Summer literacy, ESY and credit-recovery programs report strong participation

Assistant Superintendent Neil Weathers told the Board that summer programming served hundreds of students across three targeted initiatives: K-3 literacy at Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy (over 100 registered, ~90% daily attendance across eight classrooms: "4 unilingual and 4 dual language classrooms"), Extended School Year (ESY) for 65 students with IEPs (~85% average daily attendance), and Windham High's credit-recovery program (70 students enrolled; more than 100 semester credits earned).

Weathers said the K-3 and ESY sites were selected for air conditioning during the hottest month and highlighted curriculum resources used in K-3, including Curriculum Associates Magnetic Reading and American Reading Company. He credited staff for strong daily participation and noted some students earned between a half credit and 1.5 credits in recovery courses.