Dear Colleagues:

This past week, Walton Middle School opened their doors to local residents to distribute food and toys to families in need. Students were part of the effort to collect these items, learning an important lesson about what it means to care about all the members of your community, even those who too often can be invisible in our thoughts.

What happened at Walton was not unique to that school, of course. Many of our students, staff and parents across our division come together at this and other times of the year to lend a hand to those who are in need. It is the most satisfying of expressions of our school division’s values. Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues,

As we roll out out our implementation of High School 2022 and the competencies focus in our Profile of a Graduate, it is important that we continuously align our focus on curricula, assessment, instruction, and learning resources with the knowledge and skill sets that our graduates will need to be successful in life—as community and family members, lifelong learners, and in the workforce. This work begins with our pre-schoolers and continues until our teens walk across the graduation stage. Continue reading →