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Superintendent reports two schools reach highest Marzano HRS level; district meets HRS level 2 goal
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Gatto told the Westminster Public Schools Board on Jan. 14 that Mesa Elementary and Sherylwood Elementary earned level 5 certification from Marzano Resources, the district met its HRS level 2 goal, and district staff will begin midyear data reviews and additional reporting at upcoming meetings.
At the Jan. 14 Westminster Public Schools Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Gatto reported progress on the district’s Destination 2030 academic goals, including two schools achieving the highest certification from Marzano Resources.
Dr. Gatto said Mesa Elementary and Sherylwood Elementary School earned Level 5 certification in the Marzano High Reliability Schools (HRS) framework, the top designation that the district described as "competency-based education." He said the district now has multiple schools at the top level and that only one other district in the nation has achieved the same range of HRS designations across elementary, middle and high schools.
The superintendent also reported that every school in the district has reached at least HRS Level 2, a short-term goal for 2024. He highlighted two teachers, Kelly Layton and Dylan Shalosky, who completed the Marzano High Reliability Teacher Level 1 course, raising the district’s total of certified teachers at Level 1 or above to 17.
Dr. Gatto said learning services directors will meet with each school leadership team later in January to analyze midyear student achievement data and determine whether instructional adjustments are needed. He said Dr. Cassino will present midyear data to the board at an upcoming meeting.
The superintendent also noted outreach and engagement activities: a parent engagement luncheon at Sherwood Elementary (noted as Sherwood/Sherlwood in meeting remarks), an Orchard Park Academy event with a visit from the Colorado Rockies’ mascot Dinger, and student-made messages for victims of California wildfires that staff and students will send to affected communities. He said Channel 4 planned to air a short segment about the school’s letters at 5 p.m. the evening of the meeting.
"On behalf of everyone at Westminster Public Schools, thank you for your commitment to our students, our staff, and our community," Dr. Gatto told the board as he opened his report. He framed the HRS progress as supporting "Destination 2030 goal 1, a solid academic foundation."
