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Is aware of the purposes Explores the use of Decides on the purpose Develops and adapts the Demonstrates purposeful
and characteristics of different types of pre- for assessment and skills range of appropriate use of a wide range of
formative and summative assessment, formative to be assessed to select assessments to address assessments to support
assessments. 6/17/19 and summative appropriately matches questions about students’ differentiated student
assessments. 12/5/19 pre-, formative and learning needs and learning needs and reflect
5.1 Applying summative assessments. progress. progress.
knowledge of the Begins to identify specific 4/5/2020
purposes, characteristics of Integrates a variety of Draws flexibility from a
characteristics, and assessments that yield Selects assessments characteristics into repertoire of appropriate
uses of different different types of based on clear assessments to allow assessment options and
types of assessments information about understanding of the students with a ranges of characteristics to
student preparedness, purposes and learning needs to maximize student
progress, and proficiency. characteristics of demonstrate what they demonstration of
assessments to support know. 6/17/19 knowledge. 12/5/19
student learning. 4/30/2020

I use formative I used a formative I decide on the purpose I use a variety of I recently started using
assessments to guide my assessment when asking for assessment and skills characteristics of choice boards for various
teaching. Characteristics a review question for a to be assessed. For formative assessments. subject areas, and my
of formative assessments particular social studies example, a type of Students who struggle students are loving this!
is to help students lesson. Within the unit of formative assessment I with reading or writing It is great to see everyone
improve in their learning Economics, students use at the end of a math may have excellent engaged in their learning
as I give them frequent learned about goods and lesson is an exit ticket. listening skills. I allow and actively taking
feedback while doing services. I asked, "Who An exit ticket is a great to them to draw a picture charge. For example, a
quick checks. I use can tell me the difference let me assess how well and tell me about it. I also Spelling Tic Tac Toe
observations, journals, between goods and students understood the assess their Choice Board allows
think-pair-share, and exit services? “Students hold material they are learning comprehension by having students to choose
tickets. I use summative up either their Yes or No in class. 4/5/2020 them answer questions different ways to learn
assessments to measure card as they are prepared orally, aside from paper. and practice their spelling
what students have to share aloud. Students Exit tickets are a great words. The Spelling
learned. I give summative who know the answer way to assess student’s Choice Board is a great
assessments at the end of hold up the Yes card, and learning as it allows me example of students being
instruction as a way of students who don't know to measure their motivated and engaged in
assessing and evaluating the answer hold up the understanding of a topic, the classroom while using
student learning. No card. This is an or address concerns. I differentiated instruction
Characteristics of this effective way of letting use a variety of to promote their learning
demonstrating me know immediately characteristics of with double consonant
understanding of who recalls the academic summative assessments. I spelling. Students are
material though unit vocabulary needed for allow students to orally expected to complete
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tests, projects, and the unit. 12/5/19 present and explain three in a row, but are
demonstrations. I also understanding through challenged to complete
give students portfolios projects. I also use paper more if interested.
at the end of the school pencil tests and allow for 12/5/19
year. 6/17/19 drawings for those who
need it. I use results of I use different forms of
assessments to help assessments to maximize
group students in a student demonstration of
particular area of knowledge. One way I
strengths or concerns. I make that happen is
then decide how to through their daily math
support or challenge journals and individual
students. 6/17/19 whiteboards. As students
work to solve a problem
on either their journal or
whiteboard, I walk
around the classroom
assessing student’s
computational skills.
Being able to do this
allows me to see students
are understanding the
lesson or offer immediate
assistance to anyone who
may need it. 4/30/2020

5.2 Collecting and Use data from required Explores collecting Collects a variety of Designs and integrates an Infuses assessments
analyzing assessments to assess additional data using formal and informal assessment plan that strategically and
assessment data student learning. supplemental assessment data on provides formal and systematically
from a variety of assessments. student learning. informal assessment data throughout instruction to
sources to inform Follows required 6/17/19 on student learning. collect ongoing
instruction. processes for data Make adjustments in 12/6/19 assessment data
analysis and draws planning for single Uses analysis of a variety appropriate for the range
conclusions about lessons or sequence of of data to inform Uses data analysis of a of learner needs.
student learning lessons based on analysis planning and broad range of 4/30/2020
of assessment data. differentiation of assessments to provide
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instruction. comprehensive Uses results of ongoing
information to guide data analysis to plan and
planning and differentiate instruction
differentiation of for maximum academic
instruction. success. 6/17/19
Updated: 12/6/19
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I collect a variety of I design and integrate an I use formal and informal
formal assessment data assessment plan that results of ongoing data
to measure student provides formal and analysis to plan and
learning and overall informal assessment data differentiate instruction
achievement. I collect on student learning. I use for maximum academic
tests (with rubric scores), pre-assessments for success. I use data to
have used standardize different subject areas, group students and
tests, or projects. I also and collect spelling pre- differentiate instruction.
collect a variety of tests, graphic organizers, If I have a group of
informal assessment data and drawings. I use struggling students, I
to track the ongoing informal assessments to make sure to offer them
learning and progress of gather information about support through small
students on a daily basis. students’ understanding group instruction. If a
I collect assignments, exit of content material group of students are
tickets, graphic through quizzes, group achieving. I challenge
organizers, work, journal writing, and/or pair them up with
demonstrations using and observation. And, I a struggling peer for
whiteboards, and have use formal assessments support. I also use data to
students use a thumbs up, to compare students’ adjust seating
thumbs down when learning and growth of arrangements for those
checking for material through unit who need it. For example,
understanding. Based on tests, class projects, and if a student is performing
student performance rubric scored low and becomes easily
with informal assignments. 12/6/19 distracted, I make sure to
assessments, I move sit the student near me
forward with the next (the front) so I can easily
lesson, or review and access the student and
offer support. 6/17/19 offer support. 6/17/19

I use data analysis to plan


and differentiate
instruction for maximum
academic success. I
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continue to use data to
group students. One way I
do that is with spelling.
Through pre-
assessments, I am able to
determine who knows the
words of the week
already, and who needs
help and support. I then
differentiate my
instruction and formulate
groups based on needs.
Students who score well
the pre-test, will work on
the same skill, but will
have a more challenging
group of words. For
example, if students are
working on words with
short i, such as, his, and
fix, my more challenging
group will also work on
short i words, but will
focus on more challenging
words instead, such as,
sandwich and picnic.
Being able to differentiate
instruction this way
allows for maximum
academic instruction.
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I infuse assessments
throughout my
instruction both
formative and summative.
Some formative types of
assessments I use to
evaluate how students
are learning within a
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lesson are observations,
discussions, journals,
projects, and exit tickets. I
also use summative
assessments such as,
quizzes and tests to
evaluate how much
students have learned
within a lesson.
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I use the assessment


results to help drive my
instruction and to
improve academic
success as it helps me
determine whether a
concept or skill needs to
be retaught or reviewed.
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Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors Reviews and monitors a Reviews and monitors a Facilitates collaborative
available assessment data additional assessment variety of data on student broad range of data work and fosters
5.3 Reviewing data,
as required by site and data individually and learning individually and individually and with colleagues ability to
both individually and
district processes. with colleagues and with colleagues to colleagues to analyze identify and address
with colleagues, to
identifies learning needs identify trends and student thinking and causes for achievement
monitor student
of individual patterns among groups of identify underlying patterns and trends.
learning
students.6/17/19 students. 12/5/19 causes for trends.
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Individually, I look at I monitor a variety of data I work closely with my
class scores from on student learning neighbor teacher. We
informal and formal individually and with both coteach first grade. I
assessments. I look at the colleagues. I especially teach both of our math
class performance to collaborate and classes and she teaches
track the growth of communicate often with both of our language arts
students. I use data to the neighboring first- classes. We communicate
determine if learning grade teacher as we both often and daily about our
goals are being met, and co teach. Together we students and often sit
to identify any learning monitor student learning together to analyze data
needs. During grade level by reviewing a variety of results from different
meetings, I share data, data as we identify trends forms of assessments and
and discuss ways of and patterns. We use the set goals. We use the data
supporting students data to choose student to guide our instruction,
through after school groups, create seating set goals, or identify
tutoring and/or charts, and differentiate underlying causes for
differentiated instruction. for individuals. For trend. 3/28/2020 (TLMS
I also discuss ways I example, we look at Domain 5)
challenge top students. different assessments to
There are two first grade collect student data about
teachers at my school (I making ten when one
am one of them). We both addend is 8 or 9. The data
meet regularly to share from assessments is used
and discuss data within to identify students who
our grade level. Together, are meeting the learning
we set classroom goals, goals, or is used to
and help each other set identify those who need
individual learning goals extra support. 12/5/19
for those who are
struggling. We discuss
ways we can support
students in need, and find
innovative ways of
differentiating our
instruction for all
learners. 6/17/19
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Uses data from Uses data from available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Reflects on data
assessments provided by assessments to establish assessment data to set data to set learning goals continuously to make
site and district to set content-based learning student learning goals for for content and academic ongoing refinements to
learning goals for the goals for class and content and academic language that are learning goals for content
class. individual students in language. integrated across content and academic language
single lessons or standards for individuals for the fill range of
sequences of lessons. and groups. 4/30/2020 students.
5.4 Using assessment Plans instruction using Plans differentiated
data to establish available curriculum Plans adjustments in lessons and modifications Plans differentiated Uses data systematically
learning goals and to guidelines. instruction to address to instruction to meet instruction targeted to to refine planning,
plan, differentiate, learning needs of students’ diverse learning meet individual and differentiate instruction,
and modify individual students. needs. 6/17/19 group learning needs. and make ongoing
instruction 12/6/19 adjustments to match the
evolving learning needs
Modifies lessons during of individuals and groups.
instruction based on
informal assessments.
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Updated: 4/5/2020
In order to meet students’ I use a variety of informal
diverse learning needs, I assessments during a
plan differentiated lesson and use the data to
lessons in various plan differentiated
subjects. In math for instruction. I also make
example, one way I necessary modifications
differentiate a lesson in order to help students
would be to have reach learning goals. For
learning stations. I split example, if I notice
my class into small students becoming
groups. While I instruct a uninterested while
group of students, reading a long story, I
another group uses the break the story into parts
computer station to work (for the whole class or for
on an online math a small group). This helps
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program. Another group keep their interest while
works on math problems focusing on main ideas. I
within their workbook or partner students up so
an activity sheet. A final they can read aloud to
group uses hands-on each other. I usually
math to practice what partner a student with
they know. A strong reading skills with
modification I make for one who needs support.
students is to include This is great as students
choices within each provide feedback for each
station. Students can other, and model fluent
select to work on what reading. I also create
interests them the most. I learning stations that
then collect assessments, include a unique method
analyze, and use them to for teaching a skill within
establish learning goals. our reading lesson that
6/17/19 includes technology,
creating artwork, reading,
writing, and small group
instruction. I analyze all
assessments and
determine the next steps
in our lesson. 6/18/19

I plan differentiated
instruction targeted to
meet individual and
group learning needs.
When learning about
producers and
consumers, I
differentiated the content
by creating activities for
two groups of students
that covered different
levels of thinking. I
created two stations with
different activity options
in each. Students who
were not familiar with
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the lesson content could
select an activity task on
the lower level, helping
them to remember and
understand material,
such as, matching
pictures with key words
through cut and paste.
Students with some
background and mastery
could complete activities
on the higher level, in the
areas of evaluating and
creating, reading a
passage and answering
questions, or writing
about something they
could produce, and
explain a time they were
consumers. 12/6/19

I modify lessons during


instruction based on
informal assessments.
During math, if I notice
the class struggling in
general in a particular
area, then before moving
on, I stop and spend as
much time needed
reteaching a particular
skill. I make sure to
reteach and complete as
many examples needed
with the class until
everyone has reached a
level of understanding. I
do the same with
individual students. If I
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notice a group of students
struggling, I make sure to
work with them in a small
group instruction and
offer them a more one on
one support. I also
provide more challenging
activities for those who
master the material
quickly. 12/6/19

I continue to modify
lessons during
instruction. One way I
continue to do that is to
provide choice for
students. When preparing
to write a personal
narrative, students
receive a writing choice
board. They pick a
prompt of interest and
use sequencers; first,
next, then, and last to
help them organize their
thinking. 4/5/2020
(NBPTS 4)

I create learning goals for


students from different
assessment data, and
keep track of the goals
that must be reached. I
conference one on one
with students to make
sure goals are attainable
on a weekly basis or on a
quarterly basis
depending on the goal
set. Students keep track
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of their goals by writing
them in their Smart Goal
sheet and I keep track of
goals by writing them on
my teacher list. To help
students reach their
academic goals, I make
sure to differentiate my
lessons in order to better
help support their
individual learning needs.
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Informs students about Begins to encourage Models and scaffolds Implements structures Provides systematic
learning objectives, students to establish student self-assessment for students to self-assess opportunities for student
outcomes, and learning goals through and goal setting and set learning goals self-assessment, goal
summative assessment single lessons or processes for learning related to content, setting, and progress
results. Recognizes the sequence of lessons that content and academic academic language, and monitoring. 4/5/2020
5.5 Involving all need for individual include goal setting language development. individual skills. 12/6/19
students in self- learning goals. exercises. 6/18/19 Develops students’ meta-
assessment, goal- Guides students to Integrates student self- cognitive skills for
setting, and progress Monitors progress using Provides students with monitor and reflect on assessment, goal setting, analyzing progress and
monitoring available tools for opportunities in single progress on a regular and progress monitoring refining goals towards
recording. 6/18/19 lessons or sequence of basis. 12/6/19 across the curriculum. high levels of academic
lessons to monitor their 3/28/2020 achievement.
own progress toward
class or individual goals.
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I give students graphic I encourage students to I guide students to I implement structures I provide systematic
organizers when learning establish learning goals monitor and reflect on for students to self-assess opportunities for
to write narratives. I then through single lessons, or progress on a regular and set learning goals students to self-assess,
guide them to write sequence of lessons, that basis. I make sure to have related to content, set goals, and progress
paragraphs that include include goal setting students participate in academic language, and monitor their learning.
the topic, sequenced exercises. One way I do “Think-Pair-Share” as individual skills. One way One way I provide those
events, closure. Students that is to talk to them part of reviewing the students self-evaluate is opportunities is when
have a copy of editing about having a growth previous days lesson, and through a self-evaluation students work on their
marks, and with my mindset. We talk about review educational key sheet. The self-evaluation online math program
assistance we correct trying different strategies words. I also have them sheet has three faces. One called Zearn. Students
errors and fix mistakes. in math when working to write on their journals as face is smiling, the other complete various levels
Students then write their solve a problem. I also part of a reflection on a is not, and the third one is that match math lessons
final copy on a new sheet have students use particular topic, and I sad. Students answer six learned in class. As
of paper. They then use a individual goal sheets. give students Exit Tickets questions by coloring in students work on Zearn
rubric to make final Students write their goal too. I have a one on one the face they feel fits best lessons, they are able to
assessments of their (for Reading), and explain conference with each their learning the most. I assess their performance
work. I use a rubric as what they will do to reach student, and this meeting have students use this before moving onto the
well (when returning that goal. 6/18/19 helps them increase their when creating a Smart next problem. If a
work). It helps students learning motivation as we Goal. Students set Smart problem is correct, they
understand what they did review learning goals and Goals throughout the move along, otherwise, if
well, and what needs to accomplishments year. During our one on a problem is incorrect,
be improved. 6/18/19 together. The one on one one student/teacher students are given an
conference helps conference, we review opportunity to correct it.
students build their self- the self-evaluation sheet, Students look forward to
monitoring skills, reflect look at goal that were moving along into the
on their academic previously set, and next levels and enjoy
growth, and helps them discuss whether those monitoring their online
continue to think on ways goals were met or not. learning. 4/5/2020
they can continue to We do this as we review
improve. 12/6/19 student work. If the
student and I feel the goal
was me, we set a new
goal and move on. If we
feel the goal was not met,
then I encourage the
student to continue to
work towards his/her
academic goal and we set
a new date for the goal to
be met. Students set
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various academic goals
throughout the school
year. When goals are met,
they are singed by me,
and sent home with work.
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I integrate student self-


assessment, goal setting,
and progress monitoring
across the curriculum.
Students have a Star
Writing Checklist they
keep in their folder and
use it to again and again
when their writing is
complete. This checklist
helps students self-
assess, set goals, and
progress monitors.
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Uses available Explores use of additional Uses technology to design Integrates a variety of Use a wide range of
technologies to record technologies to and implement technologies into the technologies to design,
assessments, determine implement individual assessments, record and development, implement, and analyze
proficiency levels, and assessments, record analyze results, and implementation, analysis assessments and provides
5.6 Using available
make required results, and communicate communicate about of assessments, and for an in depth and
technologies to assist
communications about with administration, student learning with communication of ongoing communication
in assessment,
student learning. colleagues, and families administration, student learning to all regarding student
analysis, and
6/18/19 about student learning. colleagues, families, and audiences. learning to all audiences.
communication of
12/5/19 students. Ensure that
student learning
communications are
received by those who
lack access to technology.
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I use available I explore the use of I use various forms of
technologies to record various technologies technology to design and
assessments, and available to implement implement assessment. I
determine proficiency individual assessments. am currently using
levels. I use Google sheets One way I do that is by Seesaw for distant
to help me track student checking student reports learning. I have been able
data. I communicate from their Zearn online to upload my
academic progress with math program. This assignments and keep
students through one-on report helps me record of student work
one student conferences, understand what portion from their journals. I
by writing comments on of Zearn's curriculum my communicate with
student work, through students have completed. students and parents via
rubrics, and report cards. I also use Google Docs Seesaw as well. I also
I also use Google sheets and PowerPoint to create paper packets
to communicate student develop various forms of (biweekly) for families,
learning with assessments for students, which includes the same
administration, such as Exit Tickets and work I post on Seesaw.
colleagues or families Choice Boards. I use Families have the option
about student learning. I Planbook.com to write of completing the work
communicate progress to weekly lessons plans, but online or doing the paper
families through email also to help keep track of pencil assignment
correspondence. I write graded assessments and instead. Families post the
notes on student scores. I use progress work online, or return it
planners about events or reports to communicate to the school office. I also
student progress. I send various data results with keep close
student work home administration, communication with
biweekly. When colleagues, and families families via email and
necessary I make phone about student learning. I ClassDojo where I weekly
calls too. I send progress keep this progress report update them about class
reports to keep parents on my PowerPoint file work in our daily class
informed about student and make necessary story. 4/30/2020
leaning and send out adjustments every
quarterly report cards quarter. 12/5/19
too. I also schedule
conferences with parents
(as many times needed
throughout the year) to
discuss student progress.
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Provides students with Provides students with Provides students with Integrates the ongoing Facilitates students’
feedback through additional feedback clear and timely sharing of leadership in seeking and
assessed work and based on formative information about comprehensible feedback using ongoing
required summative assessments from single strengths, needs, and to students from formal comprehensible
assessments. lessons or sequence of strategies for improving and informal assessments communications about
5.7 Using assessment lessons. Seeks to provide academic in ways that support individual student
information to share Notifies families of feedback in ways that achievement.6/18/19 increased learning. progress and ways to
timely and student proficiencies, students understand. 12/6/19 provide and monitor
comprehensible challenges, and behavior Provides opportunities support. 3/28/2020
feedback with issues through school Communicates with for comprehensible and Communicates regularly
students and their mandated procedures. families about student timely two-way with families to share a
families progress, strengths, and communications with range of assessment
needs at reporting families to share student information that is
periods. Contacts families assessments, progress, comprehensible and
as needs arise regarding raise issues and/or responsive to individual
struggling students or concerns, and guide student and family needs.
behavior issues. 6/18/19 family support. 12/6/19 4/30/2020
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I communicate with I use a variety of I integrate the ongoing
families about student assessments to help track sharing of On Mondays, I
progress, strengths, and student learning, and comprehensible feedback communicate the learning
needs at reporting provide students with to students from formal goals clearly to my
periods. I do this through immediate feedback. and informal assessments students and parents. I
progress reports, report When talking to them one in ways that support provide parents with a
cards, and parent by one about a particular increased student weekly spelling list, focus
conferences. I also assessment, I make sure learning. I share with the goals students must learn
contact families as needs they know their strengths general class aloud, and before the end of the
arise regarding struggling and praise them. I also praise them for doing week, weekly spelling
students or behavior talk to them about what well with a particular homework, and spelling
issues. I do this in various needs to be improved and assignment. I also offer test dates. I communicate
ways. I write notes to praise their efforts. I take support to the whole with parents via
parents, or I send out an the time to offer class when needed. I ClassDojo which is a safe,
email. I make phone calls strategies that will help meet with each student and simple app for
or may schedule a parent them improve in a one on one through our teachers, parents, and
conference. Open particular area. I student/teacher students. To help my
communication with regularly share learning conferences, and take the students prepare for their
families is important goals with parents via opportunity to give test weekly, I work with
because it helps to classwork, notes, or feedback about a them individually and as
improve student report cards. I also particular assignment, or a whole in order to help
performance. 6/18/19 regularly collaborate with assessment. It is also a them meet those goals.
colleagues to analyze, good time to review and During the week, students
reflect, and discuss ways offer support in a take time to work on
of improving our teaching particular area that is Spelling City and select
practices in order to needed. I have created a the spelling game of their
improve the learning of digital portfolio for each choice to practice their
our students. 6/18/19 student through words. At the end of the
ClassDojo, and share week, students take their
I provide opportunities assignments and test on Spelling City using
for comprehensible and assessments with families Spelling TestMe. I then use
timely two-way that way too. Families the assessment results to
communications with enjoy the immediate guide progress,
families to share student communication through communicate with
assessments, progress, ClassDojo, and appreciate students, parents, and
raise issues, and/or the work that can be education stakeholders.
concerns, and guide viewed through digital 3/28/2020 (ISTE 7c)
family support. I send out student portfolios as it
student work packets gives them a glimpse of
twice a month. The what their child is
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packets allow parents to learning and gives them
see completed student an opportunity to have
work. The packets their own discussions to
contain assessments in help support their
various subject areas, and children’s learning.
each packet has a front 12/6/19
cover indicating to
parents the type of work I communicate with
they will find. I also families regularly
include a comments regarding assessment
section, allowing parents work via ClassDojo
to communicate any through personal
concerns they may have messaging, in person, via
with a particular email, or through notes. I
assignment or also keep families
assessment. I send any updated on student
work home that requires progress and
immediate attention from accomplishments by
parents, such as, as a low sending classwork and
score on an assessment, assessments home
and communicate ways to biweekly in the form of
offer support and help. I student packets. The
communicate to parents packets include a cover
through quarterly sheet stating the different
progress reports, and work and assessment
report cards. I also use that are included and
email and ClassDojo to included a section that
communicate and keep allows parents to
up to date with student comment or share any
progress, issues, and concerns regarding work.
concerns. 12/6/19 4/30/2020

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