While we are still enjoying our summer vacation I wanted to take the opportunity to inform you of some exciting changes to our program for the 2017-2018 academic year. I urge you to read the entire letter in which I provide information and explanations, but for those interested in “just the facts” you’ll be interested to know that: • To limit the chances of children “slipping through the cracks,” grades 3-8 will each have a member of the faculty assigned to be a Student Advocate charged with gathering and maintaining academic and social information about all students in the grade. • We have re-aligned the divisions of the Elementary School so that grades 1-5 and grades 6-8 will now be two separate divisions. • For most academic subjects the Seventh Grade academic program will be leveled rather than tracked.
• In Early Childhood we will be adding a new mid-year program for children who do not meet the age cutoff for Play Group in September. • All Kindergarten classes will meet in the Elementary School building. Sarah Paikin has joined the Early Childhood administration as Director of Curriculum. • Rabbi Ezra Saban has accepted the appointment as Assistant Principal for Judaic studies for grades 4-5. Rochi Denciger has joined the educational leadership team for the Elementary School and has primary responsibility for Judaic studies for grades 1-3.
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Rose Lee Pifko has taken on the responsibilities of School Psychologist and Director of Guidance. The new position of Student Advocate has been created to support our efforts in making sure that no child “slips through the cracks”. Student Advocates will be in regular contact with classroom teachers and will have in depth information about each student.
They will monitor each student’s academic progress in Judaic and general studies and will be attuned to any social, behavioral or emotional concerns. In addition, they will also monitor any accommodations or special learning plans in place for individual students. Frm garp schweser notes 2017. The Student Advocates will meet regularly with members of the administration and keep them fully informed. Student Advocates are not expected to serve as guidance counselors or psychologists, but they may be the first to notice academic, social or emotional changes and on occasion may meet with students. While until now, our Elementary School has been divided into a Lower Division consisting of grades 1-4 and an Upper Division consisting of grades 5-8, after much observation and discussion, we no longer believe that this model matches our academic program. For example, classes in grades 6-8 are taught in a Departmental Model as opposed to the format in grades 1-5 where the classroom teachers teach all subjects. Boys in grades 6-8 start their school day at 7:30 AM with minyan and grades 1-5 start at 8:15.