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Miscoe Hill presents 2025–26 school improvement plan emphasizing project‑based learning and restorative practices
Summary
School leaders from Miscoe Hill reviewed last year’s accomplishments and outlined priorities for 2025–26: expand project‑based learning, adopt evidence‑based curriculum pilots, refine restorative practices, and strengthen family communication.
Leaders from Miscoe Hill presented their 2025–26 School Improvement Plan to the Mendon‑Upton School Committee, describing last year’s work and priorities for the coming year.
The presenters described outcomes from the prior year, including training 12 additional teachers in project‑based learning (PBL), partnering with PBL Now and the 1 8 Foundation to develop units, and sending 25 students to an applied‑learning showcase. The plan calls for continuing to scale PBL so students engage in high‑quality applied learning that connects classroom work to real‑world problems.
The SIP also lists priorities to advance curriculum and instruction: an ELA pilot in grades 5–8 is underway; the school will expand a PBL‑based math field test to grade 6 and begin science and STE curriculum review. Presenters said these pilots are designed to improve vertical alignment across grades and provide teachers with shared instructional materials and training.
Under equity and inclusion, presenters said Miscoe Hill will continue to refine behavior matrices, restorative lessons and monthly positive referrals to promote belonging. Staff described increased multilingual‑family outreach through the EL department and expanded use of student‑support teams for case review.
Presenters discussed measures to track progress, including teacher collaboration cycles and data inquiry, plans to pilot observation tools tied to deeper learning indicators, and the use of personalized intervention software (i‑Ready and MyPath) to target student needs.
Committee members asked about budget impacts for upcoming curriculum reviews; presenters said the district’s five‑year curricular cycle spaces cost planning across years and that pilot phases limit initial budget impacts.
The presentation was informational; there was no committee vote on the plan at the meeting.
