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Building Blocks:
A newsletter for parents of children ages 0-5 years. Contains information about play groups, workshops, screening, literacy, and health.

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Glenview Students Named Winners
  Lejla Garic & Jake Sevier were named as winners of the 2008 Asthma Program calendar contest. Only 25 winners wee selected from over 360 entries. They received prizes as well as statewide recognition Calendars will be used in all Illinois elementary and junior high schools. Congratulations!
 

 
 

East Moline School Dist. #37

   
Featured School
Bowlesburg Elementary

It has been an exciting year at Bowlesburg.  Thanks to our staff, our parents, Bowlesburg's PTA, and our community, Bowlesburg students have had some very special opportunities this year.  We have also been the recipients of some very generous contributions from local organizations such as: the Silvis Centennial Committee (money for the Library); Silvis Wal-Mart (grant money for technology equipment); First Baptist Church of East Moline (mittens, gloves and scarves); the AT&T Pioneers (dictionaries for all third graders); and the Telecom Pioneers (shoes for needy students).

 
 

 

The Bowlesburg staff is constantly looking at ways to improve education for your children. Dedicated teachers at every grade level align their instruction to State Standards and individualize their activities to meet student needs. One example of this is the DIBELS intervention groups. All first grade students have thirty minutes of reading instruction (in addition to classroom reading time) that is geared specifically to skills that are not strength areas yet. The type of instruction is based on an assessment (DIBELS) that is given multiple times throughout the year. The students are distributed among six "intervention" teachers on a daily basis.

Assessment For Learning is another process being used this year by a number of Bowlesburg teachers. Assessment Of Learning refers to assessing how much our students have learned in the past. Assessment For Learning is assessment for the purpose of telling teachers how to help our students learn more in the future. If the principles of Assessment For Learning are used daily, there is an improvement in student motivation and academic performance. The principles are linked to significant gains in achievement, especially for low achievers.

Teacher's Role
  1. Teachers must know the State Standards.
  2. Teachers must understand how those standards work in the curriculum to form the "scaffolding" students will climb on their journey up to each standard.
  3. Teachers transform classroom-level achievement targets into student-friendly versions.
  4. Teachers transform the classroom targets into high quality classroom assessments that accurately reflect student achievement.
  5. Teachers use those assessments over time in collaboration with their students to help motivate them to keep learning.

Bowlesburg students have been contributing to making our world greener through recycling. We are collaborating with the Rock Island Regional Office and other schools in the area through a grant designed to allow us to recycle our paper and cardboard waste at school. Every other week bins are picked up by Midland Davis Corporation. The trash that we put out for our regular school pick-up has been greatly decreased because we are recycling our paper.

Our PTA at Bowlesburg has been very active and has attempted to plan almost monthly activities for our students. Some of the popular events this year have been Fall Festival, Secret Santa's Shop, Movie Night, and Skate Nights. Thanks, PTA members, for your continued support and efforts. We are looking forward to our yearly spring Carnival for the kids in late May.

Thanks for everyone's support throughout the year. We hope we have answered your questions when issues have come up, and provided you with an accurate picture of what we do during the year through newsletters, hand-outs, special reports, notes, and personal contacts. We appreciate you being a partner with us in educating your children.
 


A “Pat on the Back”
to the EMSD and the Community!
 

Each year the Illinois State Board of Education recognizes Spotlight Schools—high poverty schools where high academic performance is closing the "achievement gap.”  Spotlight Schools exhibit achievements that are contrary to the conventional wisdom that test scores will reflect demographics despite local efforts.

East Moline School District 37 is pleased to announce that in 2007 ALL its schools were recognized as Spotlight Schools!  The accomplishment is rare among Illinois schools.  Only three other multi-building districts in the state achieved the same recognition!

The criteria for selecting these schools are rigorous. All schools must be making Adequate Yearly Progress. At least half the students are from low-income families and at least 60% must be passing the state achievement tests in reading and mathematics.  The Spotlight Schools demonstrate that low-income students and schools with limited resources can show impressive academic performance. These schools know how to help students succeed!

Kudos to EMSD staff, parents, and, of course, students!


LaVonne Peterson, Associate Superintendent of Curriculum (far-left) and Barry Green, Superintendent (far-right)  present Spotlight recognition awards to our Principals. Left to right - Jim O'Brien, Hillcrest; Sheri Coder, Ridgewood; Jeff Fairweather, Glenview; Cathy Baumgartner, Bowlesburg; and Kristin Humphries, Wells.


Promotion/Retention Guidelines
The East Moline Board of Education supported recommended changes in the middle school promotion/retention guidelines. Please review the complete promotion standards and retention criteria for grades 1-8.

 

 

Our Mission

The entire East Moline District #37 community will prepare all students to become life-long learners who are productive, responsible members of a global community.

 

We value and strive for:

A safe and nurturing environment
Equitable learning opportunities for all students
A strong, community-wide support network
Collaborative, fact-driven decision making
High expectations for all stakeholders

 

District Early Release Dates Reminder

East Moline Board of Education has adopted a progressive plan to coordinate the educational program and teaching. On selected days, about once a month, EMSD schools will be released early to allow all teachers to meet in building- and district-level meetings.

The remaining early release days are:
 February 25
 April 28

Glenview students will be released at 11am

Elementaries at 11:30am

Buses will run normal routes at these times.

 

 
 
 
 

 

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