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Full Speed Ahead: Year One of Our Five-Year 2030 Vision
Last week, our school board took an important first step in bringing our new 2030 Strategic Vision* to life. Year One matters. It’s where vision turns into action that will carry us forward over the next five years. Our focus for our superintendent in this first year is clear: Early Literacy: Improving elementary reading outcomes.…
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TCAPS Curriculum Committee Snapshot: Seen, Supported, and Connected at School
The TCAPS Curriculum Committee meets to guide and oversee teaching and learning across the district. These meetings bring together school board members, staff, and district leaders to review programs, monitor student progress, and discuss instructional strategies. The Curriculum Committee Snapshot is a new monthly series to help increase awareness and understanding of how this work…
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Curriculum Committee spotlights our new middle and high school strategic plan goals
🔔ICYMI – our Curriculum Committee had a great meeting earlier this week on our Middle & High School strategic plan goals: • Student Achievement – Fall PSAT scores • Student Well-Being – Absent rates, school engagement, and student survey • Positive Student Behaviors – Student survey and disciplinary data • Post-Secondary Readiness – Post-secondary engagement…
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TCAPS Curriculum Committee Meeting: Strategic Plan Update – Middle & High School Data
Our next Curriculum Committee meeting is tomorrow – agenda highlight: Strategic Plan Update – Middle & High School Data • Student Achievement – Fall PSAT scores • Student Well-Being – Absent rates, school engagement, and student survey • Positive Student Behaviors – Student survey and disciplinary data • Post-Secondary Readiness – Post-secondary engagement and student…
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Rooted in Relationships: Traverse Heights Shows What School Connectedness Looks Like
Loved seeing this op-ed in last week’s paper from Traverse Heights Principal Bryan Kay and former Traverse Heights PTO President Stephanie Wilson. Their message is simple and powerful: when families are centered from Day One, students thrive. Traverse Heights Elementary is building a school year rooted in relationships — from their Great Lakes House System,…
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Clarity, Commitment, and Care: What’s at Stake in Michigan’s School Safety Funding
Kathryn wrote today’s Traverse City Record-Eagle story, “TCAPS to join lawsuit against state.” At the heart of this issue, and not mentioned in the article, is the Oxford tragedy (read the final report) — and the larger epidemic of school shootings and gun violence that continue to affect communities across the country. I’m hopeful this…
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