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' An independent comprehensive Special Educa- Spring concert in June. The Music Honor Award j tion Program evaluation highly commended the winner for the year was Julie MacDonald. Our ath- Mashpee Public Schools in the following areas: letic teams continued to provide excellent competi- 1. The dedication and caring attitude displayed tion for the other schools on the Cape. Julie Mac- by special education staff toward their stu- Donald and Erik Bevans were named as the recipi- dents. Staff are working in extremely diffi- ents of the Fredrick H. Pocknett Sportsmanship cult class settings because of over- Award for Athletics. Elizabeth Hanson was our Or- crowding. atorical Champion and Erin Troy and Colleen Con- 2. The high level of direct services offered to ery were the Spelling Bee Co-Champions for students within the special education pro- Gra f grams. Two of our faculty members retired during the 3. The positive remarks made by staff regard- year; David A. Consalvi - eighteen years service, ing the Administrator of Special Education and M. Alden James - eleven years service. They for her support in dealing with the difficult will be missed and we wish them well. New faculty Pre- members for the year included Janice A. Page space and service delivery problems. -Pre- ! The evaluation also noted the following pro- school Program, Kathleen J. Smola - Kindergarten, gram considerations: Stephanie M. Richard -Grades 4-8 Health, Kimberly 1. The expansion of program offerings for stu- A. Crociccia - Art, Robert W. Tribou - Industrial ' dents in the regular education setting. Arts, Dennis M. Donovan Grades 5-8 2. The expansion of early intervention pro- Math/Science and Maria T. Marrese - Grades 5--8 grams. A pre-school center-based approach Reading/Language Arts. We welcome them to our for both special education students and an school system and hope their experiences will be integrated pre-school class would be the professionally rewarding. ideal. In all, the many changes this year we have tak- f 3. The special needs Director's position should en in stride, thanks to the understanding of the com- be a full-time position. Since the Director munity and the cooperation of students, parents and of Special Education is also functioning as teachers. We have made progress in all aspects of a school psychologist, additional staff time school life as we uniformly continue to grow, ex- in this area will be needed. pand and to work toward our ultimate goal - that of 4. There are several sub-committees that providing the finest education for every student in should be formed to study issues related to our school system in relation to the individual increased special education services. These childs' needs and abilities. sub-committees would provide input from a On behalf of all staff members, I wish to thank cross section of staff and could provide pos- the citizens of Mashpee for their unfaltering support. { sible recommendations to begin working on school-wide problems. The areas needing Respectfully submitted, study, include the referral process, regular and special education in service, the Lincoln A.DeMoura, Ed. D. scheduling problem faced by special educa- Superintendent of Schools tion staff and possible regular education curriculum options for students not suc- Report of the ceeding in the regular class. Mash ee Commnni�{1 School ^° The Mashpee Middle School continues to suc- i1 cessfully meet the needs of children identified as r "J Special Needs. Though its resources are severely To the Honorable Board of Selectmen stressed in a climate of change and growth, through and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: a comprehensive range of program offerings, chil- e dren are served within the least restrictive setting WOW! 1988 was a super year for the Commu- whenever possible in a manner consistent with their pity School. Beginning in January with the First individual educational plans. Annual Mashpee Ethnic Fair, which attracted an es- The outstanding performances of our students timated 600 participants, things were off to a flying continued this year. Our students participated in start! The Ethnic Fair was developed to provide an the Southeast Music Festival in Pembroke, our stu- opportunity for people of different cultures to share dents participated in the All Cape Band Workshop their heritage through craft displays, food, dancing, at the Mattacheese Middle School and our vocal music, and conversation. This "celebration" of our music students performed at the All Cape Chorus community's wealth of ethnic pride and diversity Workshop at the Lawrence School. Additionally, was a rousing success. our Marching Bank participated in three parades, The winter, spring and fall classes and work- culminating with its appearance at our own outdoor shops for children and adults were extremely well - 94 -