Welcome Back to School!

Back to School Professional Learning

Fall 2017

Concord Professional Learning

District Back to School Events

Dear Concord Family,

I want to thank all of you for meeting with me and sharing with me the amazing learning opportunities that Concord offers our 754 students.  I was so energized by your commitment to our students, your strong professional knowledge, and your desire to develop a common vision for Concord’s future into personalized learning.

We have an exciting school year ahead of us with new learning spaces, new members of the Concord Family, and an opportunity to create an amazing school in Edina that will continue the high levels of student learning with personalized learning plans where students are owning their learning and are leaders in our school.

Our theme for this school year is Try Everything from Zootopia. Some of you may have watched the movie, but here is a clip to familiarize yourself with the song.  

Please take some time to listen to this song and think about how this message can be personalized for you as an educator and for your students.  Here are the  Lyrics for Try Everything as a reference.  I want to caution you it is not about trying everything because research shows if we focus on a few high impact initiatives we will have more success.  We will share what this song means to you and your students when we come together in August.  

Here are our plans for the Back to School Professional Learning.  
Concord Professional Learning
There is a considerable amount of time for us to move into our new spaces and collaborate in our PLC’s.  I know the importance of this so we will ensure our time together is focused and purposeful on building our strong Concord Family, focusing around our School Improvement Plan and sharing our work for our common school wide behavior expectations.  

I am looking forward to getting to know each of you and please let me know if I can support you in any way.  Enjoy the rest of your summer.

Susie