Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 12/17/25

Model UN Team Competes at St. John’s Prep Masconomet DECA Team Achieves Unprecedented Success at DECA District 3 Career Development Conference: 80 Students Qualify for State Conference The Masconomet DECA chapter had a strong showing at this year’s District 3 Career Development Conference, held on Wednesday, December 11, and Thursday, December 12, at the DoubleTreeContinue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 12/17/25”

Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 12/3/25

Masconomet Cheerleading Wins State Championship Congratulations to our Cheerleading Team for winning the State Championship in the “Small Co-Ed Division” at the 2025 Massachusetts School Administrators Association’s Fall Cheerleading Championships. The competition was held on Saturday, November 22nd at Worcester State University. The team posted a 95.3 score, which was 1.4 points ahead of secondContinue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 12/3/25”

Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 11/19/25

Professional Learning – Faculty-Led Workshops  Our educators recently completed the first round of Faculty-Led Workshops, and the participant response has been very positive. These professional learning opportunities empowered faculty to learn directly from their colleagues, strengthening collaboration and reinforcing the expertise within our own community. Special thanks to the following Masconomet educators for building leadershipContinue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 11/19/25”

Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 10/22/25

Masconomet Students Goss and Turco Featured in Boston Globe Article on Best Buddies Walk Congratulations to Masconomet sophomore Matthew Goss and senior Olivia Turco on being featured in the October 16th edition of the Boston Globe in the article “Boxford teens walk in friendship for Best Buddies.” Matthew and Elizabeth participated on the “Matthew’s Troops”Continue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 10/22/25”

Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 10/8/25

Thank You To Our Middle School Science Teachers In 2019, a group called OpenSciEd developed an open-sourced, high-quality, standards-based science program for grades 6-8. Last year, Masconomet Middle School was fortunate to receive a generous $44,700 grant from the One8 Foundation to support our adoption of the OpenSciEd curriculum over the next three years. ThisContinue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 10/8/25”

Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 9/10/25

Welcome Back! We’ve had a great opening to the 2025-2026 school year. Teachers returned to work on Monday, August 25. They participated in our all-district meeting, met with their principals and department heads, and had time to complete annual required trainings and set up their classrooms. On Tuesday, August 26, we welcomed our incoming 7thContinue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 9/10/25”

Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 6.18.25

Congratulations to Our Retiring Educators On Friday, June 13th, we celebrated the retirement of eight faculty members. Congratulations to Middle School Math Teacher Lois Afrow, Student Services Administrative Assistant Elaine Cavatorta, High School Math Teacher Alyssa Hardy, Middle School Assistant Principal Gavin Monagle, High School Math Teacher Rich Schonewald, Athletics Department Administrative Assistant Jan Smallman,Continue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 6.18.25”

Congratulations to Masconomet’s Retiring Educators!

As the 2024-2025 school year comes to a close, I would like to recognize the eight members of the Masconomet Faculty who are retiring this year and to thank them for their service to the students of the Masconomet Regional School District. These eight retirees possess a combined total of nearly 150 years of experienceContinue reading “Congratulations to Masconomet’s Retiring Educators!”

Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, May 28, 2025

Thanks to Our Member Communities for Supporting the FY26 Budget I would like to thank the residents of Boxford, Middleton, and Topsfield for supporting the FY2026 Masconomet Operating Budget.  Topsfield approved the budget at Town Meeting on May 6th and at the ballot on May 8th.  Boxford and Middleton Town Meeting approved the budget onContinue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, May 28, 2025”

Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 9/11/24

Opening of School This is my first report to the School Committee since the opening of school for all students on Wednesday, August 28.  We’ve had a great opening week of school.  All faculty returned to work on Monday, August 26th and participated in our annual Opening Meeting, where we welcomed new staff, congratulated ourContinue reading “Superintendent’s Report to the School Committee, 9/11/24”