Educational Equity Educational Equity is a buzzword that has recently become a new focus for Missouri schools. What does that mean? According to Wikipedia, Educational equity, also referred to as equity in education, is a measure of achievement, fairness, and opportunity in education. The study of education equity is often linked with the study of excellence and equity. … [Read more...] about What is Equity in Education
Getting Informed about Trauma Informed Did you know that... 60% of adults report that they suffered a childhood traumatic experience? Four in ten school aged children report that they have experienced a physical assault, of those, one in 10 resulted in injuries seeking medical treatment. Over 60% of youth under age 17 have been exposed to crime, violence and/or … [Read more...] about Trauma Informed Schools
What is the Missouri Leadership Development System for new leaders? The Missouri Leadership Development System is a state-wide system of support and learning designed for new principals to help build their leadership capacity, and is offered at NO-COST! MLDS was first introduced in the 2017-18 school year with over 720 principals state-wide participating in regional cohorts. … [Read more...] about MLDS New Leaders – What’s Ahead
What's ahead for Missouri Migrant & English Language Learners Greetings from the southwest MELL! Did you know that in our region we have more than 5,000 EL students? That number will continue to grow. Along with this growth are the new ESSA guidelines which require not only professional development directed toward the education of English learners, but a new … [Read more...] about What’s Ahead; Migrant & English Language Learners
Summer Update: Missouri's Teacher Development System It’s time to celebrate! From setting up their classrooms to leading district-wide initiatives, Teacher Develop System participants saw so much growth this year! We completed our second year of Beginning Teacher Assistance & Paired Learning with new teachers from nine districts receiving on-going, year-long … [Read more...] about Missouri’s Teacher Development System