By admin on Feb 1, 2013 in Schools | 2 Comments
Mike called in to talk about the current state of the school system, chatting up all the succe sses of the district, and noting that he did not decide yet whether to run for re-election. The first part of the discussion was his obvious winning of the Lowell Sun man of the year.. at least [...]
By admin on May 31, 2010 in Schools | 0 Comments
The selection of Dr Stacy Scott was the focus of this week’s Saturday Morning Live program on 980 WCAP. For the few of you who might have missed it (lol), I captured a number of clips from the show for your review. First we had a short interview with Dr Scott himself. Following that, Chairman [...]
By Shawn on Apr 28, 2010 in Schools | 0 Comments
This morning’s Lowell Sun has former Superintendent Spencer Mullin’s response to accusations that he provided early professional status to friends prior to his recent retirement. It is his contention that these three teachers had excellent credentials, and it was “a good faith effort to obtain and retain the services of valued teachers with impeccable credentials.” [...]
By Shawn on Apr 25, 2010 in Election 2010, Politics | 6 Comments
The School Committee discussion during the Annual Candidates Night was all about points of view. You basically have two candidates challenging each other, Mike Miles and May Paquette, and Dr Mike McNamara being pulled in to the discussion (with what looks like the lucky 3rd candidate position). Its a strange race, as you really have [...]
By admin on Apr 22, 2010 in Election 2010 | 0 Comments
In this question, I asked “In a time of tight budgets, what should the priorities be?” How do we choose what must be saved? Tweet
By Shawn on Apr 20, 2010 in Election 2010 | 0 Comments
The next question was “What do you see are the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Dracut Public Schools?” Tweet
By Shawn on Apr 19, 2010 in Election 2010 | 0 Comments
The first question I asked the candidates for School Committee, was basically “Why are you running for this office?” Click on the videos to see them, and watch for more during the week. Tweet
By Shawn on Apr 12, 2010 in Schools | 4 Comments
The first item during new business of the Dracut School Committee meeting was an amendment to the contract for Superintendent Elaine Espindle. This amendment was to provide indemnification for her from anyone who tries to sue her for performing her legal duties. Hmmm.. this must mean there is something she needs to do that someone [...]
By Shawn on Apr 7, 2010 in Community, Schools | 0 Comments
I stopped by the Dracut Junior High School Science Fair this evening to catch some of the projects and chat with friends. I learned quite a bit.. rock candy doesn’t grow well in Dracut water, but does in bottled water. Hey Gary, any idea what your doing to the water that stops crystallization? CFC and [...]
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