Title I Family Night...
By Dr. Gina Symsek | Thursday, April 25, 2013
On April 24th, we conducted a Title I Family Night at Burton Elementary School. We had information on the program for parents and family folders with strategies and tips for working on reading and math skills with students at home. We also had learning centers for families and students to do along with cookies and water. . . . read more
Caitlin Wendl receives RA Horn Outstanding Achievement State Award
A group of statewide organizations consisting of the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Ohio Educational Service Center Association, Ohio School Boards Association . . . read more
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
The new state teacher evaluation system will be requiring a percentage of teacher evaluations to be based on student performance. One of the student performance measures is SLOs. The SLOs will be created/developed by teachers . . . read more
Family Math Night...
On April 17th, we conducted a Family Math Night at Burton Elementary for students and parents/families in grades K-5. There were two (2) purposes for the activity 1) to have a representative from the Every Day Math (EDM) series provided . . . read more
EXPLORE TEST PRESENTATIONS
On April 11th, a representative from ACT Testing Company presented the results and assisted with interpreting the results of the EXPLORE Test. All our eight grade students participated in this test and it will assist with guiding . . . read more
Happenings Around the District...
As we conclude the third nine-week grading period and begin to enter into the final nine-weeks of the school year…there is a lot of learning occurring. In the elementary school, students in Kindergarten are continuing to build on . . . read more
Science and the Common Core...
Two days this week, Science teachers in grades K-8 met in groups to work with a science specialist for the Summit County Educational Service (ESC) Center. The purpose of the sessions was to follow-up to prior sessions working on the . . . read more
Math Teachers Continue to Explore and Learn About the Common Core...
Teachers that teach math in grades 3-5 participated in a math professional development session on February 21st. The purpose of the session was to provide them with further information and instructional approaches/strategies related to . . . read more
The Highly Engaged Classroom Training Session...
On November 4th, several junior/senior high school teachers, the assistant principal, and director of curriculum and instruction participated in a professional development training session on the topic of “The Highly Engaged Classroom” by . . . read more
Teachers Collaborate with Teachers...
During the Professional Learning Community (PLC) Meeting time on October 11th, the second grade teachers from Burton Elementary School met with second grade teachers from Maple Elementary School in Chardon to discuss instructional . . . read more
Every Day Math Series Professional Development Training...
On September 24th and 25th teachers that teach math at the elementary school (grades K-5) participated in training/staff development training sessions on the use of the Every Day Math Series. The purpose of the sessions was to . . . read more
Third Grade Guarantee
The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) has implemented the “Third Grade Guarantee” that all districts must implement. The guarantee outlines that all students in grades Kindergarten through third grade must participate in diagnostic . . . read more
