Kindergarten Registration 2018-2019 Presentation - Melrose Public Schools - Learning Knows No Boundaries

Melrose Public Schools
Kindergarten Registration
       2018-2019
      Presentation

  Learning Knows No Boundaries

Our Schools

Franklin
Ms. Donna Rosso, Principal

Our Schools

Hoover School
Christina DiCalogero, Principal

Horace Mann
Mary Ellen Cobbs, 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 (on-time, late, rolling)
   •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 - 2:10 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 - 2:37

Before & After School Care
Early-Bird Morning Program
All Buildings Provide Early Morning Care:

❖ Program start time varies by School

❖ Fee – based

❖ Advance registration required

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

Before & After School Care
                                Continued

• After school care 2:10-3:10 PM*
• Fee based
• School based (separate from Education
  Stations)

• This program is for families who need
  brief after school care up to 1 hour.

*At the Franklin the after school care 2:37 - 3:10

Before & After School Care
                    Continued

“Education Stations”
● After school care beginning at dismissal till
  6:00 p.m.
● Snack is provided
● Two pick up time options: 4:30 and 6:00
  Fees are based on these two pick-up times
● Sign-up online and pay online
● Staffed by “Education Stations” personnel

Social Emotional Learning
“Learning is possible only after students' social, emotional
and physical needs have been met. When those needs are
met, students are more likely to succeed in school.” -
Carnegie Council on. Adolescent Development Task Force
Schools today look to create a culture that supports learning
while addressing the whole child.

We teach core topics such as reading, writing, mathematics,
science, engineering, technology, social studies, foreign
language…
In addition we support students to develop 21st Century
skills that include social development, goal setting,
collaboration and empathy for others. Student work
together to solve problems.

Social Emotional Learning

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

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

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 counseling by
    either a school psychologist or social worker.

•   For students who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and have
    more significant needs, the Roosevelt School has 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
  • Program is located at Hoover, Lincoln,
    and Roosevelt

Specials: Art, Music, PE & Health
• 1 day per week/40 minutes
• Art: Students learn line, shape, color, texture and form along
  with basic art skills such as cutting, drawing, painting and
  printmaking.
• Music: Students learn about beat, match pitch, differentiate
   between singing and speaking voices, demonstrate
   understanding of basic rhythmic concepts, learn to play
   various rhythm instruments, and begin to recognize changes
   in the dynamics and tempo of music.
• Physical Education: Students practice, acquire and refine a
   variety of manipulative, locomotor, and non-locomotor
   movement skills, and will utilize principles of training and
   conditioning, and will apply the concept of wellness to their
   lives.

Specials: Art, Music, PE &
Health
•   Health: Students learn basic characteristics of physical
    growth and development, including body functions and
    systems throughout the life cycle, and will acquire skills
    to promote and maintain positive growth and
    development.
•   Library: Students hear a read aloud and check out a
    book with the help of the classroom teacher and parent
    volunteers.
•   Digital Literacy: A special for grades 3, 4 and 5, however
    Kindergarten is supported by Digital Literacy in the
    classroom.

Writer’s Workshop
• Students write everyday.
• The teacher begins with a short lesson where they
  model an element of good writing.
• Students then move to writing independently.
• The teacher circulates from student to student
  providing feedback to help students improve their
  writing.
• It is through this individual or group conferencing
  with students that teachers can meet the varied
  needs of writers in their classroom.
• At the end of the workshop, the teacher asks
  students to share their writing with partners or asks
  a few students to share their writing with the class.

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Math Curriculum
• Students participate in a daily math block. The
  math workshop is structured so students have
  opportunities to talk, write and solve problems.
• Math is structured to provide students whole and
  small group instruction.
  ❖ Whole group instruction, the students
     participate in problem solving and discussion
     of the math topic as a whole class.
  ❖ Students then move to work independently,
     with partners, and in small groups to apply the
     mathematical concepts.
  ❖ Small group instruction focus is targeted and
     reinforces new or previously taught material.
     Students are grouped based on their needs.

Math Curriculum
■ The core text in mathematics is Pearson’s EnVision
  Math 2.0. The research-based program and its
  resources fully support and align with the
  Massachusetts Mathematics Curriculum Frameworks.
■ EnVision Math is a math program that balances skill
  instruction with instruction that develops conceptual
  understanding through problem-based interactive
  and visual learning.
■ The curriculum has 3 key focal points:
  ❑ Conceptual Development- Interactive Learning +
     Visual Learning
  ❑ Ongoing Assessment, Diagnosis, and Intervention
  ❑ Differentiated Instruction

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

 •    Tuesday, January 22, 2019: Lincoln School and Roosevelt School -
      (Snow Date Thursday, January 24, 2019)

 •    Wednesday, January 23, 2019: Hoover School and Winthrop School
      - (Snow Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2019)

 •    Wednesday, January 30, 2019: Horace Mann School and Franklin
      School - (Snow Date: Thursday, January 31, 2019)

      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 3rd, and
    closes on Sunday, February 17th, 2019

❖   Log onto www.melroseschools.com

Example

Example

Requirements and Documents for
Kindergarten:
    Requirements for Kindergarten:
 ❖ Must be 5 years of age by September 1, 2019.
 ❖ 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. These
  documents must be an original mailed from the
  bill source, not a fax or print out from an online
  billing/payment center.

❖ 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 3rd and will close on
February 17th, 2019.
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 4th, 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
   Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School (café), 350 Lynn Fells Pkwy.
❖ Wednesday, March 6th, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  Parent Information Center, (Central Admin.) 360 Lynn Fells Pkwy.
❖ Thursday, March 7tht, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  Parent Information Center, (Central Admin.) 360 Lynn Fells Pkwy.

    •   Parents who require translation services are requested to attend the
        March 4th or March 6th registration.

    •   Registrations received after March 7th, 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 15, 2019 and March 22,
    2019.
❖   You will receive your appointment for the
    screening at Kindergarten Registration.
❖   Screenings will be held at the Franklin Early
    Childhood Center.

Our Expectations
"Prepare the Child for the Path and Not the Path
  for the Child"
                                 Author
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