The Calloway Dean’s Memo serves to provide community wide updates, events, and student highlights at your fingertips. There will be follow up communication from our administration team to reinforce community commitments and expectations.
Table of Content:
- Archived Dean’s Memo
- RCCSD Calendar
- CCSA Calendar
- Parent and Student Support: Contact List
- Dean’s E-Hall Pass Introduction Letter
- E-Hall Overview Video
- E-Hall FAQs
- IReady Student and Family Overview
- Student Success Resource
- The Calloway Matrix: Community Expectation
- District Family Handbook and Student Code of Conduct
- District Family Handbook and Student Code of Conduct Spanish
- Erin Sullivan and Ivy Hoffman National History Day Article
- HBCU College Fair Registration
- Delaware Student Success: College Application Timeline and Resources
- Student and Teacher Showcase (Must See)
The RCCSD calendar and CCSA calendars will keep you informed about upcoming district and school events.
The CCSA Calendar link below provides directions on syncing the CCSA calendar and Block Rotation calendar to your allows for your phone or google calendar.
- September 6th: Middle School Community Expectation Assembly
- September 7th: High School Community Expectation Assembly (9-11th Grade)
- September 8th: 12th Grade Senior Expectations Assembly
We thank all of our teachers, staff, and students for a great start of the school year. During the first week back to school, our teachers orientated our students on classroom expectations and provided an overview of learning outcomes for their classes.
Our new Cabbies, improved with locating their classroom in the building throughout the week. All students will be participating in school wide assemblies, to review community expectations and the student code of conduct.
Last Week, Dr. Warshany shared information about I-Ready diagnostics testing this upcoming week. The test is extremely important because it allows for us to get baseline data on where each student is performing in ELA and Math. See below for more information.
We thank all of our parents for being patient during the car line arrival and dismissal procedures. As Dr. Downes shared in her recent memo, we will continue to improve as the year progresses. We have been working closely with DelDOT to survey our traffic flow over the next few months to help improve safety and overall efficiency.
Academic Updates
iReady Testing
The iReady diagnostic test in Reading (Grades 6-9) and Math (Grades 6-8 and Grade 9 Algebra) will take place the week of September 6th. Testing sessions are approximately 30-minutes in length over two class sessions.
What is i-Ready?
i-Ready is an online program that will help determine your child’s strengths and areas for growth, personalize their learning, and monitor their progress throughout the school year. i-Ready allows teachers to meet your child where they are and provides us with data to inform instruction. Click on the link below for more information.
Delaware Student Success Resource
Now is the time to encourage your student to dream big and to find a meaningful and rewarding career path. Career planning is a lengthy process that will continue for several years. The below link will lead you to resources for each grade level including a Senior College Application Checklist
Culture and Climate Updates
Our students will be participating in school wide assemblies to review the CalloWAY Matrix. Students will receive mini-lessons on the CalloWAY of being responsible, respectful, and safe throughout the year. Click on the link to learn more about the CalloWAY
Each student will receive a paper copy of our new family handbook and Student Code of Conduct. Our administration team and staff will review the student code of conduct during assemblies and homeroom periods.
E-Hall Pass Overview
E-Hall Pass is a digital hall pass system that allows students to create passes using their Chromebook. The system records the pass similar to how a teacher would have a sign-out sheet in a classroom. Teachers may also create passes for students through their desktop.
Cameron Green, a former Cooke Cardinal and one of our lead performers in Mamma Mia musical, was asked to share some inspirational words about what makes a great teacher. He delivered an amazing "talk" in front of the Cooke Elementary School whole staff with stories, words of encouragement, and a few jokes. He shared examples of teachers making a difference in his life, many of whom are Cab staff members. We appreciate Ms. Tory Curtis for sharing this success story.
College Board National Recognition
The following students earned National Recognition because of their academic achievements in school and outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSWT, PSAT 10, and AP Exams:
- National Hispanic Recognition Award: Carlos Mayo-Jimenez
- National African American Recognition Award: Deja Matthews
- National African American Recognition Award: Sophie Odia
Erin Sullivan and Senior Technical Theatre major Ivy Hoffman were selected to participate in Sacrifice for Freedom®: World War II in the Pacific Student & Teacher Institute, a student-teacher cooperative learning program. The program, coordinated through National History Day®, is sponsored by the Pearl Harbor Historic Site Partners, including Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, Pacific Historic Parks, USS Missouri Memorial Association, and Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum at Pearl Harbor.
In July, they both traveled to Hawaiʻi to engage in on-site learning opportunities, such as spending a night aboard The USS Missouri and visiting with military and local historians at the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites and across the island of Oahu. Travel and program expenses are provided for all participants.
Our juniors and seniors students are welcome to participate in HBCU week event held at DECO Wilmington. Click below to register.
We have so many new talented teachers and staff added to the CAB community over last three years. In the Calloway Dean’s Memo, we will feature our a few of our new and tenured staff throughout the year to share a little about their background and to get a glimpse of the people who work closely with our students.
Julianne Murphy: Strings Teacher
Larisa Lenoff: Multi Language Learner