The Committee then held student voice sessions, inviting all high school and middle school students to join the virtual meetings to brainstorm ideas to further narrow the choices to two options - the Wolves or the Golden Bears. Nashoba Regional School Committee Accepts Resignation of Superintendent Brooke Clenchy, Chairperson Praises Superintendent as a transformational leader. There is never an easy time to leave a job. Through the concerted efforts of my team, we created new procedures and protocols for financial reporting in every department. The old Stow high school, Hale High School, began to be used for junior high school students and changed its name to Hale Junior High School. We will get through this pandemic with the knowledge that our students have received the benefit of a comprehensive education, even while learning has been remote for some of these students. Initially teaching was done in private houses, but in 1733, three school-houses were built. I thought he was very reflective honest and transparent I liked his connection with kids. Gleason disagreed with his colleagues who supported Downing and had heard it from Lancaster residents. A weekly community newspaper serving Stow, Mass. Nashoba names Kirk Downing to be the next superintendent Jan Gottesman The Item View Comments 0:05 1:07 BOLTON - Two of the three finalists for Nashoba Regional School Committee were. 3002 Superintendent of Schools Dr. Todd Maguire, Ext. I think were looking for regional experience. The three town administrators would choose one to serve on the committee. Current Superintendent Brooke Clenchy gave her notice in February and her final day is May 28. The only rooms that did not, the locker rooms, will not be used. A unique new course called Science and Engineering is designed so that students may integrate and apply science and engineering concepts. Nashoba Regional School District 2022-2023 School Year Calendar SCHOOL HOURS According to the Massachusetts Lawyer Diary and Manual "In addition to dates notes, observant Jews celebrate the second, seventh, and eighth days of Passover; the second, eighth and ninth days of Sukkot; Lancaster residents support Mr. Roche and I do, too.". "It takes a village, as the saying goes, and what a wonderful village we have in NRSD. Close. She served as a senior associate commissioner with the state . The first record of schooling in Stow dates to December 13th, 1714, when a schoolmaster was chosen. It is clear that the Districts students always come first in your minds and your actions. Home; Departments . "I began in this role five years ago, when things in the DIstrict were somewhat unsettled and many issues loomed over its future," Clenchy wrote in her letter of resignation to the School Committee chairman. 978-392-0570. dpigeon@nashobatech.net. The Cape Cod Chronicle is an independent weekly newspaper covering the towns of Chatham, Harwich and Orleans, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. ($ 125,000), Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District ($ 110,000), Nashoba Valley . He went into the classrooms. Joint school committee chair Judy Lindahal, also vice chair of the Eastham School Committee, said she was impressed that Tiano does a week-long residency in each school building. She didnt seem to flinch.. Clenchy would take over for Nauset Superintendent Tom Conrad, who is retiring in June, and could apply for the permanent position if she chooses. Clenchy's contract was also the subject of the "new business" section of the meeting agenda. She has also served as superintendent in Ashland and Winchendon as well as Washburn, Maine, and has also led and taught in schools in Canada. Click Here for Agendas and Meeting Materials. [12] In October, the next month, the state put the finances of the district under the control of the state government due to a $3.4 million deficit. "While we are disappointed to lose a leader with such energy and passion, we appreciate Brooke's years of dedication and service to the students and families of Bolton, Lancaster and Stow, and her commitment to our mission to education all students to their fullest potential in a safe, caring environment so that they may become critical, creative, reflective thinkers and positive contributors to the global community.". I believe I am leaving the District in a strong and healthy position, which should be the goal of any superintendent. . BOLTON - After more than a year, a permanent principal has been named at Nashoba Regional High School, effective July 1. A letter is being sent out, Wednesday, March 16, Chairman Kathy Codianne said, to parents after the committee met March 15 to finalize the letter and an application form. The names were announced Wednesday night. We will get through this pandemic with the knowledge that our students have received the benefit of a comprehensive education, even while learning has been remote for some of these students. Experience counts. The Nashoba Regional School District (Nashoba District or NRSD) is a school district that is based in Bolton, Massachusetts (USA) and also serves the towns of Lancaster and Stow. NATICK Assistant Superintendent of Teaching, Learning and Innovation Kirk Downing has been hired to lead the Nashoba Regional School District, leaving a hole to fill on Natick Superintendent of Schools Anna Nolin's staff. The Nashoba school district serves Bolton, Stow and Lancaster. Current Nashoba Superintendent Brooke Clenchy, who has held the post since August 2016, announced she was resigning in February, with her final day being May 28. (Feb. 3, 2021) The Nashoba Regional School Committee voted to accept Nashoba Regional School District Superintendent Brooke Clenchys resignation, which was provided pursuant to Section9 of her employment contract. For that search, the superintendent was put on leave and an interim was chosen to fill the position, a part of the job Codianne said she hopes to avoid; she was the person responsible for finding the interim last time. Parents would be chosen from a lottery after they qualify under the different categories. "It makes it so many of those kids do not need an evaluation because it's been remediated.". BOLTON - After more than a year, a permanent principal has been named at Nashoba Regional High School, effective July 1. She had to make that decision (knowing) that powerful people in her region would be opposed (to canceling), he said. [18][21] Other security measures, like a buzzer by the entrance, have also been implemented. 2023 www.telegram.com. This year's Worcester County Superintendents' AssociationScholar Award was given to Miranda Clack, of Stow, who has earned a 4.96 weighted GPA, which Clenchy said is the highest ever seen at Nashoba. But they also felt that Roche might be able to better inspire and connect with the community. "She is a great representative for our district," Clenchy said. The district is run by the superintendent and assistant superintendent, who answers to an eleven member school board, which is made up of citizens of the three towns that the district serves. [7], In first couple of decades of the district, it only served students from grades 9 through 12, with younger students in elementary superintendency union districts. Both are posted below: ", Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. I am so glad that it could happen during my tenure. BOLTON - A help wanted sign is going up at the Nashoba Regional School District. In surveys, parents will be asked about driving students, if needed, to help with the bus situation. She ticked all the boxes, she said. She was also previously superintendent in the Ashland and Winchendon school districts. 50 Mechanic Street, Bolton, MA 01740; 978.779.0539 . In her letter of resignation, Clenchy listed accomplishments she is most proud of in her five years, including: implementation of full-day kindergarten; major investments in professional development; improved fiscal performance; and updating buildings for the next generation. 3. 439670 Hwy 144 East Nashoba, Oklahoma 74558 Phone: 918-755-4343 Fax: 918-755 . 2. The announcement. [8] Even after the district grew to encompass students starting in kindergarten, pre-highschool students had little exposure to students from the other towns in the district, other than through programs like sports camps, like the Nashoba Summer Baseball Camp, which was founded in 2002. A search for Conrads permanent successor will begin in the fall. Nashoba Public Schools. Also included was the resignation letter sent to the School Committee by Clenchy. BOLTON - The Nashoba Regional School District hopes to conduct its superintendent search this spring, to keep the hiring process in the "prime time" for filling the post. Association of School Committees), NESDEC (National School Development Council) and Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates. Nashoba Regional School District Central Office 50 Mechanic Street Bolton, MA 01740 Main Phone: 978-779-0539 Fax: 978-779-5537 Kirk Downing, Ext. Clenchy became the superintendent in August 2016, after serving as senior associate commissioner of the Mass. The Nashoba School Committee issued a press release Wednesday night. Sign up for NRSD Community Updates. Shortly after 1823, Stow created an academy, aptly named Stow Academy, to teach "the languages and higher branches of English." Noting that he was a teacher who rose through the ranks, she said, He reminded me of someone we have in the position now., Regional committee member John OReilly said he had scored Daly a little bit better on her interview answers than Clenchy, who was a very close second. He made the motion to offer the job to Clenchy. I have walked in your steps, Clenchy said of Nausets recently-approved $132 million high school reconstruction project. However, debate focused on Downing and Roche. In September, 2002, the district eliminated media specialists (ie. In a 2016 interview with The Item, Clenchy noted she had to hit the ground running, especially with facilities problems. In the fall, Nashoba enlisted the support of HEARD Strategy and Storytelling, a local marketing agency that donated its services to help with the rebranding process. BOLTON - The process of selecting a new superintendent of schools is moving toward selection of a screening . ORLEANS Pending contract negotiations, Nashoba Regional School District Superintendent Brooke Clenchy will serve as interim superintendent of the Nauset Regional School District for the 2021-22 school year. [4][5] Nashoba Regional High School opened in 1961[6] and by 1966 had 535 students enrolled. A new or dramatically upgraded Nashoba Regional High School will be the capstone of these efforts. The PreK-12 Nashoba Regional School District includes students from the towns of Bolton, Lancaster, and Stow. librarians) at all the schools in the district other than the high school. The announcement came fromNashoba Regional School District Superintendent Brooke Clenchy. He cited her service there as interim superintendent when it fell to her to decide, in the early days of the pandemic, whether to allow a long-planned visit by Chinese students from a school about an hour from Wuhan. NRSD Superintendent Brooke Clenchy resigns, Vol. Nashoba has implemented and made substantial progress on the scope and sequence of curriculum across the district. A major emphasis of the district's professional development plan is on curriculum and instruction. Dissent over Downing came over interpretation of some of his comments about "not running too quickly" to special education services, which some took as trying to limit access to special education programs and IEPs. But educators on the committee interpreted the phrase as using intervention to reach students before they needed special education services. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Nashoba school superintendent search committee application work to continue, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The School Committee is expected to initiate a professional search for Clenchy's replacement and will be discussing that at its Feb. 10 meeting. A poll of members found support for all three candidates, which led to a discussion of how their particular qualities best suited the position. Also included was the resignation letter sent to the School Committee by Clenchy. Emerson/Florence Sawyer.PK-8 851 students. She is a really strong package., On the motion to offer the job to Clenchy, regional committee members Ed Brookshire, Tom Fitzgibbons, Steve Leibowitz, and Richard Stewart voted no. Superintendent's Office Business and Finance Facilities Health Services Human Resources Nutrition Services Pupil Personnel Services Teaching and Learning Technology School Committee School Committee Members School Committee Members Terms of Office Calendars 2022-2023 SC Planning Calendar 2022-2023 School Year Calendar The deadline is March 21 for those parents interested in applying for the committee. "She said they have time (using the 2016 schedule of hiring a superintendent before June) to do a good search," Codianne said. [9] In 2010, a summer theatre camp was started at the high school to help students from the three towns get to know each other. They will then finalize the logo and a brand guide for the high school, while the Mascot Committee collaborates with the high schools Marketing & Community Partnership class to create other mascot collateral. February 24, 2023 at 4:00 a.m. Audit Advisory Meeting. They are supported and assisted in the classroom by approximately 110 certified and non-certified tutors and aides. Prior to that, she led and taught in schools in Canada. The three picturesque and attractive communities are located 20 miles northeast of Worcester, and 40 miles west of Boston, with easy access off Interstates 495 and 190. 01 Mar. Clenchy became the. It takes a village, as the saying goes, and what a wonderful village we have in NRSD. The area maintains its rural character with working farms and commercial apple orchards. Association of School Committees (MASC) as its consultant, at a price not to exceed $13,000, to help with the search. Other work experience includes superintendencies in Ashland (2012-14) and Winchendon (2008-12) as well as a district in Washburn, Maine (2003-07). All the candidates were asked who or what had inspired them in their careers, and Clenchys response landed with many. Students came to this school from across Massachusetts, New England, as well as Louisiana, Maryland, and what would later become Canada. Follow her on Twitter @zanerazz. Leibowitz said Daly was his first choice for her broad experience and involvement with an innovation schools program in her regions elementary schools. Superintendent Roundtable; Investor Information; Contact Us. After the layoffs, the libraries at the schools were run by volunteers, including retired librarians and the former librarians. [22], In 2013, the district instituted a bring your own device program, allowing high school students to bring their personal electronic devices for use in education. What will the new Nashoba principal earn:Salary range increased for Nashoba principal position as hiring search draws to a close. 1:00 BOLTON - Three candidates - including a familiar face - have been named finalists for the Nashoba Regional School District superintendent position. Here are the accomplishments over the last five years about which I am proudest. We have brought in highly acclaimed national and international speakers. Het CTI-programma, zei Heidi Riccio, de superintendent van Essex Tech, is een uitbreiding van de missie van de school als hulpmiddel, het biedt een basis voor een carrire in het vak en voorziet tegelijkertijd in een behoefte aan personeel. Zane Razzaq writes about education. I look forward to leading NRHS and serving the students and families of Bolton, Lancaster and Stow.. In an initial vote, Stephen Rubinstein, Mike Horesh, Joseph Gleason, Cohen and Brett Collins voted for Roche, while Mary McCarthy, Karen Devine, Leah Vivirito, Rick Eckel and Sharon Poch voted for Downing. In accordance with that contract, her resignation is scheduled to take effect at the end of the current academic year. The regional committees vice chair, Judith Schumacher, was a strong voice for Clenchy. The vote April 7 followed a thoughtful, collaborative process to explore mascot ideas from the broader school community and to retire the Chieftains nickname. Nashoba Regional School District (NRSD) Agreement Contact Info Phone: Main phone: 978-779-0539 Address: District Central Office 50 Mechanic Street Bolton, MA 01740 United States See map: Google Maps News & Announcements Superintendent Downing's October 7, 2022 Update July 2021 High School Building Project Update Schools Calendar January Surveys to interested parties showed that 73% of respondents wanted the next superintendent to have experience in the role. Superintendent of Schools Brooke Clenchy will be resigning at the end of the current academic year. The area is also home to excellent golf courses, both public and private. Getting Started. Stewarts first choice was Daly, whose regional district is named for three towns in Rhode Island. The district is studying getting kindergarteners back into classrooms and this week sent a survey out to parents. Then, as students enter the classroom, teachers will spray them again and students will wipe down the desks again. Clenchy was hired after a search in 2016 and School Committee Chairman Kathy Codianne brought the documents from that search to help frame the discussion, first at the Personnel Subcommittee, then with the full School Committee. 439670 Hwy 144 East Nashoba, Oklahoma 74558 Phone: 918-755-4343 Fax: 918-755-4418. During a meeting of the Nashoba Regional School Committee, members were torn between Downing and Fitchburg High School Principal Jeremy Roche, who had previously served in a variety of roles at Nashoba Regional High School, including as principal from 2007 and 2011. I wanted to be sure that the School Committee had as much time as possible to make plans for the next school year. Teachers would choose through a separate process as well. The survey on the process will remain open until March 19. When the Ayer Shirley Regional School District School Committee met on Feb. 15, it revisited a topic that hasn't received much airtime: Submitting a statement of . 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