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Welcome to Topsfield School Resource Officer Brendan Gahagan and Comfort Dog Officer Aster.  Officer Gahagan and Aster share our School Resource Officer duties with the Boxford Police Department and are on campus two or three days per week.  Aster joined the Topsfield Police Department this summer and has been in our schools since September. She’sContinue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 12/14/22”

BOXFORD – Masconomet High School students got a firsthand look at the election process when they volunteered at the polls in Middleton, Topsfield, and Boxford during November’s state election.  Prior to volunteering, seniors in teacher Eva Urban Hughes’ class had the opportunity to meet with Middleton Town Clerk Ilene Twiss and learn about the votingContinue reading “Masconomet Seniors Volunteer at Tri-Town Polls to Support Elections”

Strategic Plan Working Group Update Our Strategic Plan Working Group had its initial meeting on November 15th.  During this session, the group heard from John D’Auria, Ed.D., who is a former teacher, school counselor and superintendent and is now a professor at William James University.  Dr. D’Auria spoke to our Working Group about the importanceContinue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 11/30/22”

BOXFORD – Masconomet Middle School eighth graders had the opportunity to explore the nation’s capital — and the nation’s colonial capital — during a multi-day field trip down the east coast earlier this month.  From Nov. 2-5, the entire eighth-grade class traveled to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., where they visited significant historical landmarks and hadContinue reading “Masconomet Eighth Graders Travel to Philadelphia and Washington to Deepen Their Citizenship and See History Firsthand”

Unfortunately, it looks as though the unseasonably warm autumn we’ve been experiencing has ended. As we move into more seasonable temperatures and weather forecasts, its time to share with you our procedures for communicating school cancellations and delayed openings.  These procedures have been developed in an effort to balance the needs of staff members whoContinue reading “School Cancellation Notification Procedures, 11/15/22”

Here’s the most up to date information on all our fall sports teams: Football: The football team plays at Revere tonight at 6pm in a non-playoff game. The game is going to be live-streamed here.  Field Hockey: The field hockey team beat Scituate yesterday, 3-1. We play in the Round of 8 this Friday v.Continue reading “Fall Sports Update, 11/10/22”

Strategic Planning Report Earlier this week, I confirmed the participation of the 20 members of our Strategic Plan Working Group.  This group, which is made up of faculty, school leadership, and community members will serve as the organizers, data collectors, authors and co-leaders of this work.  They will explore and craft strategic objectives and initiatives,Continue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 11/9/22”

Strategic Planning Update On Monday, October 24th, Dr. Carabatsos and Dr. McManus dedicated time at their monthly faculty meetings to introduce our strategic planning process to their faculties.  Ms. Cindy Bohne, who has been engaged as a consultant to facilitate this process, was also introduced to the Middle and High School faculties at these meetings. Continue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 10/26/22”

BOXFORD – Superintendent Michael Harvey and Principal Mary Jo Carabatsos are pleased to share that Patrick Cogan recently visited Masconomet Regional High School to help ninth-grade students foster a better understanding of inclusion, belonging and facing adversity. Cogan, who has Friedreich’s ataxia (FA), visited the school on Wednesday, Oct. 12, to speak about his experience with theContinue reading “Masconomet Ninth Graders Connect with Patrick Cogan to Learn about Inclusion, Belonging, and Facing Adversity“

Masconomet Strategic Planning Update In 2022-2023, the Masconomet Regional School District is engaging in an aspirational, community conversation to redefine what success should look like for our students and schools and to embrace the practices that will enable the district to realize that vision.   With excellent educators and tremendous community support, Masconomet has a traditionContinue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 10/12/22”