A distinct lack of white this winter has helped keep Dedham Public Schools’ utility budget in the black, but Business Affairs Administrator Michael LaFrancesca still predicts red ink by the end of the fiscal year.
School officials are hoping to give the Dedham Public Schools’ community service program a boost.
The Riverdale School fifth graders were so prepared and excited for last Wednesday that it seemed like they were preparing for Christmas itself.
Dedham School Committee members distributed 53 John and Abigail Adams Scholarships to Dedham High School students at a meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 7.
Dedham Middle School held it’s annual Veterans’ Day assembly on Thursday, Nov. 10, including the pledge, taps, a flag folding ceremony and remarks from a veteran. In a short speech about the importance of Veterans’ Day, student Hannah Ryan said that millions had served in the military and were now veterans.
Dedham Public Schools will host preschool registration for the 2012-2013 school year by mail. To be eligible, children must be 4 years old by Sept. 1, 2012 and residents of Dedham. The department also offers several three year-old classes. To be eligible, children must be 3 years old by Sept. 1, 2012 and toilet trained.
Dedham’s School Committee heard a plan to improve standardized test scores from one school leader and praise for students who scored well from another.
Dedham High School students have greatly improved their Advanced Placement test scores in recent years, but a representative from Massachusetts Math and Science Initiative wants to see Dedham do even better.
After graduating from Dedham High School in 2004, Emily Jones said she knew she wanted to contribute to society in a big way. She started by joining City Year, an AmeriCorps program that focuses on education with inner-city youth. After devoting two years to City Year, Jones took her mission internationally and joined the Peace Corps in September of 2010.
The state Department of Education released the 2011 MCAS results this week. Only two Dedham schools – Dedham High and Oakdale Elementary – succeeded in making adequate yearly progress (AYP) in all areas tested by the state. Schools that fail to make adequate progress two years in a row must go through steps to improve their school performance or face consequences. All Dedham schools except for Oakdale and Greenlodge Elementary Schools are in some stage of mandatory school improvement. The School Committee will discuss AYP results at its meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall.
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