Hosmer School Report Card
February 21, 2023
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Dear Hosmer Families,
The report card includes multiple measures of a school’s performance – more than just MCAS scores. It represents a new way of looking at school performance, by providing information on student achievement, teacher qualifications, student learning opportunities, and more.
Report cards are designed to be useful tools for everyone connected to our school. Families can use the information to have meaningful conversations with us about what the school is doing well and where there is room for improvement. Community and education leaders can use the information to better understand how to support students and our school.
One area of note is the attendance category, which impacts the school's overall performance rating. As we continue to battle illness, etc., we hope to decrease the average amount of days that each child is absent (last year this was about 11 days) and the number of children considered chronically absent (18% of children were absent 18 or more days last year).
You will notice that our school has achieved higher performance and growth compared to the State and District in both 3rd and 4th-grade reading as well as 4th-grade math. Overall, our performance is similar to that of the state as a whole. To address the learning loss experienced during the pandemic, we continue to focus on grade-level standards and provide real-time scaffolds for all content being taught. Significant areas of focus for us this year have been the implementation of the Eureka Squared math curriculum, enhancing and integrating services for English Language Learners, and solidifying our foundational skills programs in literacy. We invite you to become involved in helping us improve our school. We encourage you to become involved in helping us improve our school. We see parents as critical partners in the success of our students and school, and we are grateful for your continued support.
Finally, because Hosmer is a school that receives federal Title I funds, you also have the right to request the following information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teachers:
Whether your child’s teacher is licensed in the grade levels and subject areas they teach,
Whether your child’s teacher is teaching under an emergency license or waiver,
The college degree and major of your child’s teacher, and
Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.
If you have questions about our school’s report card, would like to become involved in school
improvement activities, or would like to request information about the qualifications of your child’s
classroom teacher, please contact me. To see our district’s report card (Watertown Public
Schools, District Report Card) or to search for other schools’ report cards, visit reportcards.doe.mass.edu.
As always, feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.
Erin Moulton, Principal
Information about the Report Cards
About Us
Website: www.watertown.k12.ma.us/hosmer
Location: 1 Concord Road, Watertown, MA, USA
Phone: 617-926-7740
Twitter: @HosmerSchool