Hendrickson continues,“We talk a lot about collective practice for collective impact. So all the conversations around staffing models, changing room layouts, flexible furniture, thinking about what’s on the walls, is so the system and the classroom experience align. It’s not just the work of the teachers, it’s the work of the whole system.” SAFETY, BELONGING AND COLLABORATION When it comes to safety, Farmington Public Schools recognizes the importance of connection. “In order for us to feel safe and secure, we need to have those some of the basic needs for all of our schools, but now we’re moving forward into our program needs.” The investment is also helping create innovative new spaces, including a 5000 square foot multipurpose area focused on STEAM and STEM.“That infrastructure can be as small as some new furnishings to start, all the way up to knocking down walls and creating spaces for teachers to work collaboratively and have our students be able to have the space to work in small groups and work independently, or as a large group as necessary,” Dr. Coffin expands. 261 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 11 FARMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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