He added that some grade level numbers would likely change as administrators learn of students who withdrew from the district after transferring to private schools or moving out of Wilton. Including Pre-K, outpaced and Community Steps students, the total district count is 3,818 students. It’s a surprising number, coming in on the higher side of what the consultants at Milone and MacBroom forecasted. Smith reported that there are 3,713 students total enrolled in K-12 - 82 more than had been projected. One of the key areas Smith and his administrative team are watching closely is enrollment and how the higher-than-expected numbers of students enrolled for 2022-23 could impact the drive for results. So we’re hoping to see some different results sooner,” Smith said. … We’re trying to accomplish change in shorter cycles, and test ideas much more rapidly than I think we’re used to and schools, in general, are accustomed to. “That’s a bit of a paradigm shift for the way that we’re approaching this work. “We’re super excited to continue our focus on well-being… and really refocusing on responsive classroom and all of the things that, coming out of COVID, we just need to kind of regroup,” she said, adding, “I could say there’s a very positive vibe just going into this school year.”Īfter similar summaries from Middlebrook Principal Jory Higgins and Wilton High School Principal Robert O’Donnell, Smith summed up what all of the building principals and their teams will be focused on - students quickly making up lost ground.
… So all kinds of things are happening, even coming out of COVID, and we’re very excited ”Ĭider Mill School Principal Jennifer Falcone described similar improvements that will be implemented. … Kindergarten is going to launch a new SEL program called ‘Everyday Speech’ and officially launch ‘Play Workshop,’ … Our first grade will work on the new reading units, and second grade will be piloting the new illustrative math. “We launch the ‘Continuous Improvement Cycle’ and … we have our areas of focus for each grade level for this year. She listed some of the new programs that will be put in place this year. “We hosted probably over half of our incoming kindergarten students in summer fun programs… so over half of them have already kind of been to kindergarten,” she explained, setting up those students for success.
Miller-Driscoll Elementary School Principal Kathy Coon was the first to report her anticipation to the BOE members, from praising the custodial staff for making M-D look great to planning new programs designed to hone in on making up for pandemic-related disruptions to academic learning and social-emotional (SEL) development, especially critical for the Pre-K to Grade 2 students. “We’re going to have an absolutely amazing school year this year, so, you can mark my words, that’s going to happen,” Superintendent of Schools Kevin Smith promised.Įach of the four Wilton schools’ principals echoed their boss’ sentiments, describing how excited teachers are to return to work with their students - and how high their hopes are for what they’re going to accomplish right out of the gate in the new school year. 17 regular meeting of the Board of Education, the 2022-23 school year starting in less than two weeks will defy expectations. Judging by the enthusiasm and excitement Wilton Public Schools educators showed at the Wednesday, Aug. With additional reporting by Julia Nichols
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