At the School Committee meeting on 1/10/19, the results from the most recent report conducted by the Massachusetts Teachers Association was shared and put online. That is the third report confirming that there is no evidence of toxic mold at the Green Meadow School. The administration has already taken immediate air quality improvement steps and has reached out to sch...
Happy New Year Maynard! I hope everyone had an enjoyable and restful break. I wanted to share what the technology department has been up to over the past month. Digital Leaning Committee I wanted to lead off with a reminder about the Digital Learning Committee. There have been a number of questions and emails from staff, students, and parents about technology use and p...
This morning we had an evacuation at the Green Meadow School that was extremely well handled by everyone involved. I need to thank our staff and administration at Green Meadow and Fowler school. They did a great job of evacuating the students to Fowler and returning them to Green Meadow. The Maynard Fire Department, Police Department, and Facilities Department respo...
Principal Caragianes and I attended the Worcester County Superintendents Association (WCSA) Annual Scholars Luncheon at the College of the Holy Cross today with Elizabeth Midey and Charles Neuhauser. This is a great event for principals and superintendents to honor high academic achievement. I am always amazed by the achievement of all of the students in attendance but...
Melissa Berger and Travis Zimmerman are two outstanding educators from our oasis program. They received a grant to purchase inspirational posters through the Maynard Education Foundation (MEF). This picture was taken just after they attached the "Excellence" poster in the Maynard High School main office.
The MHS Madrigal Group brought holiday cheer when they sang for the Fowler students this afternoon. We wish everyone in our community a happy and safe holiday season.
Quintin Mylon, in the center of the picture, is the winner of the Fowler National Geographic Geo Bee. On the left is Principal Barth, who was the score keeper. On the right is Principal Costello, who was the moderator. A special thank you from the school department goes to Maynard Police Chief Dubois for being a guest judge.
Once the App is downloaded to your phone, launch the App.
1. Click the 3 lines icon in the top left of the App. This will bring up the main menu.2. Click the Settings option from the main menu. 3. Under Notification Preference, select Turn on notifications.4. If prompted, select to allow notifications from the App on your phone.5. Select the school(s) which you want ...
With our new Maynard Public Schools website, we have an Application (App) available for Android and iOS devices. With this App you can search the website more efficiently and get push notifications.
For iPhone and iOS devices go to - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/maynard-public-schools-ma/id1400831913?ls=1&mt=8
For Android devices go to - https://play.google.com/s...
The WAVM Telethon was a great success again this year raising over $37,100. Congratulations to the WAVM members and everyone else involved on a great job. For more pictures go to the WAVM Telethon photo gallery.
Maynard High School has a sister school exchange program with Instituto De Ensenanza Secundaria "Itaca" in Sevilla Spain. The students from Maynard and their teachers, Jen Adams and Mary Finnegan, are in the picture on the right of Senator Eldridge. The students from Sevilla and their accompanying educators Carolina and José Manuel are on the right side of the pictur...
Dear Parents and Guardians, this is a reminder that the Maynard Public Schools has reviewed our morning attendance procedures and is making a change to better ensure the safety of all of our students. Starting today, if your child is marked absent from school you will receive the following automated voice & text message to the guardian phone numbers listed on the stu...
The Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents M.A.S.S. has provided a video to support the Foundation Budget Review Commission Recommendations. This video was presented at the School Committee Meeting last night.
The MCAS & Accountability slides that were presented at the School Committee Meeting last night can be found on the Maynard website at the following link:https://www.maynard.k12.ma.us/... In addition to the slides there are also supporting documents related to the data.
Website Migration Completion
The final domain migration for the new website will take place over winter break. The sub-domains for each school (hs.maynard.k12.ma.us, fms.maynard.k12.ma, and gms.maynard.k23.ma.us) will all now forward to the school section on the main website, maynard.k12.ma.us.
If you have any resources that are still on these old domain names that ...
SEPAC WINTER SOCIALCome have some fun at the SEPAC Winter Social! On Tuesday, December 4 from 6:30 – 8 pm at the Green Meadow cafeteria, the Maynard SEPAC will host our annual SEPAC Winter Social! All families of children receiving special education services from the Maynard Schools are invited (siblings are welcome too!). Come join this annual tradition where the kids...
District Attorney (DA) Ryan and Maynard Police Chief Dubois visited Fowler School today to discuss internet safety with our students. Principal Dan Costello is pictured thanking DA Ryan at the end of the presentations. We are proud to work collaboratively with the Middlesex District Attorney and the Maynard Police Department.
Student athletes, along with the WAVM students who entered the Sportsmanship Multimedia Competition were invited by the New England Patriots and the MIAA to attend the 2018 Sportsmanship Summit at Gillette Stadium. Our WAVM students dominated the top spots in the competition. To learn more about the WAVM Program, the following article on Wicked Local Maynard can be ...
Casino Game Night Fundraiser results are in! Together, we raised $17,775 for our Fowler and high school music programs! Thank you to all our sponsors, donors, and adult and student volunteers who helped to make our 10th annual Casino Game night a record success!
Next MMA Meeting: Our next MMA meeting is Wednesday, December 5th from 7-8 pm in the Fowler library. A...
Approximately 60 years ago the Maynard Public Schools had a strings program and now it is back. Over 90 students have signed up for our new strings program this year in grades 4 through 7. On October 17th, we held a String Rental Night that was well attended. The families and students have been very excited and supportive of this program. Mrs. Blanchard, the strings...
CHANGE OF LOCATION NEW LOCATION!! Strategies to Reduce Mealtime Meltdowns—join us at GREEN MEADOW SCHOOL CAFETERIA on Monday, November 5, 7 p.m.. Is it a challenge to cook a meal that your whole family will eat? Is dinnertime a battleground? Is your picky eater refusing to eat anything but her favorite five foods? This interactive, family-focused workshop is open...
Dear Maynard parents, students, and community members, Please take the time to complete two very important town surveys. Your results will be anonymous (unless you choose to include your email address) and will go directly to our town planner. Your choices and comments will help our town to move forward with the 20-year master plan that outlines our vision for Mayna...
Casino Game Night 2018- TOMORROW! Saturday, November 3rd 6:30 @ The Elks Club:
Casino Game Night is the sole music fundraiser of the year for the Maynard Music Association (MMA) that supports the music programs of Fowler and Maynard High School. Please visit the website for vouchers, volunteer opportunities including food donations, service point opportunities for ...
Hello Maynard Public School. I hope everyone is ready for Halloween, which is rapidly approaching. Only a few announcements this month. As always if you have any questions, please contact the helpdesk.
Grade Pre-K-8 Chrome Extension Policy
For students in Grade Pre-K through 8th, the policy for installing extensions and apps on the Chromebooks has been updated. Stud...
One of Commissioner Riley’s priorities for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) this year is celebrating teachers’ amazing work. He announced plans to highlight our aMAzing Educators in his August Back-to-School Message which can be found at the following link:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/commissioner/Back-to-School/
Since that time, DESE has prod...
The STEAM@Fowler School Celebration was a great success tonight. In the picture above, School Committee member Bethlyn Houlihan is sitting with another parent, teacher, and students while they were learning how to make models of atoms with wire and beads. There were so many great presentations on topics including: solar energy, robotics, Science, the engineering pro...
The Maynard SEPAC is excited to sponsor a new workshop: Strategies to Reduce Mealtime Meltdowns (Monday, November 5, 7 p.m. at Fowler Library). Is it a challenge to cook a meal that your whole family will eat? Is dinnertime a battleground? Is your picky eater refusing to eat anything but her favorite five foods? Is your child having difficulty maintaining weight? Do yo...
Members of the Maynard Anti-Racism Alliance (MARA) have shared this information about an exciting workshop with me. The workshop is free and open to all. It will be held on Sunday, October 21, 2018 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Diamond Middle School Auditorium, 99 Hancock St., Lexington, MA.
The moderator will be:Reverend Liz Walker.
She is an esteemed minister, c...
This is the second event in a series of meet the central office administrator coffees. It is an opportunity for our school community to meet the central office administrators' in a comfortable setting and have informal discussions, get to know each other, and learn each others perspectives.
Last month we held a meet the Maynard Director of Technology Coffee. This mo...
Rescheduled October meeting: Please join us for our October MMA meeting rescheduled for October 9th from 7-8 at the Fowler Library.
Casino Game Night '18 - Sat, Nov. 3rd @ 6:30 @ The Elks ClubPlease join us for our sole music fundraiser of the year that supports the music programs of Fowler and Maynard High School.
Vouchers for the event are available now!
$40 eac...
Dear Maynard School Community
This is an update on the air quality concerns at the Green Meadow School. Our staff and students safety is of the utmost importance. I want to assure you that we are all equally concerned and working together to resolve the issues identified.
In past communications, I have shared that we have had several reports that have identifie...
I am sending this news post out on behalf of Nichole Karlon, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 235 President.
This is an invitation to Veterans Appreciation Night at the Maynard High School Football Game on October 19, 2018. The game starts at 7:00 pm at Alumni Field. The Maynard Tigers will be playing the Littleton Tigers. There will be a pregame tailgate party ay t...
The Maynard SEPAC invites you to our Parent Social! Is your child on an IEP or a 504? Do you have questions about whether your child should be getting services from the school? Come to the social for a chance to meet and talk with other parents and members of SEPAC (the Special Education Parents Advisory Council). We are gathering on Tuesday, October 2 at the Fowler Sc...
Hello everyone, and welcome to another start of school in Maynard. This year had a busy start with so many new things going on. Here are this month’s technology announcements. High School 1:1 Program The High School 1:1 Program has just about concluded distribution. There are a few devices still remaining. Students that have not yet picked up their device are encourage...
The Merriam Webster Online Dictionary defines guidance as follows:
1: The act or process of guiding
2a: The direction provided by a guide. Couldn't have done it without her guidance
b: Advice on vocational or educational problems given to students. Provides guidance on how to apply for scholarships
Guidance in the Maynard Public Schools:
There is more t...
Dear Maynard Community
We received the results of the mold spore testing. Seventeen samples were collected at the Green Meadow School including indoor and outdoor locations. Most importantly, No evidence of “toxic black molds” were detected. The results indicated that the majority of classrooms had spore levels significantly less than the outdoor levels tested.
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Dear School Community Members,
There have been a lot of questions raised about air quality and mold concerns at the Green Meadow School. We had the Department of Public Health (DPH) come to the Green Meadow School last week. I am pleased to report that as a result of their inspection, they determined there was not a public health hazard at the Green Meadow Schoo...
Welcome back to the school year, and COME FIND OUT ABOUT SEPAC!We are the Maynard Special Education Parent Advisory Council, and our first event of the school year is the Parent Information Social on Tuesday, October 2 at 7 pm in the Fowler School Library. If you've been curious about what the SEPAC does, want to learn more about the Special Education Program in Maynar...
The Fowler Fun Run:
The Fowler School has decided to try a different fundraiser this year called the Fowler Fun Run. Boosterthon is the company that supports this fundraiser and they have a great theme called the Mindspark Mystery Lab that focuses on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) as well as Character development around citizenship, mindset...
The First Week of School:
The weather was hot but our school community made the best of it. I cannot thank the following groups of people enough:
The Maynard Public School custodians, who always make sure our schools are ready and look so good. In the picture above, the floors are so highly polished that they look like glass and reflect the lights above.
The Ma...
I hope you had a great summer and are ready for the start of school. The Technology Department has been very busy this summer, and I will highlight a few of the changes and upgrades.
New WebsiteMaynard Public Schools has a brand new website. Over the summer we have been getting the new website and communication platform ready for the school year. School administrators...
Dear Maynard School Community,
Every summer I get excited about the upcoming school year and this year is no different. This year the summer reading for our district is "The Energy Bus" (Gordon, 2007). It is a quick read and I had the good fortune to be able read it on the first couple of days of a relaxing family vacation this year. It really renewed my optimism.
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Friday, April 13, 2018
Superintendent's Notes
6th Annual Acton-Boxborough-Maynard PMC KIDS Bike Ride
It's that time of year again! The 6th Annual Acton-Boxborough-Maynard PMC Kids Bike Ride will take place on June 3, 2018 from 8:30 to 12:00 pm at NARA Park in Acton.
PMC KIDS Bike Rides became an official PMC program in 2005 as a way to include young cyclists in t...
Bus registration for the 2018/2019 school year begins on May 7. Registration will take place at the administrative offices located at Fowler School from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Forms and waiver forms will be available to download on our website and all school offices starting on May 4, 2018. No forms will be accepted before May 7. $270.00 for the 1st student and $22...