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- School Committee
Strategic Planning Update
Holliston is engaged in developing a comprehensive five-year strategic plan of objectives and initiatives to improve education for all here in town. The Strategic Planning Committee is comprised of teachers, administrators, School Committee members, students, parents, and other stakeholders in town, and we began meeting in October of 2021. The Committee met twice this month to go over the results from the survey data we collected in the fall. Over 1200 parents, students, teachers, and other community members responded to the survey, so thank you! We examined the quantitative data and comments from this, as well as data from the community forums that were held, the Metro West Health Survey, the most recent NEASC report, and the Culture and Climate Surveys that were given out at RAMS. All of this data suggests overarching goals for the district in conjunction with many specific strategic initiatives that will support these goals. Our steps for the coming weeks and months are to flush out these ideas and share them with the community. We hope to have a draft available this spring for implementation in 2022-2027.
Student Testing Data Update
At our December 9th meeting, Assistant Superintendent Joanne Menard shared some information about Star Assessment and MCAS Data with the community. Reviewing and analyzing this kind of data helps us identify trends over time, compare our areas of strength and growth with other districts, and ensure we’re meeting the needs of all students. A great strength of the Holliston Public Schools is our teachers’ willingness and ability to provide rich, varied, innovative learning opportunities, as opposed to “teaching to the test.” Data analysis helps enhance and improve these opportunities. One interesting finding from the MCAS data was that in all grade levels, Holliston did better relative to state averages during the pandemic, showing that all of the hard work by the teachers and administrators to keep schools open last year paid off! While Covid has certainly had a negative impact on our students in many ways, test scores included, Holliston is fortunate to have sustained less of an impact than we saw with the state. Holliston has also begun giving the Star Math and Reading assessment three times a year to help identify areas of strength and needs for individual students. This will help inform instruction and plan interventions that may have increased due to the impact of COVID on our instructional models. We are fortunate to have so many tools at hand to help our students!
Collective Bargaining Agreement Status Update
As reported in fall of 2021, the Holliston School Committee reached a one-year retroactive agreement with the Holliston Federation of Teachers for 2020-2021 providing for a 2% cost of living adjustment paid retroactively for the 2020-2021 school year. The Holliston School Committee continues to work to reach an agreement for a successor, multi-year Collective Bargaining Agreement. Our mission is to promote the highest quality education for all students.
A fact-finding session occurred on October 12, 2021. A non-binding decision from the fact-finder is now expected in February/March 2022.
Holliston Public School Mask Requirement
Pursuant to an Emergency Order of the Holliston Board of Health, there is an indoor mask mandate for all indoor Holliston buildings, including businesses, municipals buildings, etc., effective January 6, 2022. This includes the schools. In addition, the School Committee’s mask mandate remains in effect until and unless it is rescinded by the committee or superseded by state mandate. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s mask requirement remains in effect until February 28, 2022. The School Committee will revisit the Holliston Public School’s face covering policy at our February 17th meeting.
Budget Update
The Superintendent will provide the Holliston School Committee a recommended budget in February 2022. The Holliston School Committee will meet with the Holliston Finance Committee on March 22, 2022 to discuss the budget. A public hearing on the budget will occur on April 7, 2022. The FY22-23 budget will be voted on at town meeting which is scheduled for May 9, 2022.
Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic on 2/5/22 from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. at the Holliston Town Hall
The Holliston Board of Health has scheduled a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for Ages 5 to 11 year olds (first or second shot) as well as boosters for 12+ on Saturday, February 5, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Holliston Town Hall, 703 Washington Street
You must Preregister at https://home.color.com/vaccine
Event Sponsored by the Holliston Board of Health, Questions: call 508-429-0605
School Committee Members
Cynthia Listewnik, Chair ListewnikC@hsc.holliston.k12.
Dawn Neborsky, Vice Chair NeborskyD@hsc.holliston.k12.
Stacey Raffi RaffiS@hsc.holliston.k12.ma.us
Lisa Kocian KocianL@hsc.holliston.k12.ma.
Catherine Savard SavardMC@hsc.holliston.k12.ma.
Minnie Gupta GuptaM@hsc.holliston.k12.ma.us
Amanda Bigelow BigelowA@hsc.holliston.k12.ma.
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1. When do the updated DPH/DESE Protocols for Responding to COVID-19 Scenarios go into effect? The updated DPH/DESE Protocols for Responding to COVID-19 Scenarios were released on December 30, 2021 and were effective immediately. The protocols can be applied retroactively for people currently in isolation or quarantine. So, if an individual tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the date the updated guidance was released, they should now use the 5-day isolation or quarantine period and return to school once they have met certain conditions as outlined in the protocols.
2. Can individuals returning from quarantine and isolation remove their masks to eat meals? Per the updated protocols, individuals returning from a 5-day isolation and quarantine must mask for an additional 5 days when around others. Like individuals participating in Test & Stay, during meals, masks should only be removed when individuals are actively eating. Additionally, DESE recommends a physical distance of at least 3 feet while eating, as feasible. This means masks must be worn when individuals are waiting for meals or sitting at lunch tables after meals are finished.
3. What is the definition of fully vaccinated as it relates to the eligibility for the updated isolation and quarantine guidance? At this time, and as provided in the updated DPH/DESE Protocols for Responding to COVID-19 Scenarios, fully vaccinated is still defined as two-weeks following the completion of the Pfizer or Moderna series or two-weeks following a single dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine. |
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Amendment to the Test & Stay Protocol
The Test and Stay duration has been amended from 7 days from the date of exposure to 5 days from the date of exposure. Close contacts can remain in school and do not have to quarantine, as long as they:
Testing Reminders
We've received a large number of questions regarding post-holiday testing and we would like to remind everyone of the approved testing protocols for the program:
BinaxNOW tests may only be used for Test and Stay, Symptomatic Testing, and reflex tests after a positive pool. They are not approved for surveillance testing.
Co-ops and Internships
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PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION AT PLACENTINO SCHOOL
***Your child must be 3 years old by September 1, 2022*****
Parent/Guardian Information Session (Virtual Event): January 31 at 6:30pm ***The link for the zoom meeting will be put on the school website on the 31st.
On-Line Registration: February 1 - February 7
Preschool Lottery (if needed): February 15 @ 1:00 (Virtual Event) Families of returning preschoolers will receive a separate registration link.
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Kindergarten Registration is open from April 27- May 7th at noon.
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Given the impending winter storm arriving later today into tomorrow, Thursday, 12/17/2020 will be a remote learning day for all students. Students will follow their typical school-day schedule within the remote learning platform. Additional information has been or will be provided from the building administration at each building with specific details necessary for tomorrow.
While the remote learning platform may present with challenges, we need to be prepared to switch to remote instruction for all students at any time related to COVID-19 cases. By providing this notification to caregivers, families, and staff early in the day, this will allow everyone to be better prepared for this shift tomorrow. Students will soon be heading into an eleven-da vacation break from school, and we are hoping to minimize additional disruption to teaching and learning in this manner.
Should the storm result in significant power outages leading to a different decision, you may hear from me again. However, at this time, staff and students will be remote tomorrow. Thank you all for your patience and understanding!
Sincerely,
Susan E. Kustka, Ed.D.
Superintendent
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Link for RAMS families to purchase a 21-22 RAMS yearbook.
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Dear RAMS Families, **resent due to an error in the Student of the Month section**
What You Can Find in this edition of RAMS News December 1, 2021
RAMS Health & Safety Just a friendly reminder that If your child is experiencing cold symptoms, please keep them home and contact your pediatrician for advice regarding COVID testing. Please don’t send them to school assuming it is just a cold. Additionally, as a reminder we are encouraging our Test & Stay Program as well as Pool Testing. If you have not done so already please consider signing your child up using the link below. RAMS Future Programmers- 7th & 8th Gr ONLY RAMS future programmers is a group for 7th and 8th grade students who are interested in programming and want to design programs that benefit the RAMS community. Students will work in groups to create a passion project that can be shared with the school. RAMS Future Programmers is for students who are self-driven, interested in coding, and want to learn new coding languages. RFP will meet one day out of the six day school cycle for one period (42 minutes). If you are interested in joining please complete this form: RAMS Future Programmers Interest Form. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Cotter at cotterm@holliston.k12.ma.us. RAMS Students of the Month-November Each month at Robert Adams Middle School, we will be choosing one student per team in each grade that has proven to be positive contributors to our school community. What do we look for students to exemplify?
The students chosen are announced on the first of the month over the morning announcements, and are awarded with a RAMS Student of the Month Certificate. A photo of each student along with a write-up highlighting the student’s achievement is displayed on our Main Lobby bulletin board. Congratulations to this month’s recipients: Grade 6: Luma Giacomo, Peyton Doray, Sanjit Govindarajan Grade 7: Nate Robinson, Isabella Yang, Kyara Araujo Grade 8: Sophie Rickman, Bridget Doherty, Lily Comeau
WL/UA: Brian Casey, Computer Science RAMS Winter Band & Chorus Concerts Our students have been working hard in preparation for the upcoming winter concerts. We look forward to seeing them perform at the Holliston High School in the upcoming weeks, and invite you to join as well. RAMS Band Concert Tuesday, December 14 at 7:00pm’ RAMS Chorus Concert Tuesday, December 21 at 7:00pm Great News at RAMS We wanted to share with you some fun and wonderful things happening at RAMS. We are so proud of our students and the wonderful things they do for others and each other! Our Wellness Teachers worked so hard to teach our entire student body the Thriller Dance and have them perform following the Turkey Trot on Wednesday. Both staff and students did amazing...watch for yourself :) On Wednesday, November 23, all of our students chose “1 Act of Kindness” to perform by December 22. Please ask your child what they chose and once they have completed it please encourage them to fill out the form below! MS PTO Middle School PTO Meeting Our next Middle School PTO meeting will be Tuesday, January 11 at 9:00 am. Please email hollistonpto@gmail.com if you would like to be on the distribution for meeting details. Ski Club Fit Night Reminder – Ski Club Fit Night is December 2 from 6:30-8pm in RAMS Auditorium. Holliston Ski Club Hats are here! $15 per hat with all profits going to the Holliston PTO in support of the Ski Club. Limited quantities, so act quickly. To purchase, click on the link to fill out Google Form – payment via Venmo or check made out to Holliston PTO. Pick up on December 2 from 6:30-8pm in RAMS Auditorium. Bertucci’s Ski and Snowboard Club Night On December 17, enjoy Bertucci's favorites and help support the Holliston Ski and Snowboard Club. Bertucci’s will donate 15% of proceeds back - valid at all locations. Please present this flyer or enter code 745-228-632 online when ordering. Thank you for your support!
Outdoor Volunteer Lunch Monitors Needed We need your help to volunteer as lunch monitors, so we can offer the students the opportunity to enjoy lunch outdoors (weather permitting). Please sign up here. Join the Middle School PTO! It’s easy – visit www.HollistonPTO.org to join! Just $15 to support your child, their teachers and many programs within the school.
Calendar December 2 PTO Ski Club Fit Night 6:00-8:30pm RAMS Auditorium 8 Early Dismissal/ Professional Day @ 11:00am 14 Band Concert @7pm HHS Auditorium 16 SNOW DATE-Band Concert @ 7pm HHS Auditorium 17 Bertucci's Ski and Snowboard Club Night 21 Chorus Concert @ 7pm HHS Auditorium 22 SNOW DATE-CHorus Concert @ 7pm HHS Auditorium 23 Early Dismissal @ 11:00am 24-31 December Break
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What You Can Find in this edition of RAMS News
November 15, 2021
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RAMS Students of the Month-October
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Nature’s Classroom Update
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Mood Check-Gr 7 ONLY
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Keefe Tech Information
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RAMS Strategies of the Week
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Fall One Acts
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MS PTO
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Calendar
RAMS Students of the Month-October
Each month at Robert Adams Middle School, we will be choosing one student per team in each grade that has proven to be positive contributors to our school community. What do we look for students to exemplify?
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Perseverance
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Courage
The students chosen are announced on the first of the month over the morning announcements, and are awarded with a RAMS Student of the Month Certificate. A photo of each student along with a write-up highlighting the student’s achievement is displayed on our Main Lobby bulletin board. Congratulations to this month’s recipients:
Grade 6: Alexander Cataldo, Charlie Cruz, Milo Businger
Grade 7: Kylla Araujo, Alex Bergmann, Srivalli Kuragayala
Grade 8: Liam Brannigan, Maddie Prince, Murilo Vieira
WL/UA: Yukti Avala
Nature’s Classroom Update-Gr 6
We are hoping that Nature’s Classroom will go on as planned for the 2021-2022 school year. Please know that we currently have the space on hold, but are awaiting guidelines relative to trips during COVID. Typically our trip runs Tuesday through Friday the week following April Vacation. We will keep you apprised of information once we know.
Mood Check-Gr 7 ONLY
This will be our fifth year partnering with Wellesley Center for Women to implement Mood Check: Holliston, for Grade 7 students on Tuesday, November 16-Thursday November 18. Mood Check is a depression prevention initiative supported by the Holliston Public Schools and directed by Dr. Tracy Gladstone, a licensed clinical psychologist from the Wellesley Center for Women at Wellesley College. We ask that you take a moment to read through the letter below that will provide you information to better understand the importance of this initiative.
Mood Check Information-PLEASE REVIEW
Keefe Tech Information
Attention 7th and 8th grade students! Keefe Regional Technical School is hosting their Career Night Open House on Thursday, November 18th between 5:30 PM and 8:00 PM. Keefe Tech is the Career and Technical High School that serves the town of Holliston. If you are an 8th grader who enjoyed their presentation last week, or a younger student starting to think about high school, this is the best way to get on their campus and check out Keefe Tech with your parents/guardians. They will have all 15 of their Career and Technical Programs open, Academic faculty there to connect regarding their courses, lots of Keefe Tech Student Ambassadors to answer questions and lead demonstrations in their programs, and a few presentations about their overall high school experience. You can go to this link to learn more about the event and to register: https://keefetechorg.
A reminder to students planning to apply to Keefe Tech for enrollment in Fall of 2022 that you need to submit your application prior to January 15th. You can apply here: https://keefetech.go2cte.com/
RAMS Strategy of the Week
Our Student Support staff has been doing a tremendous job putting together both academic and social emotional strategies for ALL students every Monday to practice and implement each week. While we send them out to our staff and students each Monday via email to review together, and then individually, we wanted to include families in this process as well.
Please take a moment to review our RAMS Strategy Zen Den. Each week our Student Support Bitmojis have a linked strategy. Take a moment to click on each Bitmoji and review with your student. It is important now more than ever to refine our skills and strategies for learning and growth.
RAMS Winter Athletics- Wrestling
Attention all interested wrestlers: Registration is officially open for ALL students in grades 6-8th for the winter season of wrestling. Anyone interested can register on our school RAMS Athletics Website. The season will start on November 30th.
Fall One Acts-November 12-13
Congratulations to all of our students who took part in all facets of the Fall One Acts. The performances, sets, and organization was a complete success!! We are very proud of all of their hard work. Looking forward to the Spring Musical!!
MS PTO
Middle School PTO Meeting
Our next Middle School PTO meeting will be Tuesday, November 9 at 9:00 am. Please email hollistonpto@gmail.com if you would like to be on the distribution for meeting details.
Ski Club Update
Holliston Ski and Snowboard Club registration will be extended through November 12. Nashoba Ski/Snowboard lessons are limited due to COVID requirements and cannot be guaranteed for registrations received after October 31.
Click Holliston PTO - Ski and Snowboard Club for details.
Outdoor Volunteer Lunch Monitors Needed
We need your help to volunteer as lunch monitors, so we can offer the students the opportunity to enjoy lunch outdoors (weather permitting). Please sign up here.
Join the Middle School PTO!
It’s easy – visit www.HollistonPTO.org to join! Just $15 to support your child, their teachers and many programs within the school.
Calendar
November
16-18 Mood Check Gr 7 ONLY
24 ½ Day dismissal at 11:00am
25-26 Thanksgiving Break
December
2 PTO Ski Club Fit Night 6:00-8:30pm RAMS Auditorium
8 Early Dismissal/ Professional Day @ 11:00am
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What You Can Find in this edition of RAMS News
November 1, 2021
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Racial Incident-Update
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RAMS Strategies of the Week
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Fall One Acts
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Midterm grades-reminder
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MS PTO
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Calendar
Racial Incident-Bathroom Update
As of today, we have begun opening up ALL staff and student bathrooms for use. As mentioned in a prior email from Mr. Jordan, last week we had a very successful school wide lesson and discussion with ALL staff and students around the use of the “N-word'' which was found written in two different bathrooms here at RAMS. Linked below are a list of resources that we sent out to families to help facilitate discussions at home around this topic. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us.
RAMS Strategy of the Week
Our Student Support staff has been doing a tremendous job putting together both academic and social emotional strategies for ALL students every Monday to practice and implement each week. While we send them out to our staff and students each Monday via email to review together, and then individually, we wanted to include families in this process as well.
Please take a moment to review our RAMS Strategy Zen Den. Each week our Student Support Bitmojis have a linked strategy. Take a moment to click on each Bitmoji and review with your student. It is important now more than ever to refine our skills and strategies for learning and growth.
Fall One Acts-November 12-13
The ReAct Players have been working hard on both of the Fall One Act plays! Our actors and crew are excited to bring you both Oz and All I Really Need to Know I Learned From Being a Zombie on Friday, November 12 at 7:00 pm, and two shows on Saturday, November 13 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm at the RAMS Auditorium.
Midterm Grades
It is hard to believe, but we have reached midway point of Term 1, which was on Tuesday, October 19. Families, along with their students, should log into PowerSchool to view grades and work completion. Please encourage your child to check in with their teachers should they have questions regarding grades.
MS PTO
Middle School PTO Meeting
Our next Middle School PTO meeting will be Tuesday, November 9 at 9:00 am. Please email hollistonpto@gmail.com if you would like to be on the distribution for meeting details.
Ski Club Update
Holliston Ski and Snowboard Club registration will be extended through November 12. Nashoba Ski/Snowboard lessons are limited due to COVID requirements and cannot be guaranteed for registrations received after October 31.
Click Holliston PTO - Ski and Snowboard Club for details.
Outdoor Volunteer Lunch Monitors Needed
We need your help to volunteer as lunch monitors, so we can offer the students the opportunity to enjoy lunch outdoors (weather permitting). Please sign up here.
Join the Middle School PTO!
It’s easy – visit www.HollistonPTO.org to join! Just $15 to support your child, their teachers and many programs within the school.
Calendar
November
4 No School/Diwali Day
9 PTO Meeting at 9:00am via zoom
11 No School/Veterans Day
12 Fall One Act Productions at 7:00pm in RAMS Auditorium
13 Fall One Act Productions at 2:00pm & 7:00pm in RAMS Auditorium
24 ½ Day dismissal at 11:00am
25-26 Thanksgiving Break
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Enjoy the Spring 2021 issue of the HHS literary magazine Enigma!
This beautiful all-digital issue highlights 158 pages of original stories, poetry, and art, and represents a labor of love by the Enigma club!
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Enjoy The Misdirected, an original play written and performed by HHS Theatre370 students, now available online on the HHS ArtSavesLives YouTube channel!
The Misdirected was written from Nov. '20-Feb '21 via Zoom sessions, and was created in response to the question, "How will people in the future mythologize us?"
This was the only show Theatre370 was able to rehearse in the theatre so two groups were cast for this project, Cast A and Cast 1. Each group able to make their own choices about their characters. Back in May, the play was performed live, non-stop, and captured on film by students in the opposite cast. Both recordings are available on YouTube.
This is a science fiction play, containing loud noises such as screams and gunshots, as well as some violence and death.
Enjoy the show!
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Congratulations on a beautiful and memorable (if slightly warm) graduation ceremony! And extra congratulations and thanks to our student speakers and performers!
Graduation photos by The Henry Studio are now live in the photo gallery. The final deadline for graduation photo orders is June 30, 2021 and the gallery will no longer be accessible. Please use this link to access them: https://thehenrystudio.shootproof.com/gallery/15133900.
Best of luck to our newest graduating class!
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The best artwork of HHS is on display both in our halls and online! Be sure to visit www.hollistonartsaveslives.org for our virtual art gallery!
You can also wear your support with our custom t-shirts designed by Hannah Ellis and Corinne Doucette. You can opt to have the shirt either delivered to your home or pick it up here at the school. This order closes June 1st, so order soon!
Congrats to our amazing art students and the Art Dept. teachers on another outstanding event!