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Academic Performance and Opportunity
Student Leadership Opportunity and Results
As Principal at Lincoln Elementary School in Melrose, I collaboratively implemented a Tiered System for literacy instruction that resulted in historic gains in student performance for the school. The Tiered System used a data-driven process to provide students with targeted supports in Tier 2 and Tier 3 while also ensuring that Tier 1 curriculum and instruction were the foundation for all students. With this student growth, Lincoln School earned several awards and recognitions.
Closing Achievement Gap Recognitions
National Blue Ribbon 2015
MA Commendation School 2015
MA Commendation School 2014
MA Commendation School 2013
Under my leadership, Pentucket changed how literacy is taught in elementary school, moving away from a reader's workshop approach to an evidence-based tiered approach. We began this work by shifting to an assessment system that used predictive measures of reading proficiency and assessed to the point of breakdown of each student's foundation skills, so that we could instruct from that point. This approach, matched with a strong Tier 1 curriculum that focused on the five core areas of reading development and professional development rooted in the science of how we learn to read, resulted in strong literacy performance gains, even in the midst of the pandemic.
Students with Disabilities - Constant Growth
Students with Disabilities - Constant Growth
Since 2019, when high quality curriculum and systems for implementation became part of the norm in Math and ELA, Petucket's students with disabilities have experienced consistent growth and are among the highest percentile ranks in Massachusetts
Skillful Implementation of High Quality Curriculum
DIBELS 8 and i-Ready assessments K-6
Heggerty Phonemic Awareness PreK-2
Fundations Phonological Curriculum K-2
Wit & Wisdom ELA Curriculum K-6
MA DESE Early Grades Literacy Grant and PD recipient
In 2018, Pentucket adopted a high-quality math curriculum with coherence and rigor for grades K-8. The curriculum, Eureka by Great Minds, helped teachers move through a standards-based program that connected fact fluency with applied problem-solving in a way that was built from year to year to ensure consistency via a systematic and structured coherence. Establishing a pathway for advanced middle school learners to move to Algebra I Honors as a high school-level class has been one change that leveraged the revised Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II curriculum (EnVision AGA from Savvas). Some early gains can be seen in our data.
Fact Fluency & Application
In the midst of the pandemic and school interruptions, sequential and coherent math curriculum is critical. In Pentucket, students have demonstrated gains from one year to the next and are performing much better than they were before we implemented the curriculum.
High School Student Outcomes and Opportunities
In Pentucket, we expanded our advanced coursework opportunities for students by offering three varying approaches. This choice has resulted in more students engaging in rigorous college-level coursework. Each approach has its merits, and a student population for which it may work best. We have also just entered into a 3.5 year partnership with MASS Insight to train nearly all of our ELA and STEM staff in AP teaching methods and to provide enhanced student learning supports for AP classes.
AP offerings
In-building college credit classes/dual enrollment with Southern NH University and Merrimack College
Early College Program with Northern Essex CC
Pentucket's AP Enrollment has increased incrementally each year with a purposeful approach
MASS Insight's Projected Student Outcomes
Leading Consistent Growth for All: Middle School Performance Improvements
At Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School, we focused on Inclusive Instructional Practices that engage all learners and provide targeted instruction to those whose performance data informed us of their needs. We achieved consistent improvement for all students, including for high-needs students, in ELA, Math and Science, as our work transcended content areas. Each content area demonstrated consistently improved student performance trend lines.
Student Centered, Developing Leadership
Student Leadership for Building Social and Emotional Skills
In 2016, after one year as the Principal at MVMMS, we sought to address issues related to bullying, anti-bias, and social/emotional skills, but through a student leadership approach. I was able to secure $15,000 in private funding and partnerships to create Project IMPACT (Individuals Making Positive Actions Count Today). With the expertise of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Melrose Alliance Against Violence (MAAV) we empowered student leaders to become agents of change.
"You Don't Say?" Student Posters Displayed at State House
A combined effort from the Middle School GSA and Project Impact student leadership teams earned statewide recognition and had a tremendous impact on the culture and climate of the school.
Project-Based Learning Presented by EL Students at Regional Conference
In Melrose at the Middle School, we implemented Project-Based Learning as an approach for many classrooms. One group of students in particular took advantage of the opportunity and were invited to present their work at a regional conference. Our EL students worked collaboratively with various school staff to showcase their work and process at the Locker's Project-Based Learning Conference.
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