Stories related to Southborough Public Schools, Algonquin Regional High School, and Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School.
Last night, the K-8 School Committees for Northborough and Southborough heard the administration’s plans for reopening school in September. In the meeting, the administrative team recommended a Hybrid Model as the best option. Read the full article → from Administration recommending revised Hybrid model for K-8 schools
The district posted an agenda for a Regional School Committee meeting this Friday morning. Read the full article → from Regional School Committee to discuss Reopening Plans
An update on preparations for resuming schools in the fall. Read the full article → from School reopening update: Committees to discuss plans, preparing students, AP prep work delay, and more free tutoring (Updated)
The NSBoro administration is inviting volunteers from all three districts and both communities to apply to serve on the new task force. Read the full article → from Apply to serve on the district’s “Coalition for Equity” (a.k.a Equity Task Force)
The latest “reopening” update from Northborough and Southborough Public Schools shared results from recent family surveys. Read the full article → from School update on reopening work and survey results (Updated)
The Governor made yesterday’s Covid-19 briefing in Southborough, from one of the special education residential programs that a new relief fund package will aid. Read the full article → from Baker announced special $16.1M relief package from NECC
The Northborough and Southborough Public Schools is asking each family to complete a survey. Updates were also issued on status of work on reopening plans and news on a big field trip cancellation. Read the full article → from School news: Reopening survey and update; quarantine protocol for student travelers; 8th grade DC trip cancelled
In late June, I promised to follow up on the School Start Time change adopted by the school committees for fall 2021. The decision hinged on a big change for bus transportation. That ties in to a new contract with the bus company, also approved by the committees the same night. Read the full article → from School bus updates and more details on the start time change
Last week, the combined Northborough-Southborough Public School district responded to calls asking for the schools to do more to address racism and bias. As part of the response, the district is forming an “Equity Task Force”. Read the full article → from Schools on racism: Equity Task force to be formed; committees issue statement on racism and discrimination
This month, over 2,000 petitioners have asked Algonquin Regional High School to get rid of the first word in its name and to drop its mascot. An alumnus with Algonquin roots publicly objected to “erasure” and conflating the school name with other issues around the mascot and racist behavior. Read the full article → from Petition to change Algonquin’s name & get rid of Tomahawks “mascot”
Last night, the school committees for Northborough-Southborough Public Schools supported a modified plan to change school bus tiers and start times for the school year after next. If implemented, the changes would mean Algonquin Regional students will Start School Later in August/September of 2021. Read the full article → from Combined school committees support start time changes for 2021-22
Here’s an item I missed from the weekend. Although school was already done the year, it appears zoombombing wasn’t. Read the full article → from Superintendent: Racial incident during virtual meeting for Algonquin athletes
Following up on the graduations and celebrations for Assabet & St Mark’s. Read the full article → from How AVRTHS & St Mark’s honored classes of 2020
Last week, police officers in Atlanta made headlines for the killing of Rayshard Brooksat a Wendy’s. This week the story is making local headlines as papers tie an officer involved to Southborough. And two women raised here have pointed to the link in their public indictment of “White silence” in our community and school system. Read the full article → from Sisters call out Southborough for “White silence” that perpetuates racism