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Methuen schools report literacy rollout progress, DESE tutoring award and expanded student supports
Summary
At its Jan. 28 meeting the Methuen School Committee received a quarter-2 update on CKLA curriculum rollout, benchmark results and supports. District leaders said they were awarded DESE high-dosage early-literacy tutoring seats and described steps to strengthen MTSS, career planning and mental-health screening.
Dr. Golovsky presented the district's quarter-2 update to the Methuen School Committee on Jan. 28, outlining the CKLA curriculum launch, benchmarking work and expanded student supports across the district.
“This is our quarter 2 update,” Dr. Golovsky said as the presentation opened, describing professional development, PRISM grant support from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the first months of classroom implementation. He said teachers had been using CKLA materials for about three months before midyear benchmarking and noted administrators are unpacking implementation protocols during February professional development.
Supervising humanities staff explained how the district is creating small, skill‑focused reading groups for students identified as needing extra support. A supervisor described CKLA intervention plans that “calibrates that data to create groups” and provides short, targeted lesson plans intended to be delivered multiple times per week.
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