Scot Graden - Superintendent of Saline Area Schools
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 22nd, 2009
Over the last several years, student health issues, including chronic diseases, have become a topic of great concern among health professionals, school leaders, and parents. The increase in the prevalence of Asthma alone contributes to 14 million missed days of school nationally. Add to this increased absenteeism due to an ever-expanding list of health issues [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 20th, 2009
Hands on learning is not a new concept, in fact, it is older than the current Horace Mann developed industrial model America (and much of the world) uses today. However, it feels like its value is being lost as we pursue “high test scores” and the working of the system for college admission.
A recent study [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 17th, 2009
Today, a small group of Saline Area School staff had the opportunity to visit the Google offices and then the new University of Michigan Ross Business School building. Both represent environments where our students will be expected to succeed in the 21st century.
We also had the chance to hear about the Ann Arbor Public School [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 16th, 2009
I really do not like to talk a lot about the budget. It is not because I don’t care about the budget or that I don’t find the effective budgeting of resources to be an extremely important function of school leadership. It is because I have seen the constant discussion of the budget distract from [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 10th, 2009
On Monday night, Ms. Heather Kellstrom and I had the opportunity to attend a “meet up” event sponsored by A2 Geeks. Ms. Kellstrom is our Instructional Technology Specialist. She works diligently to integrate the use of technology in classrooms across the district. The event was held at Google in downtown Ann Arbor and included [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2009
The Middle School Science Fair was a success again this year.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 6th, 2009
I stopped in at Woodland Meadows Math Night tonight. Families were having a blast and enjoying the activities.
I thought Ms. Killips was tall? Mr. Perry proves me wrong.
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 3rd, 2009
We have all heard the need for schools to focus on literacy skills, but how many of us have heard the call for “technology literacy” skills? The U.S. Department of Education (1996) defines technology literacy as “computer skills and the ability to use computers and other technology to improve learning, productivity, and performance.”
We have a [...]