Thursday, May 10, 2012
Charlotte Skelly captured third place in Most Original category.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The following press release was submitted by Brooke Brindley.) Three kindergarten students from Nashoba Brooks School, including one who lives in Sudbury, won awards from the Massachusetts Science Poetry Contest, judged at Boston College. In the Most Original category Calum Harding received second place, Charlotte Skelly of Sudbury third place, and Elise Sohn an honorable mention. The students have been recognized at school and have received certificates and ribbons. The Massachusetts Science Poetry Contest is for grades kindergarten through eight and has drawn thousands of entries from Bay State school children over the past 23 years. The purpose behind this contest is to encourage students to fuse their knowledge of the …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
L-S also ranks 1,092nd nationally, according to the report.
U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best High Schools" list has been revealed, and Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School landed 44th in the state, and 1,092nd nationally, according to the report. High schools in the area that made the state's top 25 include Belmont (4th), Wellesley (12th), Lexington (14th), Acton-Boxborough (15th), Needham (17th), Weston (5th) and Wayland (24th). Overall, a specific methodology was used to formulate the list, which in the past has generated controversy. U.S. News & World Report partnered with the American Institutes for Research, a Washington D.C.–based social science research group to create its rankings of 22,000 public high schools. Specifically, the state rankings are based on the school's nationwide …
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Sudbury Public Schools also preps for last-minute budget adjustments for May 7 Town Meeting.
Sudbury Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Anne Wilson received a glowing first review from the Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) Committee on Wednesday. “She is hardworking, thoughtful, politically savvy, and, when necessary, tough as nails,” read one quote from the review. The annual superintendent’s assessment, which normally happens later in the spring, was fast-tracked this year due to the impending retirement of Committee Chair Jeffrey Beeler and Vice Chair Susan Iuliano next month. Committee members assessed Wilson on all areas of her performance, including educational vision, personnel and financial management, and communication. The evaluation comprised both a checklist of items against which the superintendent was rated on a scale of …
Monday, April 23, 2012
A bomb threat was received Monday morning.
Updated: 4:59 p.m.: Sudbury Police Lt. Scott Nix said the bomb threat was left on the school's voice answering device on Sunday, April 22, sometime after 9 p.m. Nix said school officials called police about the threat shortly after receiving the message Monday morning. Police are working with the phone company to investigate where the call originated, Nix said. The incident may or may not be related to a Nov. 1 bomb threat at L-S, Nix said. "The (two incidents) were made by two distinct callers," Nix said. "It doesn't mean they aren't associates." Updated: 2:08 p.m.: Police made numerous sweeps of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School after being alerted at 8:37 a.m. of a bomb threat, according to a press release from Sudbury Police Lt. …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Auditing of business office and medical claims trust brought up by Carpenter.
The Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Committee discussed during its Tuesday meeting formulating a vision for the school's budget for the next three years, which is in progress, in order to facilitate better planning for the school community. One Committee member was concerned about the timeline for the goals. "These are all very lofty goals," School Committee Member Patty Mosque said. "When will we know?" An update of an audit process proposed by Superintendent/Principal Scott Carpenter was also brought forth at the meeting. Carpenter said he was looking to audit business office function and the medical claims trust. Upon receiving quotes from three firms, Carpenter recommended for the Committee to retain the services of Delanson, …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Superintendent Dr. Anne Wilson says school salaries in Sudbury not competitive enough.
It was an offer he couldn't refuse. And it was for a reason she understands. Loring Elementary School Principal Jeffrey Dees announced in an email blast on Monday he was leaving to take the principal position at Upham Elementary School in Wellesley. On Tuesday, Sudbury Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Anne Wilson said the offer made to Dees, despite it being a lateral move and to a smaller school, included a significant bump in salary. And the chance to offer his family a more financially secure life was something she understood. "It's a financial opportunity he couldn't pass up," she said. "The salaries in Wellesley are much higher than in Sudbury. He'll make 25 percent more than here. It's a huge jump in pay." Wilson, who is in her …
Monday, April 9, 2012
Jeffrey Dees has accepted the principal position at Upham Elementary School in Wellesley.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Below is an email forwarded to Sudbury Patch regarding Loring Elementary School Prinicpal Jeffrey Dees.) "I wanted to communicate to you about my decision regarding the Wellesley Principal position at Upham Elementary School. I have been faced with a very difficult decision. It is an unbelievable pleasure and privilege to be able to work for you and your children. We have built an enormously successful school. The success at Loring is a direct result of many people coming together with a single focus and then applying a tremendous amount of effort each day. The best part of all that hard work is that it is now sustainable. "After much thought and careful consideration I have decided to take on a different position to …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Michael Connolly will begin new position on July 1.
Michael Connelly admits the excitement of a new job at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School is a bit offset by the relationships he'll leave behind in Wakefield. But the current Wakefield business administrator said the opportunity to join L-S as its new finance director was something he couldn't turn down. "I sort of decided a month or two ago to start looking for new opportunities," said Connelly, who was unanimously voted in by the L-S Regional High School Committee on Monday. "When I saw the Lincoln-Sudbury opening and did some research, it seemed as a very professional, prestigious organization." Connelly has spent the last four years serving as Wakefield's business administrator. He'll begin his new position at L-S on July 1 with …
Friday, March 30, 2012
Students displayed their research to faculty and fellow students on March 14.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Curtis Middle School's Jake Fisher will advance to the national semifinals of the National Geographic Bee with a victory tomorrow.
Joe the Plumber
5:46 am on Monday, April 30, 2012
"Politically savvy"? Not so savvy a couple of weeks ago wen she whined about SPS salaries being lower than others school systems when losing Jeff Dees to Wellesley. I say she has much to learn in this department. And how about Beeler patting hinself on the back with this: "Over the past many months, it is clear that we made the right choice-" I'm really going to miss you and Susan, Jeff. NOT. more ›