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7/28/2019 Mr. T's Weekly Update!
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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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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
KeyClubDistrictTrainingConference,Springfield,Ma. 4/6/2013 12:00AM SanfordHighSchool
OdysseyoftheMindTournament SHS 4/6/2013 6:00AM SanfordHighSchool
ReboundtoLewiston/Auburn 4/6/2013 8:00AM SanfordHighSchool
OdysseyoftheMind SHOWERFORFLOWERS 4/7/2013 12:00AM
KeyClubDistrictTrainingConference,Springfield,Ma. 4/7/2013 12:00AM SanfordHighSchool
SeetheActivitiesCalendarandpasteditionsofthisupdateatwww.sanford.org
HAVEAGREATWEEK!