ESE’s Early Warning Indicator System () is a tool to provide information to districts about the likelihood that their students will reach key academic goals. Districts can use the tool in conjunction with other data and sources of information to better target student supports and interventions and to examine school-level patterns over time in order to address systemic issues that may impede students’ ability to meet academic goals. The Massachusetts Model for Comprehensive School Counseling () is a standards-based model for school counseling outlining how school counseling programs can support student achievement and education reform objectives. Useful WIDA ELD Standards Resources from the Download Library () can be used as a type of recommended reading list for educators new to the WIDA ELD standards who are interested in developing a deeper understanding of the framework's components and how to apply them into classroom instruction and assessment. Benefits from implementing this recommendation include coordinated, systemic practices and programs carried out by highly qualified staff and informed by data that identifies the learning needs of all students. Implementing this recommendation will help ensure that all students have equal access to high-quality instruction that meets their individual needs. Financial and Management 8. District leaders should take decisive and collaborative action to assess the long-term impact of declining enrollment on available revenues and other resources, and to develop strategies to meet the challenges of increasing enrollment and underused school facilities. A. The district should consider convening a task force, composed of representatives of the member towns and school administrators, to look at the long-term impact of declining enrollment on state aid, anticipated town funds, school programs, and staffing. B. The possible uses of school buildings, especially currently underused, should be explored. C. The district come up with a number of approaches to cope with declining enrollment and underused buildings, and present them to the school committee for its consideration. from implementing this recommendation include: Benefits Planning and preparation for reductions in funding, programs, and staffing as enrollments continue to decline, and Reduced expenditures for underused buildings to be reallocated for educational programs.
ESE’s Early Warning Indicator System () is a tool to provide information to districts about the likelihood that their students will reach key academic goals. Districts can use the tool in conjunction with other data and sources of information to better target student supports and interventions and to examine school-level patterns over time in order to address systemic issues that may impede students’ ability to meet academic goals. The Massachusetts Model for Comprehensive School Counseling () is a standards-based model for school counseling outlining how school counseling programs can support student achievement and education reform objectives. Useful WIDA ELD Standards Resources from the Download Library () can be used as a type of recommended reading list for educators new to the WIDA ELD standards who are interested in developing a deeper understanding of the framework's components and how to apply them into classroom instruction and assessment. Benefits from implementing this recommendation include coordinated, systemic practices and programs carried out by highly qualified staff and informed by data that identifies the learning needs of all students. Implementing this recommendation will help ensure that all students have equal access to high-quality instruction that meets their individual needs. Financial and Management 8. District leaders should take decisive and collaborative action to assess the long-term impact of declining enrollment on available revenues and other resources, and to develop strategies to meet the challenges of increasing enrollment and underused school facilities. A. The district should consider convening a task force, composed of representatives of the member towns and school administrators, to look at the long-term impact of declining enrollment on state aid, anticipated town funds, school programs, and staffing. B. The possible uses of school buildings, especially currently underused, should be explored. C. The district come up with a number of approaches to cope with declining enrollment and underused buildings, and present them to the school committee for its consideration. Benefits from implementing this recommendation include: Planning and preparation for reductions in funding, programs, and staffing as enrollments continue to decline, and Reduced expenditures for underused buildings to be reallocated for educational programs.