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Growing Our Ballard Readers
We are intentional at Ballard about knowing your child as a reader. Along with daily reading instruction, interventions, and assessments we want to see the growth in their reading abilities! Please take a look at the Next Step Guided Reading Assessment data that is checked three times a year: Fall, Winter, and Spring. Also remember to have them access their Literacy Footprints Digital account to continue their love of reading at home!
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Focus at Your Fingertips
We know it can be a challenge to keep up with everything going on at school. The MySDMC Focus App is designed to provide secure, easy access to important student information for SDMC Parents, Students and Staff. Parents can check grades and attendance for all their kids. Students can see their assignments with due date on their planner page. Everyone can have Focus at their fingertips.
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Board Approves 2020-2022 Strategic Plan
Approved at the School Board meeting on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, the new plan outlines our vision and sets a strong direction for investing in our students, employees, district and community for the next two years.
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Family Back-to-School Opinion Poll
Parents and Guardians, please provide feedback on how school is going for your child by participating in a survey available through 9/27/20. The School Board will hold a workshop on Thursday, October 8, 2020, to review the results and develop a timeline for next steps.
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Privacy Notice to All eLearners | Aviso de privacidad para todos los eLearners
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects student privacy. Posting recordings of eLearning lessons — including audio or video recordings — may be a violation of federal law under FERPA.
La Ley de Privacidad y Derechos Educativos de la Familia (FERPA) es una ley federal que protege la privacidad de los estudiantes. Publicar grabaciones de lecciones de eLearning, incluidas grabaciones de audio o video, puede ser una violación de la ley federal bajo FERPA. -
School Board Revises and Clarifies Face Mask Policy
In an Emergency Board meeting on Friday, August 14, 2020, the Board revised Policy 8450 and protocols related to face masks in district schools, facilities and school buses.
