Concord Schools Midyear Report: See How Concord's Schools are Doing

CONCORD, MA—Concord Superintendent Diana Rigby and K-8 Principals presented their midyear progress reports at March 8's School Committee meeting.

The presentation addressed the progress toward's school goals. The goals ranged from student learning to overall district improvement.

Here's a rundown of actions and progress towards the district's Student Learning Goals, according to the report. You can view the full district report here.

1. Concord Middle School(Concord Middle School) Principal reports at least 80% of students are meeting benchmark (B-) in all subjects and all grades except Grade 6 Math at 79%.

2. CMS High Needs Students – Special Eduation students score 80% or higher on summative assessments in ELA (English Language Arts 88%, and in Math, 74%; Low Income students 59% in ELA and 64% in Math, and English Learning students, 80% in ELA and 66% in Math.

3. Five CMS teachers completed training in Leveled Literacy Initiative and implemented the program in Grade 6.

4. Study Island and iReady are included in the math intervention program for CMS special education students.

5. CMS math teachers have participated in four professional learning sessions on Differentiated Instruction and have implemented new DI strategies to increase student learning.

6. CMS Math Dept. Chair collaborated with CCHS Math Dept. Chair to develop a portfolio of rigorous extension tasks for advanced math students.

7. CMS Department Chairs participated in professional learning in Instructional Coaching to support teachers working with high needs students.

8. CMS Configuration Committee researched and developed a 6-day, 7 period master schedule with daily academic classes to improve student learning. Space reconfiguration was not recommended at this time due to increased enrollment for next year.

9. K5 grade level teams collaborated with ELA, Science, and Social Studies Curriculum Specialists to design integrated units of social studies and science with informational and persuasive writing assignments.

10. Elementary teachers collaborated with math specialists to pilot the new math curriculum.

11. K5 Grade Level Teams monitored student progress by analyzing common assessments in Math/ELA to adjust instruction and to provide targeted intervention (RtI) for High Needs Students.