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<p class=MsoNormal>Dear Parents, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This is a message from Doctor Cindy Bechinski, the Curriculum
Director of the Moscow School District. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(If you’ve already received this information, I
apologize; I spoke to a number of parents who said they did not receive this
when I sent it on Saturday.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Peggy Jenkins<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Castellar","serif"'>Curriculum and
In-Service Days: <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>October 3, 4, and 5</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>Cindy Bechinski, Ph.D. – Curriculum Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span
style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Parents sometimes ask, “What
exactly do teachers do when my child is out of school?” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Moscow School
District is strongly dedicated to a <b><i>continuous improvement model</i></b>
in our instructional programs. Beginning in kindergarten all the way
through grade 12, teachers and administrators work extremely hard to provide
excellent, carefully aligned academic programs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>During these
professional development days, teacher, building, and district-level activities
are offered in the areas of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and
technology. Teachers are extremely busy working to enhance our
instructional programs to improve student achievement. Here is a basic
overview of events:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wednesday, October 5: <o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject Area Curriculum
Committees: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For
the first part of the morning, all teachers and administrators meet by
subject area to set program goals for the year. We have eleven
committees:</span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Language
Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mathematics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Social
Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fine
Arts: Music<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fine
Arts: Art<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Professional
Technical<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Foreign
Language<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Physical
Education/Health<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Media
and Information Literacy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Counseling
and school Psychology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Grade Level and Department
Meetings: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For
the second part of the morning, teachers meet by grade level (elementary)
and department (secondary) to discuss curriculum goals, instructional
resources, and student achievement. This year, we have a
special emphasis on enhancing our remediation/intervention programs to
help students who are not attaining proficiency. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>School Improvement: </span></b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In the afternoon, teachers work
with building principals to address specific site-based goals related to
continuous school improvement.</span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday and Friday, October 6
and 7:<o:p></o:p></span></b></li>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>These two days afford teachers throughout Idaho the
opportunity to engage in focused professional development
activities. Many teachers will stay in town and attend one of a
variety of excellent training opportunities. Others will travel to
Boise for State Department conferences specifically related to their
subject area or grade level. Here is an overview of what is offered
locally:</span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=square>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Northwest Council of Teachers
of English (INCTE) and Northwest Inland Writing Project (NIWP) Annual
Conference: Moscow High School <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Music Educators Conference:
University of Idaho<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Symposium to help Children who
are deaf and Hard of Hearing: Washington State University<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Character Education/Virtues
Project Training : Moscow School District<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Using the Independent Investigation
Model to conduct research in the classroom: Moscow School District<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Special Education Student Data Management: Moscow
School District</span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Partnerships in Education Conference: Lewiston
High School</span> <span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.25in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Providing
teachers with opportunities for meaningful collaboration and high quality
professional development serves to enhance instructional expertise and, as a
result, our students benefit. Please check out our outstanding student
achievement scores at <a href="http://www.sd281.k12.id.us/">www.sd281.k12.id.us</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thank
you for your support!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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