There have been a lot of changes in the Learning Center. Mrs. Williams retired at the end of last year, but Ms. Barrett and I are still here. We have welcomed Melanie Westenfeld as a teacher assistant in the Learning Center. Mrs. Westenfeld has been a well-respected member of our HES staff for several years. We are excited to have her join our Learning Center Team.
We have completed a comprehensive needs assessment to identify specific areas of academic need in Literacy and Math. We are consulting with classroom teachers to design and implement interventions. For now our focus will be grades 1-8 Literacy and grades 2-8 Math with a concentration on grades 3-8 Math. This will be evolving over time as the needs change. I plan to keep you informed of changes via this site.
Another change this year is that there will soon be a form posted for you to grant permission for your child to receive academic support throughout the year if and when it is determined that he or she could benefit from extra support. If you would rather that your child not receive services, there will be a place on the form for you to indicate that as well.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have. Meanwhile, enjoy those sweet children of yours. You are their first teacher!
