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Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.
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School Committee Meeting 04 January 2017 All members present. Prior to the beginning of the regular agenda, there was a Special Meeting of the School Committee in order to discuss a contract offer for the Superintendent of Schools. SC Hoey made a motion to accept the last contract offer from the Superintendent; however the most…
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Joint Facilities SubCommittee Meeting (School Committee and City Council) Six present The meeting was requested jointly by the Lowell School Committee and the Municipal Facility Subcommittee. It took place prior to the regularly scheduled School Committee Meeting for the purpose of addressing two agenda items. Agenda Item 1: Discuss the Superintendent’s plan to address the…
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School Committee Meeting, 05 October 2016 All present Spotlight on Excellence The focus on this meeting’s Spotlight was on the Summer Reading Program. A record 27,453 books were read and recorded by students across the Lowell Public Schools, representing an increase of 9,400 books over the previous year. Congratulations to all students and their parents participating…
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It is back-to-school time here in the City in which I taught for nearly 30 years. You can sense the anticipation in the breezes that flow down the Merrimack. There is an almost unidentifiable change to the air. We are changing seasons; we are changing routines. I loved the first day of school when I was…
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School Committee Meeting, 17 August 2016 All present This was a lengthy (2-3/4 hours) meeting due to not only the summer schedule of monthly meetings, but the financial topics that became the focus of discussion. Apologies in advance for the delay in getting notes out; I also presented information about First Book to the Committee…
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Fans of music and festivals know to keep the last weekend of July free for the Lowell Folk Festival. This year marked the 30th year for this stellar event and, for me, it was one of the best in recent memory. The weather was outstanding and the performances a treat. Did I mention the food? If…
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School Committee Meeting, 20 July 2016 All present Meeting once a month instead of twice means that monthly meeting is extra long – this one was 3 hours without the Executive Session. Next meeting will also be on the Committee’s Summer Schedule on August 17. Motions 2016/287, 2016/288, 2016/289, 2016/290 (Mayor Kennedy) All four motions requested…
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School Committee Meeting, 15 June 2016 5 present, Mr. Gendron absent This meeting agenda was packed as the School Committee goes on summer meeting schedules (once each month, 3rd Wednesday) for July and August. After 3 1/2 hours, the Committee also went in to Executive Session for purposes of administrative salary/contract updates (principals, assistant superintendent,…
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School Committee Public Budget Hearing 09 May 2015 [EDITED TO INCLUDE] LTC Taped the hearing and it can be found on this weblink. Click on May 9 videolink. All members present. The Budget Hearing was taped for later broadcast. The originally proposed budget can be found on the LPS website here. The Finance Department link…
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School Committee Meeting, 04 May 2016 Finance Subcommittee Meeting, 04 May 2016 All members present This was a marathon session, especially for School Committee members present for both the regular meeting and finance subcommittee Q&A session, as well as the school department personnel. An executive session was sandwiched in between the two public meetings –…
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