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Home My WebLink About2022-02-14-HASTINGS-min RECEIVED ��/�_�� I�n��^� MARIAHASTINGSl��y, 11 :�� TOWN CLERK�. �E �E �M �E �N TA �R Y LEXINGTON wm PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE Meeting School Based Site Council — Maria Hastings Elementary Date Monday, 2/14/2022 Time 7:45anl -8:30anl Location To join the video meeting, click this link: Otherwise, tojoin h» phone, dial +l2l9-38G-423Gand enter this PIN: 512 293929# To view more phone numbers, click this link: Agenda 1. Approve minutes from 17/13/2O21meeting 2. Conversation: Continued Conversation Hastings School Innovation Plan and Survey(Principal O'Hare Gibson and Prinoipa| VVai) 3. Open Discussion Meeting Notes: Motion to Approve December 13 Minutes—Beth Bristol Dan seconded and all infavor: w Rebecca Desantis w Dan Pan w YuVVu Maria Hastings Elementary School 17 Crosby Road | Lexington, MA 102421 • Katie O'Hare Gibson • Carrie Klemovitch • Lisa • Beth • Chris—absent Motion passes Improvement Plan Discussion Katie and Chris repot out: o Working across the whole system and trying not to be different • Math Pilot • Phonics pilot—teachers have been putting this in over time, but the literacy department felt it was time to ensure "scope in sequence" essentially a schedule of what can be included to ensure consistency across all grade levels. • Teachers are very engaged in these pilots, they are going on in real time now, and the decisions on what to do with the pilot data will inform decisions over the summer. • Intervention teams—and how we deliver intervention. District wide push for a universal design. Work in an RTI model —pyramid tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3. The move to this type of model highlights the need and goal of equity for all students —what they need and when they need it. The specifics will be continued to be talked about and mapped —the vagueness of this topic is needed as conversations/decisions continue to evolve. • Two Main Goals in this process that the district is committed to: 1) looking at trying to center those at the margins and 2)multi-tiered system of support and close any achievement gaps o Question from Dan —when you imagine kids need additional impact is this due to COVID impact or is this unrelated and looking to change the paradigm. • Chris: Not necessarily influence due to pandemic. This is the system that we had in our school to ensure catching all students—don't want kids to fall though the "cracks"—school always wants to look at its practices in regards to this need for learning and intervention hence why this district wide planning is critical and possible this new way of thinking: e Principals looking at district accommodation plan —best practices for all teachers via a webpage to show/communicate what we already have, so we do not go on new things and leave behind what we already have. This documentation is critical for teacher access. This is one mindset to universal design —a core part of the plan. o A good way to think about it is the comparisons to architecture —if you only have stairs to a building, but if you put in a ramp on all buildings then it universally helps all to access the building. o ***Notably, the school is seeing kids see consistency in strong academic performance, but they are seeing kids more impacted by socialization -really trying to support kids via interaction and problem solve together learning to come back together after so many COVID improvement e Climate survey looking to send out another one March in hopes—looking to make less complex please forward any possible question ideas. o The goal of this survey is to get a pulse check to see what have we missed as we look to plan for next year. Open Questions: e Lunch protocol — In December we were looking to move kids back to tables, but after break staff was worried about serge, but kids were on the floor and they were moving off their dots, so moving back to tables made more sense due to our high vaccine rates and to benefit the kids. Kids were asked to eat and try to not talk when mask was off, but once they finish eating they can put their mask back on. However, this was not a rule kids can talk, but looking to "honor" all —mask on voice on mask off voice off in efforts to try to accommodate this difficult times. e Fields for spring—still need to do some work. Work was done in the fall, but they will look to complete the work in the spring and it will be closed for a bit. e Masking via the state is ending by the end of month, but mask mandate for Lexington until March 15. However, board of health and superintendent will guide this. o Based on the last update from last note from Super—we brought back more group work, morning meeting on the rug. The lunch/food procedures have not changed, but we will continue to look for guidance from the town. • As always we might need to adjust at any point, but if we have no mask mandate that will bring other areas of back to a new normal. • All School meeting is still not happening nor book buddies to ensure continued safety Motion to adjourn —Chris, Beth to second all in favor.