New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Commission on Public Elementary and Middle Schools (CPEMS)

Promising Practices

CPEMS member schools are invited to share with their peers their school’s programs and processes with which they have had success or are, at the very least, planning to implement soon. The CPEMS website will list the name of the program(s), the school in which it is being used, and click on the name of the school listed for immediate access to the school's website for further information.  The Commission encourages each of you to submit a promising practice which can be used and shared.

to the featured schools for
    sharing their school's 
  "Promising Practices"


2010-2011 Schools "Promising Practices" Submissions

 King/Robinson Interdistrict Magnet School 
 New Haven, CT 
 Iline Tracy, Principal

 Program

 "Middle and Primary Year International Baccalaureate Program"


Sanborn Regional Middle School
Newton, NH
Alexander Rutherford, Principal

Program

"The Island" (A Failure Reduction Program)


John W. Wallace Middle School
Newington, CT
David Milardo, Principal

Programs

"Community of Practice" model (Professional Learning Communities)
"School Families" Initiative


Rochester Middle School
Rochester, NH
Valerie McKenney, Principal

Program

"Discipline Issue Reduction" (through PBIS)



Mountain View Middle School
Goffstown, NH
Jim Hunt, Principal

Programs

"District Emergency Response Program"
"Algebra I" (grade 7) - "Algebra II" (grade 8)


Walter C. Polson Middle School
Madison, CT
Frank Henderson

Program

"PRIDE" (Implementation of Advisor/Advisee Program)



East Hartford Middle School
East Hartford, CT
Nathan Quesnel

Programs

"Interdisciplinary Teaming"
"Technology Integration" (all content areas)



2009-2010 Schools "Promising Practices" Submissions

Daniel J. Bakie Elementary School
Kingston, NH
Debora Bamforth, Principal

Program

"WIN Period" (An approach to RTI)

Kennebunkport Consolidated Elementary School
Kennebunkport, ME
David Crandall, Principal

 Program

"GO GREEN"  (Curriculum Design around Green Practices)


 Timberlane Regional Middle School
 Plaistow, NH
 Michael Hogan, Principal

 Programs

TRMS Advisory Program
Literacy in the Content Area - RTI Model 

 


2008-2009 Schools "Promising Practices" Submissions

 Driggs Elementary School
 Waterbury, CT
 Marc Ladin, Principal

 Program

 Blue Behavior Program 
 

Fair Haven K-8 School
New Haven, CT
Kim Johnsky, Principal

Programs

Steps to Success
A Shared Commitment to the "Whole Child" All Year Through  


Walpole Elementary School (K-8)  
Walpole, New Hampshire
Samuel Jacobs, Principal 

Programs
Thinking Maps
Responsive Classroom
Power School/Power Grade   
Wilson Reading/Fundations 


Memorial School
Newton, New Hampshire
Jonathan Vander Els, Principal

Programs

  • RTI Model for Literacy