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In the spring of 2015 our students participated in the first administration of the PARCC
Assessment Program. Our students in Grades 3-6 completed computer based online
assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Results for our schools can be
viewed on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) web site at:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/parcc/achievement_level.aspx?orgcode=00380000&fycode=
2015&orgtypecode=5&
Our students continued to participate in the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment
System (MCAS) Grade 5 Science and Technology and Engineering Assessment.
Additional information regarding the performance of Boxford students including
historical trends, the Composite Performance Index, and the Student Growth Percentiles
can be found on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s web site at:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/mcas/achievement_level.aspx?linkid=32&orgcode=0038
0000&orgtypecode=5&http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/mcas/achievement_level.aspx?linki
d=32&orgcode=00380000&orgtypecode=5&
Our students performed well on the PARCC Assessments and continue to perform well
on MCAS Assessments. It is anticipated that new Science curricula and materials will be
needed over the next several years to allow our students to keep pace with changes made
to the MCAS resulting from the state’s Common Core Standards. A complete School and
District Report Card for 2015 published by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education for Boxford can be found at:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/reportcard/districtreportcardoverview.aspx?linkid=37
&orgcode=00380000&fycode=2015&orgtypecode=5&
http://www.tritownschoolunion.com/district/news/boxford-nclbesea-school-district-
report-card
Curriculum and Program Development
The Boxford Elementary Schools maintains a website that contains detailed information
about our ongoing initiatives in curriculum, instruction and professional development.
These web-based resources can be located at
http://www.tritownschoolunion.com/district/curriculum-0.
Educators continue to implement lessons that align with the Massachusetts Frameworks
in English Language Arts and Mathematics and have participated in ongoing professional
development to support these subject areas since the adoption of the revised standards in
2010.
Fundations (Language Word Study Program) has been successfully implemented in
grades K, 1 and 2 at Cole and will be implemented in grade 3 at Spofford Pond School
during the 2016-2017 school year. A Tri-Town Science Committee was established in the
fall of 2014 consisting of educators representing grades Pre K-grade 6 including staff
members in a variety of roles. This committee is in the second year of the search process
and is reviewing and evaluating programs from many publishers. The committee hopes to
make a recommendation to the school committee regarding a recommendation for a
Science curriculum adoption in the fall of 2016 with the hopes of implementation in the
fall of 2017.
Professional Development
Record numbers of educators participated in professional development courses during
this past school year. Below is a list of the in-district graduate level courses offered:
Reader’s Workshop (K-2)

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