Even though visual signs of the pandemic are wearing off at Brockton's East Middle School, the reality of learning setbacks is still driving a lot of decisions by school leaders.
There was a lot of excitement in the air when staff and students atThe Brockton Public Schools, which enrolls roughly 15,000 students, was among the first large school districts in Massachusetts to start the new school year. While the last two-and-a-half-years of the pandemic created plenty of challenges, the mood on this Friday was mostly of relief and optimism among students and staff.
Even though visual signs of the pandemic are wearing off at East Middle School, the reality of learning setbacks is still driving a lot of decisions from school leaders on how to tackle the year ahead.according to a rubric created by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and lags the state and district average in math and English language arts proficiency.
"Yes, they had some learning loss with the curriculum," explained Spillane."However, it’s our job to now bridge that." Spillane added that one key shift will be to focus on accelerating student learning this year rather than simply remediate, or recover what was missed from past years.
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