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Cromwell board reviews two-year pilot to departmentalize grades 4–5 starting fall 2025
Summary
Administration proposed a two-year pilot to split fourth- and fifth-grade students between two teachers daily (math block and reading/writing block) with dedicated MTSS/PLT windows; the board asked about teacher communication, special-education coverage, conferences and schedule logistics and asked for monitoring.
Cromwell School District administrators proposed a two-year pilot to departmentalize grades 4 and 5 beginning in fall 2025, shifting students to two teachers per day — one focusing on math and the other focusing on reading and writing — while embedding a 30-minute personalized learning time (PLT) to coordinate MTSS and reduce missed instruction.
“As I moved in my new role... the idea began that we would have our students splitting their day. So the first 3 hours of the day…
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