Schools
by Marlena Gilbert
The Groton Dunstable Regional School Committee (GDRSC) met to discuss recertifying the FY25 school budget. The discussions were uneasy as they discussed the three-year operating override funding request for the municipal and school district budgets that was defeated in both...
Rohit Bhasin
1. How would you as a school committee member suggest advocating for academic excellence given the current budget constraints? Do you expect to be able to maintain the current level of scores or rankings of our schools given the budget constraints?
Answer: To advocate for academic...
by Marlena Gilbert
As previously reported, an unprecedented number of Groton and Dunstable voters cast their votes at the polls and the results were finalized; the override in both Groton and Dunstable to fund level municipal and school services failed.
Prior to the override vote, Dunstable...
by Connie Sartini
The Groton Select Board, Groton Finance Committee and Groton Dunstable Regional School Committee met Wednesday evening, April 3, via Zoom, to discuss the overwhelming defeat of the $5.5M ballot override question at the Special Election and the resulting Impact on the Proposed...
by Marlena Gilbert
In recent years there has been an increase in disruptive student behavior within the Groton Dunstable School system. To monitor and understand the scope of disruptive student behavior, the school administration set up a system to record and catalog these incidents. This system...
Teammates Amy Loveless, senior, left, and Feyanna Haigh, junior, right, working on cleaning the shooter wheels (used for propelling the ‘Notes’ into the ‘Speaker’ or ‘Amp’ on the field to score points) before their next match at the New England District North Shore Event at Reading High School in Reading,. Photo: Caragh Dineen.
by Amy Loveless
Groton-Dunstable Regional High School's FIRST Robotics team, the Robotomies (Team 1277), just had a successful season with some exciting upgrades and a prestigious award.
Boosting Performance with Swerve Drivetrain
Thanks to sponsorship from AMD, the Robotomies were able to...
by Marlena Gilbert
The method by which the state calculates Chapter 70 funds for school communities categorized as ‘wealthy’ with the ‘ability to pay’ has been challenging for years; inflation has further exasperated the impact on Groton, Dunstable, and other communities.
Many school...
by Marlena Gilbert
After much discussion the School Committee voted to reduce the FY2025 budget and assessment by $300,900. These reductions were accomplished by not filling two budgeted positions for behavioral support, a Team Chair, a second-grade teacher, a maintenance staff person, a part-...
by Marlena Gilbert
At the beginning of the year, the Groton Dunstable Regional School District (GDRSD) established annual goals including Student Learning Goals, Professional Practice Goals, and District Improvement Goals.
On February 24, 2024, the Groton Dunstable Regional School District...
by Marlena Gilbert
The February 28 Groton Dunstable Regional School Committee (GDRSC) meeting opened with a public comment from a Florence Roche Elementary School student.
Surrounded by a sea of GDEA teachers [Groton-Dunstable Educators Association – aka the Teacher Union] wearing red shirts...