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Superintendents UpdateSanfordSchoolDepartmentSanford,Maine04073 www.sanford.org April1,2013

SanfordSchool

Department

Superintendents

Update

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Superintendents Notes

Budget Thankyoutothemanyofyouwhohaverespondedtomyrequesttocontactourarealegislatorstourgethemnotto

supportGovernorLePagesproposedbudget.AsIhavementionedinthepasttwoissuesofthisupdate,theproposedbudget

wouldresultina1milliondollarlossinstatesubsidytoourschoolsaswellasanaddedexpenseofabout$300,000tocoverpart

ofthe

states

share

of

the

teacher

retirement

system.

A

copy

of

my

guest

editorial

to

the

SanfordNewscanbeseenat

http://tinyurl.com/c3nery7.

K8RestructuringUpdateTheK8administratorsarefinalizingtheplansfortherestructuringofgradesK8asaresultofthe

SchoolCommitteesdecisiontoclosetheEmersonSchoolattheendofthisschoolyear.Emersonstudents,teachersandstaff

willbemovingtotheWillardSchool.Roomassignmentsarebeingcompletedwithallofthegrades13studentsbeinghoused

onthemainfloor(BFloor)oftheWillardSchool.Thisyearsgrade5studentsatWillardwillbemovingtoSanfordJuniorHigh

Schoolnextyearaswebegintheprocessofcreatingagrade68middleschool.Wehopetomoveallgrade6students(fromCJL

tothejuniorhighschoolinthenextcoupleofyears.TwokindergartenclasseswillalsobeestablishedattheLafayetteSchoolto

reducethenumberofschooltransitionsforLafayettestudents.AspartoftherestructuringtheWillardSchoolwillnowbeon

thesamedailyscheduleasMargaretChaseSmith,CarlJ.LambandLafayetteSchools.

Thelogisticsofmovingclassroomequipmentsandsuppliesarestillbeingworkedoutastherearesomeminormodifications

thatneedtobemadetosomeoftherooms.Themaintenancestaffhopestohaveanyneededmodificationsdoneinearly

summertoallowtheroomstobecleanedandsetupbythefirstofAugust.

SHSSRTCConstructionLanceWhiteheadfromourarchitecturalfirmLavalleeBrensingerwillbemakingapresentationtothe

CityCouncilthisTuesday,April2nd

at7:00PMoutliningtheprojecttimelineforthenext12months.Themeetingwillbe

televisedonWSSRTVchannel26.LancewillalsobeprovidingbackgroundaboutLavalleeBrensingerandexplainingthe

differentopportunitiesforpublicinputonthedesignofthenewfacility.

Vision UpdateSubmittedbyCurriculumDirectorJanGoldsberry AgroupofSanfordstaffmembersattendedandsomepresentedattheNewEnglandSecondarySchoolConferenceinNorwood,MAon

March22. Thepresentationcalled"BetterTogether:CommunityDrivenSchoolChange"receivedhighratingsfromattendeesfrom

aroundNewEngland. EverySanfordattendeewenttofoursessionstolearnaboutinnovativehighschoolpracticestakingplaceinNH,

VT,RI,ME,andCT. Theirreflectionsonthosesessionsarebeingmadeintoapowerpointtosharewithothers. Welearnedaboutmany

valuableresourcesinthosesessions.

ThereareYouTubevideosavailableofRickWormeli,authorof"FairIsn'tAlwaysEqual.". Thereareseveralinwhichhespeaksabout(1)Standardsbasedreporting;(2)Redos,Retakes,andDoOvers,PartI;(3)Redos,Retakes,andDoOvers,PartII;(4)Howmuchshould

homeworkcount?;(5)Onlatework;(6)FormativeandSummativeAssessment;(7)DefiningMastery;and(8)Gradebooks. Inaddition,

thereisoneofEffectiveGradingbyKenO'Connor,authorof"HowtoGradeforLearning." Hespeaksabouthowgradesmustbe

consistent,accurate,meaningful,andsupportiveoflearning. AswemovetowardtheVision,ourthinkingaboutgradingandreporting

willbechallengedbyexpertslikeWormeliandO'Connor. Irecommendthesevideostoanyonewhoiscuriousabouthowwhatwe're

doingcurrentlycomparestostandardsbasedreporting.

Iusedtothink/NowIthink... OneofthevideosyettobemadefortheCelebrationofLearning(May20)iscalled"Iusedtothink/NowIthink...." ItisatakeoffonShelleyWright'sblogthatcanbefoundathttp://shelleywright.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/iusedtothink/.

Everyoneisinvitedtosubmittheirown"Iusedtothink/NowIthink"submissionwhethertheywanttobepartofthevideoornot. There

hasbeenagreatdealoflearningandthinkingaboutlearningtakingplaceinSanfordoverthepastfewyears. Wewanttobeableto

shareit

with

others.

The

names

of

those

who

submit

an

"I

used

to

think/Now

Ithink"

will

be

put

into

adrawing

for

two

$25

gift

certificatestoAmazon. Submityour"Iusedtothink/NowIthink"atthefollowinglinkhttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L7T8TYJ.

SubmissionswillbeaccepteduntilApril26toallowtimeforthevideotapingtobedonebeforetheCelebrationofLearning.

SummerInstructionalDesignandDelivery(IDD)professionaldevelopmentbytheReinventingSchoolsCoalitionwilltakeplaceonAugust5,6,7,and8. Thisisafourdaytraining. Someteachershavealreadyhadthefirsttwodays(ID). Manyteacherswillhavetotakeall

four. Itisimportantthatwehavethenumbersofthosewhointendtoparticipateineitherthetwodayorthefourdaytrainingbefore

Aprilvacation. TheyarelistedseparatelyinMyLearningPlan. Ifyouareinterestedinparticipating,pleasesignupnolaterthanApril12.


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SanfordSchoolDepartment SuperintendentsUpdate Page2

SJHS YMCA ConnectionSubmittedbyJessAllenStudentsinKathyCamiresandJessicaAllensspecialeducation

classesatthejuniorhighrecentlyparticipatedinaneightweek

sessionofswimmingattheYMCA. Ithasbeenagreatopportunity

forthestudentstoworkonfunctionallifeskillgoalsinan

authenticenvironment. Thestudentslookforwardtotheweekly

swimtime. TheswimmingsessionswereprovidedbyJeffPellerin,

aquaticdirectorattheYMCAatnocharge. KathyandJesssenda

bigthankyoutoNateMann,BeckyTurgeonandDanSpencerfor

helpingto

organize

the

program.

The

students

recently

thanked

Jeffandthelifeguard,SarahbybringingbakedtreatstotheYMCA.

Wehopetocontinuetheprogramforafewmoreweeks.

Blue Cabin Waves Raffle QuiltSubmittedbyNancyNeubertAtthisyearsArtsAuctiontobeheldonFriday,April26

thatSanfordHighSchool,

participantswillbeabletobuyraffleticketstowinthisbeautifulBlueCabin

WavesQuilt.ItisQueensizewith100%Cottonfabricandbatting.

SeeanyVisualandPerformingArtsteacherfortickets

Disappointedthatyoudidntwinthequilt? AfterthequiltdrawingthefirstpersonwhosubmitsapaymentofthetotalamountthattheQuiltraffleraised

plus$100.00willbeabletoorderaquiltofthesamedesign. AskaVisualand

PerformingArtsteacherfordetails.

New Community Arts Center Opens at SCAE Submitted by SRTC Asst. DirectorTheresa Nelson

SCAEis

proud

to

introduce

its

new

community

Art

Center.

A

key

elementofthecenterwillbepotteryandceramicprogramming.Six

weeksessionswillbeofferedtoadults,seniors,andchildren.For

communityconvenience,SCAEwillbeofferingSaturdayclasses.In

addition,individualsessionswillalsobeavailableforpartiesand

specialeventssuchasarttherapy. ThisnewventuresupportsSCAE's

goalofcontinuingtoprovidehighquality,diverse,andcreative

classesandprogramstotheSanfordcommunity.

SCAEheldastaffPDdayonFriday,March15th

. Partofthedays

activitiesinvolvedusingthenewArtCenter.Wehadourteachersall

makeuglymugs.Theprocesstakesacoupleweekstogofroma

lump

of

clay

to

being

fired

and

glazed.

The

staff

had

a

blast

in

a

two

hour

session

which

took

manyoutoftheircomfortzone. Itgaveusallafreshperspectiveonhowsomeofour

studentsfeelintheclassroom.

FamiliesREADstudentsspenttimeinthenewArtCenteronFriday,March22nd

. Each

participantintheprogramwasabletomakeatoothbrushholderorvase. Itwassucha

greatopportunityforthemtotapintotheircreativesideandspendtimedoing

somethingfun.DeniseBouchardwasourfirstcommunitymembertobooktimeonthe

potterywheel. Thehandsonexperiencewasgreatlyenjoyed! Shehasalreadybooked

timeforhernextsession!PleasecontactSCAEat4905145orvisit

www.sanfordlearns.orgfordetails.

SCAEDirectorAllenLambert

withhisUglyMug


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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Teams with SJHS Grade 8 Students to Build SeaPerch

SpecialThankstoEdCormierfromthePortsmouthNavalShipyardwhospearheadedthisuniqueopportunityforourSanfordJuniorHighstudentstoworkwithrepresentativesfromthePortsmouthNavalShipyard(PNSY).

SeaPerchisaninnovativeunderwater

roboticsprogramthatequipsteachers

andstudentswiththeresourcesthey

needtobuildanunderwater

RemotelyOperatedVehicle(ROV).

Studentsbuild

the

ROV

from

akit

comprisedoflowcost,easily

accessibleparts,followinga

curriculumthatteachesbasic

engineeringandscienceconceptswith

amarineengineeringtheme.The

SeaPerchProgramprovidesstudents

withtheopportunitytolearnabout

robotics,engineering,science,and

mathematics(STEM)whilebuildingan

underwaterROVaspartofascience

andengineeringtechnology

curriculum.Throughouttheproject,

studentswill

learn

engineering

concepts,problemsolving,teamwork,

andtechnicalapplications.

ThefollowingwassubmittedbyEdCormier

TheSeaPerchwerebuiltover4daysandthenwerefieldtestedattheYMCApool. Thestudentsdoalltheworkfrompipecutting,measuring,switchwiringandsoldering. PNSYprovidesmentoringandtroubleshootingassistance. Thestudentsgetalessoninbuoyancyandthenneedto"FLINK"theirSeaPerch. ThatistosaytheunitcannotFLOATonthesurfaceorSINKtothebottom,theyneedtobesomewhereinthemiddle.ThecrewfromtheUSSMiamiwerealsotheretohelpwithmentoringthestudentsandprovidedtheirtechnicalexpertisewithsoldering

electrical

connections

and

basic

submarine

construction.

They

also

provided

encouragement

when

the

students

were

gettingfrustratedandhelpedthemtroubleshootanyproblemsthatarose. AdditionallytheywereabletoputafaceandanametotheheroestheyseeonthenewsandaddsometangiblemeaningtothePledgeofAllegiancethattheysayeverymorning.EverymorningwhenIarrivedthefirstthingthestudentswantedtoknowwasiftheSailorswouldbebackagaintoday.Atthepoolstudentshadthreestationssetuparoundthepool. Station1)ObjectRecovery;Station2)SalvageDive;Station3) CaptheWell. TheseareallrealworldapplicationswhereROV'shavebeenusedthatthestudentscanrelateto.IgrewupinSanfordandwenttoMargaretChaseSmithelementaryschoolandCarlJLambmiddleschool. Thebestpartaboutthisprojectwasbeingabletogivebacktomycommunity. IseesomuchpotentialinSanford.Thestudentsthatweareworkingwithtodaywillbetomorrowsleaders. Seeingtheseteensputtheirphonesandmp3playersdownandgetengagedinprojectwasamazing.EdalsostatedthathehasworkedattheShipyardfor5yearsandisoneoftheOutreachColeadsattheyard.Edaddsthatthe

Seacoast

Shipyard

Association

identifies

Sanford

having

the

highest

population

of

Shipyard

workers

(420)

in

the

State

with

annualpayrollof$28,619,679.

WSSR-TV Girls in STEM videoWSSRTVhasjustproducedavideoaboutgirlsparticipatinginSTEM

Science,Technology,EngineeringandMath.Checkitoutat

http://youtu.be/QW9A_nYz0Ak


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Best Wishes to Marcia HallWehavehadtheprivilegeforthepastseveralyearstohaveMarciaHallworkingwiththehighschoolstaffthroughthe

SecondaryCounselingGrant. ThatgrantofficiallyendsonApril1st

.MarciawasinstrumentalinsettingupStudentAssistance

Teamsatthesecondarylevelandprovidingcounselingservicestoouralternativehighschoolprogram.Priortojoiningthe

grant,Marciaservedasahighschoolguidancecounselor.InanotetostaffMarciawrites,Itsbeenwonderfulworkingwith

suchadedicatedgroupofpeople.YoureallyhaveyourheartsintherightplaceinteachingandhelpingthestudentsofSanford

HighSchool.Pleasetakecareandasalways...Thanksforallyoudo!!

This Weeks Coming EventsSubject StartDate StartTime Location

TitleIparentVisitationWeek 4/1/2013 8:00AM Callyourschoolforvisit

JMG/ReboundFieldTrip AWSinKennebunk 4/1/2013 8:00AM SanfordHighSchool

TitleIMathClub Grades16 4/1/2013 3:00PM

WillardSchoolPTGMeeting 4/1/2013 6:00PM WillardSchool

SchoolCommitteeMtg. 4/1/2013 7:00PM CentralOffice SanfordSchoolDept.

CJL ChewonkiProgramsforGrades3and4 4/2/2013 12:00AM

SHSSocialStudiesfieldtriptoUMaineinAugusta 4/3/2013 7:00AM SanfordHighSchool

TitleIparentVisitationWk. 4/3/2013 8:00AM

ATeamKAdult 4/3/2013 8:00AM SanfordRegionalTechnicalCenter

SHSResourcesFieldTriptoTraftonCenter 4/3/2013 10:40AM

CJLKindergarten

Field

Trip

to

Goodall

Hospital 4/3/2013 12:15

PM

CJLChewonkiProgramsforGrades1and2 4/4/2013 12:00AM

JMGFieldTriptoYCCC 4/4/2013 10:00AM SanfordHighSchool

CJLKindergartenFieldTriptoGoodallHospital 4/4/2013 12:15PM

SHS SLC 4/4/2013 2:00PM SanfordHighSchool

TitleIMathClub Grades16 4/4/2013 3:00PM

CJLGrade5Concert 4/4/2013 7:00PM CarlJLambSchool

EarlyRel.Day(Bldg) 4/5/2013 12:00AM

KeyClubDistrictTrainingConference,Springfield,Ma. 4/5/2013 12:00AM SanfordHighSchool

Reach8thgradeUrbanAdventure 4/5/2013 8:00AM

SHS SLC 4/5/2013 12:15PM SanfordHighSchool

CJLPTGActivityNight 4/5/2013 6:00PM CarlJLambSchool

Reach8th

Grade

Urban

Adventure,

Day

2

4/6/2013 12:00AM


OdysseyoftheMindTournament SHS 4/6/2013 6:00AM SanfordHighSchool

ReboundtoLewiston/Auburn 4/6/2013 8:00AM SanfordHighSchool

OdysseyoftheMind SHOWERFORFLOWERS 4/7/2013 12:00AM


SeetheActivitiesCalendarandpasteditionsofthisupdateatwww.sanford.org

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