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Principals report MCAS, literacy and social-emotional learning gains; Chromebooks seen as key tool
Summary
Middle, intermediate, elementary and high school leaders presented school-improvement updates highlighting social-emotional learning units, literacy frameworks, mock MCAS tests, parent engagement nights and increased Chromebook usage to support testing and instruction.
Principals from the district’s five schools told the Lakeville-Freetown Regional School Committee on April 1 that school-improvement steps this year concentrated on social-emotional learning, literacy and MCAS preparation, and that expanded Chromebook access is being used daily to prepare students for computer-based assessments.
Middle School Principal Dave Potoda described a social-emotional learning unit for sixth graders that included an anonymous self-awareness survey and collaborative instruction by teachers, guidance staff and administrators. "The unit was absolutely awesome," Potoda said, adding that staff plan to sustain and deepen social-emotional learning in coming years.
Potoda and other principals said the district has prioritized writing across the curriculum and schoolwide rubrics to create common expectations for student writing. He also praised a…
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