Happy Summer! Below is a quick recap of key items from over the school year.
See you in August - First Day for Students is August 31st!
Recognition: In
case you missed this piece of good news along the way, during 2015-2016 MERSD
was ranked 16th in the state by Boston Magazine, and MERHS was ranked as a
gold medal school in the 2016 US News & World Report Best High
Schools Issue. MERHS National Rank is 312 / National STEM Rank is 208
/ State Rank is 12
FY17 Budget & Memorial Feasibility
Study Approved: At
the spring town meetings the residents of Essex and Manchester gave near
unanimous support to both our FY17 Budget
proposal and our request to conduct the Memorial School
Feasibility Study. With a solid budget in place for next year, we are in a
good position to continue our work in balancing achievement and whole child
needs.
Program & Department
Reviews: This
year the School Committee heard presentations and updates on the district programs
and departments listed below. Next year the focus will be on spotlighting
the individual school programs.
- Athletics
Financial Review
- Student
Service Review
- Youth Risk
Behavior Results Presentation
- Annual
Assessment Review
Singing Sands Sister City Initiative: Through Caroline Kennedy, the Memorial School was connected
with Kyotango a city in Japan that also has a Singing Beach.
Over the year the elementary schools exchanged letters and gifts. This
summer we will be welcoming our new friends from Japan for a cultural exchange
visit. They will be visiting Manchester, Essex and Cape Ann to visit
singing beach and to learn about tourism in
the region. The hope is to develop a long-term partnership.
New Hornets: Welcome
to Julie DeRoche, Director of Curriculum & Instruction Tech. &
Joanne Maino, Middle School Principal. They
will be on site after the July 4th weekend. Watch your
email for open office hours and a meet and greet. I know they’d love to
meet as many people as possible as they transition into their new roles.
New Website: Thanks
to the hard work of Technology Team, this summer we will be
rolling out a new modern MERSD website complete with mobile app.