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Ashland middle school principal reports schedule changes aimed at reading, STEM and targeted supports
Summary
Mendez (Ashland Middle School) has restructured 'discovery' time into discrete reading, writing, engineering and Spanish team blocks to improve literacy and science exposure; staff reported early signs of classroom gains and better targeted special education and Title I service delivery.
At the Oct. 22 School Committee meeting, the Ashland Middle School presenter described a reworking of the school day designed to address reading and science proficiency gaps and to improve targeted academic interventions.
The presenter — introduced as Miss LaChapelle — summarized the changes as dividing the prior ‘‘discovery’’ block so students still have five core classes and additional blocks for unified arts or wellness. Sixth grade now has separate reading and writing classes; seventh grade added an engineering course to the core; eighth grade moved Spanish onto the team so it functions as a core class. Those shifts allow schools to…
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