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Chambers School principal highlights multilingual, SEL and curriculum work; capital project next in line
Summary
Chambers School Principal Ms. Berardi told the Kingston City School District board the Title I elementary serves about 306 students, with high percentages of multilingual learners and expanded special-education continuum; she outlined CKLA and I-Ready curriculum work, SEL themes, community partnerships, and an upcoming capital project.
Chambers School Principal Ms. Berardi presented a year-opening report to the Kingston City School District board, detailing student demographics, curriculum initiatives and community supports.
Berardi said Chambers enrolls about "306" students and is a Title I school; she told trustees 30% of students are multilingual learners (about 93 students) and that 20% receive special-education services. The school—s SEP (school-education plan) focuses on three goals: a comprehensive CKLA implementation, increasing math fact fluency (a "real math" push tied to a RAR grant), and a social-emotional learning (SEL) community goal.
On curriculum and assessment, Berardi said the school has expanded use of I-Ready and reported early growth in reading and math: "We did see some growth last year," she said, and noted teachers are adapting lesson pacing and pedagogical tools to support CKLA—s demands. She described classroom-level interventions (integrated co-teaching and a new 12:1:1 class) and said the school reduced student transitions by providing a fuller continuum of services.
Berardi also described several community partnerships and student supports: a student-built nature trail with 18 stations open to the public; a Fresh Fruit and Vegetable weekly program; and care- and food-closets launched with community partners such as White Eagle and Potter Brothers. She said Potter Brothers funded a take-home "math and motion" bag program that cost "close to $3,000," providing each student with manipulatives and digital resources via a QR code.
Berardi thanked district leadership and said Chambers is slated as the next building on the district—s capital project list for a face-lift this summer.
Speakers quoted: Ms. Berardi (principal of Chambers School) and board members who praised the school—s work. The transcript records questions from trustees about CKLA lesson length and supports, to which Berardi responded that teachers need additional collaborative planning time and coaching.
Next steps: trustees asked for continued updates; wiring of the capital project and schedule will be handled through district facilities/administration and reflected in future committee reports.
