Stories related to Southborough Public Schools, Algonquin Regional High School, and Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School.
An update on the district’s study group to alleviate the problem of over-tired ARHS students. And a story by local news on the issue in the district and surrounding region. Read the full article → from School Start Time initiative update
A website dedicated to identifying the best schools has named St. Mark’s School as among the top 30 Christian Boarding Schools in the country. Read the full article → from St Mark’s School named one of nation’s top Christian boarding schools
It seems that there has been an unusually high number of lice cases this fall in our lower school. Read the full article → from Let’s talk about lice
Last month, I shared MCAS results for the town and asked what you thought. Last week, school officials told the Southborough School Committee what they think. Read the full article → from SWL: Southborough schools see steady increase in MCAS scores
This Monday will mark a tragic anniversary. October 13, 2005 is the day that Southborough teens Meghan and Shauna Murphy died in a car crash.
Southborough Wicked Local ran a story last month on efforts by Algonquin’s Leah Johnston and Hannah Mooney to share with peers a lesson learned from the tragedy. Read the full article → from SWL: Students remind peers of community’s loss
Northborough/Southborough Special Education Parent Advisory Council is holding a program to educate parents and guardians of special education students about their rights. Read the full article → from Basic Rights in Special Ed, October 21 (pre-register for handouts)
Woodward school and the Southborough Education Foundation celebrated the completion of an outdoor classroom. Read the full article → from Woodward outdoor classroom dedicated to Superintendent Gobron
Some stories I missed in the media recently relating to Southborough. These all have some tie to education. Read the full article → from “Education” Roundup: Educator honored, cultural exchange, graduate, and skateboard class
Everyone knows that the schools hold fundraisers throughout the year. Even if you child isn’t in a Southborough public school, you may have been hit up to buy something in support. Read the full article → from School fundraisers that don’t cost you anything
The Massachusetts Department of Education has released the results of the MCAS tests from spring 2014.
How did we do? It depends on your perspective. Read the full article → from MCAS results out: How Southborough performed
Southborough Wicked Local reports that combined school committees greenlighted exploring school schedules and students’ sleep needs. Read the full article → from Combined school committees to study fixes to let students get more sleep
Southborough Recreation is offering competitive academics as after school programs. Woodward and Neary students can improve their vocabulary and verbal reasoning through WordMasters. Neary students can also strengthen math and problem solving abilities through Math Olympiads. Read the full article → from Young students challenged to be WordMasters and Math Olympiads
Local employer awards SEF grant to purchase a gas chromatograph machine. Read the full article → from Local employer awards Southborough’s Education Foundation with $5,000 grant
Southborough Wicked Local covered the recent school committee meetings for the town and district. Here are excerpts from their recent stories. Read the full article → from School news roundup: Boost in state funding, superintendent priorities, tech update and more