Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee February 3, 2021

 

Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee 

Feb 3, 2021

Teaching and Learning Update 

● Mrs. Bowler - Middle School Chorus Teacher 

● 6th and 8th grade going to learn how to arrange a song for their choruses

● Mrs. Bowler has connected with two composers who are going to meet with students

via Zoom and answer their questions about this process. 

● Roger Emerson (composer/arranger) has over 900 choral titles will be speaking

    with the 6th graders 

○ He’s won awards and written for all kinds of events 

○ If you’ve ever sung in a chorus from about 1970 until today,

you have most likely sung something written or arranged by Roger. 

● Dr. Braeden Ayres a young composer who will be speaking with our 8th-grade

students. 

○ Students sang one of his arrangements at the winter concert last year and

fell in love with the piece. 

○ He's based in Colorado and he has a great talent for writing for kids

in this age bracket. He's super excited to talk to them and share his expertise. 

Mid-Year Assessment Data 

● Mid-year assessments at all levels will be wrapping up by the end of the month.

● The Phase V Committee has reconvened and has begun to look at the data

we have to date, discuss how we define growth and improvement, and what the next

steps might look like. 

● Dr. Bacon will be meeting with all parents interested in being part of this process

and share their ideas. 

● We look forward to a presentation to the committee at the February 24th meeting.

Kohut’s Corner 

● Try to produce monthly 

● This edition really highlights our students

● Not in person via Zoom - well done!

● Kohut's Corner - January 14th 

COVID Distancing Survey - (84 responses)