Common planning and professional development time allow teachers to review student performance regularly and to adapt lessons to meet the needs of all types of learners. The Timilty addresses the needs of ALL students. In addition, literacy and math specialists work with Grade 6 teachers to support strategies that accelerate student learning. Our primary goal is to improve student performance. We plan to continue to address this goal through partnerships between school, family and the community.
Staff participate in professional development targeted to literacy and numeracy practices.
This year our focus is guided reading and the Writers' Workshop as well as Connected Math in Grade 6 and the Balanced Math Assessment in Grades 7 and 8. Parents will partner with us as staff share successful classroom strategies with our families. We want to provide parent workshops to review data on student assessment results, MCAS questions, and ways to help with homework. Classrooms have Internet accessibility that allow for research and direct communication with families. Many things contribute to making the Timilty a very special school.