Schools
This is one of a few tents set up around Florence Roach Elementary School and the Middle School which will allow students time for outdoor "mask breaks." The idea of having ocas sional relief from constantly wearing masks while inside the school buildings is one imaginative solution the School Committee has implemented. Photo by Steve Lieman
Schools Ready to Open, Teachers Approve Opening Plan; Students to Begin Sep. 16
by Robert Stewart
With a lot of hard work and an incredible amount of time, Groton-Dunstable administrators, the School Committee, and teachers are ready to begin the new school year amid a virus pandemic...
The past few months have been hectic for school administrators as they have worked with their communities to create detailed back-to-school plans. Below we present a summary survey of the plans of districts and schools in the Groton area.
This table shows hybrid learning to be the method of choice...
During the summer, Nashoba Valley Technical High School has been providing nutritionally balanced meals at no cost to all area children and young adults, ages 21 and under, through the National School Lunch Program’s (NSLP) Seamless Summer Option.
The Grab and Go Meal program provides...
by Bob Katzen, BHR
The Education Committee of the State Legislature accepted only written testimony on a bill that would suspend the requirement that a student take the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test as a graduation requirement for the school year, beginning in...
Girls on the Run Greater Boston (GOTRGB) has announced the launch of its fall 2020 season, ensuring that Boston area girls can stay active and healthy during the pandemic. Twice weekly, small teams of girls in grades three - eight are led by trained coaches through the research-based curriculum...
Masks can't hide these graduates' happiness.
by Kim McNeil, Senior Parent
When schools shut down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, there was so much uncertainty about how G-D’s Class of 2020 seniors would navigate their much anticipated and hoped for Senior Spring.
With schools closed and learning done remotely, spring...
School Committee Approves School Opening Plan for Start of New School Year
Cost to Implement Approved Plan Could Exceed $1.4 Million
by Robert Stewart
After days and weeks of planning for the opening of school in the fall and listening to what seemed like thousands of ideas and...
Dear Dunstable & Groton Residents,
The GDRHS graduation will be held this Friday, July 31, 2020. The graduation date was delayed until the last day of July by the School Committee to increase the possibility of a ceremony that could have a sliver of tradition.
Our administration has...