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Here’s an idea for next year. Direct marketers know that when it comes to response rate
vs. cost, e-mail is the way to go.
So drop the snail mail, at least initially. Start e-mailing progress
reports, discipline notices, reports cards, newsletters, etc. For anything that requires a piece of
paper, stamp, or hand delivery by a student, e-mail it instead. If you are worried
about people not reading the e-mails, you can easily set up a notification
system when the e-mail is opened. If you are worried about students
intercepting the e-mails, intercepting teachers notes and schools letters has
been a rite of passage for delinquent children for as long as educators have
put quill to papyrus. On the other hand, the upside includes reduced cost, reduced labor, and
improved school/home communication. So all and all, the pros significantly outweigh the cons.
A number of you in the LYS Nation are now using your own
bootleg technology devices to follow Twitter. If you haven’t done so yet, we want you to join us. To let you see what you are missing,
here are the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of June 24, 2012.
1. Adequacy is based on the standards of a society. Motel 6 is
adequate. We invest in the things we value. (By @DrJerryRBurkett)
2. It's my view that our language of
"giftedness" is wrongheaded—intelligence is malleable and can be
expanded, cultivated. (By anniemurphypaul)
3. Big difference between testing and accountability. These two
issues, although related, should not be confused and addressed separately. (By
@DrJerryRBurkett)
4. Why is it difficult to teach at high rigor?
Because teachers have to give up control of some of the process and a lot of
the outcome.
5. What's more important? Learning the content?
Or learning the content first? What does your grading system actually measure
and reward?
6. Grades are a convenient fiction. The most
invalid of classroom data sources.
7. It's funny to see how people react to checks and balances when
they don't work in their favor. (By @DrJerryRBurkett)
8. A Texas Business Coalition threatens to not
support school funding increases if accountability is weakened. Funny, didn't
they support the current funding decrease?
9. Based on the Texas Republican Party
education platform, I have a student management question? Should we beat the
kids who aren't abstinent?
10. Educators... We have a lot of voting to do
this November! (By @cheadhorn)
Think. Work. Achieve.
Your turn...
- Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5
- Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “Look at Me: A Cautionary School Leadership Tale” Individual copies available on Amazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/lookatmebook
- Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Plans (Fundamental 5 Lesson Plan Tool); PW Lite (Basic PowerWalks Tool); PW Pro (Mid-level PowerWalks Tool)
- Confirmed 2012 Presentations: Channelview ISD Leadership Team Kickoff, Bushland ISD Staff Kickoff, Canadian ISD Staff Kickoff, Highland Park ISD Staff Kickoff, Sunray ISD Staff Kickoff, Region 10 ESC Fall Leadership Conference (Keynote)
