Sandwich

06/18 Superintendent Vote: Community Asks ‘Now What?

With Superintendent Mary Ellen Johnson unlikely to remain in the district after her contract expires at the end of the next school year, the question on the tips of many townspeople’s tongues is, “Now what?” 2

06/11 State OKs New Historic Districts

The Massachusetts Historical Commission voted unanimously this week to adopt two new National Register Historic Distri 0

06/04 Track Bids Higher Than Expected

The Sandwich Sports Complex Committee has hit another hurdle in its efforts to build a new running track and sports field at Sandwich High School that will likely delay the project several months. 0

05/28 Literacy Teachers Defend Professional Development Initiatives

Literacy teachers this week spoke out to defend their work in the district, and said that teachers' union President Laura R. Carlyle does not speak for everyone when she criticizes the district's investment in professional development. 0

05/21 DA Says School Committee Violated Open Meeting Law - Matter Could End Up In Court

The school committee will meet next week to mull over the assistant district attorney’s ruling that the proceedings of a recent meeting at which they renewed the contract of Superintendent Mary Ellen Johnson are null and void. 0

05/14 School Committee Wrangles Over Special Ed Plans - Public Frustrated With Lengthy Debate

It took nearly two hours on Wednesday evening for the school committee to approve a trio of job descriptions for positions in the district’s special education department. The protracted discussion earned the committee a frustrated response from parents. 0

05/07 Terms Of Dr. Johnson’s New Contract Released

The Sandwich School Committee released the terms of Superintendent Mary Ellen Johnson’s contract extension yesterday—a contract that will keep her at the helm of the district until 2013. 0