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appreciation among all students, school trips visited Quebec, France, Germany and the
Galapagos Islands.

Leading school systems around the country are adopting Learning Management Systems
(LMS) that provide teachers, students and parents with on-line access to class
assignments, content resources and grades. Masconomet has chosen Blackboard as our
LMS, which is used by many colleges as well as secondary schools; over the coming few
years all of our courses will be run and managed this way.

The District continued work on a “one-to-one” computing initiative, aiming to have each
student using their own computer device to access a broad variety of educational
resources. Research suggested that a phased roll-out will allow everyone to adapt to what
may be a significant evolution in their relationship with on-line learning, and we are
currently researching options that will offer the greatest flexibility for students at the
lowest cost to families in the future.

In other areas, we enjoyed another exemplary year: nine of our athletic teams were Cape
Ann League Champions, a disproportionately high number of our students received
recognition in the Boston Globe Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and the Math Teams
(both MS and HS) performed remarkably well over a season of competitions with other
leading schools in our area. The Chinese language program became a full foreign
language program with a fourth-year course available.

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Finally, it’s worth noting this begins the 15 year since the major rebuild, and we are
beginning to recognize that with age comes increased maintenance and repair. In five
more years, our debt burden on that project will be reduced by a third, and the remainder
retired by 2022. The District is planning an extensive audit of the entire physical plant
and all equipment, which will help us determine current conditions and to estimate the
lifespan of the buildings and better anticipate expenses.

Masconomet is doing very well, remaining one of the highest performing school districts
in the state while spending less per pupil than the state average for more than a dozen
years. We are very proud of the quality and value Masco provides to every citizen.

John K. Spencer
Chair, Masconomet Regional School Committee

Masconomet Regional School Committee Members
Boxford
Paula Fitzsimmons
Ben Messenger
Carolyn Miller
Daniel Volchok

Middleton
Teresa Buono

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