Friday, September 22, 2017

NJ-SP School Board Approves School Improvement Plans

Posted on September 22, 2017
Author Jacque Ryan, WKVI

North Judson-San Pierre School Board members approved the school improvement plan from the Elementary and Jr./Sr High School principals after they provided compelling presentations addressing areas of achievement as well as specific place where progress is needed.

North Judson Jr./Sr. High School Principal Jim Polite explained that one of the areas where the Jr./Sr. High is excelling is the amount of students enrolled in AP and dual credit classes. Those numbers are at an all time high. Polite mentioned that all though they did see significant progress in language arts and math scores on the ISTEP, they are still working to increase proficiency in those areas. He said specific testing is being utilized to identify areas where students are struggling and online assignment programs are used to help them address those problems.

Elementary School Principal Julie Berndt told board members that Elementary students have seen major improvements thanks to teacher collaboration. One of the main goals she presented was continuing teacher collaboration and data analysis in order to incorporate those findings into the curriculum to assist students in deficient areas.

One thing that both principals mentioned as being vital to success was respecting classroom instruction time. Each school does its best to eliminate any unnecessary interruptions that could disrupt student concentration. Another topic that was covered by both principals was the importance of implementing the “Blue Jay Way” into everyday life. The Blue Jay Way is the school’s positive behavioral reminder that encourages achievement, respect and responsibility.

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