Program Reviews
K-12 Guidance (2022)
Marla Schay, 6-12 Guidance Director, presented the K-12 Guidance Self-Study to School Committee on May 20, 2019. The external review was held April 25-26, 2022.
Click here for the 2022 K-12 Guidance Department Self Study Report
Click here for the 2022 K-12 Guidance Program External Review Report
6-12 Athletics (2019-Present)
The Athletics department did an internal review in 2019, which was paused during the COVID-19 Pandemic. An external review is expected soon.
Click here for the 2022 6-12 Athletics Department Self Study Report
K-12 Social Studies (November 2022)
The district engaged in a K-12 Social Studies Program Review in 2022. The external review committee visited Weston Schools May 9-10, 2022, with Dr. Robert Martinelle, a lecturer in the Social Studies Education/Teaching & Learning Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development chairing the committee. Other members of the committee included professionals from area public schools and universities and curriculum associate with iCivics. Dr. Martinelle reported the committee’s findings to the School Committee on November 29, 2022.
Click here for the 2021 K-12 Social Studies Department Self Study Report
Click here for the 2022 K-12 Social Studies Program External Review Report
K-12 Science (August 2023)
The K-12 Science Department, led by Dr. Steve Ribisi, 6-12 Science Department Head, and Dr. Susan Erickson, K-5 Science Curriculum Specialist, completed the major components of the self-study process and presented its self-study to the School Committee on January 9, 2023. Thomas J. McKenna, Ph.D. Assistant Professor for BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, chaired the Committee. The committee presented their findings to the School Committee on May 20. 2024.
Click here for the 2022 K-12 Science Department Self Study Report
Click here for the 2023 K-12 Science Program External Review Report
K-12 METCO (November 2024)
The K-12 METCO Program Review took place April 24- May 2, 2024. Dr. Keith Lezama, Vice President of Diversity Equity and Inclusion/Chief Diversity Officer and Deputy Title IX Coordinator at Emmanuel College chaired this committee. Other members of the committee included professionals from different grade levels from area public schools. The committee presented their findings to the School Committee on November 18, 2024.
K-12 Music (January 2024)
The K-12 Music Program Review took place November 16-17, 2023. Reagan Paras, Associate Professor for Berklee College of Music, chaired the Committee. The committee presented their findings to the School Committee on May 20. 2024.
Click here for the K-12 Music Program Self Evaluation Report
Click here for the 2024 K-12 Music Program External Review Report
K-12 Health & Wellness (Oct 2011)
The K-12 Wellness Education Program review took place October 27-28, 2011. Dr. Patricia L. McDiarmid, Ed.D, Associate Professor of Health Education at Springfield College, chaired the review committee. The Committee was comprised of Health & Physical Education faculty at the college, secondary, and elementary levels; Health & Physical Education district administrators and curriculum developers; high school administrators; college-level teachers of physical education, and a Weston High School alumnus currently completing a graduate degree in Physical Education. Dr. McDiarmid presented the committee’s findings to the School Committee on March 26, 2012 and the Wellness Education Department’s response to that report was presented to the School Committee by Mitch Finnegan on October 15, 2012.
Click here for the K-12 Wellness Education Program Review Report
Click here for the K-12 Wellness Educaton Department Response
K-12 World Language (2024-Present)
The K-12 World Languages Department will undergo an external review on January 6-7- , 2024. A visiting committee from outside of the district will spend those days reviewing materials, observing classes, and meeting with students, faculty, administrators and parents. Their purpose is to collect data and summarize their findings in response to a charge that was approved by the School Committee. Dr. Catherine Ritz, Program Director for the World Language Education and Curriculum & Teaching programs at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, chaired the committee.
K-12 Visual Arts (Oct 2013)
The K-12 Art Department presented its self-study to the School Committee on June 3, 2013 in anticipation of an External Program Review scheduled for October 16-18, 2013. The team of six educators, representing area public and private schools, was chaired by Barbara Milot, Professor of Art at Framingham State University. She presented the committee’s findings to the School Committee on February 10, 2014. On March 3, 2014, the response to those findings from the K-12 Visual Arts Department was presented to the School Committee by Chris Fehl, K-12 Visual Arts Director.
Click here for the K-12 Art Department Self Study Report
Click here for the K-12 Art Department Program Review Report
Special Education (Nov 2015)
EDCO Collaborative was contracted by Weston Public Schools to conduct a Special Education Program Evaluation. Dr. Marguerite Connolly, Director of Student Services, and Dr. John Brackett, Interim Superintendent, requested this evaluation aimed at determining the effectiveness of special education programs and services in supporting positive outcomes for students receiving special education services, and to identify areas of strength and areas for improvement in department organization, programming, and delivery of services.
Click here for the Special Education Program Review Report
(Presented 1/11/16)
ELA/Drama (June 2016)
The PreK-12 ELA/Drama Department developed its self study report during the 2015-2016 school year and presented it to the School Committee on June 6, 2016. Dr. Mary Ann Cappiello, Associate Professor of the Language and Literacy Division, and Coordinator of the Collaborative Internship Partnership of Lesley University’s Graduate School of Education, chaired an external review of Weston’s PreK-12 ELA/DRAMA program from November 8-10, 2016. She presented her findings to the School Committee at its March 20, 2017 meeting. On May 22, 2017, Pamela Bator, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching & Learning, Kate Lemons, Gr. 6-12 English Department Head and Kath Odell, Elementary Reading & Writing Specialist, presented the department’s response to the external review’s findings to School Committee.
Click here for the ELA/Drama Self-Study Report
Click here for the ELA/Drama Program Review Report
Click here for the ELA/Drama Department Response to the External Review
K-12 Math Program Review (May, 2020)
On February 25 & 27, 2020, a committee of private and public school educators visited our schools to evaluate Weston’s K-12 Mathematics program. The purpose of this external review was to collect data and respond to the charge set forth by the School Committee. This charge stemmed from the 2019 self-study by Weston’s K-12 Math Department. The committee, chaired by Kate Ariemma Marin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Education Studies at Stonehill College, reviewed materials, observed teaching and learning, and heard from faculty, administrators, families and community members. Dr. Marin presented her committee’s findings in a report to the School Committee on May 18, 2020.
Click here for the 2019 K-12 Math Department Self Study Report
Click here for the 2020 K-12 Math Program External Review Report
K-12 Math (2007)
The K-12 Math Program Review took place on March 8 & 9, 2007. The Chair, Dr. Donna Beers, Mathematics Professor from Simmons College, presented the Committee’s findings to the School Committee in the Spring of 2007. The Departmental response to those findings were presented the following fall to School Committee.
Click here for the Math Program Review Report
Click here for the Response to the Math Program Review Report
Two year cycles. First there is a year of internal review, and then a year of external, then action.
|
Department |
Last Ext. Review |
Tentative Future Review Time |
|
Guidance |
Ongoing |
2021 Internal, 2022 External |
|
Athletics |
Ongoing |
2019-2021 (internal) 2021-2022 (begin external) |
|
K-12 Social Studies |
Ongoing |
2020-21 (internal), 2021-22 (begin external) |
|
K-12 Science |
Ongoing |
2021-22 (begin internal). 2022-23 (begin external) |
|
K-12 Music |
Ongoing |
2022 (begin internal). 2022-23 (begin External) |
|
K-12 METCO |
December 2008 |
2022-23 (begin internal). 2023-24 (begin External) |
|
K-12 Health & Wellness & PE |
Oct 2011 |
2023-24 (Internal), 2024-25 (Extental) |
|
K-12 World Language |
Oct 2014 |
2023-24 (internal), 2024-25 (external) |
|
K-12 Visual Arts |
Oct 2013 |
2023-24 (internal), 2024-25 (external) |
|
K-12 Special Education |
Nov 2015 |
2024-25 (internal), 2025-26 (external) |
|
ELA/Drama |
June 2016 |
2025-26 (Internal), 2026-27 (external) |
|
K-12 Math |
Feb 2020 |
2027-28 (internal), 2028-29 (external) |
