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build skills, engage in community service, and serve Report of the in leadership roles. Students are encouraged to partic• School Committee ipate in music, art, theatre, clubs, and interscholastic b, athletics. Superintendent: Ann Bradshaw The Mashpee Public Schools have leveraged Business Manager: Maria Hortaridis outside funding sources to advance important cumcu. ;k lura improvement initiatives. One-time grant funding!` Director of Curriculum, C from the federal economic recovery package allowed s Instruction, and Assessment: Debra Goulart Volunteer Coordinator: Elizabeth Wunder the district to direct significant energy and resources toward improving student learning in mathemat• ; ,1 Mission ics. Grant funds have been used for professional i development for teachers, including graduate courses The Mission Statement of the Mashpee Public and in-class coaching and modeling. Nearly every Schools describes our purpose as an organization. teacher of mathematics from kindergarten to high'" ' The Mashpee Public School system school has taken one or more sections of Developing offers an academic program of sufficient Mathematical Ideas, a graduate course offered after rigor, scope, and depth for all students. The F school. We have been fortunate to have the expertise � overriding goal of this program is to prepare of Dona Apple, who is a leader in mathematics students to be confident and life-long learners improvement in New England. Ms. Apple served as who possess a strong sense of community that the instructor for the graduate courses and worked will be evidenced in each student's contribu- with teachers in classrooms and small groups to pro*,V ) tion to society over a lifetime. mote excellent instruction in Mashpee classrooms, Grant funds were also used to purchase a new ele- 4` Vision mentary mathematics curriculum. After a thorough " The vision statement for the district defines review of mathematics programs with evidence of excellence and what we strive to become. effectiveness, the faculties of K.C. Coombs and �I Quashnet Schools adopted Everyday Mathematics. This rigorous program incorporates The vision of the Mashpee Public Schools is to ensure that all students achieve challenging learning standards with a balanced 1 academic excellence in a safe, respectful,and approach of problem solving and computation to personalized learning environment. ensure that students have the skills they need to be successful in mathematics. Everyday Mathematics is Quality teaching, small class sizes, and used in preschool through grade six. a the use of technology will prepare students for future challenges. After a multi-step application process, Mashpce y High School was selected as one of 45 schools in the ' `xxR School Committee Members state to participate in the Advanced Placement (AP) Richard Bailey served as Chairman of the school program of the Massachusetts Math and Science f` Initiative. Funded by the Gates, Exxon, and Dell committee, Janice Mills was Vice Chair, and Kathy Stanley was Secretary. Members were Jose Franco, Foundations, the long-term goal of the AP program is MaryRose Grady (resigned January 2010) and Scott to encourage more students to participate in challeng- McGee (elected May 2010). ing coursework in high school and to prepare students to succeed in college. The AP program will bring ' Review of 2009-2010 $300,000 in high quality professional development The Mashpee Public Schools continued to and instructional materials to the district over the next three years. Prior to participation in this program,the improve student achievement, with significant gains on the MCAS, SAT, and Advanced Placement exams. high school had worked successfully over the past sev eral years to increase their AP course offerings and to Despite a difficult financial environment, the district encourage more students to enroll in AP courses. In was able to maintain a comprehensive curriculum and the 2007-2008 school year, 100 AP exams were taken; provide opportunities for students to explore interests, r in 2009-2010, the number of exams was up to 144' Y'. .7 112