Page 8 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023 SCHOOL | FROM Page 1 the plan repeatedly stressed that parents were grateful for what they described as the wonderful and amazing work the district's special education teachers were doing with their children. They did say they would like to see more community-based opportunities for their children and some professional development for general education teachers. The reorganization would begin with an administrator who would work under Gallucci to oversee the program. "We need a special education champion to move our practice forward," said Gallucci. There has been a rush of studies that describe the learning loss students suffered during the pandemic. That loss had an even greater impact on special education students. The plan to reorganize special education involves layering in adequate support that teachers need to best assist students. Educators feel the need to increase the number of special education coordinators to work with teachers in every school. Currently, schools share team leaders who are focused on testing and meeting with families which leaves little time for them to be involved in actual instruction. Gallucci said one of the reasons behind Revere's academic success is teaching coaches that help educators fi ne tune their instruction to better help students. But that type of support currently doesn't exist in special education. The plan also calls for fi ve new psychologists who will help identify where a child is struggling and put resources in place to best help them succeed. Superintendent Diane Kelly said the reorganization would cost about $1 million and the school department is in a position to fund the plan. The hope is to launch the newly designed special education program next September to best help the district's most vulnerable learners. ~ Home of the Week ~ OPEN HOUSE Saturday, March 25, 11:30-1:00 & Sunday, March 26, 12-1:30 LYNNFIELD - 1st AD - CAREFREE LIVING AT ITS BEST! This wonderful lighting, livingrm w/ceiling fan, kitchen w/granite counters, breakfast bar w/ seating plus center island w/wine cooler, Bosch stainless steel appliances, Fisher double dishwasher, lg dining room offers slider w/custom Duette glass door, & exceptional walk in closet w/custom shelving & built-ins, 2 interior doors, natural gas hook-up for outdoor grilling. Exceptional unit - View the interior of this home right on your smartphone. RevereTV Spotlight T he Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center holds events to celebrate all kinds of holidays, and RevereTV tries to get to as many as possible. Last week, the center held a St. Patrick’s Day party that included lunch and entertainment. The coverage of this celebration is now playing on the Community Channel after the Senior Health Series and daily concert replays. The Senior Center is also continuing cooking classes. RevereTV was able to catch a recent class with Ahmad Karageh from Safy Market on Broadway. Ahmed taught the seniors how to make grape leaves with dipping sauce. Those who took the class not only watched Ahmed as he cooked, but they got handson experience when learning how to roll the grape leaves themselves. This cooking class is now playing on the Community Channel every day over the next month. The Susan B. Anthony Middle School Drama Club and Band presented a musical last week. RevereTV was able to record the Friday night performance and will soon be scheduling it on the Community Channel. This event and all other public events covered by RevereTV are posted to social media and scheduled to play on television in the next weeks. The Community Channel is 8/1072 for Comcast subscribers and 3/614 on RCN. The City of Revere along with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and an advisory committee held another “Let’s Talk About Childcare in Revere!” community forum. This took place virtually, welcomed resident participants and was recorded and aired live on RTV GOV. This forum was about childcare in Revere now and improving or providing more aff ordable options for childcare in general in the city. You can watch this forum again at any time on RevereTV’s YouTube page, but it is still scheduled in the meeting cycle on RTV GOV. Meetings from last week now replaying on RTV GOV include the Commission on Disabilities, License Commission and Traffi c Commission. There were two promotion ceremonies, one for Revere Police and one for Revere Fire, that are still replaying on RTV and stay posted to YouTube. Congresswoman Katherine Clark held a press conference last Friday at the Riverfront District near the Point of Pines. To view this announcement, you can watch RTV GOV at various times over the next few weeks or at your convenience on YouTube.
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