Superintendent's Newsletter

  Hello, As most of you already know, it was announced at the School Committee Meeting this week that we will return back to school for 5 day, full in person instruction. Our Primary and Elementary School will start on March 22, 2021 and our Middle and High Schools will return on April 5, 2021. These dates are ahead of the proposed timeline established by DESE and this is the direct result of planning and hard work of our dedicated leadership team and staff. As a result of their efforts and the planning that started months ago, we are ready to safely come back to school. I owe them a huge debt of gratitude for making this possible. I have also asked the principals to host 2 community forums; one prior to returning to school and one once we return. I want to make sure that each of you has the opportunity to understand our back to school plan and be able to answer any questions you may have. Once we come back, it is important for us to meet again so that we can fill you in on the first f

  Dear Parents, Caregivers, and Guardians: Thank you for your continued collaboration during this unprecedented school year. In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have been working closely with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) to implement a free COVID-19 Pooled Testing Program for non-symptomatic students and staff at our school. This free program runs through April 18, 2021. At that point, we will assess the program to determine if it is something we will continue to implement.  WHAT IS POOLED TESTING? Pooled testing involves mixing several individual’s test samples together into one “pool” and then testing the pooled sample for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This method increases the number of individuals who can be tested at one time and allows us to regularly monitor our students and staff for the presence of COVID-19.  HOW IS POOL TESTING IMPLEMENTED? Pool