Lincoln School Committee accepts Hanscom school plans, reviews 2013 MCAS scores

LINCOLN -- October 24, 2013, Lincoln School Committee accepts Hanscom school plans and reviews mixed 2013 MCAS results. Hanscom Primary Principal Beth Ludwig and Hanscom Middle Principal Erich Ledebuhr presented improvement plans centered on a K-8 learning-targets push and, at the primary school, a new Behavioral, Emotional and Social Support team responding to teacher referrals within a week; both plans were unanimously accepted. The Director of Curriculum and Assessment reported no needs-improvement or warning ELA scores among Lincoln eighth-graders, meeting the federal 100-percent benchmark a year early, but Hanscom grades seven and eight remained below state averages in math, while Hanscom eighth-grade science jumped 23 percentage points to 51 percent proficient or advanced. The district rose from Level 2 to Level 1 under the state PPI. The committee also accepted warrants of $692,618.30 and $275,595.70, recognized Buck Creel as one of only 10 Massachusetts ASBO-certified school business administrators, and learned that 603 Hanscom students should generate $478,901 in additional DDS funding.