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I y 128 Report of the Superintendent of Schools 1 To the School Committee and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: Whether ones uses the so-called "new" math, or the older a and more traditional approach, the worth of a year's work is k, still equal to the, sum of its many parts. As I reflect on the many parts of the work of the Mashpee Public Schools in ! 1973, I feel both gratitude and inner:satisfaction from the awareness of many "plus" signs. �. Certainly a very dedicated, hard-working School Commit- tee is one such "plus." This three-member committee proves ' that size does not always equal output, for Milton Glass, Leo Houston, and Judith Alberico have been doing the work of many more people. In particular, may I express my personal f y appreciation to Mr. Houston, who retired in December.after a many years of devoted service to the town and especially to ' ' the school system. k ; a� I Kenneth Coombs is another big "plus." He is so quietly 1 conscientious and always so considerate of the needs, feelings, j and ideas of everyone that working with him is a real pleas- ure. His entire school staff represents yet another positive x ( }t force for which all of us can be grateful. r �`I , I ( As 1973 is reviewed with reference first to the Samuel G. Davis School, I feel that the decisions to relate the school to " such regional and national sources of strength as the Educa- tional Research Council of America, ERR (Education Redirec- t tion and Recycling), and now Project SPOKE, all add up to an,impressive sum. These associations put our school person- nel in close touch with nationwide developments in educa- tion. They also bring to us locally the best in consulting serv- ices, together with the specialists we need to provide a proper ,t > In-Service Training Program for our school personnel. As a result of these valuable relationships, both the shape and the scope of the Davis School Curriculum are changing and im- proving steadily. Perhaps the most exciting as well as the most immediate change at the Davis School will begin to take place in Sep- tember of 1974 by means of the school's participation in the f