Eighth in a series
Re “Returning to Basics – Teaching the Whole Child”
[img]1456|right|Dave LaRose||no_popup[/img]Who is worried about test scores?
Not Dave LaRose, the superintendent of the School District.
“If we are as thoughtful as I think we are as a system, K-12, then standardized assessment scores will reflect we are doing good work,” he said.
Having just completed a lengthy verbal dissertation on how the new term – Year One of the Common Core Era – is distinguished from the past, Mr. LaRose sounded satisfied that the District’s 350 teachers and relevant human accoutrements are seamlessly and effectively making the transition.
How does Common Core affect the fundamental dynamics of the school year?
Instead of saying that Common Core applies to every grade, business-minded Mr. LaRose employs a favored term.
“Common Core applies to the entire organization,” he says. “The way it affects us, from an organizational perspective, is our time and attention to providing our team the support and the time they need to collaborate to learn and grow and practice and implement.
“From a professional development perspective, working with our teams, working with grade levels, and providing that type of training and support for implementation, that is critical,” Mr. LaRose said.
“Each of our schools has an early release every Wednesday. That builds in time for collaboration on the four questions we have been discussing and the training I have been talking about.”
