2010 Town Report - Town of Ludlow

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GOAL #2 Professional Development The district will utilize professional development to improve student achievement through each school's instructional focus and improve operational efficiency GOAL #4 Community Development The district will promote activities which foster a sense of community amongst students, parents, staff and the community at-large GOAL #3 Technology The district will utilize technology to support each school’s instructional focus and improve operational efficiency GOAL #5 Communications The district will improve effective communication within each building, within the district, and within the community Goals/Tasks/Milestones (all tasks and milestones will be discussed/negotiated with the LEA prior to implementation) June 2010 July Aug. Sept. Oct. 2010 Determine a way to share student data with all stakeholders – students, parents, staff, and community. Continue to revise curriculum maps at all levels in all areas; Use maps to examine curriculum instructional and assessment practices. Expand enrichment and co-curricular activities to increase student engagement. Ensure resources support curriculum maps and Instructional Focus. Share and discuss in order to adopt the instructional maxims (core beliefs) and Strategic Action Plan for all levels. Continue to educate all staff regarding network capabilities and web capabilities. Follow-up on professional development activities to ensure integration in the classroom. Continue to provide opportunities for staff to give and receive feedback re: classroom practices, i.e. peer observation. Build an understanding of the “Instructional Cycle” district-wide. Maintain a structure for building meeting agendas and a system of prior dissemination for all meetings that would include an opportunity to share staff concerns. Review all curriculum areas systematically to incorporate the MA Technology Literacy Standards. (via curriculum maps) Continue to design and offer mini-courses that feature staff members instructing other staff members on how to incorporate existing technology resources into the curriculum. Support a long-term financial plan for funding district technology. Expand the utilization of technology to support Instructional Focus. Expand the website to include curriculum document. Begin to utilize A2Aspen capabilities including porthole for parents, students, and staff Continue Community Service Programs. Enlist school and community stakeholders to support service to community. Publicize through the website community service efforts by the Ludlow Public Schools. Curriculum Revision Calendar is disseminated to the staff via X2Aspen. Utilize technology to further paperless communication with the community at large. Survey the availability of family internet access. Explore the possibility of universal access. Continue to improve effective communication between Ludlow Town Departments through ongoing collaboration. Expand teacher/administration/personnel exchanges between grades, schools, and buildings. Utilize Ludlow Public Television LPTV (using students) to inform the community of upcoming events, to highlight student work and performance, etc. Continue the coordination between Town Departments regarding technology needs throughout the Town of Ludlow. Utilize the use of one of the local cable channels for educational programming. October 2010 – Review of entire Strategic Action Plan A call for new membership (including students) for the committee will be made to invite new participation and input. 50
CURRICULUM OFFICE INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS All Ludlow Public Schools have an instructional leadership team that continues to implement a targeted professional development plan related to selected best practices. Teachers have met grade level, cross grade level, and department meetings to improve teaching and learning. Internal assessments have been in place district wide. All the elementary schools have administered the Benchmark Assessment System which is aligned with the Readers Workshop. Baird Middle School and Ludlow High School are administering the Scholastic Reading Inventory to students in grades 6-12. CURRICULUM District-wide curriculum is being reviewed in a five year cycle. During 2009, a district-wide math committee began meetings to review the district wide math curriculum maps, integrate the Massachusetts Technology Literacy Standards and Expectations, and make recommendations for needed resources. English Language Arts curriculum committee was put on hold pending the release of the Common Core Standards and the district anticipates reconvening the committee in the 2010- 2011 school year. A formalized system of tiered support has been implemented at the elementary level to support students needing additional instruction in literacy and math skills. The middle school and high schools will begin work on tiered intervention in the 2010 – 2011 academic year. Respectfully submitted, Christine DeBarge, Director of Student Support Services and Curriculum STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES The Student Support Services department was part of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Coordinated Program Review for the district in 2008. The results were extremely positive and the Student Support Services department continues to keep the areas of concern as priority. The district continues to provide a wide range of specialized programs that continue to successfully support students with a wide variety of special needs and allow them to remain in their home schools or district. We also continued to provide related services including occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, physical therapy etc… We continued to support the expanding variety of special education supports at Ludlow High School with more inclusive services. The Parent Advisory Council is expanding and we continue to encourage parents to attend. The entire Student Support Services department continued to provide quality services in a very challenging field. Respectfully Submitted, Christine DeBarge, Director Student Support Services and Curriculum 51
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