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mik - Fri, Apr 12, 2013, 10:47 A

New Super for the GMRSD
MCTV's website is http://www.MontagueTV.org

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MikeL - Thu, Apr 11, 2013, 10:59 P

New Super for the GMRSD
If anyone is wondering about the outcome of the Super search, the School Committee voted- and declared unanimous- to hire Michael Sullivan of Northampton Massachusetts. If you go to MCTV's website, y... (More...)

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JeffSingleton - Mon, Feb 11, 2013, 1:31 P

GMSD Budget Public Hearing
Yes I will be going to the budget hearing tomorrow. Here is a list of questions I sent to the school district about three weeks ago and will be asking some. Some have been answered because several SC ... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Sun, Feb 10, 2013, 4:58 P

GMSD Budget Public Hearing
Just a reminder that GMRSD will hold a public hearing on their proposed FY14 budget this Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 5:45 pm at the high school. In the past, these hearings have often been sparsely attended,... (More...)

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Art - Wed, Feb 6, 2013, 3:25 P

Graduation results
Can anyone inform me as to how many seniors were in the class of 2011, and how many graduated out of that number? Art Gilmore

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JeffSingleton - Sun, Jan 13, 2013, 8:18 A

What does Zero Tolerance really mean
Re the incident of racial harassment at a local school. If my kid was being subjected to racist remarks I would be a "bit sensitive" too and the question seems to be... is an in school suspension a... (More...)

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tappies - Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 8:31 A

What does
Just an FYI: Montague Elementary uses Responsive Classroom. In fact, the new Assistant Principal is a certified Responsive Classroom coach.

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PaulK - Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 12:21 A

What does
The beauty of this approach is that it's instilling and reinforcing so many other positive values as well as the ones being discussed. Done authentically, and not manipulatively, it demonstrates to th... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Thu, Jan 10, 2013, 9:28 P

What does
" That's not to say that all Center School children behave perfectly all the time" Agreed, from personal experience, but nothing works 100%, and family influence/situation can trump a lot. I think ... (More...)

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ChrisP - Thu, Jan 10, 2013, 2:21 P

What does
Paul K - Agreed. This is what the Greenfield Center School does - it's part of the Responsive Classroom technique. That's not to say that all Center School children behave perfectly all the time, bu... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Tue, Jan 8, 2013, 10:07 P

What does
PaulK - Very nicely put. Zero tolerance does not come from signs on the walls and a bunch of rules -- it comes from a culture whose participants live the ideals that it espouses. Very good point.

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Nicolapalooza - Mon, Jan 7, 2013, 9:39 A

What does
Very well said. Any sensible adult should know that giving our youths the opportunity to have ownership in structuring our expectations of them, as well as their own with each other, will ensure h... (More...)

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PaulK - Sat, Jan 5, 2013, 6:58 P

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"Zero Tolerance" should apply to the environment of the school and not automatically to a specific child's behavior. If "no bullying" and "no racially-tinged name calling" are truly part of the founda... (More...)

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Rob - Sat, Jan 5, 2013, 5:27 P

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suspension then expulsion should only be done in extreme cases or repeat offenders. First offense if a one time verbal comment I think a talking to and a note to parents should alert student that the... (More...)

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ChrisP - Sat, Jan 5, 2013, 4:42 P

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To me, zero tolerance means completely unacceptable behavior that should get the perpetrator suspended if not expelled. That is probably the most severe punishment our schools give. A pattern of na... (More...)

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Art - Sat, Jan 5, 2013, 11:26 A

What does
In some schools the parents would be notified and if it continued the child would be charged with bullying and the district attorney office notified of the incident. Art Gilmore

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MikeNaughton - Fri, Jan 4, 2013, 9:11 P

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I'm curious to hear other opinions about this. When a kid does something wildly inappropriate, there is a spectrum of possible responses, from " kids will be kids" to drowning. The extremes are cle... (More...)

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patrick - Fri, Jan 4, 2013, 6:42 A

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I don't know what the appropriate discipline is, but that is very disturbing and does not seem to have been taken very seriously. The chocolate milk remark sounds a bit silly, but the other is definit... (More...)

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homeowner - Thu, Jan 3, 2013, 11:58 P

What does "Zero Tolerance" really mean?
Yesterday my son was again the victim of racial harassment by one of his peers. This 11 year old girl said to him "SHUT UP MY SLAVE" and "YOU ARE WHAT YOU DRINK BECAUSE YOU MUST DRINK A LOT OF CHOCO... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Wed, Dec 19, 2012, 9:01 P

Tech Panel to GMRSD 12/11/12
For those interested, the statement I read at the 12/11/2012 meeting of the GMRSD school committee has been posted in the "School District Budget Documents" section of this web site (see link at upper... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Mon, Dec 3, 2012, 8:38 A

Superintendent of Schools Search Survey
TrickyDiego (whoever you are) - you're conflating Jeff and me. We're different people.

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TrickyDiegeo - Mon, Dec 3, 2012, 7:56 A

Superintendent of Schools Search Survey
"I personally am not clear why this is suddenly an issue but if the current interim superintendent does not wish to attend our discussions that is his choice." It's an issue because certain people ... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Sat, Dec 1, 2012, 10:20 P

Superintendent of Schools Search Survey
LeeWicks - I'm surprised to hear that the average superintendent stays for only three years. I wonder -- has that been true for other districts in our area? It also occurs to me that the superi... (More...)

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MikeNaughton - Sat, Dec 1, 2012, 5:01 P

Superintendent of Schools Search Survey
Nice descriptions of tech panel activities, Jeff. I think you summed it up pretty well.

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JeffSingleton - Fri, Nov 30, 2012, 9:25 P

Superintendent of Schools Search Survey
Re Tech Panel Tricky Diego (?) - Please take a look at my post. Neither the School Committee nor the town boards do the work that the tech panel does, including creating and updating the long term ... (More...)

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