Tax neutral as RIDE contributes greatly and other bonds are paid off (great timing)
Will address years of capital improvements that have been deferred
Aspects SEAC parents have requested (over the years) include: much mobility/access improvements like to doorways, playgrounds, bathrooms, fencing around the elementary schools for safety, and more!!
Learn all about the school bonds here and see the video on the button below
Presentation by Alexis Meyer, Director of Teaching and Learning: New Curriculum and it will apply to students with learning challenges
New ELA Curriculum Work (this was presented to the School Committee previously July 16th)
Had to present to the school committee to request the funds
Cost is not just the curriculum, but also for the lab resources
We were committed to doing it all
The ELA Task Force members
When you think about high performing schools in high performing countries, these are the pieces that need to be there
The road traveled
Joined RIDE Curriculum work for ELA (doing it now for Math)
EdReports and current reality including the data of where we are now
Increasing complexity of curriculum and how is that now developed?
In Jan 2019, we did a deeper dive; thought about non-negotiable
Differentiated materials
Did curriculum comparisons
RIDE signed legislation that request all school districts to have curriculum
RIDE also charged with coming up with a series of vetted, recommended curriculum (equivalent of materials); huge shift in this work towards that (evaluated against certain standards)
Next steps were to think about professional development considerations and collaboration (May and June)
What does the curriculum look like (we stuck with the modules and the labs); in those lab materials, the children are actually experiencing the curriculum
This year used the modules, but still using Fundations - haven't used the skills labs yet
Over a two year period, there was some work done with pairing it with high quality professional development (1.4 months of growth in a year)
Edreports - you can go on their website and see any of the vetted materials that are in there
The learning targets - the ways kids are learning (think-pair-shares)
2-3 Hours of ELA curriculum a day
Handout
Implementation Plan - for next year, use it in K-2
Heard from a staff member regarding the process and resources
LH talked about the meaningful collaboration of all educators and conversations around access
Explaining what constitutes a PLU (professional learning unit- new RIDE req)
The new system is more strategic - there are criteria now around what qualifies as a PLU
In order for a teacher to get PLUs, it has to be around improve their practice - develop pedagogical knowledge, etc.
We committed to the teachers that our job is to support all of their work; that systemic approach is critical and new; also honoring each individual's interests and what they bring to the table
Frontline is the system that manages all of this
We also put up trainings we provide in district and conferences
Upcoming budget process, the budget is bare bones - it focuses a lot on curriculum implementation (in MS working on Amplify science curriculum and the ELA too, Envisions 2.0 to Envisions 20/20, career investigation kits - all require money and learning
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