David Weir: Teach for Success Task

David A . Weir Staff reviewed the results of the Fall WestEd Teach for Success “Sweeps” data and were content with what they viewed. The majority of the teachers understood that this was a “snippet” of time however, agreed that we should implement a school wide focus on Depth of Knowledge, specifically designing lesson plans and learning objectives with a DOK Level 2-3 and/or higher. 

On February 18, 2016 the Weir staff viewed a video on the SAMR model and discussed the below questions. The task was very appropriate for our site as we do have one to one devices. The discussion and video challenged us to move beyond the Substitution Stage.  

·         What does SAMR currently look like at DAW?

o    Varies by classroom

§  Share/Collaborate on documents

§  Pictures in 6th grade

·         What do you think is keeping teachers in the Substitution Stage?

o    Need more resources/PDs

o    Comfort Level/Experience

·         What could/should it look like in the future?

o    Students creating new information/sharing this information outside the scope of the school setting.

David A. Weir's Book Drive for The Father's House

​David A. Weir had an amazing time engaging with our community members and giving back to The Father's House, our community partner. Students and staff began the community ​engagement task by hosting a Book Drive for The Father's House Book Moblie (see photos below). We continued the momentum by hosting guest readers from all over the Fairfield Community for Read Across America & Literacy Character Day. The students and Staff had an awesome time engaging with the Police & Fire Departments, Fairfield Suisun Unifed District Staff, Fairfield Mayor and various other community leaders. We truly appreciate our Fairfield Community and enjoy our continued partnership. 

David A Weir distributed both paper and electronic customer service surveys and experienced success with both methods. Of all the people we asked, we did not have one person refuse to complete a survey which we hope is a good thing. We look forward to viewing the feedback from our visitors soon and to continue the Gold Standard Service. 

Writing Rubrics at Weir

David A. Weir reports that 20 out of 23 (86%) of teachers grades K through 8^th had writing posted. Of the 23 classrooms observed, only four had both writing and rubrics posted. The four rubrics that were posted seemed very targeted and productive! Great job teachers. Using and posting rubrics is now a growth area for our site. Check out our Focus on Writing!

6th Grade- US Naval Academy  

4th Grade -Central Michigan University 

4th Grade Cal Poly 

 1st Grade Montana State University

1st Grade Chico State University

Attendance at David A. Weir

After viewing the Attendance Toolkit on the FSUSD website, David A. Weir is committed to continuous school wide recognition for students with great attendance. Our TK through first grade students with perfect attendance for the week will choose from our weekly Attendance Treasure Box. Our 2^nd through 8^th grade students will continue to participate in our school wide class competitions for best weekly and monthly attendance rates. Lastly, the names of students with perfect attendance for each quarter will be recognized with a certificate and wristband in our monthly awards assembly. These student names will also be entered into a drawing for a field trip to Barnes and Nobles with an administrator in which they will get a free book and food item at Starbucks.  

Thank You Assessment Task Force

We attended the SBAC Training and no matter how many times we view the assessment information, we ALWAYS learn something new each time. Thank you assessment team for your time and patience with the training the administrative team on SBAC! We feel so much more prepared for the assessments this school.

PBIS Meeting with JP @ Weir K-8

Meeting JP regarding PBIS was good confirmation that our school site is in a great place with room for further growth. JP proposed some new ideas such as having a PBIS handbook (which we had not yet thought of) to aid in consistency with Tier I interventions.
It was also suggested to continuously use our school motto verbiage of Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe when directing and redirecting students to truly make sure our students are making the connection to PBIS and our school climate. Thank you JP!

Introducing Martha

I am pleased to be working with the amazing ATTENDANCE task force group and am committed to developing successful strategies to improve attendance.
Martha Lacy
Principal DavidWeirPreparatory
Marthal@fsusd.org
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