You asked: “What can parents do to make morning drop off run smoother?” Mr. Artie says: “There are a few simple things you can do to help the kids settle in quickly and get a good start to their day. 1) Please get your children to the classrooms on time so class can start…
You asked: “When is the scaffolding coming down?” Mr. Artie replies: “Soon. According to the most recent schedule, we expected the scaffolding to come down by the end of the summer, but due to periodic rain there were weather delays. We expect it to be down by mid-October.”
Valued-Added Measures (VAMs) are the newest craze in economists’ and politicians’ attempts to create a “scientific” way to measure teacher effectiveness. VAM takes a student’s achievement level upon entering a teacher’s class–as measured by standardized tests–and compares it to the student’s achievement level after a year with that teacher. The difference purports to be that…
