[Superintendent's Update] Superintendent's Update

[Needham Public Schools Superintendent's Update]

Dear Needham Families:

Allow me to share a few updates:

*•  New Hillside School Presentation  *Please join the School Committee on
Thursday, October 27th at 7:00 p.m. at the Center at the Heights (Senior
Center) to hear a presentation about the planned new elementary school to
replace Hillside.  As you know, Needham voters will decide on November 8th
whether or not to support the construction of a new school to replace
Hillside.  Please attend the meeting to learn about the project and ask the
designers and school officials questions about the proposed new school.
For more information:  Hillside Elementary School Project
<http://rwd1.needham.k12.ma.us/Hillside_and_Mitchell_Planning/>

*•  Congratulations Eliot and High Rock!  *Both schools were named
"Commendation Schools" by the Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education as a result of high achievement on last spring's MCAS.  Both
schools were specifically commended for narrowing proficiency gaps among
high needs students.  What is especially noteworthy is that there were only
49 total schools in Massachusetts so recognized, and Eliot and High Rock
were among them!  And, by the way, kudos to the Hillside School for
achieving Level One status as a result of the students' MCAS scores.

*•  Needham School Committee Meets in Boston November 1st *The next
scheduled meeting of the Needham School Committee will be held at 6:30 p.m.
next Tuesday, November 1st at the Jeremiah Burke High School
<http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/school/burke-high-school> in
Dorchester.  This will be the second time the School Committee has held a
public meeting in Boston, in part to engage parents of our Boston resident
students who participate in the METCO Program. All are invited, and for
those unable to attend, the meeting will be rebroadcast on The Needham
Channel next week.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions, concerns, or
ideas. My email address is dan_gutekanst at needham.k12.ma.us and my phone is
781.455.0400, x203.

Respectfully,

Dan Gutekanst
Superintendent of Schools
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