Administration

As a PD reference page for EGPS Administrators, this area houses links to articles useful to a variety of roles and building responsibilities. Additional articles and suggestions are welcome. Administrators should also consult the online EGPS Google Classroom, which features a multitude of technical sessions for learning.

The administration at East Granby Public Schools has done numerous book studies in the past as a group, sharing and discussing what they've learned from these books on leadership, equity, professional development, and management. We administrators have favorite books we love to share with our EGPS colleagues, with books for lending available in our offices or through the EGHS library.

TEACHING AND LEARNING

East Granby Public Schools uses Vector Solutions for our PreK - 12 faculty/staff training. This robust platform has all of the mandated training required by the Connecticut State Department of Education, as well as other topics such as Elementary Interventions for Students with ADHD, Trauma Awareness, and Data-Based Decision Making. Vector Solutions is an on-demand platform, which allows faculty and staff to access the training workshops at any time and allows for personal choice, based upon the educator's role in the district.

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Below are the Standards and Frameworks utilized by EGPS for the writing of all curriculum:

Common Core Standards for ELA

Common Core Standards for Mathematics

Connecticut Career & Technical Education Standards

Healthy and Balanced Living (Health & Physical Education)

National Art Standards

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Social Studies Frameworks

Standards for Computer Science Progression

World Languages

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From The Marshall Report - A 36 page document with links to all of his findings during the COVID-19 pandemic

Grading Policies for Equity

Skipping the Screen - A virtual lesson from Hong Kong and providing students with mental health breaks

What it Means When a Child Won't Do Schoolwork An article to share with Parents and Guardians

EXAMINING RACE IN AMERICA'S SCHOOLS

Avoiding Racial Equity Detours

Unconscious Bias in the Classroom (Scroll down to #5)

But That's Just Good Teaching! The Case for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Teaching Tolerance – Tolerance.org - Race & Ethnicity

“Avoiding Racial Equity Detours” - Paul Gorski, EdChange

“The Critical Work of Racial Identity Development” - Dr. Daren Graves presentation to Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE)

State Education Resource Center’s (SERC) “Equity in Education: A Transformational Approach to Teaching and Learning” The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement developed a guide -- Talking to Kids about Tragedies (Such as Shootings and Terror Attacks) in the News – which helps explain for parents and guardians the importance of discussing the event with children and helps inform parents of common questions children ask in the aftermath of tragic events. Compilation of Racial Identity Models - Racial Equity Tools

“A look at Implicit Bias and Microaggressions” – Todd Finley, Edutopia

A Talk to Teachers by James Baldwin

Association of Middle Level Instruction and Microaggressions in the Classroom – Rick Wormeli, AMLE

“How White Parents Can Use Media to Raise Anti-Racist Kids” - Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media

The National Education Association (NEA) has several online resources for teachers, students and parents to help engage in a dialogue about racism, hate and violence which can be accessed and found on NEA’s website HERE.

Resources for Addressing Trauma, Violence, and Grief is a compendium produced by CSDE staff. Please consult this guide for links to additional resources.

ASCD - Various Educational Leadership Articles on Race in America's Schools

Education Week - What Teachers Should Learn from the Murder of George Floyd