March Update

1. Voting for MEA Region 5 begins today, March 1. Go to www.mymea.org/onlinevoting/ and follow the directions.

2. The March PEA meeting will be help on March 22 at 3:50 p.m. in the middle school library. After the meeting, representatives from Messa and competing health insurance companies will present information about products designed to save money.

3. The administration has clarified, somewhat, the evaluation tool they use in their I-Pad. Below is how the observation items match up to the long evaluation form (summative).

Tool Name Strand
PSD – Active Engagement: Strand I, III, IV, V
PSD – Assessment: Strand I, II, V
PSD – Behavior Management: Strand III, IV
PSD – Differentiated Instruction: Strand I, V

The Walkthrough Tools are Y/N
WT – Classroom Environment: Strand I, III, IV, V
WT – District Expectations: Strand I, II, III, IV, V
WT – Students: Strand I, II, III, IV, V
WT – Teacher: Strand I, II, III, IV, V