Instruction & Assessment

The Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough provides a responsive education for each student. Proficiency levels and benchmarks are set and a variety of learning data and artifacts are used to track student progress over time. Principals and educators meet regularly to analyze student achievement data in relation to student growth. Educators within each of the schools ask themselves:

“What knowledge and skills should every student acquire as a result of instruction?”
“How will we know when each student has acquired the essential knowledge and skills?”
“How will we respond when students do not learn?”
“How will we respond when students have clearly achieved the articulated outcomes?”

Instruction is designed to meet the needs of students at all levels of learning. Schools use a framework, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) to ensure that all students receive a challenging, high-quality educational experience. Schools work collaboratively to optimize data-driven decision-making, progress monitoring, and the use of evidence-based tiered supports to meet the needs of all learners in terms of social emotional and academic learning.