Stories related to Southborough Public Schools, Algonquin Regional High School, and Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School.
Last month, I shared MCAS results for the town and asked what you thought. Last week, school officials told the Southborough School Committee what they think. Read the full article → from SWL: Southborough schools see steady increase in MCAS scores
This Monday will mark a tragic anniversary. October 13, 2005 is the day that Southborough teens Meghan and Shauna Murphy died in a car crash.
Southborough Wicked Local ran a story last month on efforts by Algonquin’s Leah Johnston and Hannah Mooney to share with peers a lesson learned from the tragedy. Read the full article → from SWL: Students remind peers of community’s loss
Northborough/Southborough Special Education Parent Advisory Council is holding a program to educate parents and guardians of special education students about their rights. Read the full article → from Basic Rights in Special Ed, October 21 (pre-register for handouts)
Woodward school and the Southborough Education Foundation celebrated the completion of an outdoor classroom. Read the full article → from Woodward outdoor classroom dedicated to Superintendent Gobron
Some stories I missed in the media recently relating to Southborough. These all have some tie to education. Read the full article → from “Education” Roundup: Educator honored, cultural exchange, graduate, and skateboard class
Everyone knows that the schools hold fundraisers throughout the year. Even if you child isn’t in a Southborough public school, you may have been hit up to buy something in support. Read the full article → from School fundraisers that don’t cost you anything
The Massachusetts Department of Education has released the results of the MCAS tests from spring 2014.
How did we do? It depends on your perspective. Read the full article → from MCAS results out: How Southborough performed
Southborough Wicked Local reports that combined school committees greenlighted exploring school schedules and students’ sleep needs. Read the full article → from Combined school committees to study fixes to let students get more sleep
Southborough Recreation is offering competitive academics as after school programs. Woodward and Neary students can improve their vocabulary and verbal reasoning through WordMasters. Neary students can also strengthen math and problem solving abilities through Math Olympiads. Read the full article → from Young students challenged to be WordMasters and Math Olympiads
Local employer awards SEF grant to purchase a gas chromatograph machine. Read the full article → from Local employer awards Southborough’s Education Foundation with $5,000 grant
Southborough Wicked Local covered the recent school committee meetings for the town and district. Here are excerpts from their recent stories. Read the full article → from School news roundup: Boost in state funding, superintendent priorities, tech update and more
I was going to follow up with a story from last week’s School Committee meeting. But Southborough Wicked Local did it for me. Read the full article → from Southborough Access Media seeking a new home in Southborough schools
Last night, the Southborough School Committee had its first meeting of the new year. One recurring topic was initiatives and mandates driving much of the administration’s efforts. Read the full article → from School Committee: Updates on standards and mandates
Some parents are concerned about potential health hazards of the type of Wi-Fi used for iPads in the schools. They are bringing in an expert to speak and answer questions on the issue. Read the full article → from Industrial Wi-Fi in our schools: “Why or Why not” presentation on September 25