Friday, January 13, 2012
New common core state standards were brought to Massachusetts and as such, the schools' curriculum and assessments had to be updated.
Parents of kindergarten students in Foxborough schools will see a newer kind of report card measuring their child's progress in mathematics starting in February. Alison Mello, kindergarten - eighth-grade math and science director, along with Assistant Superintendent Dr. Amy Berdos, presented the revised report card to the Foxborough School Committee Monday night. Last January, the new common core state standards were brought to Massachusetts and as such, Berdos said, the schools' curriculum and assessments had to be updated. "The standards are what students need to be able to know and do, and it's what guides our instructions," Berdos said. "The report card is our way of communicating with parents to let them know how their student is …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Dr. Amy Berdos presented the Foxborough School Committee with the results of the committee’s three-year Baseline and Benchmark Report on Monday.
Students in the Foxborough school system are consistently improving academically. Dr. Amy Berdos, assistant superintendent of schools, presented the Foxborough School Committee with the results of the committee’s three-year Baseline and Benchmark Report. Overall, the students improved 94.6 percent over the report’s baseline assessment in various categories. “The days of using once-a-year assessments are long gone,” said Berdos during the Nov. 7 school committee meeting. “If you want to make continuous improvements on a regular basis, you need make sure you analyze more than once source of data, such as MCAS.” Three years ago Foxborough educators enacted the new guide for the entire school system, which would allow educators to identify …
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Overall, the strategic plan is well understood and supported by parents, staff and community members.
Discussions and survey results regarding new technology, continued dynamic curriculum offerings and improved communication between students, parents and the community are all apart of Foxborough's strategic plan for it's school system. Work sessions on these and other topics have been ongoing between strategic task force members, faculty and school administration leaders for the past year and a half. Cathy Rongione, a management consultant helping a group shape the strategic plan, has stressed the importance of enhancing communication between school leaders and the general public. In an effort to gain knowledge and to develop an updated strategic plan for Foxborough's public schools, a 'Strategic Planning survey' was distributed to parents…
