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Principal Baker outlines math overhaul and family‑engagement push at Jamesville Elementary
Summary
Principal Marcy Baker told the board Jamesville Elementary has 344 students and is retooling K–4 math instruction through gap analyses, Eureka module refreshes, October PD and vertical alignment; the school also expanded family outreach after low climate‑survey response, added a school patrol officer and will run a targeted family survey in June.
Principal Marcy Baker told the Board of Education that Jamesville Elementary has 344 students and a staff she called "our staff too," then described a focused effort to strengthen early‑grade math instruction.
"Jameson Elementary's enrollment, we have 344 students in our building," Baker said, and described steps the school has taken after reviewing third‑ and fourth‑grade data: individual gap analyses, revisiting the district's Eureka math modules, a half‑day professional development on Oct. 10 and regular vertical alignment meetings so teachers understand prior instruction. Baker said the school is emphasizing fluency, manipulatives and targeted instruction for fractions, and has expanded AIS small groups to "meet students where they are."
Baker also presented results from the district climate survey and a school‑specific follow‑up: after 27 initial family responses the building team created its own family engagement survey and increased outreach, receiving 69 responses. She highlighted family interest in home practice resources, the new ParentSquare newsletter and the addition of a school patrol officer. "We have the addition of a school patrol officer this year, Jason DiAddio," she said, and added families asked for clearer information about visitor check‑in (Raptor) and what the officer does daily.
The principal said the BLT (building level team) will continue to monitor interim assessment data and teacher observations and will run another survey near the end of the year to evaluate whether the newsletter and resources are helpful. Baker said the school will prioritize sustained instructional changes rather than one‑off fixes: "This is not just for this year...We are going to continue to talk math."
