Creekview HS Principal's Blog
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Friday, January 10, 2014
Mindsets That Promote Resilience
Happy New Year! #2014
Revisiting, learning and reading more about Carol Dweck's Growth Mindset... ...this quote from the reading is important..."A Formula for Growing Your Brain: Effort + Good Strategies + Help From Others."
Mindsets That Promote Resilience
Revisiting, learning and reading more about Carol Dweck's Growth Mindset... ...this quote from the reading is important..."A Formula for Growing Your Brain: Effort + Good Strategies + Help From Others."
Mindsets That Promote Resilience
Monday, November 4, 2013
Creekview Happenings! Nov 4 2013
Creekview Happenings!
Monday, November 4, 2013
A lot to celebrate and recognize at Creekview High School
today!!
1.
I would like to thank all of the organizations
and teachers that welcomed our visitors from Japan on Friday! They were very
impressed with all of the organizations and their skill level. (As was I!) I
can’t wait to see how those skills will be strengthened as we go forward over
the next 128 school days that remain!
2.
Our Lady Mustang Volleyball team is making their
annual playoff run with a game against Prosper tomorrow night. The game is at 7:00 p.m. and will be played
at Frisco High School! Get out there and support this hard working group of
young ladies!
3.
The Mane Event school newspaper is out and our
newspaper staff and their fearless leader deserve a shout out for their hard
work and latest product! Check it out- there is some great information in there
for you.
4.
Our speech team is at it again setting the bar
for all others across the state!! This weekend they showed what they can do as
they move forward to the state competition!! Congratulations to the Speech Team
and Shep for a great showing this weekend!
5.
A lot of staff birthday’s this week!! Mr. Isaly,
Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Jouana, Mr. Read, Mrs. Toy, Mrs. Cofield, Mr. Madrigal, Mrs.
Coxe, Mrs. Albright, Mrs. Reese, Mrs. Curtin!
6.
Thursday night football this week and I would
say that it is a pretty big game!! Not only is it Senior night but the
Creekview vs. North Forney game will be played to determine the last playoff
spot in District 10-4A! Buy your tickets early from Mrs. Moss and let’s pack it
in like we did against Smith.
7.
This Friday is the end of the 1st 3
weeks grading period of the second 9 weeks!! Students- study and use good strategies to keep the learning
at high levels!! Only 15 school days until Thanksgiving and 29 school days
until our December break and semester exams!!
Have a great week Mustangs!!!
-Joe
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
New Grading Procedures
“You are never a failure until you quit
trying” and “effort produces achievement.”
I have said this countless times over the
past decade as a principal in C-FB ISD. Now, with the adoption by the district
of the new grading procedures the above statements and a reassessment can
provide our students the opportunity to demonstrate they have increased their
knowledge, skills, and or concepts from their previous assessment.
In
other words, if you put in the effort you can improve your grade and learn more
of the material that you are being assessed on.
Learning takes time, and for each individual
the amount of time varies. After two years of piloting the new grading
procedures in various schools in our district, C-FB has now adopted the grading
procedures district wide.
What does that mean for the Creekview
students?
It means that the important concepts that you
are being asked to learn and master on summative assignments will now have an
asterisk by them. If you score below an 85 and meet the reassessment procedures
for that assessment, you have the opportunity to improve your grade up to an
85. Let me remind you, this is not about the grade so much as it is about the
learning or mastery of the subject matter. (You and your parents may think
differently)
How will a second or third chance impact you
as the learner?
Life is about choices. You can choose to
ignore the opportunity to reassess or you can meet the conditions needed for
the reassessment to occur and try again for a grade up to an 85. Responsibility
for your learning is really on you, whether it is the first assessment or an
additional assessment given at a later time. Sometimes, we all need a second or
third chance in life to get it right and to learn more!
Why do we want to give our students reassessment
opportunities?
A principle of learning is that learning
takes time. For all of the conspiracy theorists out there the real reason for
the change in our grading procedures is that we want each of our students to
have an opportunity (if they so choose) to be able to learn the material that
your teachers are asking you to learn.
At Creekview, so many of our students have
learned the material, and have learned it well. Our SAT and ACT scores are the
highest in the district. Our scores on these same tests actually beat the state
average and yes, even the national average! In addition to this you may have
seen our ERG (Educational Resource Group) scores and ranking from last year as
I have celebrated our student’s remarkable accomplishment of being ranked #3 in
the state when compared to the 200 largest schools in our great state. This
ranking is based on passing rate on state assessments, the commended rate on
the state assessments, ACT & SAT scores, and our graduation rate.
The grading procedures that have been piloted
in our district are refined and are in place now for you. The reassessment
procedures are there to do nothing more than to help you learn the material at
even higher levels of mastery…that is if you need it and if you choose to take
advantage of it.
Choose
wisely, show some grit, and continue to do great things as Creekview High
School Mustangs!!
Sincerely,
Your Honored Principal,
Mr. LaPuma
“Offer the Best, Expect the Best, Be the
Best”
Friday, March 1, 2013
Creekview America
Good
Afternoon Creekview!
As we close
out another week and hit the 1st day of March, I wanted to thank
everyone for their hard work and efforts in so many arenas. There are so many
great things going on at Creekview and each of you are doing your part in a big
way to make the great things happen. I won’t start listing events or naming
activities, because just like in today’s announcements I will miss someone or
get the dates wrong! Needless to say, it is the combined efforts of each of us
that really makes Creekview a special place to be, work, learn, and educate our
future. You all are making a positive difference in the world and in the lives
of our students…and for that I appreciate and respect the job that each of you
do.
Oh yes, one
more week until spring break…and even at that many activities will be going on
as usual for some of you during spring break!!
Have a
great weekend, and the best to all of our students and your families- this
weekend and every weekend!
-Joe
Thursday, February 21, 2013
C-FB Blogabilities: Violinist Represents C-FB Well at TMEA Convention
C-FB Blogabilities: Violinist Represents C-FB Well at TMEA Convention: Creekview senior violinist Samantha Guu, placed 8th in the State of Texas at the Texas Music Educators Association Clinic and Convention...
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