Michelle Perry

·          Is the school goals driven?   I wish I would have taken these questions with me because this is not something that I actually took the time to research.   The school itself seemed to be goal driven in that each week the students have Heritage fitness time, where they have specific time set aside for the students to get exercise and learn about their health.   How are the goals displayed? I did not see anything displayed but I was not looking specifically for it.   

·          What diversity are you noticing in the school?   The school I was in was very diverse with the different cultures of students to the disabled students who were in the general classrooms.   There was one student that had autism, in a general classroom, that was just giving his para-educator a very hard time but she was extremely calm and worked things out with him so he was able to go about his day.   What are strategies in place to help these students be successful?   Keeping all the students in the general classrooms and ensuring the “Hope” team assists any student with possible issues.   What needs do you feel are going unnoticed?   None that I noticed while I was there.  

·          What does technology look like there?   All the teachers are equipped with Mac computers and the students have iPad for reading, math, etc.   ·          Are the students literate in technology vocab?   I was in a first grade classroom, for the most part all of the students were very literate in the technology. ·          What experiences are being provided?   The school provides the teachers with lessons that can be utilized during their lesson plans or use something a little different if they are not comfortable with the explanation of material.  

·          What are the classrooms like? Cheerful? Colorful?   I was in a first grade classroom, the particular teacher that I was with had her room decorated with patriotic number, letters, sight words, etc.   The room was very cheerful, colorful and very organized with cubbies for the students, a closet for the teacher and a sink for washing hands and drinking water.   ·          Upload a sketch or a photo of the classroom you observed (no children, please) ·          What are on the walls?   Patriotic everything that the teacher could find which I think she switches out from year to year.   ·          What does the teacher desk look like?   The teacher’s desk was a smaller desk, organized but used on a daily basis. ·          Are there books in the room?   There were a lot of books in the room; curriculum books, books for fun and books for read aloud time with the teacher.  

·          Describe the school community.   How do the halls look? Sound? The school itself is extremely clean, the building was just renovated a few years ago so it is all new and updated.   There was very little chatter within the halls.   The student are not overly loud but are able to talk quietly when waiting in line.   ·          What is the noise level? Is it a happy sound? Like in the previous question, the noise level is soft but very happy and controlled.    ·          Are there any displays? Each grade level had their own décor for the specific holiday such as Valentine’s Day.   The rest of the halls in general were very clean with plants and boards for future student art/displays. ·          What is the library, gym, music room and art room like? I was not in the library, music or art room; there are specific teachers for these separate instruction which give the primary teacher time to catch up on any other classroom tasks.   I was able to go into the gyms,