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Standing Members: Staff: Sandy Kapsambelis, Jody Kirincich, Amanda Kelleher, & Camille Hamilton. Parents: Nadine Neil-Davis, Corinne Minshall & Mike McCarthy
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- MCAS
- Falmouth has been a historically high achieving MCAS district. However achievement scores in Falmouth and across Massachusetts experienced significant shifts due to COVID.
- Overall we continue to achieve higher levels than the state and surrounding communities.
- Review test results for our current grade four students as compared to 2019
- Shifts in instruction have taken place and as a district. We continue to evaluate our instructional practices.
- Cultural Proficiency
- You+Me=Equity group
- All families will be invited to attend the monthly meetings to work toward creating a more inclusive school environment.
- Group Vision
- Our work is to ensure that all children feel affimed, respected, and celebrated for who they are.
- Mission Statement
- To promote and model the practice of acceptance, tolerance, and understanding of all people regardless of their external or internal social, cultural or racial contexts.
- Follow up on Book Groups from last year
- Last year we read White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
- Since then we have hired the new DEI Officer, Jacquelyn Hartman
- The Administrative Team has been reading Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Racism in School by Mica Pollock (2008)
- Family invite will go out Friday to see if anyone is interested in leading a book study using this collection of essays.
- Restorative Practices
- Dr. Adolph Brown Professional Development
- Professional Development with Dr. Curtis Bates
- Social Emotional Learning
- Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA)
- Screening to be implemented Fall/Winter/Spring
- The DESSA mini measures 8 social emotional competencies
- Strength based assessment
- Assessment is used to identify at risk students with low S/E competence
- Scores fall into one of three categories:
- Strength
- Typical
- Need For Instruction
- Teachers complete a likert scale for the 8 questions:
- Accept responsibility for what they did
- Do something nice for somebody
- Speak about positive things
- Pay attention
- Contribute to group efforts
- Perform the steps of a task in order
- Show care when doing a special project/school work
- Follow advice of trusted adult
- FPS Wellness Committee
- Head of Committee is Director of Physical Education Health and Wellness K-12, Michael Ciliberto
- First meeting November 8th @ 3:45 FHS Library
- Three sub committees:
- Physical activities
- Nutrition
- Social Emotional
- Future Meeting Dates:
- December 2, 2021
- January 27, 2022
- February 17, 2022
- March 31, 2022
- April 28, 2022
- May 26, 2022
- June TBA
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Meeting Notes:
Attendance: Nadine Davis was not able to make the meeting and Krista Connelly joined the meeting.
DESSA - We want to make sure that families are aware of students who are in need and that we can provide them with strategies.
Ableism- Corinne MInshall shared some examples of ableism, how it impacts our families and the need for professional development.
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