Citywide PTO kicked off its
first meeting of the new calendar year at 8:45 this morning. Superintendent
Taymore had a previously scheduled meeting and could not attend. We discussed
tonight’s School Committee presentation by administrators regarding implementation
of the new math frameworks and proposed sequencing, with a focus on middle and
high school. (The meeting agenda is here: http://melrosecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=1523.
The two documents relevant to this discussion are under the EP&P
subcommittee agenda: 8.A.1. Update – Implementation of New Math Frameworks.) There was some confusion regarding how and when this kind of information is
communicated to the school community, with the Supt. having e-mailed Bridge Director
Jennifer McAllister that administration must inform the Committee prior to
presenting to families or other stakeholder groups. There will be a Parent
Information Session scheduled in February at the Middle School.
Calendar/information
sharing included announcement of a family movie night at the ECC, as well as
their kick-off on 2/12 of fundraising efforts for a new playground. Tomorrow
night (1/14) in the MVMMS Library, immediately following brief business
meetings to be held at 7:00, the MVMMS and MHS PTO’s will host parent and
pediatrician Frank Brinchiero who will briefly present an initiative to adjust
middle and high school start times so they are later. The joint session will then
feature Melrose Chief Information Officer Jorge Pazos who will discuss
technology in the schools.
Next Citywide meeting is
on February 10th!
