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The plan lays out a continuous cycle — review, recommend/develop, implement and monitor/refine — and assigns departments to phases on a grid through 2031. Lynch said the goal is to standardize processes for collecting teacher and student input, align PK–12 work and tie updates to budget planning.

Lynch told the committee, “an engaging and aligned curriculum is an essential component of successful teaching and learning,” and said the plan formalizes a process already used informally by department chairs and coordinators. He said the district is partnering this year with a curriculum‑review firm (Hilfer Literacy) to conduct a strengths‑and‑needs assessment for English language arts, grades 6–12.

Why it matters: the plan creates a predictable rhythm for costly curriculum decisions, identifies when departments will pilot new programs and clarifies how teacher, student and family feedback will be gathered. Lynch and committee members repeatedly linked the plan to budgeting, professional development and the district’s need to avoid overburdening staff during simultaneous reviews.

Key elements explained in the presentation:
- A four‑phase cycle for each department: review → recommend/develop (pilot) → implement → monitor/refine. Lynch emphasized the cycle is continuous and may require annual adjustments.
- Current sequencing: math (grades 6–12) was implemented this school year; social studies is concluding its recommend/develop work and is scheduled for implementation next fall; ELA grades 6–12 is in review this year and would move to recommendation in 2025–26 and implementation in later years.
- Outside partners and evidence: Lynch said the district contracted Hilfer Literacy to survey teachers, convene focus groups and analyze assessment data (MCAS, benchmark data) to produce a strengths‑and‑needs document for ELA by the end of the school year.
- Input and equity: the plan calls for review committees that include department chairs, teachers, principals and parents (school council members were suggested). Committee members pressed for clearer student and caregiver feedback channels, and Lynch agreed to strengthen parent and student input to triangulate teacher perceptions with learner experience.
- Budget and capacity: Lynch warned that curriculum work is an ongoing cost and that sequencing is designed to avoid overwhelming teachers. He told the committee it will be necessary to align the plan with district budget cycles and prioritize when funds are limited.

Committee discussion focused on implementation checks and shorter feedback loops. Members asked for periodic checks after rollout so staff can make smaller corrections without waiting years for the next curriculum cycle. Lynch said the monitor/refine phase is intended to capture supplemental needs and ongoing professional development.

Next steps outlined by Lynch include forming review committees for the departments listed on the grid, publishing strengths‑and‑needs reports at the end of review phases, aligning the calendar with budget planning, and sharing materials with staff and the public via the district website.

Lynch and committee members characterized the plan as documenting and extending practices already in use; no formal vote was taken on the plan itself during the meeting.

Lede section: Assistant Superintendent Ryan Lynch presented the district’s multi‑year curriculum management plan, which sets a phased review schedule through 2031 and formalizes teacher, student and parent input.

Nut graf section: The plan is intended to give the district a predictable, capacity‑aware roadmap for curriculum updates, reduce ad‑hoc changes, and tie curriculum choices to budget and professional development while ensuring departments collect both quantitative (MCAS, benchmarks) and qualitative (teacher, student, parent) evidence.

Ending: The committee asked staff to return with concrete templates and timelines for review committees and to publish each department’s strengths‑and‑needs output; Lynch said ELA 6–12 will complete this year’s needs assessment, Hilfer Literacy will deliver a formal report by year’s end, and social studies will move into implementation next fall.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Scituate School Committee Meeting - 05-05-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Assistant Superintendent Ryan Lynch presented the district’s multi‑year curriculum management plan, which sets a phased review schedule through 2031 and formalizes teacher, student and parent input.","taxTitle","Scituate Public Schools, School Boards, Massachusetts","taxId",71627,"location","Massachusetts","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6250024,"School committee declares Wampatuck Elementary items obsolete, approves surplus for recycling",138,259000,397000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3204412-5e84bc6de58edf200e047fe9d1516596&start=259&end=397","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3204412-5e84bc6de58edf200e047fe9d1516596/thumbnail_259000.jpg","/articles/6250024/Massachusetts/School-committee-declares-Wampatuck-Elementary-items-obsolete-approves-surplus-for-recycling","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6250024-9839e0e5cde1fd68abfdb557ec11db40/orig.mp4?Expires=1770897680&Signature=QX4I0IlIVBpi~G6Z9ALWYEeJVwU1YJF2yILW5~t3Ul-eGaMD2Zs~JJ0ZBU9uYTlqWc4u14HbUqd8cf569la7seQK1w4UAwTiRv8QyaDZimC2CMBvLZuD~NgpF5t7yCWp6aLzKb8t0w5oWqv-sJSE0Nn2VWWjM7mh32OJ4zFx7YJ3uQ~5OLLZEWiw1-jNmRRR1BYCdgKvg65uYIR5AmQA2T9iiwdvTCo7iz6uxeH-8H1otdaQK8v83xP5p3U-LSy2-uT8EH6tYsm9nGx0bx4ptWJnfQi-Qnr6QhjNnrXzV1B5sA8xvtcOS6kzR4RWxz2pyKaJo6Dvnb4mLHCOoeXJ4g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Scituate School Committee voted on May 5 to declare a group of used items at Wampatuck Elementary School obsolete and approved their disposal or donation to interested neighboring districts.

Dr. Raab presented a packet that principal Mrs. Reardon had prepared, describing a variety of student desks that were old and rusty, some stools, two floor‑clearing machines acquired during the pandemic and a pair of air‑filled two‑wheeled tires. Dr. Raab told the committee, “But otherwise, they're really just ready for recycling at this point. So I would ask the committee for a vote to declare them obsolete.”

A committee member moved to approve the Wampatuck Elementary surplus as presented and another member seconded the motion. The chair called for the vote; committee members responded “Aye” and the motion carried.

The presenter said staff will first make the items available to surrounding districts or other interested parties; items without takers will be recycled.

Lede section: The committee voted to declare worn furniture and equipment at Wampatuck Elementary obsolete and approved surplus disposition.

Nut graf section: Items named in the packet included aging student desks, stools, two floor‑clearing (floor‑cleaning) machines and two‑wheeled air‑filled tires; staff said items are beyond useful life and will be offered to other districts before recycling.

Ending: The surplus vote was approved by voice vote; no additional conditions or restrictions were recorded in the meeting minutes.","The committee voted to declare worn furniture and equipment at Wampatuck Elementary obsolete and approved surplus disposition.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6250033,"Scituate tech team outlines cybersecurity upgrades, grants and summer projects",1092,3244000,4336000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3204412-5e84bc6de58edf200e047fe9d1516596&start=3244&end=4336","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3204412-5e84bc6de58edf200e047fe9d1516596/thumbnail_3244000.jpg","/articles/6250033/Massachusetts/Scituate-tech-team-outlines-cybersecurity-upgrades-grants-and-summer-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6250033-a4864d7c12b82d07c1422368adb31700/orig.mp4?Expires=1770897680&Signature=dl~74qSQaA7l2Sp0~2g4b8OCBSLp9Qf8gh2si33yU0UU2e2SmjCNaOzteVBp14b63BAX0kmGsaxvXRPxwsMinN-cAnwY4n4mYtg8STdt4-rr8GlaeB4T2cR9aLlTt0-3cFjJkIagW2B5cNB~9zM97U-BHqmv1tQOnqxOpOvxLyfrPsPfcLeEi1iU4FQfHdZDWhymxD6w5sCsoB5XbQeSAzprAGtVBOQFu5ayY5af4DuQ~2HPF7evrfK4bLrKP-Vj6x8uLejg1FKdqnwm2Q6CkTMB8y4NM8GDL1i~JCdHFhsgP8lkjPJFZuGcvt8a9sx8g0qRTeO1RaUlabdqKYEqtw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Director of Educational Technology Jackie Fongiello and her team briefed the School Committee on May 5 on cybersecurity work, network upgrades, device refreshes and summer projects intended to improve reliability and classroom access.

Fongiello said the tech department secured a $10,000 Maya grant with town support to strengthen cybersecurity and also received a state grant to provide Know Before cybersecurity training for staff at no cost to the district. The department has implemented a Sophos MDR (managed detection and response) service to provide 24/7 threat monitoring.

Fongiello summarized recent and ongoing work: upgrading more than 400 laptops to Windows 11 and Office builds; installing about 30 new network switches across five schools; increasing backbone fiber capacity to 10 gigabits; replacing or upgrading roughly 97 wireless access points; and repairing roughly 728 devices so far this year. The team reported handling 2,638 tech support requests this school year.

Planned summer projects include a Wi‑Fi coverage and segmentation project (separate guest, student and staff networks), continued projector and panel upgrades at the high school (13 interactive Newline panels), a district firewall replacement, shipment and deployment of additional Chromebooks for the one‑to‑one program (including 5th and 9th grade assignments), and the rollout of a combined tech‑ticketing and inventory system.

Fongiello said the district piloted a streaming educational library (Swank) at the secondary level and expects to expand access to elementary teachers. She also described work to catalog and rationalize district subscriptions and vendor agreements so the small four‑person team can better track services and licensing.

On staff and roles: Fongiello introduced the team — an IT operations coordinator (Chris), a tech integration specialist for grades 6–12 (Tara Gaudet), and a technology support technician (Sue) — and said the group supports about 2,800 students and 400 staff districtwide.

Quotes and context: Fongiello said, “For a very small team, but a very mighty one, I would say our support is probably our best attribute,” and acknowledged the town’s help in securing the Maya grant: “We were very grateful, to the town for supporting us in that receiving of the grant.”

Why it matters: the upgrades and added monitoring aim to reduce downtime, respond to increasing cybersecurity threats, and provide classroom tools (interactive panels, Chromebooks) needed for instruction. Committee members asked about splitting communications and IT roles in future staffing and welcomed the district’s cyber incident planning and inventory work.

Lede section: Jackie Fongiello, director of educational technology, updated the committee on grants, cybersecurity monitoring, network upgrades and a district inventory/ticketing rollout.

Nut graf section: The department used town and state grants to fund cybersecurity training and monitoring, upgraded core infrastructure and prepared a slate of summer projects — including interactive panels and a firewall replacement — intended to improve classroom reliability and security.

Ending: Fongiello asked the committee to support development of a cyber incident response plan and to continue funding predictable refresh cycles; staff said they will roll out the ticketing/inventory system over the summer and publish policies and quick‑reference resources for teachers.","Jackie Fongiello, director of educational technology, updated the committee on grants, cybersecurity monitoring, network upgrades and a district inventory/ticketing rollout.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6250020,"Scituate High students post spring sports wins, AP participation and sweep American Legion oratorical awards",449,65000,514000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3204412-5e84bc6de58edf200e047fe9d1516596&start=65&end=514","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3204412-5e84bc6de58edf200e047fe9d1516596/thumbnail_65000.jpg","/articles/6250020/Massachusetts/Scituate-High-students-post-spring-sports-wins-AP-participation-and-sweep-American-Legion-oratorical-awards","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6250020-857465dbe1ce75245bdf91e5a8cad5f0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770897680&Signature=SnggECjzwDPNxinYIWYJym-UcEITdrwUXGR0cIBRH468tOOV9o73OnWZjGNw6iZ9gzKyGTisTjLjGXKjkahfl1nBYfXUCH7nWvXa67o0m5HpK5ynWoWmNk~Q~VLNdRTSm3tdqav5NzRSGqceu~oirmct202hAdNGm0B5AWy-WrQkDHHG9eH~yk9r~2nwqg4QoYICZR-Ve47TRknWzdpf8CpY8wQ6oXgaTCvA0LsBGp4B5vRmYyNZN~wc1LOqq5oIB7mqvaOTeaKd5-tewfmoUpEF0ozg5Uegjwbj-K1vAMOhy~lb8ztjn~kDi92ueQAhIyklwjijIEOJSyu8tOgCIQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Scituate High School students and staff gave the School Committee a round of spring updates on May 5, highlighting athletics, AP participation, career‑and‑technical successes and the American Legion oratorical contest winners.

Student reporter Melissa summarized athletics: boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls track, boys and girls tennis and girls golf all had winning records; unified track had begun its season. Melissa also noted that Principal Ranger hosted a second annual AP breakfast — the school reported 364 students taking at least one AP course.

Career and club achievements included the Cyber Sailors (robotics) qualifying for the 2025 Massachusetts FRC state championship on May 31 at Loeffler Rink at Merrimack College; Scituate High School’s school store (The Shipyard) received National DECA national gold level operations retail certification after Nationals April 26–30; and several students qualified in DECA events (names cited in the meeting packet).

The history and social studies department chair (Miss Lehi) presented results from the American Legion oratorical contest, noting it was the 16th year of the school’s partnership with the American Legion post and that scholarships totaling “over a thousand dollars every year” support winners. She announced three winners and their topics:
- Third place: junior Summer Crowley — speech on freedom of religion and the government’s role in protecting it;
- Second place: junior Mason Alvarez — speech on the right to assemble and the power of peaceful protest; Alvarez advanced to regional and state competitions and was one of four students at the state level;
- First place: junior Alexa Tracy — speech advocating for free speech and the importance of book selection in the First Amendment; Tracy advanced to regional and state competitions.

Miss Lehi credited American Legion volunteers Bob Callahan, Dennis Beador and Kevin Walsh for fundraising and scholarship support and praised students for civic skills developed by researching and presenting constitutional topics without notes.

Lede section: Scituate High School students reported winning records across several spring sports, high AP participation and local recognition in DECA and robotics; three students placed in the American Legion oratorical contest and advanced to higher levels of competition.

Nut graf section: The student and department reports highlighted both extracurricular success (sports, DECA, robotics) and activities that engage civic skills — the oratorical contest requires independent research and unguided public speaking on constitutional topics and is supported by American Legion scholarships.

Ending: Department leaders said they will work with American Legion volunteers to distribute scholarships to the winners and thanked staff and volunteers who support student extracurricular and civic engagement.","Student representatives and the history department chair reported spring sports with multiple winning records, record AP participation (364 students taking at least one AP course), DECA national recognition, Cyber Sailors robotics qualifying for the state championship and three winners in the American Legion oratorical contest who advanced to the",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6250029,"School committee creates data subcommittee to improve K–12 data literacy and presentation templates",531,5513000,6044000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3204412-5e84bc6de58edf200e047fe9d1516596&start=5513&end=6044","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3204412-5e84bc6de58edf200e047fe9d1516596/thumbnail_5513000.jpg","/articles/6250029/Massachusetts/School-committee-creates-data-subcommittee-to-improve-K12-data-literacy-and-presentation-templates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6250029-5418fb4ead0cb9d57017a4add49592de/orig.mp4?Expires=1770897680&Signature=M1pIObI5IpkhEaU9rQBJQb1LVVOmLEZcf~76Pgt6m3fmDJJBZS-yjEP5EQYTZ-8Iz3FK-By17v33S7FtDkhCjI83BQvHs6k9K2RnblG6Mxu3inT11q3yzxRo-VKePKHEr6XiCJbbiIGDYZSTvBHRFdP5NugliwU9utocOWpbEK6xelmfbahSf4iwxjne48OvBOQMkFIHmKlMHsSi1NA48YCWhZr98cvmn57yyKgBrwf9bxOiK-NHuNvF7p72md2C8PSQb-4MATsT3nYVvxRUv~sg9KYzFBHEBunTCjKzE7V3uRjD447idt7XzEAq1yW1RqZaSiCwdVLRI7EOw0Sk-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Scituate School Committee on May 5 reported progress on a goals item to increase K–12 data literacy and to create a small working subcommittee to help the full committee make better use of district data.

Committee members Maria (surname not specified) and Carrie (surname not specified) said the subcommittee has met and defined a preliminary charge: increase the committee’s familiarity with common assessment tools (MCAS, STAR benchmarks, AP), clarify what different data types can and cannot show, emphasize subgroup analysis, and improve the timing and content of data presentations to the committee.

The group proposed concrete steps: create a short “cheat sheet” of common data definitions and common visualizations to include in meeting packets; develop a template for staff presentations that highlights trend data, cohort tracking and identified questions the staff are investigating; and provide two brief trainings or resources for the committee by June.

Committee members emphasized the value of trend or cohort tracking (for example, following a third‑grade cohort through later grades) so the committee can see whether interventions persist or evaporate over time. They also requested that departments open presentations with brief mission or course statements that frame what the team is trying to accomplish.

Why it matters: Board members said improving common language and expectations for data presentations will reduce last‑minute requests, make meetings more productive and help the committee hold clearer, evidence‑based conversations about curriculum and interventions.

No vote was required; the subcommittee will continue work and return resources to the full committee.

Lede section: The committee formed a data subcommittee to raise K–12 data literacy, produce presentation templates and provide short trainings for committee members.

Nut graf section: The subcommittee’s work focuses on making data presentations more consistent and useful by standardizing definitions, requesting trend/cohort data, and asking staff to identify the questions they are trying to answer with the data.

Ending: The subcommittee will draft a cheat sheet and a template for staff presentations, with the aim of delivering two brief trainings or resources to the full committee by June.","Committee members formed a data subcommittee to increase K–12 data literacy, define a charge for asking useful questions about student achievement, and produce at least two brief trainings/resources for the full committee by June. The subcommittee proposed a template for presentations, requested trend/cohort data and suggested adding","actionData","errors"]

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Scituate committee reviews multi‑year curriculum management plan to guide PK–12 updates through 2031

School committee declares Wampatuck Elementary items obsolete, approves surplus for recycling

Scituate tech team outlines cybersecurity upgrades, grants and summer projects

Scituate High students post spring sports wins, AP participation and sweep American Legion oratorical awards

School committee creates data subcommittee to improve K–12 data literacy and presentation templates