Weston School Committee Receives Improvement Plans From All Five Principals

WESTON -- September 23, 2024, Weston School Committee hears school improvement plans from all five building principals at September 23 meeting. High school principal Sue unveiled a new Academic Support Center staffed by coordinator Erin Patterson and featuring 40 weekly directed-study blocks, while middle school principal Phil announced new reading and math interventionists, a Linkit data platform providing up to four years of student assessment history, and a goal of 15 percent growth in robotics enrollment. The three elementary principals, Erin, Shannon, and Lindsay, presented a joint plan emphasizing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports across all buildings, a new literacy curriculum search led by a committee member named Deb, and a weekly student support team at Field School tracking social-emotional data. Chair Daina Selvig noted the evening also included a first reading of updated Title IX policies developed with district attorneys, with a vote deferred to a future meeting. The committee also heard that the high school and middle school feasibility study has advanced to contract negotiations with a top-ranked design firm selected after a three-hour interview process.