Ms. Van Kirk’s students are working on making ten and representing numbers with objects! ✋🏼🤚🏼 Santa Fe Trail #isdstrong

As Robert J. Marzano has found, if we teach every single standard every year, students would need to go to school until 27! How do we help teachers prioritize specific standards? How do we constantly revise and adapt them? #ucmoedlead Bryan McDonald

Quite FRANK-LY I can relate to these kiddos about what makes them cranky! 🛌🥦 #isdstrong Santa Fe Trail

Rather than a one-sided monologue, leaders should work toward a mutually respectful dialogue between two professionals. #ucmoedlead Bryan McDonald

Leaders must share a common definition of collaboration with all involved to make sure every team is able to be successful! #ucmoedlead Bryan McDonald

20 things to be VERY thankful for this year!! Love the things these kids have brought into our classroom. Thankful is an understatement❤️ #youOTTtobehere #isdstrong

Ss in Ms. Van Kirk’s class are building 3D shapes and working to identify the number of sides and vertices. #isdstrong #1stgrade Santa Fe Trail

Kiddos in Ms. Jodts’ classroom became surgeons today. They worked together to find text features such as titles, captions, and bold words and glue the artifacts on their patient. Santa Fe Trail

Ms. Van Kirk’s friends went on a Sound Hunt today! Students drew all the sounds they heard as they walked through the hall. Santa Fe Trail

Kiddos in Ms. Van Kirk’s class are working on exploring nonfiction. Today they are learning about alligators. 🐊They are working in small groups to learn facts! Santa Fe Trail #isdstrong

Much love for this rockstar teacher and friend! ❤️

Elm Grove is ready to meet our sweet new kindergartners today at Kindergarten Screening! #fortproud

I’m so thankful Fort Osage prioritized allowing ALL staff to learn about Conscious Discipline today! So many great takeaways! What is in your classroom soil? We all crave safety and connection!

A lot of planning goes into making pre-service days meaningful with some fun mixed in! It was great to chat with these leaders about preparing for the year! Thanks Casey Kuska and Lizzy Ogle for kicking off the year right for the EG Team! #fortproud #onedistrictoneteam

Dear Teacher, Your kids missed you. Not your classroom. Not your content. They missed you. You did that. No easy thing to be what kids need. But it’s less-hard when all they need is you (to be you). Let that be the lift you need tomorrow. Sincerely, Not-So-Secret Admirer

Apparently the memo was to wear green today💚 So thankful for these incredible rockstar educators! #fortproud

Puppy snuggles for teacher appreciation week are a MUST!! The smiles have been incredible today! 🐶😊#fortproud Casey Kuska

Thank you so much, fortboysbball and Fort Osage WBB for coming to celebrate our hard work during MAP testing. The kids LOVED spending time with you. #fortproud

I enjoyed visiting with these great educators today while visiting Elm Grove. Loved hearing about WINNiNG data at mid year assessment time. #fortproud #onedistrictoneteam #kidsdeserveit Casey Kuska Lizzy Ogle Sarah Steffens

💙Cameron Clark Ogle💙 Cameron made is arrival Tuesday, May 14th at 1:54 pm. He weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long. We are absolutely in love!