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Coquille SD spotlights early-learning upgrades and expands classroom training and materials
Summary
At its Sept. 20 meeting Coquille School District 8 highlighted classroom upgrades at Lincoln School of Early Learning and a set of curriculum and professional-development purchases and trainings, including new K–6 ELA materials, dyslexia intervention supports and districtwide purchases of IXL.
Coquille School District 8 on Sept. 20 heard presentations on early-learning classroom upgrades and districtwide professional development and curriculum purchases.
Lincoln School of Early Learning Principal Amy May described a remodeled playground with age-appropriate equipment and a volunteer-led effort to create a library area; teacher Forrest Martin showed a new alphabet-focused curriculum to the board and brought a kindergarten student to demonstrate hands-on technology activities. Staff noted Lincoln remains one of the few Coos County schools without a formal library space and that volunteer efforts are underway to address that gap.
District Title II coordinator Tanya Sinko outlined planned professional development and curriculum supports: the district has adopted new K–6 ELA materials (digital and text) that include a dyslexia intervention, and vendor-provided training is scheduled — a two-hour virtual orientation plus a six-hour in-person session from the publisher. Math staff reported two-hour training in August with additional sessions planned in October and November. The district also purchased IXL math and English modules for K–12 and curriculum materials in social science and science for grades 2–6 at CVE.
"A mentor can provide customized feedback on effective teaching strategies, tips and tricks on classroom management, and building positive relationships with parents and the community," Principal Amy May said while describing the mentor program and its benefits for new teachers.
Districtwide professional-development items on the agenda include TAG process training, ADI's Act, Darkness to Light, resilience and self-regulation training, Synergy report-card training in October and a deeper OSAS review on Nov. 20. Winter Lakes Schools will continue to provide STRIDE and PEAK training for staff.
Board members received the updates as informational; several items will move forward through standard training schedules and vendor-provided sessions.
