The Eagle Newsletter SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE As spring draws near, we are all breathing a sigh of relief. Part of the boost in spirits here at school is due to our successful and informative visit from AdvancEd, the accreditation team. On February 21 and 22, a team of five administrators from nearby Idaho districts spent all day at the school, interviewing students, staff, faculty, and parents and observing teaching and leadership. They invested hours in reviewing the documentation our staff prepared, and as they left they gave us an exit report with their preliminary findings. The exit report included an IEQ (Index of Education Quality) score. Our school IEQ was above the national average, 292.31 compared with 278.03. This means our combination of teaching, administration, technology use, and other factors puts us above the curve in education. The team noted several powerful practices here. At TCPCS: 1. We maintain and communicate a purpose and direction that commits to high expectations for learning as well as shared values and beliefs about teaching and learning. 2. Our Board of Trustees provides sufficient autonomy for school leaders to manage the school in a manner that allows for the achievement of goals and effective instruction. 3. The school leadership and staff foster a culture that is consistent with the goals and mis- sion of the Taylor's Crossing Public Charter School charter. Along with these practices, the team gave us useful tips for improvement: 1. Increase training in research-based instructional strategies to improve instruction, and improve student achievement. 2. Provide training for the implementation of a school-wide collaboration time that includes a continuous effort to improve professional learning with the K-12 teachers and staff. 3. Provide training for the professional and support staff in the evaluation, interpretation, and use of data to drive instruction and improve student achievement school wide. Finally, the team gave us a renewal of our AdvancEd accreditation for the next five years. We are thrilled with these preliminary findings and look forward to receiving their official report in the next couple of months. We are committed to pushing forward with the best educational practices to serve our students. As we look forward to completing this school year, we are also putting a lot of effort into pre- paring students for the Idaho state-mandated tests. We appreciate all our families who make sure their students are on task, concentrating in class, and preparing for the testing window that opens in April. We anticipate that our school with perform above average, as we have high- quality students and great support from their families. Thanks for encouraging your student to put consistent effort in all the way to the end of the year. The results will be phenomenal! TO DO LIST: Make sure you respond to reserve your child’s spot for next school year. SYNC YOUR CALENDAR: March 15, 6:00 p.m. — PFA meeting, high school commons March 16, 1:45 p.m. — Elemen- tary music program, gym March 20–April 2 — Spring break, no school March 24 — Lottery Applica- tions due April 1, 9:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. — Red Cross Blood Drive, school gym April 8, 11:00 a.m. — Lottery for 2017-18 school year April 11, 8:00 a.m. — SAT test for all juniors April 11–13, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. — Scho- lastic Book Fair, BOGO Free, cafeteria April 18 — Spring picture day April 19, 8:00 a.m. — ACT test for juniors and seniors “WE LOVE ANIMALS” MUSIC PROGRAM Elementary students grade one through six will be performing their spring music this week. This fun program will feature songs about animals and pets. The program will begin at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 16 in the gym. March 2017 Volume 5, Issue 7 www.tceagles.com Taylor’s Crossing Public Charter School (208) 552-0397 Fifth grade students learn about the number pi on “Pi Day,” March 14. They wrote the digits of this unique, non- terminating decimal in different colors. Then they ate pie.
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The Eagle Newsletter SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE
As spring draws near, we are all breathing a sigh of relief. Part of the boost in spirits here at
school is due to our successful and informative visit from AdvancEd, the accreditation team.
On February 21 and 22, a team of five administrators from nearby Idaho districts spent all day
at the school, interviewing students, staff, faculty, and parents and observing teaching and
leadership. They invested hours in reviewing the documentation our staff prepared, and as they
left they gave us an exit report with their preliminary findings.
The exit report included an IEQ (Index of Education Quality) score. Our school IEQ was above
the national average, 292.31 compared with 278.03. This means our combination of teaching,
administration, technology use, and other factors puts us above the curve in education.
The team noted several powerful practices here. At TCPCS:
1. We maintain and communicate a purpose and direction that commits to high expectations
for learning as well as shared values and beliefs about teaching and learning.
2. Our Board of Trustees provides sufficient autonomy for school leaders to manage the
school in a manner that allows for the achievement of goals and effective instruction.
3. The school leadership and staff foster a culture that is consistent with the goals and mis-
sion of the Taylor's Crossing Public Charter School charter.
Along with these practices, the team gave us useful tips for improvement:
1. Increase training in research-based instructional strategies to improve instruction, and
improve student achievement.
2. Provide training for the implementation of a school-wide collaboration time that includes
a continuous effort to improve professional learning with the K-12 teachers and staff.
3. Provide training for the professional and support staff in the evaluation, interpretation,
and use of data to drive instruction and improve student achievement school wide.
Finally, the team gave us a renewal of our AdvancEd accreditation for the next five years. We
are thrilled with these preliminary findings and look forward to receiving their official report in
the next couple of months. We are committed to pushing forward with the best educational
practices to serve our students.
As we look forward to completing this school year, we are also putting a lot of effort into pre-
paring students for the Idaho state-mandated tests. We appreciate all our families who make
sure their students are on task, concentrating in class, and preparing for the testing window that
opens in April. We anticipate that our school with perform above average, as we have high-
quality students and great support from their families. Thanks for encouraging your student to
put consistent effort in all the way to the end of the year. The results will be phenomenal!
TO DO LIST:
Make sure you respond to
reserve your child’s spot for
next school year.
SYNC YOUR CALENDAR:
March 15, 6:00 p.m. — PFA
meeting, high school commons
March 16, 1:45 p.m. — Elemen-
tary music program, gym
March 20–April 2 — Spring
break, no school
March 24 — Lottery Applica-
tions due
April 1, 9:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. —
Red Cross Blood Drive, school
gym
April 8, 11:00 a.m. — Lottery for
2017-18 school year
April 11, 8:00 a.m. — SAT test
for all juniors
April 11–13, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m., 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. — Scho-
lastic Book Fair, BOGO Free,
cafeteria
April 18 — Spring picture day
April 19, 8:00 a.m. — ACT test
for juniors and seniors
“WE LOVE ANIMALS” MUSIC PROGRAM
Elementary students grade one through six will be performing their spring
music this week. This fun program will feature songs about animals and
pets. The program will begin at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, March 16 in the gym.
March 2017
Volume 5, Issue 7
www.tceagles.com
Taylor’s Crossing
Public Charter School
(208) 552-0397
Fifth grade students learn about the
number pi on “Pi Day,” March 14. They
wrote the digits of this unique, non-
terminating decimal in different colors.
Then they ate pie.
SPRING TESTING
DATES
All Juniors, please note these testing
dates and be in attendance on these
days.
SAT School Test Day—Tuesday APRIL
11, 2017—Paper test
ACT School Test Day—Wednesday
APRIL 19, 2017—online / computer
test
BLOOD DRIVE
A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held
at our school on Saturday, April 1,
from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. You can
donate if your are sixteen or over;
however, sixteen- and seventeen-year
-olds will need parental consent. If
you have questions about eligibility,
please contact the Red Cross at 1-866-
236-3276. This date falls on spring
break so please remember to come!
Parents and community members are
especially welcome to attend.
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HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
The Drama Club production of
Shakespearical had students rock-
ing with laughter. The club’s even-
ing performances were so impres-
sive that they were invited to per-
form for the younger grades during
school. They did an abbreviated
version and performed twice on
March 3. Their satire of Shake-
speare’s works was concise and to
the point, with very basic props
and costuming, but filled with
irony and humor as well. Congrat-
ulations to the students who
worked hard to perform this play!
NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY
SHAKESPEARICAL IS A HIT WITH STUDENTS
The National Junior Honor Society
welcomed the following new members
at the Feb. 27 induction ceremony.
Pictured at left, faculty advisor Mrs.
Meldrum and current students lit
candles to symbolize the pillars of
character.
Calvin Fletcher Isabel Gardner Brooklyn Hill Erin Hill
Joshua McCubbin Tyler McCubbin Peyton Miller Jaidyn Orchard Garrett Shippen Andria Turner Heidi Whiting Pearl Foote Justice West Jaslen Ybarra Rebekah Lewis Anisha Reynolds
The Drama Club cast, l-r: Jackson Ames, Olivia Harris, Seth Bailey, Carolyn Weyerman, Seth Acheson,