At 91PornPlus, we believe that all children can and do learn every day. \u00a0It is our mission to develop and nurture a system in which continuous learning and improvement is a fundamental part of the culture. \u00a0To that end, we have engaged students, teachers, and community members in developing a Strategic Plan in which we support differentiated learning environments for students, foster collaboration and professional development among teachers, and provide high quality curriculum and materials. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>District Curriculum Accommodation Plan (DCAP)<\/b> is a key component of our approach. \u00a0The DCAP was written by a team of Wellesley educators in order to articulate a set of <\/span>accommodations<\/span><\/i> at the elementary and secondary levels. <\/span>Accommodations<\/span><\/i> are instructional strategies provided by general educators that facilitate access to curriculum. DCAP accommodations incorporate elements of best practices and do not change the content of the WPS curriculum. Rather, they support multiple learning styles and assist students in accessing the environment, curriculum or materials. The WPS DCAP divides accommodations into four categories: presentation, setting, timing, and response. The WPS DCAP is a resource for teachers who are seeking to best educate the variety of learners who makeup our classrooms. In the following pages, educators, parents, and students should find practical applications for how to support diverse learners. <\/span><\/p>\n In accordance with <\/span>Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 71, Section MGL38Q1\/2<\/span><\/i>, and led by the building principal, staff at each school will use the DCAP as a catalog of best practices in order to ensure that best instructional strategies and supports are available for both students and staff.<\/span><\/p>\n The Wellesley School District endeavors to create optimal learning experiences for all students. \u00a0The Wellesley DCAP guides administrators, teachers, and parents in ensuring that all possible efforts have been made to meet students\u2019 needs in the general education program. \u00a0Holding high expectations for all students requires that educators and parents understand, respect, and consider the effects of diverse learning, cultural, and linguistic needs when making instructional choices. The DCAP describes best classroom practices and serves to strengthen and improve the general education program for all students.<\/span> Accommodations are changes in the way<\/span> a student accesses the general education curriculum. \u00a0An accommodation may involve an alteration of the <\/span>presentation, response, setting, or timing\/scheduling of instruction. \u00a0<\/span>Accommodations do not alter what is being taught. \u00a0Accommodations do not have to be formalized in an IEP (Individualized Education Program) or a 504 Plan; they may also be provided informally by the teacher as part of regular education instruction.<\/span><\/p>\n How does the teacher get information across?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Examples of accommodations include:<\/b> providing graphic organizers, prompts, checklists examples and models, and audio and visual supports.<\/span><\/p>\n What is the physical educational setting?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Examples of accommodations include:<\/b> allowing for preferential seating, differentiated and flexible small groups, opportunities for movement, breaks and use of technology tools to adjust for noise levels.<\/span><\/p>\n What is the time of day, how much time is allotted, and what is the pace of lessons?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Examples of accommodations include:<\/b> breaking up larger assignments, use of breaks, a timer or a schedule of tasks within instructional blocks.<\/span><\/p>\n How do students communicate what they know to teachers?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Examples of accommodations include:<\/b> providing a computer\/iPad or verbal opportunities for responses, graphic organizers, teacher check-ins and reducing the number of required responses.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" INTRODUCTION At 91PornPlus, we believe that all children can and do learn every day. \u00a0It is our mission to develop and nurture a system in which continuous learning and improvement is a fundamental part of the culture. \u00a0To… Continue Reading Elementary District Curriculum Accommodation Plan (DCAP)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":378,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3227","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","","tg-column-two"],"aioseo_notices":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2025-04-13 22:55:54","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3227"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3237,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3227\/revisions\/3237"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}RATIONALE<\/b><\/h3>\n
VISION<\/b><\/h3>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\nWellesley Elementary Schools: <\/b>What We Have<\/i><\/b>
\n<\/b><\/h2>\nSUPPORTS FOR OUR STUDENTS<\/b><\/h3>\n
General<\/b>
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Literacy<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/h4>\n\n
Math<\/b>
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SUPPORTS FOR OUR PARENTS & COMMUNITY<\/b>
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SUPPORTS FOR OUR EDUCATORS<\/b><\/h3>\n
General<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/h4>\n\n
Teacher Mentoring<\/b>
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ACCOMMODATIONS<\/span><\/h2>\n
Areas of Need<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n
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Four Categories of Accommodations<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n
Presentation<\/b><\/h4>\n
Setting<\/span><\/h4>\n
Timing<\/span><\/h4>\n
Response<\/span><\/h4>\n