Bacich School Site Council Needs One New Member — It is time to open up the application process for School Site Council (SSC) members for the next school year. The School Site Council is made up of parents, teachers, and administrators who meet monthly to advise the principal on student academics, parent engagement and school safety. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the inner workings of our school and make an impact on its improvement. This committee reviews school data and programs in order to monitor our progress on Bacich's Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). Throughout the year, the members update and improve upon the SPSA, and keep us headed in the right direction for student success.

We have only one spot open for the 2022-2023 school year! To apply, please fill out this google form by May 27, which asks for a short summary of your interest and qualifications to serve on this committee. I will then post these summaries for the school community to review and vote for the new member the week of May 30, with results announced Friday evening, June 3. The newly elected SSC member will be invited to attend our last meeting on June 6 at 3:15 p.m. If you have any questions about the SSC you may contact me or our chairperson, Alle Schreiber at alle.schreiber@gmail.com.

MAP Score Reporting — During the 2020-2021 school year, Kentfield School District began administering the Northwest Evaluation Association’s Measure of Academic Progress (NWEA MAP) Growth tests to students in 2nd through 8th grades. The purpose of MAP Growth is to determine what students are currently able to do and what students are ready to learn next. At Bacich this school year, we administered MAP Growth as a formative assessment in October 2021 and January 2022, and we plan to administer it one more time before the end of the school year. After these test administrations, we utilize the results alongside other classroom assessments to better understand our students’ strengths and areas of challenge, to inform day-to-day instructional decisions, and to infuse instructional support where needed. The final assessment will provide us important information to aid us in designing our instruction at the start of the 2022-2023 school year.

Along with your child’s trimester 3 report card at the end of the school year, we will make the MAP Growth Student Progress Report available for families to access in Aeries. The Report will reflect student achievement levels in reading and mathematics for each test administration they’ve completed since we started utilizing MAP Growth in 2020. When we release the scores, we will provide you with more detailed information on how to access and interpret the Student Progress Report. If you have any questions, you may contact the Bacich administration.

Have a great week!

Mary Ann Spitzer
Bacich Principal
mspitzer@kentfieldschools.org

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