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North Polk principals report on standards-based learning pilot, homecoming and outdoor classroom grant
Summary
Building administrators reported on a standards-based learning pilot, homecoming plans, a college fair on Sept. 30 and a Corteva-funded outdoor classroom for seventh-grade science.
Administrators at North Polk’s schools reported updates Wednesday on a standards-based learning pilot, homecoming activities, an upcoming college fair and the installation of a Corteva-funded outdoor classroom for seventh-grade science.
At Northbrook High School, administrators said teachers who piloted standards-based learning (SBL) last year will expand the work so each teacher will pilot a full semester or year-long course. Summative assessments — tests, projects, papers and presentations — will be scored using proficiency scales that will be converted to traditional grades in Infinite Campus, district leaders said.
Homecoming is set for next week with multiple activities including a Thursday coronation and pep rally, and a Friday parade, pep assembly, football game and dance. Student council president Amelia Graudin and vice president Colton Bu described a Disney theme, spirit-week dress-up days and a revised parade-to-pep-rally flow that will route elementary students through a spirit tunnel before middle and high school students attend a gym pep rally.
At the middle school, administrators said an instructional-spotlight program highlights exemplary teaching each week and that staff received a Corteva grant to build an outdoor classroom on the southwest side of the building. Administrators said they will bring seventh grade science classes to the outdoor classroom on a rotating schedule for installation and programming activities.
Other items reported: Central Elementary is conducting fall assessments and launching action teams to increase parent involvement; food-service operations improved with a new merchandiser cooler and more staff; and North Polk’s fall athletics and activities — including football, volleyball, baseball/softball and cross-country — have recorded early successes.
Why it matters: The expansion of standards-based learning and the outdoor classroom represent instructional shifts that could affect grading, assessment and curricular opportunities. The college fair and homecoming events are central to student engagement and community outreach.
Administrators asked the board and community to attend fall events and volunteer opportunities tied to athletics and performances.
