Westport Mission & Vision
Mission: Leverage the strengths of the Westport community to ensure academic growth for ALL!
Vision: Westport will be a venue for academic success!
Westport’s Collective Commitments: Our Team will:
Make decisions which are student-centered and aligned to our WHY!
Be present to model consistent processes and expectations!
Leverage learning opportunities to increase instructional minutes!
Presume positive intent in order to maintain positive mindsets!
Mandatory Training
ALICE TRAINING THURSDAY
Middle School Scheduling
January 24! 8:13—10:34 a.m.
Parkview/Central will be here to help our 8th graders schedule for their high school classes!
PBIS Fidelity Check
Reminder as we return to school in January Administration will be completing Tier 1- Fidelity checks in classrooms (handout from staff meeting).
Westport Positions & Adjustments
We are excited to begin the hiring process for the 2025-2026 school year!
Please be aware that the INTERNAL TRANSFER window opens on JANUARY 3rd and will remain open for 10 days. Beginning on January 13th-23rd, 2025 we will be scheduling & conducting 1st posting interviews.
Here are more updates:
We have the following position(s) posted in the building:
Expected Practices
To ensure a safe and productive learning environment, students should only be in classrooms where they are officially assigned. Having non-rostered students in classrooms can create challenges, including:
Attendance Accountability: Accurate tracking of attendance is essential.
Safety Concerns: In emergencies, it is critical to know where each student is scheduled to be.
Instructional Impact: Students may miss important instruction in their assigned classes or disrupt learning in others.
Please do not allow students to miss their scheduled classes unless absolutely necessary.
Assignment/Grade Posting Expectations
Middle School Team,
Since school began, we have been battling issues with the posting of grades. It is imperative that ALL teachers are ensuring feedback on student work is posted for parent/student knowledge. ALL GRADES MUST BE COMPLETED IN CANVAS.
Please remember WESTPORT expectations on grading were provided to ALL staff at our kickoff week presentations. Below are more specific for your reference.
Grade Book Set-Up LINK
Second Semester Grade Information:
Reminder Gradebook Commands in CANVAS:
Operation Warm Shoe K-5 Event
Mark your calendars for Thursday, January 16! See Schedule and Details Here
MS Teacher Support Team **NEW LINK
Teacher Support Team referral data will be reviewed this week during PLTs. Teacher Support Team referrals were to be submitted prior to leaving for break for students needing additional support in the area of Reading, Math, Behavior, or Attendance. CLICK HERE to see the process for submitting TST referrals.
Note: the referral must be completed in eduCLIMBER, not on the embedded docs. Below is the criteria for a referral to the TST in each of these areas:
Reading: Screened at-risk for dyslexia, one or more grade levels below on the Galileo Lexile, below basic on Galileo ELA Benchmark, or teacher professional judgement
Math: Below basic on Galileo, consistently below mastery on DCAs, consistently below mastery on CFAs, or teacher professional judgement
Behavior: Teacher professional judgement
Attendance: 83-87.9% attendance, 10-14 days absent, or teacher professional judgement
Inclement Weather School
In response to new state legislation, Springfield Public Schools will utilize an Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI) plan on days that school is canceled due to inclement weather or any other emergency this year. Utilizing AMI will allow student learning to continue from home and reduce the number of make-up days required. AMI instructional days count toward your student’s classwork and attendance.
We want to ensure every student is set up for success, so please be aware of the following:
During AMI days, teachers will communicate expectations to parents through Remind, SeeSaw and email.
Students will submit the completed packet information to the HOMEROOM teacher when returning to school.
Teachers will collect all completed sheets, and staple them to a printed class roster. Once all sheets are completed and stapled, please submit the stapled packets to the appropriate attendance secretary in the main office.
Please ensure you have additional copies available for any student who may have misplaced, or lost their assignments.
SPECIAL EDUCATION - Case Managers please work with homeroom teachers to ensure all of your students attendance is counted correctly. During AMI days, the delivery of special education and related services will be provided in accordance with the student's IEP outlined on Form G: Distance Learning Plan.
Click On
Reminder to pay attention to the clickable links to the right and along the top. As we continue to add sections making the BLOG a one-stop-shop for all Westport information. We still have several sections UNDER CONSTRUCTION…This means the link may be there, but there is nothing to see yet.
Key Spots for the Start of the Month:
Cooperative Learning Corner
Westport Social Committee
Instructional Coaches
Monthly Instructional Highlights
Staff & Student Spotlight
Social Committee
PBIS Lessons located in PBIS (ELEM)
Key Spots for the Start of the Week:
Week at a Glance - WAAG
Must Do/May Do
Nurses Notes
Counselors Notes
Focus Room Referral Process
Staff #Read2Succeed Support
ACTION REQUIRED: LINK
Please share the Literacy Tool Kits with families in January to support the Read to Succeed initiative.
#SPSRead2Succeed - HELP NEEDED
To help contribute to the district goal of increasing reading scores, we are showcasing our Wildcat love for reading through social media each week; this also helps our students have access to a wide variety of well modeled reading with fluency and expression.
Still need pictures of staff with their favorite books for weekly social media postings
Text or email your book selfie to your AP
Still need read alouds for weekly social media posting
Record your video (in landscape) and your video link to the spreadsheet - add the title and link to your line
Upcoming theme ideas: MLK Day, Black History Month, Valentines Day, Presidents Day, Groundhogs Day, International Women’s Day
Cooperative Learning Corner:
Remember the WHY - it’s all about ENGAGEMENT
Wildcat Staff of The Month:
Social Committee Update:
Sports Update:
