Principals from Wethersfield’s five elementary schools, Silas Deane Middle School and Wethersfield High School presented coordinated school improvement plans on Nov. 25 that align with the district continuous improvement plan and emphasize coherence across grade levels.

Elementary leaders said they are prioritizing student achievement through high‑quality instruction, play‑based learning in pre‑K and kindergarten, expanded literacy professional development (moving science‑of‑reading strategies through grade 6) and a district‑wide data team that supports unified protocols for analyzing student work and planning reteaches.

Middle school presenters described a four‑pillar framework (academics, behavior, leadership and equity), a capstone pilot for seventh and eighth graders to develop communication and problem‑solving competencies, and expanded professional learning including DBT training for social‑emotional staff.

At the high school, department heads described implementation of Agile Mind and Building Thinking Classrooms strategies in math, a social‑studies writing continuum, lab notebooks and NGSS alignment in science, and a strengthened MTSS approach. The high school plans to adopt Mya Learning (a career‑planning platform) to give students and parents shared access to career inventory tools and to support post‑secondary planning.

Attendance and chronic absenteeism were a recurring focus across presentations. District leaders described tiered attendance work — attendance clerks and counselors for tier‑1 outreach, SRAS surveys and social‑work interventions at tier‑2, and dedicated daily support periods at tier‑3 — and set an aspirational target of reducing chronic absenteeism toward 5 percent.

Board members praised the district for collaboration and coherence and asked questions about English‑learner representation in action plans and early metrics for new instructional programs. Presenters said they will report ongoing data, including interim assessments and attendance monitoring, back to the board.