2021 Instructional Program Reviews
Our Mission and Core Beliefs
The Cañon City School District is future-focused, providing innovative educational opportunities to successfully prepare all students to meet any challenge they may face.
1. We meet the social-emotional needs of all students, putting Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs before Bloom’s Taxonomy.
2. We believe learning growth matters most, requires risk-taking, and the work we do in our schools has the greatest impact on this.
3. We’re future-focused, believing the development of certain traits and skills will best prepare our students for ever-changing careers.
4. We emphasize what is good for kids over the needs and comfort of adults.
The Cañon City School District is future-focused, providing innovative educational opportunities to successfully prepare all students to meet any challenge they may face.
1. We meet the social-emotional needs of all students, putting Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs before Bloom’s Taxonomy.
2. We believe learning growth matters most, requires risk-taking, and the work we do in our schools has the greatest impact on this.
3. We’re future-focused, believing the development of certain traits and skills will best prepare our students for ever-changing careers.
4. We emphasize what is good for kids over the needs and comfort of adults.
What An Instructional Program Review Is
Purpose of the Process
The Cañon City School District believes by taking an in-depth look at each of its schools on an annual basis, through the lens of what it collectively strives to achieve as an educational system, it will identify opportunities for improvement and growth to assist schools in more effectively reaching their goals.
As we have created this vision for ourselves, we also believe we have the capacity within ourselves to conduct this process in a fair and equitable manner.
Plan for Implementation
Building site reviews take place each school year prior to Spring Break, with the goal of reporting results back to each staff and each school community by the end of each year.
In preparation for an annual review, each school leadership team prepares by creating a collective self-reflection of the agreed upon rubric. The Compass Committee, comprised of students, staff, parents, administrators, board members and key community leaders, appoints a review team to consist of the superintendent of schools, the assistant superintendent of schools, a selection of appropriate directors, at least one school principal (not assigned to the school being reviewed), a group of appropriate instructional coaches/coordinators, staff, and students. At least one board of education member will also participate in each site review process.
Site reviews are conducted over the course of a full school day and include opportunities for staff to present information and artifacts to the visiting team, as well as opportunities for the visiting team to observe live instruction.
Official results are formally reported to each staff and school community by the superintendent and assistant superintendent of schools after the Compass Committee approves them.
Each certified staff member will use their school’s final rating as a collective measure on their personal evaluation in lieu of their School Performance Rating if they so choose.
The 2020-21 Compass Committee consisted of the following members: George Welsh, Adam Hartman, Tim Renn, Bill Summers, Jesse Oliver, Marne Autobee, Kelly Albrecht, Jessi Hamilton, Karen Sartori, Brian Zamarripa, Scott Morton, Garrett Olguin, Jamie Eads, Ryan Brown, Mark Peacock, Larry Oddo, Ashley Smith, Brian Turner, Brad Rowland, Hope Kolman, Sean Williamson, Mary Kay Evans, Kelli Jones, and Beth Gaffney.
The Cañon City School District believes by taking an in-depth look at each of its schools on an annual basis, through the lens of what it collectively strives to achieve as an educational system, it will identify opportunities for improvement and growth to assist schools in more effectively reaching their goals.
As we have created this vision for ourselves, we also believe we have the capacity within ourselves to conduct this process in a fair and equitable manner.
Plan for Implementation
Building site reviews take place each school year prior to Spring Break, with the goal of reporting results back to each staff and each school community by the end of each year.
In preparation for an annual review, each school leadership team prepares by creating a collective self-reflection of the agreed upon rubric. The Compass Committee, comprised of students, staff, parents, administrators, board members and key community leaders, appoints a review team to consist of the superintendent of schools, the assistant superintendent of schools, a selection of appropriate directors, at least one school principal (not assigned to the school being reviewed), a group of appropriate instructional coaches/coordinators, staff, and students. At least one board of education member will also participate in each site review process.
Site reviews are conducted over the course of a full school day and include opportunities for staff to present information and artifacts to the visiting team, as well as opportunities for the visiting team to observe live instruction.
Official results are formally reported to each staff and school community by the superintendent and assistant superintendent of schools after the Compass Committee approves them.
Each certified staff member will use their school’s final rating as a collective measure on their personal evaluation in lieu of their School Performance Rating if they so choose.
The 2020-21 Compass Committee consisted of the following members: George Welsh, Adam Hartman, Tim Renn, Bill Summers, Jesse Oliver, Marne Autobee, Kelly Albrecht, Jessi Hamilton, Karen Sartori, Brian Zamarripa, Scott Morton, Garrett Olguin, Jamie Eads, Ryan Brown, Mark Peacock, Larry Oddo, Ashley Smith, Brian Turner, Brad Rowland, Hope Kolman, Sean Williamson, Mary Kay Evans, Kelli Jones, and Beth Gaffney.
Our Profile of a Graduate
