Back to School Night dates have been finalized for the fall.  Start times for these events are TBA. Please mark your calendars for the following:•    Kindergarten – 9/7/16•    Grades 1 & 2 – 9/13/16•    Grades 3 – 5 – 9/21/16

Back to School Night dates have been finalized for the fall.  Start times for these events are TBA. Please mark your calendars for the following:•    Kindergarten – 9/7/16•    Grades 1 & 2 – 9/13/16•    Grades 3 – 5 – 9/21/16

Back to School Night dates have been finalized for the fall.  Start times for these events are TBA. Please mark your calendars for the following:•    Kindergarten – 9/7/16•    Grades 1 & 2 – 9/13/16•    Grades 3 – 5 – 9/21/16

 We will honor our retirees at the traditional Rose Ceremony on Wednesday, May 17, 4pm at Willard: Anne McCormack, Nurse, Alcott; Anne Egan, SPED Teacher, Alcott; Jaime Malzman, SPED Teacher, CMS; Mitchell Stern , Math Teacher, CMS; Mary Gallagher, Grade 3 Teacher, Thoreau; Pat Fernandes, Principal, Willard; Susan Chafe, ELA Curriculum Specialist, Willard; and Janice Shear, Grade 3 Teacher, Willard.

Among my goals for this year is an ongoing flow of communication. This occurs both formally and informally. In 2017, there are many tools available to us including the newspaper, social media and cable television. Informally, conversations and participation are as equally important. The goal is to maximize all of these avenues and create a lens into the school district and all of the exemplary work of the teachers and students. Since the spring, I began work on an entry plan to guide my first months. As part of that plan, I very much look forward to meeting and connecting