This week I presented my goals in three areas for the district to prioritize for the next two years:
- Goal 1 - Student Learning
- By June 2025, we will have completed a full review and revision process focused on the elementary ELA program to include updating the district-wide core values, vision statement for literacy, and expectations for instruction. The goal is to address a detailed plan to get 90% of students achieving reading proficiency by the end of grade 3.
- Goal 2 - Professional Practice
- By June 2025, we will have fully implemented a much more deliberate and focused process for analyzing data through collaborative inquiry to ensure school-based teams maximize their data inquiry meetings with an explicit focus on improving student learning.
- Goal 3 - District Improvement
- By June 2025, the District will have completed a comprehensive review and evaluation of its six core areas and developed 3-5 District SMART Goals to target improvements in priority areas. This includes:
- Leadership and Governance
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Assessment
- Human Resources and Professional Development
- Student Support; and
- Financial and Asset Management
I will update the entire district, including families, on a regular basis in public meetings and via communication such as email and social media.
Joseph F. Baeta, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Stoughton Public Schools
This week was Fire Prevention Week. Gibbons School kindergarten students learned about dialing 9-1-1 in an emergency and also made firefighter hats. Dawe School students are also pictured at a fire safety assembly with the Stoughton Fire Department. As part of Fire Prevention Week, the Stoughton Fire Department will be holding an open house this Saturday, October 14 from 11am-2pm at Station 1, located at 30 Freeman St.
Another friendly reminder that with the school year underway, we want to make sure we have accurate and updated emergency contact information and health information for your child. Please log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal account, click on the forms link in the left navigation menu and update any information that is not accurate in the two forms - Current Student Information/Emergency Form and Current Student Health Information. When you have updated the information, please click on submit at the bottom of each of the forms. If your child's information is accurate, please click on submit at the bottom of each form to indicate that you have reviewed the data and it is accurate.