Glastonbury Public Schools
PACE and EXCEL
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PACE: Program for Academic Challenge and Excellence
The PACE teachers are an integral part of implementing math and science curriculum.
Under the guidance of district leadership PACE Resource Teachers
Promote consistent mathematics and science curriculum implementation and best instructional practices across the district through coaching. Coaching teachers can include modeling and co-teaching of whole class lessons and working with grade level teams at the building level.
Work directly with identified small groups of students who need additional support in mathematics as well as support and train tutors to work with intervention groups
Work directly with identified small groups of students for enrichment in mathematics and science
Support enrichment of mathematics for all students.
The EXCEL Program
EXCEL classes are part of an enrichment program for students in grades 3-5 who demonstrate outstanding performance on district-wide criteria including assessments of mathematics.
The mission of the program is to enhance the educational experience by facilitating learning challenges that extend and enrich the regular curriculum. Enrichment is also an integrated part of classroom instruction.
EXCEL classes do not provide an acceleration of the mathematics curriculum.