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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Introduction:This introductory narrative should provide a brief overview of the school-wide initiatives and information that are addressed as part of the school Improvement planning process.
Together Creating Excellence
At Town Creek Elementary School (TCES) we believe in the potential of each student and will do everything we can to help each child succeed in a safe and supportive learning environment.
Our Goals
Continue Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Achieve Gold Standard Recognition ( 5 consecutive years to date) Fully Align Instruction and Assessment to the Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards Emphasize Healthy Habits Determine Appropriate Interventions with Maintenance and Generalization of Skills into the General Education Curriculum Use Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking Program Strategies- School-Wide Maximize Use of Technology for Instruction/Learning (Moodle; Google Drive, Sites, Calendar; Promethean Boards; iPads; Laptops; “Clickers”) Use Cooperative/Flexible Grouping and Movement Breaks Develop Higher Order Thinking Skills/Questioning Provide Differentiated Professional Development (PD) Continue Green School Initiatives- determine a project i.e. butterfly garden, rain barrels Have Fun While Learning!
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Last school year our Educator’s Effectiveness Academy (EEA) plan provided professional development preparing teachers to understand the implication of the instructional shifts in English/Language Arts (E/LA) and Mathematics and to examine PARCC expectations. We will continue to use SMCPS planning documents and guides to fully align instruction and assessment to the Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards.
Last school year we addressed Tier 1 behavior interventions by increasing monthly and quarterly incentives through our PBIS program. We will continue this focus and seek additional proactive ways to increase student achievement among all sub groups and minimize disciplinary/ISIC referrals. School-wide professional development will focus on the use of strategies from the book, 1-2-3 Magic for Teachers. An additional book study PLC using 1-2-3 Magic for Teachers will be offered.
An underlying theme throughout our school is an emphasis on healthy habits. Whenever possible, healthy habits are integrated into instruction. A culminating activity is a healthy habits theme based Field Day.
Last school year our Grade Level Professional Learning Communities (GLPLC) focused on student achievement, student behavior, attendance, and interventions. Purple folders were used to contain student data, such as DIBELS, Rigby or other IRI by classroom teachers, FASTT Math data for the year and interventions.
Our professional development focus this school year will be on the practical application of the instructional shifts to meet the needs of all students. Our GLPLC’s will continue to meet bi-weekly to review student achievement and response to intervention. Our GLPLC meetings will be focused, using an agenda developed by each team in order to maximize the time allotted (25 minutes).
Technology is integrated into daily instruction. Each classroom has an interactive Promethean Board. We will focus on using all available technology to enhance lessons and develop technology savvy staff and students.
Principal: Marie E. Hankinson
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Section 1: InstructionBrief narrative of instructional focus areas for 2014-2015.
To focus on student proficiency in reading and mathematics. Interventions (remediation and enrichment) are provided to all students based on needs and assessment data. Bi-weekly Grade Level Professional Learning Community (GLPLC) meetings are held to review student progress and determine appropriate interventions. Each GLPLC consists of respective grade level classroom teachers, IRT, Special Education Teacher, and Principal. This model has proven successful in providing differentiated interventions to all students in need, thus increasing overall student achievement.
A greater emphasis is being placed on our primary students (grades K-2) to ensure they are provided with the appropriate learning tools to access the curriculum. Our intermediate students receive differentiated instruction from a team of teachers to provide leveled instruction in reading and mathematics in a smaller group setting. We will provide professional development on strategies from the Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking program to support the maintenance and generalization of skills into the general education curriculum.
Our curriculum leadership team (CLT) will provide on-going staff development. The CLT includes English/Language Arts, Mathematics, STEM, and Disciplinary Literacy teacher representatives, IRT, Special Education Teacher, and Principal.
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Outcome 1: English/Language Arts Fully implement instruction aligned to the Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards for English/Language Arts.
Focus Area (e.g.,
instructional practices,
assessment, professional
development)
Activities(learning designs, implementation)
Target Staff(learning communities) &
Responsible Person(s) (leadership)
Required Resources Timeline Progress Monitoring and Measurement
(data)
Professional Development (PD)
-Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking program
-Professional Develop on Seeing Stars/Visualizing/Verbalizing Strategies
Target Staff:All Staff
Responsible Persons: Special Education Staff; Andrea Atlas, SLP GWCES;Teachers
Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language Comprehension and Thinking by Nanci Bell
August 2014-June 2015
PD September 19, 2014 at GWCES 1-3:30 PM
Use of visualizing and verbalizing strategies during instruction
PD -Provide professional development on administration/interpretation of Rigby Reading Inventory, GATES or other reading inventory to establish/monitor students’ reading level and progress
Target Staff: All Teachers
Responsible Persons: IRT
Rigby Reading Inventory or materials provided by SMCPS
August 2014- June 2015
Use of Rigby Reading Inventory to provide differentiated instruction
PD -Provide professional development to transfer intervention instruction into the general education curriculum
Target Staff: All Teachers
Responsible Persons: IRT/CLT
Interventions being utilized (See list of available interventions below)
August 2014- June 2015
Staff using intervention strategies and students applying strategies in the general education setting
Application: Response to Intervention (RTI)
-Intervention usage (appropriateness)
-Maintenance and generalization of skills into the general education curriculum
Target Staff: All Teachers
Responsible Persons:Teachers/PST/IEP
Interventions:Tier 1
Houghton-Mifflin Reading
August 2014-June 2015
Classroom progress
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Team/IRT Program Grades K-6;
Comprehension Tool Kit;
Fundations;
Visualizing and Verbalizing Strategies
Tier 2/3
Phonemic Awareness for Young Children;
LiPS;
Seeing Stars;
ABA Principles/Mixed VB/Discrete Trials;
Road to the Code;
Fundations;
PCI ;
Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention;
Read Live/Read Naturally;
SRA Specific/Multiple Skills Series;
REWARDS;
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Just Words;
Wilson Reading System;
Corrective Reading
Highly Able
Junior Great Books Program
Gifted
William & Mary Lessons
Assessment -Determine reading levels for every student
Target Staff: Teachers
Responsible Persons: Classroom Teachers/IRT
Rigby Reading Inventory or materials provided by SMCPS
August 2014- June 2015
Use of Rigby Reading Inventory to provide differentiated instruction
Assessment -Develop quarterly common grade level assessments aligned to PARCC format
Target Staff: Teachers
Responsible Persons:Grade level teams
PARCC and SMCPS resources;
August 2014- June 2015
Common Grade Level Assessments
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Outcome 2: Mathematics Fully implement instruction aligned to the Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards for Mathematics.
Focus Area (e.g.,
instructional practices,
assessment, professional
development)
Activities(learning designs, implementation)
Target Staff(learning communities) &
Responsible Person(s) (leadership)
Required Resources Timeline Progress Monitoring and Measurement
(data)
Instructional Practices
-Integrate Math Practices vocabulary into daily lessons;
-Align CGI/Practice Forward tasks with math practices
Target Staff: Teachers
Responsible Persons: Grade Level Teams
SMCPS Math Practices posters/handouts
August 2014-June 2015
Students applying mathematics practices
Instructional Practices
-Continue to focus on teaching fact fluency working towards computational fluency (K-5);
-Understanding and teaching fraction progressions (1-5);
Target Staff: Teachers
Responsible Persons: Grade Level Teams
Mastering the Basic Math Facts in Addition and Subtraction by O’Connell and SanGiovanni;
Mastering the Basic Math Facts in Multiplication and Division by SanGiovanni;
Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards for Mathematics
August 2014- June 2015
Students’ increased computational fluency and understanding of fractions
Application: Response to Intervention (RTI)
-Intervention usage (appropriateness)
-Maintenance and generalization of skills into the general education curriculum
Target Staff: All Teachers
Responsible Persons:Teachers/PST/IEP
Interventions:
Tier 1
August 2014-June 2015
Classroom progress
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Team/IRT Math Investigations;
Math Connects;
FASTT Math;
Visualizing and Verbalizing Strategies;
Touch Math
Tier 2/3
Key Math;
Do the Math;
FASTT Math Next Generation;
Math Triumphs (Gr. 4-5);
Digi Blocks
Highly Able
ORIGO Think Tanks (Gr. 1-3);
Project M3 (Gr. 3-5);
Challenging Word Problems (Singapore Primary Math Method Grades 1-5)
Gifted
Challenging Word Problems (Singapore Primary Math
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Method Grades 3-5)
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Outcome 3: Disciplinary Literacy Fully implement instruction aligned to the Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards for cross-disciplinary literacy.
Focus Area (e.g.,
instructional practices,
assessment, professional
development)
Activities(learning designs, implementation)
Target Staff(learning communities) &
Responsible Person(s) (leadership)
Required Resources Timeline Progress Monitoring and Measurement
(data)
PD -Examine resources from MDK12.org Target Staff: All Teachers
Responsible Persons: A. Kile/CLT
Blackboard: MDK12.org August 2014 and at Monthly Staff Meetings
Lesson plans using resources from MDK12.org
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Outcome 4: STEM Education Incorporate the Maryland State STEM Standards of Practice through interdisciplinary STEM for All instructional tasks.
Focus Area (e.g.,
instructional practices,
assessment, professional
development)
Activities(learning designs, implementation)
Target Staff(learning communities) &
Responsible Person(s) (leadership)
Required Resources Timeline Progress Monitoring and Measurement
(data)
Enhance and implement STEM for All performance tasks that are cross-disciplinary and aligned to appropriate content standards.
-Implement cross-disciplinary performance tasks that incorporate the use of the iPads and Moodle
Target Staff: All Teachers
Responsible Persons: STEM CLT Member/IRT
iPads;
Moodle;
Internet Access;
CCSS instructional support documents: units, model lessons/units
August 2014- June 2015
Lesson plans reflecting integration of technology
Evidence of cross-disciplinary initiatives in daily classroom instruction;
Student performance on SMCPS cross-disciplinary tasks
Instructional -Incorporate at least one Moodle Activity per quarter
Target Staff: All Teachers
Responsible Persons:All Teachers
Moodle;
SMCPS Unit Maps/Pacing Guides
August 2014- June 2015
Moodle Planning Sheet or Lesson Plan
Implement Language Arts Performance Based Assessments into Science units.
-Collaboration among teachers to incorporate SMCPS Language Arts Performance Based Assessments along with aligned science unit.
Target Staff: All Teachers
Responsible Persons: STEM CLT Member/IRT
SMCPS Language Arts Performance Based Assessments and rubric
First Quarter and then as developed and provided by SMCPS
Student performance on SMCPS Language Arts Performance Based Assessment
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Section 2: AttendanceBrief narrative of attendance goals for 2014-2015. Include data or needs assessment information as rationale for goals.
Town Creek Elementary School’s attendance has remained steady over the years with an average daily attendance rate of 95% or better (exceeding the minimum 94% required outcome). TCES will look to maintain and/or improve overall attendance/habitual truancy rates. By focusing on reducing the number of unlawful absences in SY 2013-2014, TCES has gone from 35% unlawful absences in 2012-2013 to 25% unlawful absences in 2013-2014. Late arrivals and early pick-ups impact student’s learning/instruction in the same manner as absences. We would like to emphasize the importance of being on time for school (Ready to Learn) and remaining for the entire school day (Responsible).
Outcome: Attendance Maintain or improve attendance to achieve 94% average daily attendance rate and less than 1% habitual truancy rate.
Focus Area Activities(learning designs, implementation)
Target Staff(learning communities) &
Responsible Person(s) (leadership)
Required Resources Timeline Progress Monitoring and Measurement
(data)
Decrease Unlawful Absences
-Friendly phone calls from Nurse/Counselor/Teacher after 3 days consecutive absences
-Attendance letters sent monthly to appropriate students’ parent/guardian
-Phone calls from Guidance Counselor regarding unlawful absences
-Home Visits
Target Staff: Students/Parents
Responsible Persons: PST; PPW; Counselor; Nurse; Classroom Teacher; Principal
Monitor attendance bi-weekly at GLPLC meetings;
Quarterly/End of Year Perfect Attendance Recognition;
Attendance Letter
August 2014- June 2015
ADA/ADM Attendance Statistics;
Parent/Guardian response to attendance letters;
PST referrals;
Monitor specific student attendance data pre/post intervention
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Decrease Late Arrivals and Early pick-ups
-Phone link reminders to parents/guardians
-Late Arrival/Early Pick Up letter sent monthly to appropriate students’ parent/guardian
Target Staff: Students/Parents
Responsible Persons:PST; PPW; Secretaries; Nurse; Teachers
Monitor late arrivals and early-pickups monthly;
Late Arrival/Early Pick up letter
September 2014-June 2015
Parent/Guardian response to Late Arrival/Early pick-up letter;
Decrease in number of Late Arrivals/Early pick ups
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Section 3: School Climate and DisciplineBrief narrative of school climate and discipline goals for 2014-2015. Include data or needs assessment information as rationale for goals.
School Climate
Town Creek Elementary (TCES) has been a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) School since 2005, achieving the highest standard (Gold) since 2009. Staff and students embrace PBIS as evidenced by the supportive nature of the environment for students. With a focus on continuous improvement, TCES will seek ways to improve our behavior support systems. Our goal is to establish a School-wide Classroom Behavior Management System (Clip/color system (Recovery System); 1-2-3 Magic for Teachers; Token economy with response cost) and achieve Gold Status recognition again this school year. We will continue Tenacious Terrapin recognition (implemented in 2013-14) to recognize positive behaviors (22 awardees in SY 2013-14).
Discipline
Over the past 4 years our discipline referrals* have increased:
2010-11 13 referrals2011-12 12 referrals2012-13 27 referrals2013-14 21 referrals *Bus referrals are not included in discipline referral count
For 2012-13 and 2013-14, increased disciplinary referrals (early in the school year) were attributed to two students with multiple referrals. Both students were provided Tier 3 interventions and numerous supports.
We had 107 ISIC referrals during the 2013-14 school year. We anticipate an increase in ISIC referrals during the 2014-15 school year as our Special Education Teacher/Staff and IRT will provide additional coverage for students requiring the In School Intervention Center (ISIC) throughout the school day. Our school is currently allotted a half-day ISIC Coordinator. The ISIC Coordinator provides interventions to students when not performing ISIC duties.
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Outcome: School Climate and DisciplineReduce discipline referrals and suspensions and eliminate disproportionality within suspensions.
Focus Area Activities(learning designs, implementation)
Target Staff(learning communities) &
Responsible Person(s) (leadership)
Required Resources Timeline Progress Monitoring and Measurement
(data)
Improving Behavior Support Systems (PBIS)
-See Town Creek Elementary School-Wide PBIS: Specific Action Plan 2014-2015
Target Staff: TCES Staff/ Students/TCES Families
Responsible Persons: PBIS Team
See Town Creek Elementary School-Wide PBIS: Specific Action Plan 2014-2015
August 2014- June 2015
Monthly PBIS Team Meetings;
School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) and Summary Report ;
Gold Recognition application
Decrease (0) SuspensionsPD/Classroom Behavior Management
-Training on strategies from 1,2,3 Magic for Teachers: Effective Classroom Discipline Pre-K through Grade 8
Target Staff: All Staff Members
Responsible Persons:E. Tex/ S. Langton
1,2,3 Magic for Teachers: Effective Classroom Discipline Pre-K through Grade 8ISBN 1-889140-17-1
October 17, 2014(This is a 6 hour PD- it can be broken down into 2 hour increments)
Use of 1,2,3 Magic practices (1,2,3 Take 5)
Discussions/participation
Book Study (PD)
-Conduct a book study of 1,2,3 Magic for Teachers: Effective Classroom Discipline Pre-K through Grade 8
Target Staff: All Interested Staff Members
Responsible Persons:L. Hixson/M. Hankinson
1,2,3 Magic for Teachers: Effective Classroom Discipline Pre-K through Grade 8ISBN 1-889140-17-1
To be determined by staff survey
Use of 1,2,3 Magic practices by staff members;
Book Study discussions;
Journal logs (consider Moodle) and class required materials (for credit option only)
Classroom Behavior
-1,2,3 Magic for Teachers: Effective Classroom Discipline Pre-K through Grade
Target Staff: All Staff Members
1,2,3 Magic for Teachers: Effective Classroom Discipline
August 2014- June 2015
Decrease in disciplinary referrals;
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Management Systems*
8 *Preferred System1,2,3 Take 5-Use clip/color system on a sliding scale (Recovery system)
-Consider token economy system with response cost
Responsible Persons:PBIS Team
Pre-K through Grade 8ISBN 1-889140-17-1
Sliding Scale “Thermometers”
Items for auctions/rewards
Increase in positive behaviors (response time)
Multi-Cultural /Diversity
-“If Pigs Could Fly” puppet show (Blue Sky Puppets)
Target Staff: Students
Responsible Persons:Principal/Music Teacher
Fee: $375. Show includes: Books from Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East are shown in creative and wacky ways and expose the children to four different styles of puppetry: shadow, toy, hand and rod puppets;
CD “One World, Many Stories”.
September 26, 2014 at 2:15-3:15 p.m.
Pre/Post Show Lesson;
Observation;
Participation
Check-in/Check-Out
-Daily check-in/check-out with a staff member
Target Staff: Identified Students
Responsible Persons:Guidance Counselor/TCES Staff/Parents
Individualized Check-in/Check-out Sheets;
PBIS
September 2014- June 2015
Improved positive behavior and work habits
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Section 4: WellnessBrief narrative of student and staff wellness goals. Include any appropriate background as necessary.
To continue to promote good health/healthy habits among staff and students
Re-Establish a Wellness Team (D. Settle, M. Hankinson) Healthy Active Kids calendars (online Nutrition/Physical Activity calendar) Terrapin Running Club
Social skills development is integrated into our culture through PBIS. We work collaboratively to provide social skills development for all students as needed.
Outcome: Wellness 1. Provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle.2. Promote activities that support a healthy and safe school environment.3. Implement social skills development and bullying prevention curricula.
Focus Area Activities(learning designs, implementation)
Target Staff(learning communities) &
Responsible Person(s) (leadership)
Required Resources Timeline Progress Monitoring and Measurement
(data)
Healthy Habits -Increased nutrition/physical activity Target Staff: Students
Responsible Persons: PE Teacher
Monthly calendars; school web site
August 2014-June 2015
% of students participating September through March
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St. Mary’s County Public Schools2014-2015 School Improvement Plan School: Town Creek Elementary
Health and Nutrition
-Healthy Habits Terrapin Walk Target Staff: Staff and Students
Responsible Persons:D. Settle/Teachers
Healthy activity station rotations;
Good weather for outside walk
November 25, 2014 at 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Exit Slips (Gr. 3-5) or Class Discussion (Gr. K-2)“What did you learn today?”“How will you change or continue your healthy habits?”
Health and Nutrition
-ReFresh Curriculum Target Staff: Staff and Students
Responsible Persons:L. Mackey/Teachers
ReFresh Curriculum September 2014- June 2015
Participation in ReFresh lessons (Gr. 4/5)
Increase Cardiovascular Health
-Terrapin Recess Running Club Target Staff: Students/Staff
Responsible Persons:D. Settle/Teachers
Running cards;
Mileage record keeping;
Program incentives
September 2014- June 2015
Participation log
PBIS -See Town Creek Elementary School-Wide PBIS: Specific Action Plan 2014-2015
Target Staff: TCES Staff/ Students/TCES Families
Responsible Persons: PBIS Team
See Town Creek Elementary School-Wide PBIS: Specific Action Plan 2014-2015
August 2014- June 2015
Monthly PBIS Team Meetings;
School-wide Evaluation Tool (SET) and Summary Report ;
Gold Recognition application;
Decrease Suspensions(Goal 0)
Character Education/ Bullying Prevention
-My Friends and Me (Gr. K)
-Character Counts (Gr. 1-2)
-Steps to Respect Program (Gr. 3-5)
Target Staff: Students
Responsible Persons:Guidance Counselor/Classroom Teachers
Curriculum for each program;
PBIS
September 2014- June 2015
Observation/Participation (Gr. K-2);
Bullying Survey/Steps to Respect Quiz (Gr. 3-5)
Social Skills Development
-Super Flex , Skillstreaming , The Incredible 5 Point Scale programs
Target Staff: Students
Responsible Persons:
Super Flex curriculum;
Skillstreaming in the
August 2014-June 2015
Self -Selection;
Observation;
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-Lunch Bunch Support groups as needed, i.e. divorce, friendship, managing feelings, self-esteem; study skills
Guidance Counselor/Special Education Teacher
Elementary Classroom;
The Incredible 5 Point ScaleParticipation
Cyber Safety -Focus On Cyber Use and Safety (F.O.C.U.S)
Target Staff: TCES Community/Students
Responsible Persons:M. Wyant-Safety & Security/ Principal
F.O.C.U.S Program Materials October 15, 2014 6:00-7:30 p.m. in Media Center
Community Feedback;
Safe School/Learning Environment (Cyber Safety)
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