Sunday, May 6, 2012

School Space Planning: Next Up, Hillside and Mitchell

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School space and school renovations continue to top the agenda for the Needham School Committee and administration.   Even while we ...
Saturday, March 31, 2012

Checking in on the District's Goals

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Early each spring the administration shares a brief update on the status of district goals and initiatives.  There is so much going o...
Sunday, February 26, 2012

The Power and Promise of Needham's Teachers: Learning and Serving with Students in Florida

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Over the last week I was again reminded of the power, promise, and role of great te achers in our schools. Traveling to Palm Beach Coun...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The 2012-13 Needham Schools Budget Proposal: The Resources we need to Support Teaching and Learning

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January not only marks the beginning of a new calendar year, it is also a critical time for the Needham School Committee as it consider...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Transforming Special Education in the Needham Schools

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It’s time for us to transform special education in the Needham Public Schools. After almost two years of surveys, focus groups, ...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

To the Editor: They're All Our Kids

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To the Editor of the Needham Times: The October 20, 2011 edition of the Needham Times reported on the concern a few Newman parents have expr...
Friday, September 30, 2011

Keep Massachusetts Schools Safe and Expectations for Behavior High

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This past week I joined colleagues from the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (MASS) to testify against proposed new legis...