Prepared for Act 46 Elementary Study Committee for Dover,Marlboro and Wardsboro
Posted on 10/16/2016 Marlboro Wardsboro
Demographics
● Population in 2010: 1,124 ~ Population change since 2000: -20.3%
○ Males: 585 (52.0%) ~ Females: 539 (48.0%)
● Median resident age: 49.3 years ~ Vermont median age: 45.8 years
● Estimated median household income in 2013: $55,830 (it was $43,824 in 2000)
○ Dover: $55,830
○ VT: $52,578
● Estimated per capita income in 2013: $32,982 (it was $23,485 in 2000)
● Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $265,476 (it was $143,300 in 2000)
○ Dover: $265,476
○ VT: $218,300
● Mean prices in 2013: All housing units: $237,863; Detached houses: $253,344; Townhouses or other attached units:
$214,511; In 2-unit structures: $225,990; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,677; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $114,191;
Mobile homes: $77,393
Instruction
● Teachers design instruction to meet individual student needs.
Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards,
Vermont’s Early Learning Standards, Vermont Framework of
Standards and Learning Opportunities, and the International
Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Program
● Textbooks and materials are not dictated by principal or board.
● Daily schedule decided by instructor.
● Teachers use data to design child-centered interventions.
● Instructional Design is supported through professional development
courses, workshops, and independent study
● Teachers continually review units, lessons, and interventions with the
principal and interventionists.
● Teachers are trained to differentiate instruction and provide in-class
targeted interventions as needed.
● Significant investments in PreK 3 and PreK 4 have proven effective in
early identification and intervention on behalf of individual student needs.
IB Primary Years Program Implementation
● Significant local investment since 2014 (~ $73,000)
● Teachers and administrators have attended a total of 24 IB
implementation courses
● Application to be submitted in the spring of 2017
● Expect to be “authorized” in the 2017-2018 school year
Identity
● Well established Pre K
● IB implementation
● Teachers are instructional
designers
● Politically savvy and
experienced board
● Great history of community
support for the school
● Active school club
● Dedicated staff
● School choice
● Strong Administrative History
[Reference ● http://www.city-data.com/city/Dover-Vermont.html]
