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Principal's Message Greetings Fullerton Community, It seems as if Spring is just around the corner, and if you’re anything like me it couldn’t come a moment sooner. We are excited here at Fullerton for the final two months of the school year. At the beginning of March, all 3rd – 5th grade students took the ISATs-the Illinois Standards Achievement Test. I would like to thank our parents and teachers for doing a wonderful job preparing and readying the children for testing. We had very few absences, and students appeared to be alert and ready to go at the start of each day. Several students commented to me about how well they did, which makes me proud. We are hoping to find out the initial results before the end of the school year. As with last year, I promised the students that I would rock a pink mohawk if our scores improved in all areas. So if I look like a member of a punk-rock band, you’ll know how well our students did! However, just because the ISATs are finished does not mean that learning has ceased. As I stated previously, the ISATs are not our raison d’être. They are another item we use in order to be responsive to our students and to improve instruction. This is something the staff at Fullerton takes very seriously. Our staff is currently working through the first year our School Improvement Plan (SIP). We have identified areas to improve instruction and communication. We are in the midst of planning an informational meeting for parents who wish to learn strategies for helping their child become a better reader. The Fullerton staff sincerely thanks you for completing and returning the survey we sent out last month. Your input helped us plan this event. You should have already received (or will be soon) a flyer advertising this night. We encourage all parents to attend. Finally, as you may have heard, I will not be returning to Fullerton next year. I was Sincerely, |
