Sunday, August 27, 2017

First full week was a success and ended with a Maumee High School football win!


Wayne Trail Parents,







The first week of the 2017-2018 school year is in the books!  You may have heard that we have a therapy dog named, ABY, that visits about once a week to work with students from a social/emotional standpoint and she will even listen as students' read.  Friday was our first Fist Bump Friday and we had many students enter into the raffle contest, which means there were numerous Fist Bumps and compliments going around.  Our first Maumee Spirit Day was also on Friday and I saw many students at the Maumee Mayhem before the MHS football game.  The team had a great week one win!

You may have also heard your child talk about all of the assessments that are already taking place first few weeks of school.  This is because we have an academic screening program called STAR.  This stands for "Standardized Test for the Assessment of Reading."  However, STAR also assesses students' skills in mathematics.  These results are only used "in-house" as we meet as educators to determine the best methods to improve student achievement.  This assessment also allows us to setup interventions and closely monitor students' progress every couple of weeks.


In addition, many teachers are required to submit SLOs (Student Learning Objectives) for their teacher evaluations to determine the amount of growth students have in a school year.  These involve a pre-assessment that students take at the beginning of units and post-assessments that students take at the end of units for the core content areas.  These allow the teachers to see which students made the targeted gain and which students need further assistance to meet certain standards.

I am proud of the students and teachers for their hard work in these endeavors.  Both assessments truly do guide our instruction and help meet the needs of all students. 

Lastly, our main fundraiser kicks off on Tuesday, Aug. 29th so be looking for a packet coming home. Remember that a portion of the fundraiser goes towards students' fifth grade camp accounts.

Dr. Nick Neiderhouse
WT Principal

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