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Curriculum office reports summer professional development and 200 students received high-dose summer tutoring
Summary
The curriculum department reported summer professional development in character-education, foundations (phonics), math toolkits and expanded math intervention. The district said about 200 students completed 30-minute high-dose tutoring sessions during the summer.
Derby Public Schools curriculum staff on Aug. 4 summarized summer professional development and learning programs and said roughly 200 students completed the districtoffered 30-minute high-dose tutoring sessions.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Putnam Jackson reported staff training on Character Strong, foundations (phonics intervention), state ELA toolkits, math toolkit alignment and middle- and high-school math supports. The district also held summer learning sessions (camp kinder-ready, STEM camps and prime-time sessions) and updated pacing guides to align with revised state standards, the presentation said.
Dr. Putnam Jackson said the high-dose tutoring program offered families up to 12 lessons of 30 minutes each in math, ELA or science; the district reported just over 200 students completed sessions during the summer. "We were really excited to see families taking advantage of that free resource," she said.
Elementary partner-practice homework for the school year will focus on short, standards-aligned fluency tasks (10—15 minutes), she said; middle school teams are refining their partner-practice plans. Curriculum staff also ran Skyward trainings for administrators and assistants and prepared state summer reporting and inventories.
Board members asked for clarifications on session length and delivery; officials said summer tutoring sessions were offered remotely (at-home) for the summer and in-person high-dose tutoring will occur during the school year as a targeted, small-group intervention.
