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DEPSA - ECE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Monday, November 7, 2022 | Volume XI. Main Office Contact 313-877-9380

We are pleased to inform you that DETROIT EDISON PSA will be hosting a field experience to the Universal Soul Circus. Permission slips will go home on Monday, November 7th, and should be returned by Thursday, November 10th.

ECE has implemented schoolwide Exact Path Intervention. This is considered a Tier I approach to support students. Exact Path is designed to provide instructional reinforcement, supporting accelerated students who are ahead of grade level but, at the same time, to offer remediation for those who may have struggled to grasp content the first time or who just need a refresher. Each lesson provides a short tutorial, and is self-guided, allowing students to progress at their own pace..

Y ANET Testing

ANet testing provides formative interim assessments that give educators timely, actionable, and student-specific data. Students will begin testing in ELA and Math the week of November 7th. Please make sure your scholar is present for testing.

November 17th Senior Parent Meeting

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Attention parents and seniors, we will be hosting a Virtual Senior Parent Meeting. You will receive the senior handbook, updates on senior activities, senior projects, and upcoming dates. Be sure to mark your calendar.

Happy Birthday

Ariana Wallace 11th 11/6

Auriana Perry-Potts 12th 11/6

Jeremiah Fairley 9th 11/9

Kyndall Tatum 11th 11/9

Raymond Bethune Jr. 11th 11/10

READER'S BOX

Students are assigned reading each week from their classroom teacher. Students complete a nightly “response” or activity based on the assigned reading for the week. They submit this work EVERY FRIDAY at the beginning of class. This accounts for 15% of their ELA grade. Parents, please provide your support by checking their completed responses every night and asking your student what class period they represent in this data.

Students who read 30 minutes each night will have been exposed to 12 million more words by senior year. Research has shown that more than half the variance in students’ reading comprehension scores can be explained by the depth and breadth of their vocabulary knowledge. Students with higher reading comprehension scores typically perform better in science and math.

	9/23	9/30	10/7	10/14	10/21	10/28	11/4	Q1
P1	73	93	61	81	100	54	68	76
P2	56	83	51	62	100	58	41	64
P3	48	90	37	64	100	51	41	62
P6	60	93	50	68	88	75	60	71
AVG	59	90	50	69	97	60	53	68

2022-2023 GOALS

100% College Acceptance

FAFSA completion will increase by 20%

Increase college matriculating by 10%

IB/AP - increase the number of students passing by 10%

M-STEP proficiency will increase in both Science and Social Studies by 20% for 11th graders

% of SAT test takers scoring above College Ready Benchmark: 26%

60% of 9th and 10th graders will meet their RIT growth goal in Math and Reading

Average Daily Attendance will be at 95%

INSTRUCTIONAL PRIORITIES

Priority #1: Integrate reading, writing and discussion in all content areas to provide cohesive instruction and opportunities for productive struggle.

Priority #2: Provide effective feedback to students that affirms what they have done well and guides them toward academic improvement and achievement of learning goals.

Priority #3: Study and leverage student-level data on a regular and consistent basis to identify learning opportunities and create plans to address them.

Priority #4: Use rubrics as tools to provide a shared language with clear guidelines and expectations to provide a measure, adjust and evaluate learning.

Important Dates!!!

Monday, November 7th

Quarter 2

Monday, November 7th

ECE ANET Testing Begins Nov. 7th - 11th

Wednesday, November 16th

Universal Soul Circus Field Experience

Friday, November 18th

1/2 Day for Student/ Staff Professional Development

COLLEGE APPLICATION DATA

SHOUT TO THE FOLLOWING SENIORS WHO HAVE MET OR EXCEEDED THE GOAL OF COMPLETING 9 APPLICATIONS.

Maia Abernathy

Heath Bolden

Tationna Davis

Morgan Figgins

Destinee Gaston

LaTese Guyton

Gabrielle Harris

Matia Harris

Donrico Hawkins

Laila Hill

Nasya Irvin

Rodney Jackson

Christian Kemp

Zoey McClanahan

Sean McSpadden Jr.

Mya Morgan

Sa'Nya Myers

Auriana Perry-Potts

Xavier Risby

Kennedy Smith

Kailyn Strong

Terrell Taylor

Jalen Townson

Tialayla Vaughn

Dorian Walker-Berry

Seth Washington

Mekayla Watson

LondonWatts

Daveion Williams

Ja'mel Williams

Robert Williams

Ja'mese Willis

Jaydes Womack

TOTAL NUMBER OF SENIORS	TOTAL NUMBER WHO HAVE APPLIED TO COLLEGE	TOTAL REMAINING TO APPLY	TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS COMPLETED
78	62	16	510
78	78	0	783

Bell Schedule

Dress Code

Detroit Edison Public School Academy students must conduct themselves with a sense of personal pride. Therefore, they are expected to dress appropriately in their school uniforms. The dress code is in effect throughout the entire school day. Students should only carry clear or mesh backpacks. All other items are required to be stored in the locker. Please ensure your child is in full school uniform before entering the building.

Prohibited Items

Hats, head-scarves, bandanas
Large purses (only cross body) JA/ECE
Tight-fitted/short skirts, dresses, shorts, skorts.
Sunglasses worn in school
Bare midriffs or cropped tops
Polo Shirts
Shirts fronts & tails hanging out
Footie socks/ socks with designs on them
Hooded sweatshirts during school hours
No boots of any kind during school hours
Gym shoes (except during gym class)
Non-prescription glasses
Crocs, Mules, strapless shoes, or high heels

Students who violate the dress code will serve a suspension after 3 violations.

Welcome to DeansList!!

DeansList is a new software tool that we will use to analyze our attendance and behavior data, and most importantly to improve communication with our parents.

To start, we have scheduled continuous alerts in DeansList that will send messages to your cell phone or email address regarding the following:

Uniform violations - send daily at 4:00 p.m.

3+ Positive Behaviors - send on Thursdays at 4:00 p.m.

3+ Areas of Opportunities - send on Fridays at 4:00 p.m.

In addition, students will earn points for positive behaviors and minus points in the areas of opportunity and uniform violations. Total points earned will determine if students are invited to the Quarterly PBIS celebrations.

Stay tuned….

Student Reports will be rolled out next month. This report will provide details of your student’s attendance and behavior data in one report.

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