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STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY- IMPROVING QUALITY
Kelty Kelley, Principal June 2015 “There is no hand so small that it cannot leave an imprint on the world!” Kulb Kidz
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ONE SCHOOL-ONE START TIME ONE start time! Teachers have more opportunities for
collaboration Teachers feel like they are now “one
school” Families have more opportunities to
connect as an ECDC community
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PILOT PROGRAMS
Extended AM (4 hours) Increase opportunity for inclusion time
for children with IEPs in the least restrictive environment (from 2.5 to 4 hours)
Respond to the needs of families of community peers to have a longer school day
Increase time in school, providing time for students to eat lunch in school, can help facilitate the transition to full day kindergarten
Enrollment was down due to families opting for programs with longer day options
Waiting list for both 2014-15 and 2015-16 school year
Inclusion Summer Program 2 week sessions $20 registration fee for students not
requiring ESY Full for this summer!!!
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CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT
All working on same theme at the same time! Teachers can support each other and will develop units as
trans-disciplinary teams Common vocabulary that can carry over from home to
school and from classroom to playground Raise expectations while honoring developmentally
appropriate practice Development of common unit assessments that assure
students are meeting the MA standards for Math, ELA, Science and Technology and our NAEYC standards as well
Families can participate in unit extension activities together
Offer opportunities for families to support in the development of materials for each unit
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A NEW KIND OF OPEN HOUSE:
Wanted to showcase the learning happening at ECDC
Wanted to engage families in learning through discovery
Wanted to have more of a “One School” feel with all students visiting all classrooms
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DISCOVERING HARVEST (AN EVENING OF STEAM)!
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ART SHOW AND EXPO
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INCREASING COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTIONS IN THE ECDC COMMUNITY
Regular Email Updates
What’s Next for ECDC information forum
ECDC Principal Blog
Classroom Blogs
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INCREASING COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTIONS IN THE ECDC COMMUNITY
Program Option Survey (January, June)
Parent Workshop: Full STEAM AHEAD
Parent Workshop: Jeanine Fitzgerald
Family Story Times with Ms. Marsha
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CONNECTIONS FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
A networking group to help parents of children with special needs make connections with each other and to our ECDC community
Special Needs can be medical, emotional, learning and more-IEP not required!
We had 3 meetings this year
Marsha Wright from Self Help CFCE
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CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS What are they?
Partnerships between inclusion and Strive classrooms
Each child in our Strive classroom will be paired with an inclusion session
Why do we need them? To ensure that each student in the
STRIVE classroom is an active, recognized member of our community
To increase opportunities for natural connections and social interactions outside the traditional classroom
To maximize the development of all students
To draw families of STRIVE students into the ECDC community
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KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION: MAKING FPS CONNECTIONS BEYOND ECDC
Kindergarten Registration
ECDC families have already proven residency to enroll, no need to repeat the process
ECDC Families can register in house…no need to attend registration sessions!
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KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION: MAKING FPS CONNECTIONS BEYOND ECDC
Play Dates with the Principals
Set up by Laura Kirshkaln, Team Chair as part of her SMART goal in collaboration with the ECDC Principal: Receiving Principals, Assistant Principals, PCC representatives and families
After school at ECDC Playground (or motor room if the weather was bad!)
Oak Street parents connecting!
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WE’RE GOING TO KELLER!
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OAK STREET HERE WE COME!
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