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Superintendent, Mr. DioGuardi Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Mr. Howe

School Business Administrator, Mr. Forrester Supervisor of Special Education & Valley Early Childhood School, Mrs. Loomis

Addison Senior High School Principal, Ms. Crane Addison Middle School Principal, Mrs. Benton

Addison Elementary School Principal, Mrs. Weed

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School Year 2018-2019 Issue 27 Page 1 of 3 March 21, 2019

The Addison Central School District is committed to its mission of providing all students with a safe, engaging, and challenging learning environment in order to ensure that they are prepared for success in a global society. On March 15th, district staff participated in various professional development activities to further that goal. Some of these activities included student safety, curriculum alignment, awareness of the Next Generation Standards, and embedding writing in all curricular areas by grade level.

The 10th-grade Thoughtful Classroom team meets to discuss writing samples from their students. They discussed ways to encourage stu-dents to write in all content areas.

School staff met with local law enforcement personnel to discuss student safety and solidify protocols.

Teachers from Valley and Tuscarora spent the morning participating in professional de-velopment learning about the Next Generation Math Standards. The focus for learning was on the Standards for Mathematical Practice and what these practices look like in action in the classroom. Teachers started the morning by reviewing the introduction to the standards. They worked collaboratively to identify key ideas in the Next Generation standards that in-clude students being able to solve unstructured problems while working in teams, the reading, writing, listening and speaking embedded in math, and understand-ing the use of technology tools in the application of math. Staff viewed videos of exemplary practice and reflected on instructional practice in their own classroom. The morning wrapped up with a staff self-assessment and gath-ering feedback for future professional development.

Food service workers meet to find ways to better serve the needs of the students.

ELA and math teachers at the middle and high schools continued to solidify their knowledge of the Next Genera-tion Learning Standards, which fosters standards for stu-dents to build lifelong reading and writing skills. Mr. Dufort said "It's a good practice to meet regularly as a de-partment and also with the special education department in order to make sure all curriculum is aligned and to formal-ize a common language so students are familiar with aca-demic vocabulary they are exposed to year to year.”

Staff in the Transportation Department met in the high school cafeteria to discuss ways to make student travel more safe and efficient.

Addison para-professionals participated in a NYSUT work-shop focused on implementing mindfulness in the class-room. Participants explored the definition of mindfulness and how it relates to the instruction of the whole child in the class-room. Staff looked at a variety of scenarios and strategies to help them address trauma and other factors that affect student performance. Staff were also able to reflect on their own classroom assignments and how they may put into practice their learning.

School Year 2018-2019 Issue 27 Page 2 of 3 March 21, 2019

Board of Education Meeting The Addison Board of Education will be holding a Business Meeting on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 in the

High School Café at 6:00p.m.

Friday, March 22 Saturday, March 23 Tuesday, March 26 Wednesday, March 27 Thursday, March 28 Friday, March 29

• 2nd grade Career Day

• HS Musical, 7:00pm

• HS Musical, 1:00pm and 7:00pm

• Board of Education mtg., HS café, 6:00pm

• No school for PreK only

• Tuscarora club/activity

pictures

• Half Day—Grade K-12

Staff Development

• Middle/High School Board of Review

• Softball fundraiser ends

Upcoming District Events

STEUBEN COUNTY ACADEMIC ALL STARS

2019 SCHEDULE

DATE MEDIUM/LARGE

MATCHES

March 25 Canisteo-Greenwood vs.

Addison @ Addison

April 1 SNOW DATE

April 8 CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tickets for Mamma Mia! are on sale now! Please call (607)359-1104 to

purchase yours.

***Check out our new athletic calendar which allows users to view team schedules, sign up to be notified of game changes, or download the app for the latest game information. ***

Thursday,

March 21—Thursday, March 28

No Events Scheduled

ACSD is in need of SUBSTITUTES:

Applications can be found at www.addisoncsd.org

• Teachers • Teaching Assistants • Nurses • Tutors

• Bus Drivers • Bus Attendants • Food Service Helpers

National Honor Society is hosting a food drive for the month of March. Items that can be donated include peanut butter, canned tuna or chicken, boxed macaroni and cheese, canned soups, canned fruit, canned vegetables, tomato sauce, applesauce, pasta, and egg noodles. Students may drop off donated

items in the appropriate class box in the high school main office or cafeteria. The class that donates the most items throughout the month will get a prize. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Lakomy at clakomy@addisoncsd.org.

School Year 2018-2019 Issue 27 Page 3 of 3 March 21, 2019

Tuscarora Elementary School held their STEAM Night on March 7 where fun STEAM activities and hands-on projects were available. Families also toured the Tuscarora Art

Show. Upon entry, students were given a passport. After receiving a stamp from all stations, students could turn in their passport for a chance to win a number of available prizes. Families were also invit-ed to a spaghetti dinner prepared by Fran’s Landing before the event.

Community Pride Roller Skating took place on March 14. More than 30 families took part in the event.

ABOVE: BOCES Curriculum Mentor Ben Link demonstrates to students how to use lemons to con-duct electricity.

BELOW: Tuscarora Elementary Principal Georgia Weed discusses magnetic paintings with students.

BELOW: Elementary Teacher Jeremy Smith helps students create artwork using magnetic forces.

ABOVE: Students are collaborating with Ozobots in the multipurpose room.

BELOW: Students study the relationship between sound and vibration with Mrs. Lauper.

ABOVE: Students’ creations are on display at the art show.