Watertown Public Schools Curriculum Sub-Committee Presentation Vision

Watertown Public School Curriculum Leadership Toni Carlson Kimo Carter Mena Ciarlone Jason DelPorto Allison Donovan Jill Fantasia Jean Fitzgerald Barbara Gortych Kraig Gustafson Elizabeth Kaplan Lynsey Kraemer Robert Laroche Allison Levit Shirley Lundberg Maureen Regan April Romano Donna Ruseckas Arlene Shainker Michael Smith Daniel Wulf

Building A Top-Quality Education Five essential components: ●Safe and caring school environment ●Reasonable class sizes and time on learning ●Wide range of curricular opportunities ●Tiered instruction for all learners ●Systems of support

A safe environment for students and staff -- which includes secure facilities and a connected community -- as well as strong student support and mental health services ●Upkeep of facilities ●Student support services ●School safety ●Student wellness

Adequate staffing to achieve reasonable class size, proper scheduling, and time on learning ●The importance of keeping class sizes small ●Guidelines: ○ Pre-K - K: 20 or under ○ Grades 1-2: 22 or under ○ Grades 3-12: 25 or under ●Time on learning at Watertown High School

E l ementary Class Size Averages: FY 15 (projected with no additional staffing) GradeCunniffLowellHosmer Pre-Kindergarten Kindergarten49 = 25/2476=19/19/19/1993=15/15/15/16/16/16 First Grade55 = 18/18/1970=17/17/18/18109=21/22/22/22/22 Second Grade53 = 26/2768=22/23/23114=22/23/23/23/23 Third Grade51= 25/2652=26/26101=25/25/25/26 Fourth Grade52= 26/2673=24/24/2583=27/28/28 Fifth Grade47=23/2453=26/2778=19/19/20/20

Middle SchoolHigh School Sixth Grade28.0EnglishLow 11 ~ High 27 Seventh Grade20.8MathLow 13 ~ HIgh 28 Eighth Grade23.9ScienceLow 12 ~ High 26 Reading / Foreign Language 21.2 (reading) / 26.4 (F.L.) Social StudiesLow 10 ~ High 29 Specials Classes24.2Foreign LanguageLow 12 ~ High 24 PE/Health/FAPA/CT E Low 10 ~ High 33 StudyLow 14 ~ High 92 Middle and High School Class Size Averages: FY15 (Projected with no additional staffing)

A wide range of curricular and extracurricular opportunities to educate the whole child ●Foreign languages, including Arabic ●Library Media Specialists ●Science, technology, engineering and math ●Art, music and drama ●After school programs

Effective tiered instruction and assessment to meet all children at all levels ●Response to Intervention ○ High-quality tier 1 instruction ○ Targeted tier 2 instruction ○ Substantially separate tier 3 instruction ■Special education ■English as a second language ●Common assessments ●Data and assessment tools ●Time for teacher collaboration

Infrastructure, Materials and Systems to Efficiently Support Teaching and Learning ●Support for principals and central office administrators ●Support for teachers ○ Curricular materials ○ Professional development ○ 21st century tools

High School Needs High School Care and Safety Class Size/ Time on Learning Curricular Opportunitie s Tiered Instruction Infrastruct ure PE/APE Teacher (0.5 FTE)XXX Arabic Teacher (0.6 FTE)XX Italian Teacher (0.4 FTE)XX Social Studies Teacher (0.6 FTE)XX English Teacher (0.4 FTE)XX Pre-Engineering Teacher (0.2 FTE)XX Video Production Teacher (0.4 FTE)XX Computer Science Teacher (0.2 FTE)XX

High School (Continued) High School Care and Safety Class Size/ Time on Learning Curricular Opportunitie s Tiered Instruction Infrastruct ure Reading Teacher (0.5 FTE)XXX Writing Lab Paraprofessional (1.0 FTE)XX Adjustment Counselor (0.4 FTE)XX Guidance Counselor (1.0 FTE)XX Push Counselor (0.5 FTE)XX

Middle School Needs Middle School Care and Safety Class Size/ Time on Learning Curricular Opportunitie s Tiered Instruction Infrastruct ure Sixth Grade Teachers (2.0 FTEs)XXX Arabic Teacher (0.8 FTE)XX Library Media Specialist (0.5 FTE)XXXX Special Education Teacher (0.5 FTE)XX Social Worker (0.4 FTE)XX Speech Pathologist (0.4 FTE)X PE / APE Teacher (0.4 FTE)XX

Cunniff School Needs Cunniff School Care and Safety Class Size/ Time on Learning Curricular Opportunitie s Tiered Instruction Infrastruct ure Guidance Counselor (0.5 FTE)XX Behavior Support (Contracted Services)XX Special Education Teacher (1.0 FTE)XXX Reading Teacher (1.0 FTE)XXX Classroom Teacher (3.0 FTE)XXX Library Media Specialist (0.1 FTE)XXX ELL Teacher (0.5 FTE)XXX Music Teacher (0.1 FTE)XX Art Teacher (0.1 FTE)XX PE Teacher (.2 Increase)XX

Hosmer School Needs Hosmer School / Preschool Care and Safety Class Size/ Time on Learning Curricular Opportunitie s Tiered Instruction Infrastruct ure ELL Teachers (1.5 FTEs)XXX Fourth Grade Teacher (1.0 FTE)XX Reading Teacher (1.0 FTE)XXX Special Education Teacher (1.0 FTE)XX Library Media Specialist (0.5 FTE)XXXX Music Teacher (0.5 FTE)XX Art Teacher (0.5 FTE)XX PE Teacher (1.0 FTE)XX

Lowell School Needs Lowell School Care and Safety Class Size/ Time on Learning Curricular Opportunitie s Tiered Instruction Infrastruct ure Classroom Teachers (2.0 FTEs)XXX Team Chair (0.5 FTE)X Behavior Specialist (0.5 FTE)XX Guidance Counselor (0.5 FTE)XX Behavior Support (Contracted Services)X

Preschool Needs Care and Safety Class size/ Time on learning Curricular opportunities Tiered Instruction Infrastructure 1.0 FTE Recreation Specialist XXX.1 FTE ELL Teacher XX 1 New Classroom XXXX

District Needs All Schools and Central Office Care and Safety Class Size/ Time on Learning Curricular Opportunitie s Tiered Instruction Infrastruct ure School Resource Officer (Elem./Middle)X Nurse LeaderXX Foreign Language Coordinator (0.4 FTE)XXX Materials and SuppliesXXX Curriculum Review CycleXXX Safety Supplies and EquipmentXX Student Assessment SuppliesXX Professional DevelopmentXXX Instructional TechnologyXXXX

Attendance Officer (0.5 FTE)XXX Assistive TechnologyXXXX Instructional Data SpecialistXX District Needs continued