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Progress 2017-18
  • Internal review scheduled for 2018-19 (when the Director of Community Engagement returns from a sabbatical focusing on our community partnerships)
Progress 2017-18
  • A faculty committee has issued recommendations to expand sports options to grade 6 and to establish an intramural program for grades 4 & 5 – stay tuned for more developments
Progress 2017-18
  • Surveyed students, parents, and faculty regarding homework and student wellness
Progress 2017-18
  • Refined the work of the Student Support Team at the transition points of our school
Progress 2017-18
  • Developed the “MindWorks” program for our Middle School students
Progress 2017-18
  • Developed and published a “Whom to see about…” document for students and parents
  • Reconstituted the Student Support Team and conducted an audit of current support systems and procedures
Progress 2017-18
  • Created student course evaluation templates to be refined and shared across divisions and departments
Progress 2017-18
  • Designed our ISACS Self-Study process to provide a preschool-12 view of the curriculum and program at Breck School
Progress 2017-18
  • Multiple professional development opportunities for faculty, including an all-faculty workshop in April, 2018, to train 100% of our teachers in a neuro-developmental framework for use when working with students
  • Established a popular speaker series to communicate up-to-date research to parents
  • Added the “Affective Neuroscience” elective to the Upper School course offerings
Progress 2017-18
  • A full committee of faculty and administration considered and evaluated several possibilities during the 2016-17 school year
  • This investigation continues in smaller groups during the 2017-18 school year
Progress 2017-18
  • Added over thirty new or revised courses in the Upper School, including a substantial re-working of the History curriculum and a re-ordering of the Science sequence
  • Increased our interdisciplinary offerings to nearly ten courses
  • Switched to Math in Focus (Singapore Math) in the Lower School
  • Continued to grow our STEAM curriculum in the Lower School
  • Investigated online and blended coursework as a pedagogical “next step” for our teachers
Progress 2017-18
  • Examined recruiting & hiring practices, focusing on the experience of candidates of color
  • Initiated conversations with teacher preparation programs and local universities with regard to recruiting diverse students
Progress 2017-18
  • Breck School Mission Statement reaffirmed in 2017 by the Board of Trustees
2017-18 Progress
  • New staffing/leadership for “Performance for Social Change,” an Upper School course
  • New elective course titled “Justice”
2017-18 Progress
  • Monthly Administrative and Faculty/Staff SEED (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) meetings throughout 2016-17 and 2017-18
2017-18 Progress
  • Conducted an audit of current practices at Breck School
  • Established a working definition of diversity and multicultural education at Breck School