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Wilkins Elementary spotlighted; school committee approves DESE resubmittal to add special‑education changing stations
Summary
The committee heard a Wilkins Elementary presentation highlighting social-emotional programs and strong early-literacy results, then approved a DESE resubmittal to expand special‑education bathroom space to include full‑size changing stations; administrators said the school's footprint and program remain unchanged and the change adds about 20–30 sq ft per room.
Wilkins Elementary Principal Kathleen Monahan presented programs the school uses to boost student engagement and achievement — including cross‑grade buddy pairs, a mentor program, monthly 'communities', enrichment clubs and flexible math grouping — and reported strong early‑literacy results. “This past fall, our first graders all took the beginning‑of‑year benchmark, and 79 percent of them were proficient in that,” Monahan said, describing the data she uses to set school focus areas.
Why it matters: Committee members praised the school and requested wider community access to a staff‑produced video showing classrooms and routines. That outreach was framed as timely ahead of the town meeting and…
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