February 1, 2020

Dear Families: 

Every year, each public school and school district in Massachusetts receives a report card.  Just as your child’s report card shows how they are doing in different subjects, the school’s report card is designed to show families how our school is doing in different areas.  A link to our school’s report card is available here.  

The report card includes multiple measures of a school’s performance – more than just MCAS scores.  It represents a new way of looking at school performance, by providing information on student achievement, teacher qualifications, student learning opportunities, and more. 

Report cards are designed to be useful tools for everyone connected to our school.  Families can use the information to have meaningful conversations with us about what the school is doing well and where there is room for improvement.  Community and education leaders can use the information to better understand how to support students and our school. 

You will notice on our report card that our areas of strength are:

• 54% of our students Exceeded Expectations or Met Expectations on the new Next Generation MCAS for English Language Arts. Additionally, 39% of our students Partially Met the Expectations. 
• 56% of our students Exceeded Expectations or Met Expectations on the new Next Generation MCAS for Mathematics. Additionally, 38% of our students Partially Met the Expectations. 
• The Student Growth Percentile in Mathematics was higher than the state average.
• 77% of our students scored within the Advanced/Proficient Range in Biology.

To improve student performance in our school, we are: 

• Adding a weekly MCAS Review Assignment to our Grade 10 students in accelerated math classes.
• Purposefully including more contextual problems in math instruction and assessment.
• Revising the English Language Arts curriculum to place focus on the persuasive writing.
• Focusing on writing and targeting engagement with Open Response Writing in Biology.
• Creating MCAS style prompts in Mathematics, English, Science and History to help engage our students in their readiness.
• Working to improve students’ reading stamina.

We encourage you to become involved in helping us improve our school.  We see parents as critical partners in the success of ours students and school, and we are grateful for your continued support. 

Finally, if your child attends a school that receives federal Title 1 funds, you also have the right to request the following information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teachers: 

• Whether your child’s teacher is licensed in the grade levels and subject areas they teach;
• Whether your child’s teacher is teaching under an emergency license or waiver;
• The college degree and major of your child’s teacher; and
• Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

If you have questions about our school’s report card, would like to become involved in school improvement activities, or would like to request information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher, please contact me.  To see our district’s report card or to search for other schools’ report cards, visit reportcards.doc.mass.edu. 

Sincerely,

 

Paul F. Branagan, Jr.

Principal

February 3, 2020

Dear Families:

Every year, each public school and school district in Massachusetts receives a report card. Just as your child’s report card shows how they are doing in different subjects, the school’s report card is designed to show families how our school is doing in different areas. A link to our school’s report card is available at here.

The report card includes multiple measures of a school’s performance – more than just MCAS scores. It represents a new way of looking at school performance, by providing information on student achievement, teacher qualifications, student learning opportunities, and more. 

Report cards are designed to be useful tools for everyone connected to our school. Families can use the information to have meaningful conversations with us about what the school is doing well and where there is room for improvement. Community and education leaders can use the information to better understand how to support students and our school.

You will notice on our report card that we are a school designated as making moderate progress toward our targets. However, we still have places where we can get better. To improve student performance in our school, we are looking to implement a Multi-Tiered System of Supports as a way to more comprehensively meet the needs of our students who may be struggling academically, as well as provide more positive behavioral interventions. We encourage you to become involved in helping us improve our school. We see parents as critical partners in the success of our students and school, and we are grateful for your continued support.

Finally, if your child attends a school that receives federal Title I funds, you also have the right to request the following information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teachers:

•         Whether your child’s teacher is licensed in the grade levels and subject areas they teach,
•         Whether your child’s teacher is teaching under an emergency license or waiver,
•         The college degree and major of your child’s teacher, and
•         Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

If you have questions about our school’s report card, would like to become involved in school improvement activities, or would like to request information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher, please contact me. To see our district’s report card or to search for other schools’ report cards, visit reportcards.doe.mass.edu. 

Sincerely,

Gregory D. Thomas
Principal

February 1, 2020

Dear Families:

Every year, each public school and school district in Massachusetts receives a report card. Just as your child’s report card shows how they are doing in different subjects, the school’s report card is designed to show families how our school is doing in different areas. A link to our school’s report card is available at http://reportcards.doe.mass.edu/2019/01820008

The report card includes multiple measures of a school’s performance – more than just MCAS scores. It represents a new way of looking at school performance, by providing information on student achievement, teacher qualifications, student learning opportunities, and more. 

Report cards are designed to be useful tools for everyone connected to our school. Families can use the information to have meaningful conversations with us about what the school is doing well and where there is room for improvement. Community and education leaders can use the information to better understand how to support students and our school.

You will notice on our report card that we are partially meeting our targets.   We have come a long way over the past several years and we are proud of our continued improvements.  We also recognize we have more work to do.  To learn more about the steps we are taking to move the school forward please visit our website to review our school improvement plan which can be found here. We encourage you to become involved in helping us improve our school. We see parents as critical partners in the success of our students and school, and we are grateful for your continued support.

Finally, HBB receives federal Title I funds, which means you have the right to request the following information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teachers:

• Whether your child’s teacher is licensed in the grade levels and subject areas they teach,
• Whether your child’s teacher is teaching under an emergency license or waiver,
• The college degree and major of your child’s teacher, and
• Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

If you have questions about our report card, would like to become involved in school improvement activities, or would like to request information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher, please contact me.  To see our district’s report card or to search for other schools’ report cards, visit reportcards.doe.mass.edu. 

Sincerely,

Derek Thompson

January 2019

Dear Families:

Every year, each public school and school district in Massachusetts receives a report card. Just as your child’s report card shows how they are doing in different subjects, the school’s report card is designed to show families how our school is doing in different areas. A link to our school’s report card is available here.

The report card includes multiple measures of a school’s performance – more than just MCAS scores. It represents a new way of looking at school performance, by providing information on student achievement, teacher qualifications, student learning opportunities, and more. 

Report cards are designed to be useful tools for everyone connected to our school. Families can use the information to have meaningful conversations with us about what the school is doing well and where there is room for improvement. Community and education leaders can use the information to better understand how to support students and our school.

All Students: Achievement & Growth

• Exceeded Targets - ELA & Science
• Met Targets - Math
• High Growth - Math 
• Met Target - Chronic Absenteeism 

Students with Disabilities: Achievement

Exceeded Targets - ELA & Science

ELA Standards:

• Word Knowledge
• Language Structure
• Figurative Language

Math Standards:

• Number Sense
• Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Science Standards:

• Life Science

Exceeded the state in most Math & Science standards

Growth in the area of Writing 3-5

Growth with Students with Disabilities & High Needs (ELA)

To improve student performance in our school, we are focusing on the following:

ELA

• Essay Writing: 
  • Idea Development
  • Writing from a main characters point of view
  • Language Conventions

Math

• Fractions
• Measurement & Data

Science

• Physical Science

Social/Emotional Learning

We encourage you to become involved in helping us improve our school. We see parents as critical partners in the success of our students and school, and we are grateful for your continued support.

Finally, if your child attends a school that receives federal Title I funds, you also have the right to request the following information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teachers:

• Whether your child’s teacher is licensed in the grade levels and subject areas they teach,
• Whether your child’s teacher is teaching under an emergency license or waiver,
• The college degree and major of your child’s teacher, and
• Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

If you have questions about our school’s report card, would like to become involved in school improvement activities, or would like to request information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher, please contact me at (508)946-2045. To see our district’s report card or to search for other schools’ report cards, visit reportcards.doe.mass.edu. 

Sincerely,

Lisa Grimes, Principal

Dear MECC Families:

Every year, each public school and school district in Massachusetts receives a report card. Just as your child’s report card shows how they are doing in different subjects, the school’s report card is designed to show families how our school is doing in different areas. A link to our school’s report card is available at https://www.middleboro.k12.ma.us.

The report card includes multiple measures of a school’s performance – more than just MCAS scores. It represents a new way of looking at school performance, by providing information on student achievement, teacher qualifications, student learning opportunities, and more. 

Report cards are designed to be useful tools for everyone connected to our school. Families can use the information to have meaningful conversations with us about what the school is doing well and where there is room for improvement. Community and education leaders can use the information to better understand how to support students and our school.

You will notice on our report card that we have a rating of “Insufficient Data” as we do not test students on MCAS. However, at the MECC we set the foundation for your child’s learning and work together with our Director of Curriculum, Special Education Department, Administrators and faculty to improve upon our practices through observations, Professional Learning Communities and Professional Development opportunities. Just like students, we are lifelong learners.

As a school, we encourage you to become involved in helping us improve our school. We see parents/guardians as critical partners in the success of our students and school, and we are grateful for your continued support.

Finally, since your child attends a school that receives federal Title I funds, you also have the right to request the following information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teachers:

• Whether your child’s teacher is licensed in the grade levels and subject areas they teach,
•  Whether your child’s teacher is teaching under an emergency license or waiver,
• The college degree and major of your child’s teacher, and
• Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

If you have questions about our school’s report card, would like to become involved in school improvement activities, or would like to request information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher, please contact me. To see our district’s report card or to search for other schools’ report cards you may visit reportcards.doe.mass.edu. 

Sincerely,

Heidi Letendre