On a crisp, bright morning with the feel of fall in the air, Southborough students headed back to school yesterday. There were some sniffles and jitters (on the part of both kids and parents), but mostly smiles. Read the full article → from PHOTOS: Southborough students head back to school
Southborough School News
Stories related to Southborough Public Schools, Algonquin Regional High School, and Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School.
St. Mark’s gets $5M to renovate historic Main Building
St. Mark’s School announced this week that it has received a $5M challenge grant from an anonymous foundation to help fund substantial renovations to the School’s historic Main Building. Read the full article → from St. Mark’s gets $5M to renovate historic Main Building
Southborough heads back to school today
I heard the familiar sound of a school bus rumbling down my street this morning as Southborough students headed back to school. Read the full article → from Southborough heads back to school today
Countdown to school: Calendar for the 2012-2013 school year
School in Southborough starts next Wednesday. As summer vacation winds down, thoughts are turning (reluctantly for many) to the year ahead. Yesterday we took a look at the bus routes for 2012-2013. Today we’ll focus on the calendar for the school year. Read the full article → from Countdown to school: Calendar for the 2012-2013 school year
Countdown to school: Bus routes for 2012-2013 (UPDATED)
For those of you working a countdown, your kids will be climbing aboard the bus for their first day of school in just seven short days. Details on what those bus trips will look like was released yesterday by the school district. Read the full article → from Countdown to school: Bus routes for 2012-2013 (UPDATED)
MWDN: High school vandalized, letters stolen
Algonquin was vandalized last week. Read the full article → from MWDN: High school vandalized, letters stolen
MWDN: Algonquin passed over for innovation school grant
Back in February, Algonquin was awarded a $10K grant to plan the creation of an “innovation school” – a charter-like school program that would focus on science, technology, engineering, and math. Last week the school learned a second grant they were hoping to get to fund the program didn’t come through. Read the full article → from MWDN: Algonquin passed over for innovation school grant
Southborough Education Foundation awards $42K in grants for new school programs
The Southborough Education Foundation has a mission to help fund innovative programs in the Southborough schools, creative and challenging programs that wouldn’t get funded through the normal budget process. SEF recently awarded $42K in grants for the upcoming school year that will fund things like pedometers, equipment for DNA manipulation experiments, marimbas, and a whole lot of iPads. Read the full article → from Southborough Education Foundation awards $42K in grants for new school programs
MWDN: Northborough, Southborough discuss new teacher evaluation method
The subject of teacher evaluations has come up on the blog before, in conversations about overall school performance, teacher contracts, and the like. Recently the state rolled out a new evaluation system for teachers that school districts across the Commonwealth will be required to adopt. Read the full article → from MWDN: Northborough, Southborough discuss new teacher evaluation method
K-8 School Committee elects new officers
As is their tradition at the first meeting after town elections in May, the K-8 School Committee earlier this month elected new officers for the upcoming year. Read the full article → from K-8 School Committee elects new officers
Superintendent to form committee to evaluate school building needs
The question of whether Southborough needs fours schools or whether it could get away with three has been an ongoing debate for several years now. The School Committee has looked into the issue in the past, but Superintendent Charles Gobron said at a meeting earlier this month he plans to form a new committee dedicated to evaluating Southborough’s school housing needs. Read the full article → from Superintendent to form committee to evaluate school building needs
MWDN: Southborough’s Trottier School band pays tribute to Eric Green
Admittedly, I’m a bit delayed in sharing this story. But for anyone lucky enough to hear the Trottier Middle School Big Band play with jazz great Walter Beasley earlier this month (I was), no doubt the music is still reverberating in your head. It was a truly wonderful concert, and not just for the amazing music, but also for the touching tribute to Trottier seventh-grader Eric Green. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough’s Trottier School band pays tribute to Eric Green
MWDN: Algonquin to cut two classes to stay within budget
From today’s Metrowest Daily News comes word that Algonquin will need to cut two classes in order to close a budget gap next year. Read the full article → from MWDN: Algonquin to cut two classes to stay within budget
Tiny Tomahawks Preschool accepting registration for fall 2012
Did you know Algonquin offers a preschool as part of its Early Childhood Development program? They do, and the Tiny Tomahawks Preschool located at the high school is now accepting registrations for the 2012-2013 school year. Read the full article → from Tiny Tomahawks Preschool accepting registration for fall 2012