Wappingers Central School District

Response:

In 2004, the Federal Government overhauled legislation about child nutrition in the nation's schools. With that legislation, school districts were required to have a local wellness policy and plan in addition to revising menu options to meet standards as well as other various practices. The Wappingers CSD Plan makes shares the importance of wellness, good nutrition and an active lifestyle, which all promotes student learning. The Wappingers Central School District Wellness Procedures and Standards (click on the link to access) can be accessed from the District's website.

For Wappingers, the Board of Education adopted policy 5900 - Local Wellness Policy (adopted 2006) that outlines the objectives of the District and building level Wellness Committee work.

The District's Wellness Committee meets several times throughout the school year to discuss the Wellness Plan as well as any concerns brought forward by the building level committees.

Annually the District shares the Wellness Plan with the Board of Education as per the legislation. The Wellness Plan was shared at the November 23, 2015, meeting of the Board of Education for the 2015-2016 year.

Response:

The Assessment Committee is comprised of teachers representing all ten elementary schools and grade levels K-6. During the 2015-2016 school year, the Assessment Committee reviewed all benchmark assessment programs utilized in the District on the elementary level to determine which program would best meet the needs of our students. In addition, the committee has worked with the Marzano Group and has received in-depth training on standards-based grading, creating proficiency scales, and using assessments in the classroom. Through this training, the Committee has worked diligently to create proficiency scales for our District. For the 2016-2017 school year, teachers can expect to see new proficiency scales for math and learn how to use these scales through a variety of professional development opportunities. These scales will help foster a common grading language throughout our district specific to math. 

Response:

The Report Card Committee is representative of teachers at all grade levels K-6. The charge of the committee is to review the K-6 report card to ensure it accurately communicates a student’s academic and social progress in school. The committee takes into consideration feedback from parents and teachers and recommends modifications to language, format, and content, in the interest of providing clear, accurate, and relevant information on student performance and progress throughout the year.