Oct. 3, 2024

Community leaders try being Principal for a Day 🏫

More than 50 business and community leaders spent half a day shadowing principals and learning more about SPS.



On Sept. 27, community leader, business owners, CEOs and executives joined SPS principals at every school for a half-day job shadow experience. Principal for a Day provides business leaders with a deeper awareness and understanding of SPS while starting conversations about potential partnerships. "We believe that informed community leaders become impactful advocates for public education," said Dr. Grenita Lathan. "This was a day for you to see the real, exceptional work of our team of educators and then tell the story of the learning you see."

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Pittman celebrates new storm shelter gymnasium with ribbon-cutting ceremony

Pittman's ribbon-cutting ceremony was the fourth storm shelter gymnasium to open this fall. Gyms for Holland and Cowden are currently under construction.

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SPS bus drivers join

Drop Everything and Read Day

To support the SPS literacy campaign Read to Succeed, bus drivers across the district visited schools and shared stories on Drop Everything and Read Day.

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Model classroom experiences support teachers in effectively implementing curriculum

In sessions led by SPS instructional experts, teachers went lesson by lesson through a unit of the new Integrated Science class for high school students.

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Try out these literacy support tips with your student this month

As part of the SPS literacy campaign Read to Succeed, parents are provided with a Family Literacy Pack each month. These skills and conversation starters are tailored to your child's grade level to increase literacy.

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Twain fifth-graders dissected ears of corn to support lesson about text features

After reading about the structure of the corn plant, students dissected an ear of corn and created a text feature to support the article.

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Field community celebrates Peace Day with schoolwide walk

Every year, Field Elementary participates in a Peace Walk for students K-5. Parents, friends and neighbors participate in the walk to promote peace.

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Our Focus: Anusha Chakraborty, Teacher at Watkins

"As a student, I remember how special it was to see a teacher who looked like me, to see my name on the board, to have people in books in my classroom who looked like me. Future Educators helped me discover the impact I want to make as a teacher of color, as well as how to connect with students of different backgrounds. I want to make a difference and connect with my students as Ms. Anusha.


Now, I’m a Kickapoo grad, a teacher at Watkins and a Kickapoo High School speech and debate coach, and my Future Educators team keeps cheering me on. Michelle Gavel dropped off supplies for my classroom. Terry Campbell helped me set up my room. These are people in my network who are supporting me as I navigate through my first year of teaching and beyond. I always wanted to be a teacher, and I’m so proud to be one at SPS.”

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