03/28/2025
March 26th, 2025
Dear Families,
We are reaching out to invite families into the conversation about how to create the best learning environment for our students next year.
Currently the plan for next school year is that both Shoreham and Bridport will have combined classrooms of K/1, 2/3, and 4/5 students. This configuration is new for both buildings and has sparked discussions among our staff about how we can create grade configurations that ensure all of our students succeed. We brought this conversation to Superintendent Baker. She met with classroom teachers from both buildings and gave us permission to spend the next few weeks in a collaborative process with families and school staff to explore how to best structure our classrooms.
We do not have a preconceived plan about what might happen next. However, we see this as an opportunity to hear directly from parents and staff and to explore any possibility that could make our learning environments even more vibrant and bring more success for our students.
Over the next few weeks, we will offer a morning and evening time at each school for family members to join us to share your ideas, hopes, and wonders. We will also offer an option for both school communities to come together. You can find those dates and times below and we’ll reiterate them in our newsletters.
In addition to these scheduled times, we invite your ideas about another location (a parent’s home, a community gathering place, etc) where you would like to host a discussion. We will also create a form for you to reply and you are always welcome to ask either of us for an individual meeting.
In partnership,
Jennifer Urban
Principal
Upcoming Opportunities to Connect:
April 4th- Bridport Community Meeting- BCS Library- 6-7:30PM
April 8th- Bridport Community Meeting- BCS Library- 7:30AM- 8:30AM
April 16th- Combined Bridport & Shoreham Community Meeting- MUMS- 6:30PM
