2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton

time grant writer position is being totally funded by the Milton Foundation for
Education.
Another major milestone was reached during the 2008-2009 school year. In
December, we launched a new, redesigned website, www.miltonps.org. Our
new site makes it much easier for students, parents and the public to get pertinent
information about our school district.
Collicot Elementary School:
The Collicot School, under the leadership of Principal Gerard Schultz, had
a total of 484 students at the conclusion of the 2008-2009 school year.
Our Collicot mission is to insure that each of these students is supported in
a nurturing environment to meet with success academically and socially. We
instituted a Response to Intervention Initiative in grades K-2 to identify students
in need of more support and to provide that support with more time for
instruction. Students have been assessed and we are finding ways to provide
them with focused instruction. Inclusion of students with education plans has
been expanded in all grades; thus providing them with increased access to the
district’s curriculum.
During this past year, instructors from Tufts University trained faculty in
grades K-2 with the Reading Workshop. A literacy initiative is underway to
provide each student with the same book which will lead to individual and class
activities that promote the love of reading. This program is named in honor of
Jen Kelly, a Collicot parent who passed away during the school year.
Successes have resulted from the district’s Future Problem Solving program.
A combined team from Collicot and Cunningham won the state competition
and competed at the international competition in Michigan. For
WordMasters and Continental Math competitions, several students received
perfect scores and as a school, Collicot was acknowledged to rank in the higher
level nationally. We enhanced knowledge of the environment by participating
in Green Week activities. Students learned about recycling by weighing their
snack wrappers, bottles, etc. Other achievements include:
• Parent-sponsored Math Olympics clubs in grades 2,3,4,5 and Lego clubs
in grades 2, 3
• WISP science partnership with UMass Boston in grade 5
• Senior Citizen Volunteer Program from Fuller Village
• Parent-student Math nights
• Science Fair
• Parent-Student Zumba Night
• Collicot-Cunningham Thanksgiving feast in grade 1
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