Early Release Days
Dismissal is at 1:54 p.m.
Dismissal is at 1:54 p.m.
Many parents have asked about what will be happening on Wednesday afternoons when the students are released early. Lake Shore teachers are participating in Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) during students’ early-release time.
This form of professional development allows teachers the time to study student achievement data, collaborate to research best-practice teaching strategies, and work together to create interventions for struggling students. The schedule allows teachers to participate in PLC’s on a consistent basis, rather than on scattered dates throughout the year. Working together to build shared knowledge is the best way to achieve goals and meet the needs of students. We want to be good stewards of the time, so the focus of PLC’s is results. Each team is to develop and pursue measurable improvement goals that are aligned to school and district goals for learning. Assessments are administered to students multiple times throughout the year to gather ongoing evidence of student learning. They examine the results to discover strengths and weaknesses in their individual teaching in order to learn from one another.
The assessments are also used to identify students who need additional time and support for learning. As a result, your student may begin working with students from other classrooms during the week. In making small groups, we give kids an opportunity to practice skills they need help on.
For a calendar listing all the early release days: click here