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

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

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!!!

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

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

DISCOVERING HARVEST (AN EVENING OF STEAM)!

ART SHOW AND EXPO

INCREASING COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTIONS IN THE ECDC COMMUNITY

Regular Email Updates

What’s Next for ECDC information forum

ECDC Principal Blog

Classroom Blogs

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

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

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

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!

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!

WE’RE GOING TO KELLER!

OAK STREET HERE WE COME!