Melrose Public Schools

District Curriculum Accommodation Plan

https://tinyurl.com/MelroseDCAP

The Melrose Public Schools’ District Curriculum Accommodation Plan (DCAP) is designed to assist administrators, teachers, and other staff in ensuring that all possible efforts have been made to meet students’ needs in general education classrooms and to support teachers in analyzing and accommodating diverse learning styles of all children that may be present in a school. Led by the building principal, staff at each school collaborates on best practices in order to ensure that adequate instructional strategies and supports are available for both students and staff. The DCAP is directly connected to procedures that are currently in place to strengthen and improve the general education program for the benefit of all students, not solely or specifically for special education.

The strategies listed are a collection of ideas and resources meant to support all students. Teachers may have additional suggestions and ideas that will also successfully meet students' needs. Teachers should use their professional judgment to add or modify curriculum accommodations on an individual and/or situational basis.

Note: Some links may only be accessible to Melrose Public School teachers. Make sure to login to your MPS Google account to access resource links.

Personalized learning results from decisions about teaching and learning based on a framework of social emotional learning, clear learning progressions and expectations for competency, and principles of universal design for learning.

These foundational concepts come to life through the student centered approaches teachers choose and the flexibility of the learning environment that promote student agency and engagement.