In the Lou

I forgot to share this retrospective video that I made for our students’ promotion day ceremony. I’m sure I’ll remember other things, but this gives you a good glimpse of the fun we had!

For those not hip enough to know, it’s good to be poppin. As such, I made sure we were poppin this first week of school in science class.

My choice of words here is not totally for the “this is some hip lingo” factor. We were literally poppin, or maybe I should say popping. Yes, in excitement, but I said literally, so I owe you more than excitement. For the real reason we were poppin, take a look at this video: (more…)

I’m currently in Chicago for a training on AVID for school, but this article appeared in the paper today. It discusses how, on the whole, middle schools were the best performers in the state. In particular, three St. Louis Public Schools’ middle schools were the best performers in the region. Among them… my school!

St. Louis Public Schools had some of the worst scores in the state, but three of its middle schools — Stevens, Long, and Bunche International — posted some of the most improved scores in the area. “We’re going to find out why those increases occurred, and work our tails off to replicate,” board president Rick Sullivan said.

I don’t have the detailed numbers yet, nor do I have the science results. But when I do, I’ll share them.