Superintendent's Update
October 2016
Parent Focus Group: October 24th 7 p.m. Strong Middle School Library.
Parents are invited to attend and participate in a focus group facilitated by Silver Petrucelli & Associates, as we plan for the next phase of considering our future school building and student needs. Members of the architectural firm have been examining our building conditions and current and future needs while keeping in mind the on-going trend of declining enrollment. The district is exploring the viability of shifting to two elementary schools Pre-K/K-grade 5 and a 6-8 middle school while maintaining a 9-12 high school. It is important to note that no final decisions have been made and there are several state requirements that would need to be met before any changes to grade configurations or buildings could be made.
A very important part of the planning process includes assessing the conditions and options in our existing buildings as well gathering information from important groups about their current and past experience and their vision for the future.
Building administrators and teachers have had the opportunity to share their experiences and viewpoints with members of the architectural firm. They have lead various school groups through a short presentation and a facilitated feedback session. We would like to offer parents a chance to participate in the same process while offering their unique perspective. Any parent regardless of the current school, grade or age of their child is welcome and encouraged to attend.
“Architectural programming is the thorough and systematic evaluation of the interrelated values, goals, facts, and needs of a client’s organization, facility users, and the surrounding community. A well-conceived program leads to high-quality design.” Robert G. Hershberger
Parent Focus Group
Monday, Oct 24, 2016, 07:00 PM
Strong Middle School Library
Strong 8th grade step-up class of 2017
Our Architects are in the "Empathize" and "Define" Phase of Their Work
2016-2017 Focus Areas: Student Achievement, Well-Being and Engagement
Student Achievement:
Many methods are used to gather information about students’ learning and progress over time. These include simply talking with students; observing them in a variety of settings while engaged in a variety of tasks; assessing their performance on projects, in-class work and presentation;and using informal and formal assessments including standardized assessments.
The following information is data we have recently received and have begun to analyze as we work towards continuous improvement in student achievement. The tables below provide a basic overview of our students' performance on the SBAC, CMT and CAPT Science, SAT's, and AP tests.
The SBAC is an on-line assessment given to students in grades 3-8 to assess students' achievement and growth on the common core state standards. There are 4 levels used to categorize students' performance and Level 3 indicates the level were students are meeting the performance expectation and Level 4 is exceeding the expectation. The chart below shows the percentage of students at each grade level for the last 2 years who have met or exceeded the benchmark. If your child is in grades 3-8 you received their SBAC test results on Friday October 7th. Please take some time to review the information that is sent home to you and be sure to call your child’s teacher if you have questions about the information you receive.
SBAC Performance
CMT/CAPT Science
SAT
AP
Well-Being
Communication and Collaboration
Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work, and value the individual contributions made by each team member
Critical Thinking
Creativity
Kathryn Y. Veronesi, Ed.D.
Email: kveronesi@rsd13.org
Website: rsd13ct.org
Phone: (860) 349-7200