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Coronado's School Playgrounds May Remain Open During Summer

The school district proposes keeping certain playgrounds open over the summer. It also wants to expand a pilot testing program for students.

School is out for the summer, but the board of trustees work continues. At its meeting on Thursday, the board will discuss whether it should allow community access to playgrounds, even when school is not in session. It will also consider extending the (MAP) program.

School facilities are essentially for school programs and activities, but they are also community resources. When a parent suggested keeping the playground at open during the summer, so his sons wouldn’t climb the fence, the trustees agreed to consider the matter. 

The district has recommended keeping two facilities open—the grass play field at the and the asphalt and concrete playgrounds at Village Elementary. Other sites would remain closed due to security concerns, the district said.

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The board will also vote on whether to extend the MAP program, which was introduced as a pilot program in fall 2010. The program offers teachers a highly specific, computerized system for tracking a student’s academic progress. Nearly 400 students in grades three through 11 participated in MAP this year. Final results will not be available until August.

Still, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Claudia Gallant has seen enough benefits to recommend expanding the program into next year.

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If approved, all ninth grade English language arts students at and all students at would be added to the MAP program. Low-performing math and reading students at would also join the program.

MAP assesses the individual needs of students. Armed with the data, teachers can tailor curricula to meet those needs, allowing a child to reach his or her full potential. The program costs about $11,000 per year and is funded by a Students Achieving Through Technology in the 21st century (SATT 21) grant from the Department of Defense.

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