Kindergarten Registration 2020-2021 Presentation - Melrose Public Schools - Learning Knows No Boundaries

Melrose Public Schools
Kindergarten Registration
       2020-2021
      Presentation

  Learning Knows No Boundaries

Our Schools

Franklin
Donna Rosso, Principal

Our Schools

Hoover School
Christina DiCalogero, Principal

Horace Mann
Stephen Goodwin, Principal

Lincoln School
Kristen St. George, Principal

Roosevelt School
Mary Beth Maranto, Principal

Winthrop School
Michael Tracy, Principal

Elementary School Assignment Policy

The Committee does not recognize any
neighborhood boundaries or neutral zones but
does recognize that elementary schools are not
evenly spaced throughout the district.

For the purposes of assignment, you choose 3 of
our 6 Schools in your rank order.

Elementary School Assignment Policy
Criteria for determining school assignment will be based on the
following factors, with consideration given to yearly enrollment
numbers as well as each unique student cohort.
   •Need for special programs and/or facilities including, but not
   limited to, English Language Learning and Special Education
   •Equity of class size across the district by grade level
   •Timeliness of registration
   •Family preference including presence of siblings in the school
   •Proximity of the children's residence to the preferred school(s)
   and proximity of the children's residence to each of the
   elementary schools
Due consideration will also be given to equity of staff load,
contractual agreements, health and safety standards, and any other
factors that might impact placement decisions.

Typical Kindergarten Schedule
The school day is 8:03 AM - 2:20 PM*
•   Arrival & Morning Routine (attendance, lunch
    count, etc.)
•   Literacy
•   Movement Break & Snack
•   Writers Workshop
•   Math
•   Lunch & Recess (20 minutes each)
•   Science or Social Studies
•   “Specials”
•   Dismissal
*Franklin school day is 8:30 - 2:47

Before School Care - Early Bird

All Buildings Provide Early Morning Care:

❖ Program start time varies by School

❖ Fee – based

❖ Advance registration required

*Pleasenote, Melrose Public Schools does not provide
transportation to and from school.

After School Care - “Education Stations”

● After school care is available from dismissal
  until 6:00 p.m.
● Snack is provided
● Three pick up options: 3:30*, 4:30pm and
  6:00pm
  Fees are based on pick-up choices
● Additional options available for early release
  days, February and April school vacations
● Sign-up online and pay online

*4:30 and 6:00 pick up at the Franklin

Personalized Learning
                 ...meeting each
                 student at their
                 own level,
                 challenging them
                 with high
                 expectations for
                 academic
                 achievement and
                 growing student
                 agency

Personalized Learning

● Instruction aligned to rigorous academic standards
  and social-emotional skills

● Customized instruction

● Varied pacing of instruction based on individual
  student needs

● Real-time differentiation of instruction

● Access to clear, transferable learning objectives and
  assessment results

Social Emotional Learning

Throughout the day,
through explicit and
implicit teaching, students
are taught social skills, self-
management strategies, and
responsible decision-
making.

Universal Design for Learning

Universal design for
learning is a framework
to improve and
optimize teaching and
learning for ALL
students.

MTSS in action in Melrose Public Schools
District Curriculum Accommodation Plan (DCAP)
●Reading and Numeracy intervention
●In -Class Supports
●Collaborative Problem Solving
●Differentiation of Instruction
●Grade acceleration
●Content Based Acceleration
●Direct Service from Intervention Specialists
●Special Education
●Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
●Extra help before and after school
●Counseling
●Restorative Practice
●Positive Behavioral Intervention Support(PBIS)

Special Education Services
•   For students who have been identified as needing special education, all
    buildings are able to provide services by a special education teacher, speech
    pathologist, occupational therapist, physical therapist and either a school
    psychologist or social worker.

•   For students who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and have
    more significant needs, the Franklin and the Roosevelt Schools have
    specialized programming known as the TLC (The Learning Center). A BCBA
    is located at the Roosevelt and Franklin Schools. In addition they provide
    consultation to students at the other elementary schools as needed.

•   The District has a Teacher of the Deaf who has offices at both the Roosevelt
    and Hoover Schools, and is available for consultation to the other schools as
    needed.

English As A Second Language Services

• ESL teachers push in to classrooms to provide
  additional supports
• Focus on literacy instruction
• Provide additional support for developing oral
  language, listening, speaking, reading and writing
• All classroom teachers are Sheltered English
  Immersion Endorsements (SEI)
  certified
• Program is located at Hoover, Lincoln, and
  Roosevelt

Student Learning Progressions

                              LEARNING PROGRESSION
                          Counting and Beginning Number Sense

SUBITIZING   COMPARISON    COUNTING         ONE-TO-ONE          CARDINALITY   HIERARCHICAL
                                            CORRESPONDE                       INCLUSION
                                            NCE

  Student learning progressions map out a specific sequence of
  knowledge and skills that students are expected to learn as they
  progress through their education.

Flexible Learning Environments

“Flexible learning
environments imply
that the school adapts
the use of resources
such as staff, space, and
time to best support
personalization for ALL
students.”

Student-Centered Learning

Specials: Art, Music, PE, Health, Library &
                 Digital Literacy

1 day per week
40 minutes

90 Minute Daily Literacy Block
Whole group instruction

Small groups instruction

Students work
independently and
collaboratively

The core text employed by
students is Pearson’s Reading
Street program, which is a
comprehensive English
Language Arts (ELA) Program.

Writer’s Workshop

Students
write
everyday.

                           25

Daily Math Workshop
Whole group
instruction

Small groups
instruction

Students work
independently and
collaboratively

The core text in
mathematics is
Pearson’s EnVision
Math 2.0.

Open House Nights

• Kindergarten tours and Registration are
  intended for adult caregivers so they may be
  informed of school specific details in order to
  make their Kindergarten choices.

• Incoming students will have an opportunity to
  visit their assigned Kindergarten classrooms in
  late August prior to the start of school.

Open House Nights

 •    Monday, January 27, 2020: Lincoln School and Roosevelt School -
      (Snow Date Tuesday, January 28, 2020)

 •    Wednesday, January 29, 2020: Horace Mann School and Franklin
      School - (Snow Date: Thursday, January 30, 2020)

 •    Wednesday, February 05, 2020: Hoover School and Winthrop
      School - (Snow Date: Thursday, February 06, 2020)

      Tours will begin promptly at 6:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The information night, tours and registration are intended for adult caregivers so they may be informed of
school specific details in order to make their Kindergarten choices. Incoming students will have an opportunity
to visit their assigned Kindergarten classrooms prior to the start of school.

Pre-registration
    On-line pre-registration period:

❖   Opens on Sunday February 9th at
    9:00am, and closes on Sunday,
    February 23rd, 2020 at 11:00pm

❖   Log onto www.melroseschools.com

Example

Example

Requirements and Documents for
Kindergarten:
    Requirements for Kindergarten:
 ❖ Must be 5 years of age by September 1, 2020.
 ❖ Must be a resident of Melrose.
 ❖ Parents must attend a registration session to provide
   documents outlined below.

Required Documents
   All families must bring the following documents
                 to a registration session:

❖ A printed copy of the completed pre-registration
  form that you received in an email. If you miss the
  on-line registration period, please print out and
  complete the kindergarten paper registration
  packet found at
  http://melroseschools.com/families/student-
  registration/.

❖ If you completed the online registration you do
  not need to complete a paper registration packet.

Requirements and Documents for
 Kindergarten continued:
❖ One original proof of residency from each of the 3
  categories listed in the Residency Procedures

❖ (https://www.melroseschools.com/district-home/student-
  registration/pages/procedures-determining-residency-
  kindergarten-grade-12)

❖ These documents must be an original mailed from
  the bill source, not a fax or print out from an online
  billing/payment center.

Requirements and Documents for
Kindergarten continued:
 ❖ Home Language Survey

 ❖ Original birth certificate. We will make a copy for
   our file and return the original back to you.
    Original document with seal must be presented

 ❖ Current physical exam, including immunizations.
   (Must be within 12 months of the start of school.)

Questions

•Please call the Parent Information
 Center if you have any questions
 at 781-662-2000 x-1.

Steps to Pre-register for Kindergarten

❖   Step #1: PRE-REGISTRATION

Please pre-register your student online. Online Pre-
Registration will open February 9th and will close on
February 23rd, 2020.
Once you have successfully completed the online pre-
registration you will receive an email confirmation. (Please
continue to step 2)
** IF YOU MISS THESE DATES YOU WILL NEED TO
COMPLETE A PAPER PACKET AND YOU WILL NEED
TO BRING IT WITH YOU DURING THE 3 DAY OPEN
REGISTRATION. (Please continue to step 2)

REGISTRATION
Step #2: Registration will be held for 3 Days

❖ Monday, March 9th, 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
❖ Wednesday, March 11th, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
❖ Thursday, March 12th, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

All registrations will be held at the Parent Information Center, (Central
Administration.) 360 Lynn Fells Pkwy. Please use the main Central
Administration entrance located at the courtyard that separates the Middle
and High School.

    •   Parents who require translation services are requested to attend the
        March 9th or March 11th registration.

    •   Registrations received after March 12th, will result in assignments
        being made on a space available basis!!

Registration is when you will bring in your
required documents.

Next Steps
Kindergarten Screening
❖   Assessment data for students currently
    attending the Franklin ECC will be used for
    the screening.
❖   Kindergarten Screening for all other students
    will be held on March 20, 2020 and March
    27, 2020.
❖   You will receive your appointment for the
    screening at Kindergarten Registration.
❖   Screenings will be held at the Franklin Early
    Childhood Center.

Our Expectations
“TELL ME AND I FORGET.

TEACH ME AND I REMEMBER.

INVOLVE ME AND I LEARN.”
   BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

         Thank You For Choosing the Melrose Public Schools