There will be no school Wednesday because of the possible winter storm passing through Nebraska. Most of the semester tests scheduled for tomorrow were moved to today in anticipation of bad weather.
I understand that some of the junior girls are worried about Santa having problems with bad weather Christmas Eve. I have information from a reliable source guaranteeing that Rudolph will once again come thorough and presents will arrive as scheduled.
Merry Christmas.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Teacher shortage in some subject areas
There is a shortage of teachers in some subject areas in Nebraska. This past week the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) received notification that the following endorsements have been officially designated by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) as teacher shortage areas for the 2009-2010 school year:
Agriculture
Art
English (Language Arts)
Foreign Languages
Guidance Counselor*
Industrial Technology
Mathematics
Music
Sciences
Special Education
Speech Language Pathology
Nebraska teachers in these subject areas can qualify for some loan forgiveness on their student loans. I suggest any current or future college students going into teaching to utilize student loans, even if you don't need them. There are several opportunities for loan forgiveness available (for example, you can get anywhere from $5000-$7500 forgiven if you teach in a low income school for 5 years).
Where were these programs when I started teaching?
Agriculture
Art
English (Language Arts)
Foreign Languages
Guidance Counselor*
Industrial Technology
Mathematics
Music
Sciences
Special Education
Speech Language Pathology
Nebraska teachers in these subject areas can qualify for some loan forgiveness on their student loans. I suggest any current or future college students going into teaching to utilize student loans, even if you don't need them. There are several opportunities for loan forgiveness available (for example, you can get anywhere from $5000-$7500 forgiven if you teach in a low income school for 5 years).
Where were these programs when I started teaching?
Friday, December 18, 2009
Pictures from the Star City Parade
The B-R band performed at the Star City Parade Saturday December 5. Enjoy the pics.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Oral Reading Fluency
Oral reading fluency is a high priority reading skill in the Bancroft-Rosalie Elementary. Parents will often comment that they encourage their child to read a lot at home, and I always ask "Do you listen to them read out loud?" Reading orally is the best way to determine reading ability (not comprehension) in young readers. We use the DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) assessment.
ORF is a standardized set of passages and administration procedures designed to (a) identify children who may need additional instructional support, and (b) monitor progress toward instructional goals. The passages and student goals are grade level appropriate. Student performance is measured by having students read a passage aloud for one minute. Words omitted, substituted, and hesitations of more than three seconds are scored as errors. Words self-corrected within three seconds are scored as accurate. The number of correct words per minute from the passage is the oral reading fluency score.
We use the Retell assessment to measure comprehension at the older grade levels.
All DIBELS assessment are given by the Reading Coach, Mrs. Vogt. She is in the process of giving the mid-year reading assessments to students in grades K-6 and the results should be in before Christmas break.
ORF is a standardized set of passages and administration procedures designed to (a) identify children who may need additional instructional support, and (b) monitor progress toward instructional goals. The passages and student goals are grade level appropriate. Student performance is measured by having students read a passage aloud for one minute. Words omitted, substituted, and hesitations of more than three seconds are scored as errors. Words self-corrected within three seconds are scored as accurate. The number of correct words per minute from the passage is the oral reading fluency score.
We use the Retell assessment to measure comprehension at the older grade levels.
All DIBELS assessment are given by the Reading Coach, Mrs. Vogt. She is in the process of giving the mid-year reading assessments to students in grades K-6 and the results should be in before Christmas break.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Football Districts
The football districts for next year have been released.
District D1-1:
Schools Assigned:
Concordia
Lyons-Decatur Northeast
Omaha Christian Academy
Omaha St. Peter Claver
Scribner-Snyder
West Point Central Catholic
District D1-2:
Schools Assigned:
Bancroft-Rosalie
Emerson-Hubbard
Omaha Nation
Pender
Walthill
Winnebago
District D1-1:
Schools Assigned:
Concordia
Lyons-Decatur Northeast
Omaha Christian Academy
Omaha St. Peter Claver
Scribner-Snyder
West Point Central Catholic
District D1-2:
Schools Assigned:
Bancroft-Rosalie
Emerson-Hubbard
Omaha Nation
Pender
Walthill
Winnebago
Fall Academic All-State
The following B-R students received NSAA academic all-state for fall activities.
Football
Jalen Flock
Mitchell Hawk
Play Production
Jacob Hennig
Taylor Ostrand
Volleyball
Kalene Anderson
Taylor Ostrand
Football
Jalen Flock
Mitchell Hawk
Play Production
Jacob Hennig
Taylor Ostrand
Volleyball
Kalene Anderson
Taylor Ostrand
Job outlook for future graduates
The following research results are provided through the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
They examined educational requirements for projected job growth and the findings are staggering: The percentage of the workforce requiring some college or above grew from 28% in 1973 to 59% in 2007 and is expected to increase to 62% by 2018. The demand for an increasingly skilled and educated workforce is growing steadily; unless we increase output from postsecondary institutions, the demand for college talent will exceed its supply.
In 1970, high school dropouts were three times as likely to be unemployed as degreed workers; today, high school dropouts are five times as likely to be unemployed as degreed workers. When the recession is over, most of the non-college jobs lost will not be coming back, and a growing share of new job openings will require some college.
These research findings are similar to what other experts are saying. That jobs are increasingly requiring some level of education beyond high school. This fact is what is driving the push for higher academic requirements in high school.
They examined educational requirements for projected job growth and the findings are staggering: The percentage of the workforce requiring some college or above grew from 28% in 1973 to 59% in 2007 and is expected to increase to 62% by 2018. The demand for an increasingly skilled and educated workforce is growing steadily; unless we increase output from postsecondary institutions, the demand for college talent will exceed its supply.
In 1970, high school dropouts were three times as likely to be unemployed as degreed workers; today, high school dropouts are five times as likely to be unemployed as degreed workers. When the recession is over, most of the non-college jobs lost will not be coming back, and a growing share of new job openings will require some college.
These research findings are similar to what other experts are saying. That jobs are increasingly requiring some level of education beyond high school. This fact is what is driving the push for higher academic requirements in high school.
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