Dear JGW Families:

Every year, each public school and school district in Massachusetts receives a report card. Just as your child’s report card shows how they are doing in different subjects, the school’s report card is designed to show families how our school is doing in different areas. A link to our school’s report card is available on our school website and directly accessible at https://reportcards.doe.mass.edu/2025/01280085

The report card includes multiple measures of a school’s performance – more than just MCAS scores. It represents a new way of looking at school performance, by providing information on student achievement, teacher qualifications, student learning opportunities, and more. 

Report cards are designed to be useful tools for everyone connected to our school. Families can use the information to have meaningful conversations with us about what the school is doing well and where there is room for improvement. Community and education leaders can use the information to better understand how to support students and our school.

You will notice on our report card that in 2025 100% of JGW teachers were licensed, and 97.5% were licensed in the area that they taught. Student attendance continued to improve with a 93.4% average daily attendance. Average absences continued to decline down to 11.4 per student per year. And, finally, the JGW overall accountability classification was “Substantial Progress Toward Targets” which means that we are moving in the right direction. To improve student performance in our school, we continue to stress the importance of excellent attendance. Students must be in school every day in order to get the most out of their educational experience. We continue our implementation of the Wit & Wisdom ELA curriculum resource in grade 5 and Eureka 2 math curriculum in grade 5-8. We encourage you to become involved in helping us improve our school. We see parents as critical partners in the success of our students and school, and we are grateful for your continued support.

Finally, JGW does receive federal Title I funds, you also have the right to request the following information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teachers:

·    Whether your child’s teacher is licensed in the grade levels and subject areas they teach,

·    Whether your child’s teacher is teaching under an emergency license or waiver,

·    The college degree and major of your child’s teacher, and

·    Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

If you have questions about our school’s report card, would like to become involved in school improvement activities, or would like to request information about the qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher, please contact me at khigginbottom@haverhill-ps.org. To see our district’s report card or to search for other schools’ report cards, visit reportcards.doe.mass.edu. 

Sincerely,

Kevin Higginbottom, Principal