Monday Minute Mar 10

• Calendar

• ACT Test day
• ACT Standard Time Resources
• Standard Time Manual

• ACT Accommodations Resources
• Accommodations Manual

• Staff Assignments
• ACT Training Slides

• Badger Conference Meeting
• Health, PE, and World Languages
• 1:00 PM at Sauk Prairie High School

• Conferences 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Meatball subs, chips, salad
• Reminder of our process for upcoming Family Conferences:
• Each teacher will need to create their own Conference Google Calendar Sign Up (instructions)
• Night of Conferences = Leave these forms near your door for families who would like to connect but weren’t able due to the wait time (you will have a stack of 5-10 of these in your mailbox).

Reach out to admin with any questions you might have!

All freshmen will report to the PAC from 2:30 - 3:35 to hear from our Holocaust speaker. Marty Thau is returning again this year to share his father's story, and how he was a Jewish partisan who fought against the Nazis in the forests during the war. Any other classes that would like to come down are more than welcome!

SCDC was a success! We were honored to be recognized for our community service efforts and our participation in the Diamond Dash.

Mady and Kristin are ICDC bound!! The girls placed 6th in their Career Development project earning them a spot at internationals! They also were finalists in their Buying and Merchandising series, and Mady won a $500 Wisconsin DECA post secondary scholarship!

March is Youth Art Month!

Celebrate with the McFarland School District! Visual artwork will be on display at the McFarland Public Library for the whole month.

Band concert at 7:30 PM in the PAC

Reality Zone in the morning for juniors in second semester economics.

Spring break!

• setting up the restrictions necessary
  
• setting up conferences
  

March is...

Women's History Month

Youth Art Month

Music In Our Schools Month

• February 28 to March 30 - Ramadan

Boys Hockey: CONGRATULATIONS to our boys hockey team for a GREAT season. The team played very well in the WIAA state semifinal game against Tomahawk but came up a little short. The coaches and players should be proud of their effort and season.

Boys Basketball: Had a very exciting win over Stoughton on Friday night in the WIAA regional semifinal, and a tough loss to Mount Horeb in the WIAA regional final on Saturday. Congratulations to the athletes and coaches for a good season.

Track & Field: Will start practices this week Monday. Good luck to all the athletes and coaches in Track & Field.

The following information was shared with families--Please take some time to review the CDC Measles Cases and Outbreaks regarding increased cases of Measles seen in Texas. While the current outbreak has not spread to Wisconsin yet, the potential exists. Measles is a viral infection that causes fever, cough, sore/watery eyes, rash and can lead to serious complications. Measles spreads very easily (mostly amongst school age children) so it is important to protect against infection. Getting vaccinated is the best way to prevent measles. Two doses of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccine provide the best protection against disease. These doses must be separated by at least 28 days. You may check your immunization record by logging on to the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR). Your local health department, health care provider, online health My chart may also have your immunization record. Please reach out to your primary care provider with any questions. DHS - Measles Fact Sheet

Our full A-council did not meet this week. Highlights from our work session include:

• Literacy planning

• We discussed ELA focus areas across K-12 for 2025-26 and beyond. This includes consistent and systematic instruction, a continued focus on high quality instructional practices and continuously learning as teachers about the latest research.

• To support our goal of consistency, we shared a draft process for considering instructional adjustments that can be used across content areas.

• Standards Based Grading 6-12

• We discussed alignment in grading practices across grades 6-12 for students who have accommodations and modifications including those who have an identified disability (504 and IEPs)

• We discussed transition processes across buildings for students with special grading/assessment related needs.

Summary from the 3/3/25 School Board Meeting:

In addition to their regular duties of approving minutes, staffing, and expenses, here are some highlights from the meeting:

• Aaron Tarnutzer and Megan Chatman provided an update from the recent Business and Education Partnership meeting.

• Tom Mooney shared an update from the recent WVA monthly meeting.

• Action items that were acted upon included:

• Second reading and adoption of policies

COMING UP:

The next School District of McFarland School Board meeting is scheduled for March 17, 2025.

Click HERE for a link to the McFarland School Board agendas and minutes.

Click HERE for a link to the McFarland School Board meeting recordings and upcoming YouTube live streams.

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