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Beekman Elementary principal highlights collaborative learning, data‑driven instruction and community partnerships
Summary
Beekman Elementary Principal reviewed school practices including professional learning communities, flexible groupings using I‑Ready data, enrichment and community partnerships that support personalized instruction and student engagement.
Beekman Elementary Principal Mr. Quaranto summarized initiatives the school uses to promote collaboration, personalized instruction and community engagement, telling the Arlington Central School District Board that staff, families and partners are central to student success.
The presentation outlined school practices the principal said are embedded in the building’s learning community: use of a Compass Points activity to improve teacher collaboration; structured professional learning community (PLC) meetings guided by four critical questions about student learning; ongoing use of I‑Ready and common formative assessments to form flexible small groups; an extended flex model that coordinates academic intervention providers, related services and teaching assistants to support targeted instruction; and enrichment opportunities…
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