Assistant Superintendent Update

This has been a fantastic year with our students, families, teachers, and staff! We have accomplished a great deal as we continued to achieve many of our District strategic plan goals. We are very proud of our administrators, teachers, and students who have engaged in learning a great deal through our District goals of SEL, curriculum revision, Blended Learning and more in Grade level/Content professional development all year! Special thanks to everyone in our school community for all of their commitment, dedication, and care for our students as we continue to improve on all levels!

"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow." Anthony J. D'Angelo

We have visited schools, classrooms, and students every week and continued to build important relationships with all. It is wonderful to be a part of our students’ learning! Some of the events we have been part of: school events, concerts, special school academic events, P.B.I.S., and community events. We are very proud to be a part of the North Providence School Community!

#npsdpride #npsdlearns #npsdfeedthepositive

Email: louise.seitsinger@npsd.k12.ri.us
Website: npsd.k12.ri.us
Location: 2240 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence, RI, USA
Phone: 401-233-1100
Twitter: @NPAsstSupt

• Summer Reading and Math Initiative continues the second year for Grades K -12; all resources have been sent to families and are easily accessible through our district website under "Parent" "Resources"
• Completed the successful conduction of the PSAT10 and SAT assessments at NPHS; completed RICAS assessments in Grades 3-8; and RI Science Assessment in Grades 3, 8, and 11.
• AIMSWeb Plus Universal Screening (ongoing) by Reading Specialists to support teachers and Special Education Teachers at the Elementary Level; In addition, there was support of the analysis of data and progress monitoring for students
  
• Completed Spring District Universal Screening Assessments at the Elementary (AIMS Web Plus) and Secondary Levels (STAR); Utilizing data to provide interventions and progress monitor students; At both the Elementary and Middle School Levels students demonstrated evidence of improved reading proficiency
  
• Completed Spring Fountas and Pinnell reading assessment to support identifying and improving students' reading instructional levels; positive growth was evident at all levels
• Examined data at all levels using templates for school-wide conversations
  
• Received and sharing results of screenings with administrative team, staff, and families.
• After receiving 207-18 RICAS data https://lms.backpack.education/public/ride we reviewed and analyzed all data at district and school level in an effort to target areas of need in Reading and Math Grades 3-8
• Created a District Wide Action Plan to respond to our RICAS/SAT/PSAT Datahttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1bm8EguMz-ubeT3ivy58miGz4H2hLzGrG6RQIEq1j9hg/edit?usp=sharing
• All of our Principals created School-Based Action Plans in response to related RICAS and SAT/PSAT10 data for NPHS
• Continuing our work on consistent systematic review and analysis of district and school-wide data to improve both instruction and achievement
• Fundations program (Phonics/Pre-Reading Skills) in Grades K - 2 has gone very well. There is evidence this program is having a positive impact on our K - 2 reading achievement based on our spring AIMSWEB Plus and F & P data. www.wilsonlanguage.com/programs/fundations
• Successful piloting of the Summit Learning program www.summitlearning.org in Grade 5 at both Whelan and Stephen Olney Elementary School to support personalization of students' learning; Parents continue to be kept informed about this program and our students' success.
• Piloting of the Summit Learning program at Birchwood Middle School and a modified version for Ricci Middle School in Grade 7 for next year to bridge the Elementary program and the Middle to High School program. We are also looking to expand into other elementary schools (Centredale and Greystone) in the future.
• IXL Program continues www.ixl.com for all students in Grades K - 8 to support Math and Reading Interventions and Enrichment; Our student usage continues to grow each month with many classes and students receiving special awards from IXL for their success!
• Achieve 3000 Program continues www.achieve3000.com for all students in Grade 7 to support Reading Comprehension through Social Studies, Science, and ELA content; Usage and success in this program continue to grow at both Middle Schools; We are seeing improvements based on our STAR Reading Spring data.
• Achieve 3000 ongoing Professional Development including coaching and classroom teacher support
• Granted pilot of https://www.lexialearning.com/ to support literacy instruction through this personalized platform for our most at-risk students in ELL, Reading and Special Education for Grades K - 12. We are purchasing this outstanding reading intervention program for these students to support their literacy achievement.
• Continuing curriculum professional development at both Elementary and Secondary levels: Math, ELA, and integration of Blended Learning resources in all curriculum.
• Completed Reading Grade level P.D. for Grades K - 5 both Fall/Spring; Teachers collaborated to examine Fundations program success and continued success in their Reading Workshop and Grades 3-5 collaborated in improving Guided Reading strategies and continued success in their Reading Workshop
• Middle School Content Professional Development successfully conducted in the Fall/ Spring in collaboration with one of our teachers and FUSE Fellows, Mrs. Katie Bowers
• Our NPHS Science - Chemistry department was awarded a grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) to support further Blended Learning experiences
• Ongoing Science Professional Development in coordination with East Bay RI Collaborative at the Elementary level and ongoing support of RI Science Assessment, Spring, 2019
• NAEP Assessment was successfully conducted at Stephen Olney, Greystone, Birchwood and Ricci Schools

• Technology: 1:1 Devices for all students Grade 3-5; continuing to add more devices for primary students at the Elementary Level; ongoing 1:1 at Middle School Level; adding more Chromebooks at NPHS.
  
• Continuing new 504 forms and procedures Grades K-12 introduced last year.
  
• Continuing our District R.t.I./M.T.S.S. Committee to review our current District Guide and how procedures, intervention forms and intervention resources are moving forward.
  
• Continued Universal P.B.I.S. programs at Elementary and Middle level with further expansion at Elementary schools with no formal behavioral support programs.
  
• Continued M.T.S.S grant work (American Institutes for Research) with McGuire Elementary and Birchwood Middle School; seeking supports at other schools for next year.
  
• Our PTECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) program at North Providence High School continues to be a huge success and is recognized statewide for its achievements! We are so proud of our 82 students' outstanding work in the health field led by our Director, Mrs. Melissa Caffrey and team.
  
• Our Marine Trades program at both the North Providence High School and Birchwood Middle School continues to be an outstanding and real-world pathway for our students. Our Marine Trades Program at NPHS has received accreditation as a CTE program.
  
• The Mechatronics Program at Ricci Middle School and S.T.E.A.M. Program at Birchwood Middle School continue to be successful and growing!
• We have applied for CTE program approval for our Pre-Engineering/Robotics program at NPHS as part of a 3 year accreditation process.
• Awarded Champlin Grant for S.T.E.A.M. program at Birchwood which will be utilized to build a greenhouse/outdoor classroom; construction will be starting soon! Groundbreaking ceremony took place in May!
• The American Institute for Research (A.I.R.) continues to support our teachers at the Middle and High School levels in Math as part of the Better Teaching Math Network (B.T.M.N.). They will be working on improving Mathematical instructional practices and student engagement. Here is an article from the Valley Breeze regarding the successful B.T.M.N. program: https://bit.ly/2EwQYpI

• Continuing to conduct, review, and revise current Elementary and Secondary curriculum documents and resources on district teams in an effort to improve coherence and consistency of curriculum K –12; our teams for ELA and Math have met several times and will continue to meet at least once after school gets out to complete this important work.
  
• Met with all NPHS Department Chair teachers to review and discuss all curriculum documents.
• Coordinating meetings between NPHS Department Chairs and Middle School related Content teachers to collaborate on the vertical alignment of curriculum Grades 6-12
• Monthly meetings with K-12 Reading Specialists to work on curriculum, data analysis, and support collaboration. Continued work on a District Reading Website to share resources, materials, and strategies for teachers and families.
  
• Monthly meetings with Administrative Team, Elementary, and Middle School Administrative teams. Our goal is to improve communication, collaboration and support best leadership and instructional practices at all levels.
  
• Met with District Family Engagement Committee to support efforts for increased parent/family involvement at all levels. We are planning several activities for this year.
  
• Continuing to mentor an Elementary student in the district this year.
  
• Both Middle Schools and the High School P-TECH program sent student teams to the Junior Achievement Fair earlier this year in Providence.
  

It has been such a pleasure and honor to share and celebrate all of the exemplary teaching and learning we have experienced in the past several months. We have the best students in the world!!