Only Two More Weeks of Camp GOTR
Don't miss out on all the fun this summer!
Rowland Hall Camp
Girls Have Power • July 15-19
Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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ROWLAND HALL CAMP
South Jordan Health Center Camp
Girls have Power • July 29-Aug 2
Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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SOUTH JORDAN CAMP
Camp GOTR girls will receive a camp bracelet, camp shirt, camp bag, healthy snacks PLUS four/five half days of interactive lessons!
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Assessment literacy is essential to make important decisions about students, educators, schools and state and local policy based on student data. However, too few educators, policymakers, students and families understand the important role of assessment in helping all students achieve at high levels or understand the fundamental purposes and procedures of educational testing.
In Michigan, a group of grassroots volunteers gathered to fix this. Using their own resources, the group created the Michigan Assessment Consortium and began working to solve the problem of assessment illiteracy. After five years, the consortium incorporated.
In 2016, the Michigan State Board of Education endorsed Assessment Literacy Standards published by the Michigan Assessment Consortium. The Assessment Literacy Standards were written for five groups of individuals—students and their families, teachers, building administrators, district administrators and policymakers—so each group could become more knowledgeable about assessment purposes and uses.
The Michigan Assessment Consortium has developed several resources and opportunities to create awareness and empower stakeholders to become assessment literate. Self-paced courses and a micro-credentials to create a certified “assessment specialist” are the most in-depth offerings. There are also a variety of face-to-face professional learning events to self-paced online video modules in addition to white papers and awareness materials to assist all assessment users to become “assessment literate.”
Understanding the appropriate roles that student assessment can play to determine levels of student achievement and educational accomplishment, as well as to guide improved learning, is critical. I look forward to seeing this important work unfold in Michigan and hope other states will consider ways they too can improve assessment literacy.
Learn more at MichiganAssessmentConsortium.org.
Read the blog post About Testing to learn more on why assessments are so important for all kids. And explore ExcelinEd's School Accountability policy page to learn how A-F school grading can drive student success.
Releases New Single "Mattress On The Floor"
Watch Music Video Here
Upcoming Album The Love Life
Due out August 2, 2019
via Hopeless Records
July 10, 2019 - Baltimore, MD - Have Mercy has released the third single from the highly anticipated album The Love Life today. "Mattress On The Floor" is an ethereal and reflective song full of signature Have Mercy guitar melodies. On the song, front man Brian Swindle shares "Mattress On The Floor was written the second I decided to start dealing with some of my thoughts and feelings that I was going through. I sat down at my parents house with an old acoustic that I had and kind of went over the last 5 years of my life." Fans can stream the equally beautiful and artistic music video for "Mattress On The Floor" today at smarturl.it/MOTFvideo.
The unique music video is a time-lapse from artist Corinne McBreen, who helped Swindle bring his vision for the cover art for this album come to life. He discovered the Baltimore-based artist on Instagram and knew he wanted to work with her on this project. Fans can follow her work at https://www.instagram.com/corrinemcbreenart/.
"Mattress On The Floor" joins previously released singles "Heartbeat" and "Clair" from the band's fourth full-length album, The Love Life. Along with producer Matt Squire (Panic! At The Disco, The Maine), who oversaw the album's three-week recording progress, the group spent time carving out room in the album's 11 songs for each element of their sound-whether intricate guitar lines or Swindle's visceral vocal performances-to take center stage or serve a complementary role, depending on the situation.
Coming off the 2017 Billboard charting album, "Make The Best Of It," singer and guitarist Brian Swindle is exploring the negative space in the bands music like never before. He shares, "This record is probably the most personal record since our first release. I wrote it to talk about everything I went through the last couple of years and how I was feeling during all of it. I want people to know that it's okay to be vulnerable and ask for help. If you don't then you may just be stuck in a bad place." The Love Life is set to be released August 2, 2019 via Hopeless Records and is available for pre-order today at http://smarturl.it/thelovelife.
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As mentioned above, Have Mercy's latest album release, Make The Best Of It (Hopeless Records) secured the #2 spot for Alternative New Artist Albums, #3 for Top New Artist Albums, #8 for Record Label Independent Current Albums and #15 on the Top Current Rock Albums. The album has also been praised by outlets like CLRVYNT, Alternative Press, The Noise, Stitched Sound, Soundfiction and more.
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