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 THE PRINCIPAL'S CORNER
    A Note from the Principal

 

Dear DE families,
Each year every school in New Mexico is required to write and submit an EPSS (Educational Plan for Student Success) in reading, math and parent involvement.  Prior to setting goals, teachers and principals review recent student assessment data at each grade level and in goal teams to develop overall school goals and specific grade level target goals for the school year.  At Double Eagle, goal teams in reading and math propose the goals and strategies, then the  Instructional Council approves and finalizes the plan.  APS Superintendent Winston Brooks has reviewed and approved our school EPSS for 2008-09.
The following are our overall goals for 2008–09. 
Overall Reading Goal:  The percent of students scoring proficient or above in reading will increase from 90% to 92% as measured by the Spring 2009 Standards-Based Assessment. 

Overall Math Goal:  The percent of students scoring proficient or above in math will increase from 76.9% to 80% as measured by the 2009 Standards-Based Assessment.  Each grade level team and our special education team also have target goals in reading and math based upon the Short Cycle Assessments at each grade level.  The Short Cycle Assessments for grades 3 – 5 are the A2L tests in reading and math; in grades 1, 2 the assessments are the DRA and Everyday Math; and in kindergarten the assessment is the Dibels.  Short Cycle Assessments are taken three times a year. 

One instructional strategy all teachers will be using this year is an ACE (Answer, Compute and Explain) process and rubric for math problems.  Certain problems will be assigned to be “ACE”d.  Research shows that students who can demonstrate how to do a problem and explain how they got their answer to the problem better understand and explain math procedures and the answers. 

If you are interested in seeing the EPSS in its entirety, please stop by the office at your convenience.

Have a terrific weekend!!

 Robin Hoberg, DEES Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

  





 
 

         

 

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