Schools
Groton-Dunstable Regional School District will open its doors for the 2016-2017 school year Wednesday, August 31, for students in grades one-12.
Kindergarten parents will receive a letter from their child’s school regarding the bus introduction program scheduled for Wednesday, August 31. If you...
Country Day School of the Holy Union, 14 Main St., Groton is holding an open house Thurs. Aug. 25, 5 to 7 PM, for anyone interested in a Catholic elementary-school education.
Parents and prospective students will be able to tour classrooms and talk one-on-one with teachers and administrators....
Last month, the 8th grade class of Country Day School celebrated their graduation and the end of their time at the school. Graduation Mass was celebrated by Father Bob Poitras of Our Lady of Grace in Pepperell. Students received their diplomas and awards with faculty, staff, family and friends...
In this series on the dramatic changes in school curriculum, we have already covered the so-called “common core” topics of mathematics and reading/writing (which educators call ELA for English Language Arts).
The science curriculum is the last of these three major topics to undergo changes, due...
On my first venture inside the brick walls and iron gates surrounding the campus of the private Groton School I was surprised to see some of the classrooms filled with students even though I knew most of the school was on summer break. When I inquired I was told that while these were indeed young...
As recent school meetings go, this week’s meeting was relatively tame since the agenda was mostly focused on internal housekeeping topics such as reorganizing the school committee’s various sub-committees to take into account newly-elected members.
Of more interest to the public was a report by...
Assistant Superintendent and Curriculum Coordinator Dr. Katie Novak had the unpleasant experience of not meeting expectations at the last school committee meeting when she presenting what was supposed to be her final installment of a study of homework practices at Groton-Dunstable schools. A...
The school committee has met twice since the defeat of the second budget override proposal in Groton and appears to have made little or no progress towards finalizing a budget for the Groton-Dunstable regional schools.
As of July 1, officials at the state department of education have taken...
At the very end of an exceptionally long school committee meeting, soon-to-depart district business manager Jared Stanton unveiled the long-awaited capital plan for the district. The clear and comprehensive set of documents cover capital needs for the next year and call for a total of $27,705,235...
Given the current state of finances within the Groton Dunstable school district, it is clear that despite the deteriorating conditions at the high school’s main athletic field (i.e. the “football field”), there was no money in the school budget to pay for a $1M+ refurbishment of the field surface...