Notes from the Superintendent

One of our goals this year was to improve student attendance at the high school. We are shooting to achieve the State Education Department’s goal for schools of a 95% attendance rate and, as the chart below indicates, we are getting closer! Click on the graph to see details.

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Our students have been compiling an impressive list of college acceptances this spring. Check it out by clicking here.

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We periodically become aware of various “urban legends” that circulate about student behavior, particularly at the middle and high school levels. As with other aspects of our schools, we find that the best approach in helping to distinguish fact from fiction is to collect data. A committee that includes parent members and a [...]

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It is pretty apparent when you drive by our school that our construction project is in full swing. The work in front involves construction of a three-story addition containing science and general education classrooms, a new high school library, a new health center, and new middle and high school offices. What you can’t [...]

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Most of you have heard about the No Child Left Behind act (NCLB). It has become increasingly controversial and things are heating up as it comes up for renewal. The recent NY Times article is illuminating (click to view the article).

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Our goals for this year at the elementary level have focused on providing an intensive on-site professional development program for teachers in the areas of English Language Arts and Math. We have contracted with the AUSSIE consulting group to provide demonstration lessons and coaching right in teachers’ classrooms. They recently presented a report [...]

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In keeping with our district’s reputation for staying on the cutting edge of technology, I decided it was time for me to join the world of Web 2.0 (don’t ask me exactly what that means) and start my own blog. Interestingly enough, I discovered that Microsoft Word does not yet recognize “blog” as a [...]

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