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Quincy School Committee approves multiple school improvement plans; new special-education center outlines goals
Summary
At a committee meeting, principals from multiple Quincy Public Schools presented 2024–25 school improvement plans emphasizing attendance, SEL and targeted instruction; the board approved each plan by voice vote and heard details about the district—s new Richter/Christopher Learning Center.
The Quincy School Committee on the record heard improvement plans from several elementary schools and the district—s new special-education learning center and approved the plans by voice vote.
Principals highlighted a mix of academic growth and continuing challenges. A presenting principal (unnamed in the record) described increased referrals to guidance, a new calming room and expanded social-emotional learning, noting MAP math growth but weaker MCAS ELA results in some grades. That presenter said, “Just this fall of this school year, we partnered with Cradles to Crayons, gave each student a backpack filled with school supplies,” and summarized classroom grouping and IEP practices used to support students.
Wallston Elementary Principal Jim Hennessy said Wallston…
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