Good Afternoon Lagonda Families and Community,
We have been communicating to you all year through newsletters and meetings about the progress of our building towards our Yearly Goal(s). I wanted to take time to give you a final wrap up of how we did!
Lagonda's WILDLY IMPORTANT GOAL(S), for OVERALL ATTENDANCE we wanted for:
STAFF to go from 94% to 97% - final 95.2%, almost half our goal.
STUDENT to go from 92% to 97% - final 93.10%, improvement.
CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM
STAFF to go from 24% to 15% - final 22%, improvement.
STUDENT to go from 29% to 26%, final 25.5%, EXCEEDED the goal.
We met our PRIORITY GOAL (Student chronic absenteeism) for the state which is awesome!
This will help improve our ODE school grade card. Ohio's Chronic Absenteeism in 21-22 was an average of 30% so we are ahead of most schools in OHIO! The state is continuing to lower the rate each year, so we must continue our improvement in the years to come.
Now, even though our Priority goal was not Academic, we knew if we could get our students to come to school regularly, we could make a difference in their academic performance. So, how did we do? On or above grade level, in Reading, we went from 9% at the beginning of the year to 37% at the end of the year with over 50% of our students exceeding their typical growth goal. On or above grade level, in Math, we went from 2% at the beginning of the year to 31% at the end of the year with over 50% of our students exceeding their typical growth goal. Students that are not on grade level, but meet their stretch growth in I-Ready 2 years in a row will be on grade level at the end of their 2nd year. Please encourage your student to work on their I-Ready Pathway during intervention and take their I-Ready benchmark tests seriously!
Ohio State Tests are also continuing to improve, if you look at our overall proficiency levels, we continue to raise our school average every year since we came back to school full time in the 20/21 school year.
I took these results and created a Tri-Fold Presentation for the District Leadership Team at the end of last week. Lagonda Elementary received the Highest Measure-able Result Award in the district for the year! I have attached some pictures of our scoreboard and the presentation from last year. I want to thank each and everyone of you that helped support our school, staff, and especially the students that made this achievement! I want to encourage you that this is the BEGINNING of SUCCESS but it shows WE ARE making a difference. We hope you all have a great summer!
Open gyms, open fields & workouts for many middle school athletic teams are getting underway! If you have an incoming 7th or 8th grade student who is interested in playing sports next year, make sure to check out scsdoh.org/athletics for summer schedules.
Don't miss out on everything the SCSD has to offer this summer! Check out scsdoh.org/summer for day camps, athletic camps & more! This website will be updated as additional opportunities become available.
COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY: Springfield Swings is offering a FREE monthly golf clinic for kids 7-12 years old who are interested in learning how to golf! The clinic is led by Springfield Country Club Head Golf Professional Jake Houston, PGA. To learn more or to register your child, follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/52e2cpbc
Tomorrow is the last day to register for the Wildcat Volleyball Program's Summer Kids Camp and guarantee a t-shirt! This 2-day camp is open to students entering grades 4-7 who are interested in building their volleyball skills. The camp will be held June 6-7 from 6-8 PM at Springfield High School. To register, use this link: https://scsdoh.org/volleyballcamp
Beginning June 3, free daily lunch is available for students 18 and under as part of the District's Summer Food Program. The program will be held Monday-Friday at most locations. Open the app's Live Feed to see flyers detailing locations and times around the community. This program is made possible through the partnerships of the SCSD, Clark County Public Library, Wallick Communities, the Springfield Police Division & the Global Impact STEM Academy.
All incoming middle and high school students are invited the Athletic Department's Open House on Monday, May 20 at 6:30 PM in the Springfield High gym! This is a great opportunity to meet coaches, receive summer schedules and learn more about FinalForms and dates to receive physicals. Fall, winter & spring sports will be represented. See you there!
Reminder: There is NO SCHOOL for students tomorrow, May 7. This is a Professional Development day for staff. Classes will resume on Wednesday.
Don't miss out on everything happening in the SCSD this summer! Check out scsdoh.org/summer for activities, day camps, athletic camps & more! The website will be updated as additional opportunities become available.
May breakfast and lunch menus are now available online and in the SCSD app! To view in the app: Choose your child's building from the 'Schools' button in the bottom right corner. Then select 'Menu' in the bottom left corner and choose 'Dining' where you can view the menu for each day of the month. To view at scsdoh.org: Choose the 'Services' tab at the top of the webpage > Food & Nutrition > Menus.
The Springfield Wildcat Volleyball Program is hosting a 2-day summer kids camp for students entering grades 4-7 who are interested in building their volleyball skills! The camp will be held June 6-7 from 6-8 PM at Springfield High School. Register by May 16 to guarantee a camp t-shirt! For more information, visit scsdoh.org/volleyballcamp.
Good Morning Lagonda Parents,
We wanted to thank all of our parents/guardians and community members that came to our Family Literacy Night last Thursday! We had some amazing activities and prizes for those that braved the rain. I would also like to give a special thanks to Missy Combs, our ELA instructional coach, for planning the event and Wittenberg staff and students coming out to help run activity tables and providing new books to our students! There was a Family Engagement Survey we are asking all our parents to complete. Those that do complete the survey get put into a raffle for a Kindle! Here is a link to the survey, please have it complete by Friday @3pm!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YCQzZ2-MqtKHaTLo1-SFLvZ3rXwQqC3XRxKSNQ05aok/edit?usp=sharing
Today, we got our 3rd thru 6th Grade Students to remember to "Glow What They Know!" for state testing next week! We had Willy the Wildcat join us for a dance off, inspiring speeches from Mr. Runyon the Student Lighthouse facilitator, Principal Harning, and Student Lighthouse President Savannah Jeffery! We recognized students' achievement on last year's state tests and we wrapped up the festivities with a Hungry Hungry Hippos competition! Congrats on the win Ms. Byrd!! Remember to encourage our students to "Glow What They Know" and do their best next week! Go Wildcats!!!
Our 5th and 6th Grade Lagonda Wildcats had their 2nd Annual Intramural Basketball game against the staff at the Beginning of March! A huge thank you to our coaches Mr. Ronnie and Mr. Comer for taking their time to work with our students; and our Springfield Wildcat Cheerleaders lead by Ms. Byrd and our community/parents for coming out to support us! We are going to start our Spring Intramural Flag Football Program next week for our 4th - 6th Grade students!
District is starting a Dual Language Program, please see the below flyer!
District is starting a Dual Language Program, please see the below flyer!
April breakfast and lunch menus are now available online and in the SCSD app! To view in the app: Choose your child's building from the 'Schools' button in the bottom right corner. Then select 'Menu' in the bottom left corner and choose 'Dining' where you can view the menu for each day of the month. To view at scsdoh.org: Choose the 'Services' tab at the top of the webpage > Food & Nutrition > Menus.
TWO HOUR EARLY RELEASE: Due to an updated severe weather forecast by the Clark County Emergency Management Agency, our schools and buses will be released TWO HOURS early on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
Springfield High School will release at 12:00 pm, the elementary school will release at 1:00 pm and the middle school will release at 1:45 pm.
All after school activities, practices, games, and events are canceled. The District apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause for families.
Featured on this month's episode of Cat Chat: The Official Podcast of the Springfield City School District -- Perrin Woods Elementary, Featured Alumni Stephen Massey & City Commissioners Krystal Brown (Phillips) and Tracey Tackett. Watch on YouTube at https://tinyurl.com/catchatmarch or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or iHeart Radio Podcasts!
Reminder: Spring Break begins tomorrow! There is no school Monday, March 25-Friday, March 29. Classes resume on Monday, April 1. Enjoy your time off, Wildcats!