Week of September 22

Thank you to all the parents that attended the PTO meeting on Wednesday, and the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) meeting on Thursday night!

At both events, information was shared on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. 

Our Gator Goals are:

• Be Responsible
• Be Respectful
• Be Safe
• Be a Leaner

Students have been practicing expected behavior in the hallways, cafeteria bathrooms,
drive-thru and in the classrooms.  Recognitions/Acknowledgements are given to individual students for displaying the expected behaviors..GATOR GOTCHA'S!  Additionally, whole classrooms are awarded leaves for showing great hallway behavior.  Our schoolwide goal is to fill up a tree with fall leaves...This will involve a special whole-school celebration!

Fall assessments are winding down. These assessments provide us with important data to meet your child' needs.  You will be receiving MAP data during the week of October 6.  Please feel free to contact your child's teacher if you have any questions regarding the results.

Enjoy your day and remember to read!!!!

State and District Report Cards Released

Dear Willow Glen Families,

In September, 2014 the Department of Public Instruction released district report cards to help parents and students compare districts across the state using common criteria in the areas of: Student Achievement, Student Growth, Closing Gaps, and Post-Secondary Readiness. These report cards are set for public release today.

St. Francis uses the report card as one measure to evaluate the success of individual schools and of the district.  Please visit the DPI Report Card Web Site for further explanation of these report cards.

The staff and students at Willow Glen have much to celebrate, with the release of the school report card.  Due to the staff's dedication to children, commitment to professional growth, and focus on student needs and achievement, we are proud to say that Willow Glen School EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS!  We thank our families for their continued support of the learning that occurs in classrooms every day.

Willow Glen's data over the years is as follows:
2011-2012     66.8  Meets Expectations  
2012-2013     70.3  Meets Expectations
2013-2014     76.7  Exceeds Expectations

Across the District...Both Deer Creek and St. Francis High School "Meet Expectations".  As a school system, we all have been working the last several years to ensure all students are learning,all students are growing, and our schools continue becoming kinder and compassionate places for all to learn and grow. We all are part of this vital endeavor.

We also know it is our positive relationships with our students, parents and community that will continue defining the SFSD as a place to be. 

Welcome to the 2014-2015 School Year!

Congratulations on a successful first week! Your students have been absolutely wonderful! They are skillfully following routines, showing respect and care for one another, and bringing positive attitudes and smiles each day.

As you may know through newletters and Open House, we are embarking on PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports). We've already begun talking to students about what this means, and they're making us proud.

You, parents, are our partners in helping our students have the best year possible. We will keep our Willow Glen website updated with useful information throughout the year. We will also communicate with you through this Blog, as well as through Twitter.

Wishing everyone a continued great launch into the 2014-2015!