Dallesport Elementary School-Full of HOPE
Hopefulness is our "middle name!" As the new K-12 Superintendent/Principal in the Lyle School District in Washington State, every day brings a new "first." Wednesday, July 29th was the first time that I was lucky enough to meet with my entire elementary staff.....all six teachers and 5 para-educators who are committed to making a difference for the kids in our community. This year is exciting! We have some HUGE buckets we're working to fill on behalf of our kids! We're developing a standards based report card so that parents know how their kids are doing in relationship to the appropriate grade level standards. We're implementing a new, K-6 English/Language Arts Curriculum to ensure alignment to the standards. http://mhreadingwonders.com/ We're continuing with our work to implement Eureka Math (Engage NY) http://greatminds.net/maps/math/home so that our Lyle kids can compete with mathematicians anywhere! We're transforming