you may download it by clicking on it.

One of the major strengths of this type of reporting is that it is considered "best practice" and is supported by research. The purpose of this page is to share some of the research that supports the principles and guidelines of a standards-based reporting system. The research is categorized by the topic(s) covered; some research addresses more than one topic, so some of items are repeated. Where possible, there is Internet link to the article. We will continue to update this research page as studies and papers become available. (Our thanks to the Aberdeen School District, ESD 113 and the Des Moines Diocese for providing the starting point for this page www.dmdiocese.org.)
Articles and Books

Motivation

Black, P. & Wiliam, D. (1998). Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom assessment. Phi Delta Kappan, 80(2), 139. http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kbla9810.htm

Black, P., Harrison, C., Lee, C., Marshall, B., & Wiliam, D. (2004). Working inside the black box: Assessment for learning in the classroom. Phi Delta Kappan, 86(1), 8-21. http://datause.cse.ucla.edu/DOCS/pb_wor_2004.pdf

Kohn, A. (1999). Grading is degrading. Education Digest, 65(1), 59-64.

Formative/Summative Assessment

Black, P., Harrison, C., Lee, C., Marshall, B., & Wiliam, D. (2004).  Working inside the black box: Assessment for learning in the classroom. Phi Delta Kappan, 86(1), 8-21. http://datause.cse.ucla.edu/DOCS/pb_wor_2004.pdf

Chappuis, S. & Chappuis, J. (2007/8). The best value in formative assessment. Educational, Leadership, 65(4), 14-18.

Marzano, R. J.  (2006). Classroom assessment and grading that work.  Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Marzano, R. J. (2008). Making Standards Useful in the Classroom.

Popham, J. W. (2009). Instruction that Measures Up: Successful Teaching in the Age of Accountability.

Popham, J. W. (2008). Transformative Assessment.
Stiggins, Rick. (2007). Assessment through the student's eyes. Educational Leadership, 64(8), 22-26.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/may07/vol64/num08/Assessment_Through_the_Student's_Eyes.aspx

Wiliam, D. (2007, December/2008, January). Changing classroom practice. Educational Leadership, 65(4), 36-41.
http://www.rbteach.com/rbteach/PDFs/el200712_wiliam.pdf

Wormeli, R. (2006a). Accountability: Teaching through assessment and feedback, not grading. American Secondary Education, 34(3), 14-27.

The Effects of Zeros

Guskey, T.R. (2004). Are zeros your ultimate weapon? The Education Digest, 70(3), 31-35.
http://www.cesa2.k12.wi.us/pss/Zeros.pdf

McMillan, J.H. (1999). The devastating effect of zeros on grades: What can be done?

Reeves, D.B. (2004). The case against the zero. Phi Delta Kappan, 86(4), 324-325.
http://www.ncpep.org/images/CaseAgainstTheZero.pdf

Grading/Reporting

Aidman, B.J., Gates, J.M., & Deterra Sims, E.A. (2001). Building a better report card. Education Digest, 66(5), 49-53.

Allen, J.D. (2005). Grades as valid measures of academic achievement of classroom learning. Clearing House, 78(5), 218-223.
http://www.tcnj.edu/~senate/resources/documents/GradesasValidMeasures.pdf

Friedman, S.J. & Frisbie, D.A. (2000). Making report cards measure up. Education Digest, 65(5), 45-50.

Guskey, T. R. & Bailey, J. M. (2001). Developing Grading and Reporting Systems for Student Learning.

Guskey, T. R. (2001, September). Helping Standards make the grade. Educational Leadership, 59(1), 20-28.  http://course1.winona.edu/lgray/el626/Articlesonline/Guskey_helping.html

Guskey, T.R. & Jung, L.A. (2006). The challenges of standards-based grading. Leadership Compass,  4(2).
http://www.naesp.org/resources/2/Leadership_Compass/2006/LC2006v4n2a3.pdf

Guskey, T.R. (2001). Fixing grading policies that undermine standards. Education Digest, 66(7), 16-21.

Guskey, T.R. (2000). Grading policies that work against standards . . . and how to fix them. NASSP Bulletin, 84(620), p. 20-29. http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/academics/gradingandreporting/Documents/GradingarticleGUSKEY.pdf

Guskey, T. R. (2001, September). Helping Standards make the grade. Educational Leadership, 59(1), 20-28.
http://course1.winona.edu/lgray/el626/Articlesonline/Guskey_helping.html

Hu, Winnie.  (2009, March 25).  Report cards give up A's and B's for 4s and 3s.  The New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/education/25cards.html?_r=1

Kohn, A. (1999). Grading is degrading. Education Digest, 65(1), 59-64.

Krumboltz, J.D. & Yeh, C.H. (1996).  Competitive grading sabotages good teaching. Phi Delta Kappan, 78(4), 324-326.
http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/krumbol.htm

Munk, D.D. & Bursuck, W.D. (2001). What report card grades should and do communicate. Remedial & Special Education, 22(5), 280-287.

O'Connor, K.  (2002). How to grade for learning: Linking grades to standards.  Glenview, IL:  LessonLab.

Wiggins, G. (1994, October). Toward better report cards. Educational Leadership, 52(2), 28-38.

Homework

Kohn, Alfie. (2007). Rethinking homework. Principal, 86(3), 35-38.
http://www.naesp.org/resources/2/Principal/2007/J-Fp35.pdf

Checkley, K. (2003). When homework works. Classroom Leadership, 7(1), 1-2.

Christopher, S. (2007/8). Homework: A few practice arrows. Educational Leadership, 65(4), 74-75.

Marzano, R.J. & Pickering, D.J. (2007). The case for and against homework. Educational Leadership, 64(6), 74-79.

Vatterot, C. (2008). What is effective homework? ASCD Express, 3(7), 1. http://www.homeworklady.com/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=16&Itemid=34

Differentiation

Levy, H.M. (2008). Meeting the needs of all students through differentiated instruction: Helping every child reach and exceed standards. The Clearing House, 81(4), 161-164.

Tomlinson, C.A. (2005). Grading and differentiation: Paradox or good practice?  Theory Into Practice, 44(3), 262-269. http://www.spokaneschools.org/Rogers/LC%20Web/LC%20Web/facultyroom/PD/differentiated/Grading_and_Differentiation-Paradox_or_Good_%20Practice.pdf

Wormeli, R. (2006b). Fair isn't always equal: Assessing & grading in the differentiated classroom. Portland, ME: Stenhouse.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 December 2009 16:44
 
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