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Instruction across all areas of the curriculum con. Report of the tinues to reflect the efforts of very active curriculum School Department committees. Additionally, on-going curriculum efforts have reflected a review of the newly formulated Mass. achusetts Curriculum Frameworks. To the Mashpee School Committee and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: An English/Language Arts revision was completed An additional 109 students in grades ps-12 has in June, 1995. All teachers received a revised curricu. ' increased our enrollments this year to 1808 pupils. lum guide to begin school year 1995-1996. The primary goal this year is the opening of our A revision of curricula in the areas of World Lan.new Mashpee High School. Construction began in guages and math is ongoing and will be completed in the spring of 1996. Both of the aforementioned efforts early June at the ground-breaking ceremony at the site are being supported by a Curriculum Frameworks on the corner of Route 151 and Old Barnstable Road. Mr. John Williams of Spencer, Massachusetts was grant awarded to the Mashpee Schools in December,'appointed principal of the new school in early July.He 1995. was previously employed as the principal of David A grant to study portfolio assessment models in the Prouty High School in Spencer. areas of English and math was also awarded the sys. As construction proceeded, a great deal of prepara- tem; both for the 1994-1995 and 1995-1996 school tion was taking place for the opening of the facility. years. These preparations included selection of the school A major focus for new curricula efforts will center colors and mascot, development of the graduation around high school instruction. This will prove a chal- requirements and initial work on a Program of Studies. lenge that will take us to the end of the century. The selection of the school colors and mascot was In the second year of the Kenneth C. Coombs completed in October. Students, faculty and parents School Council activities, elements of our School were surveyed for their input. Although the results Improvement Plan which covered the areas of: were close, the outcome of the survey will maintain the tradition which began at Mashpee Middle School. school/family/community partnerships, extended day' The school colors will be blue and white and the mas- enrichment offerings, and professional development cot will be the Falcon. opportunities were implemented. The PTO newsletter was reinstituted.The Family Math and Family Science The graduation requirements for the high school Nights, Annual Picnic, Girls' and Women's Sports were approved by the School Committee in Novem- Night, the Fall Fitness Walk, Family Dance, the Hal- ber. Every student graduating from Mashpee High loween Haunted House, and a myriad of evening per- School will have to successfully complete four years formances highlighted our students' talents. There of Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and English. were several intergenerational programs both in the Course work must also be completed in a foreign Lan- school and at the Carol Jacobson Center. In addition, guage, Health, Physical Education, Fine Arts and the third grade students were enlightened in communi-' Applied Arts. Students will also be able to select from ty affairs by many of the town department heads. a variety of elective courses in order to complete the 24 units of work necessary for a diploma. The after-school programs were run cooperatively with the Leisure Services Department. The High School Council was formed in early November. This group is made up of parents, faculty, The "Arts in the Schools' program was marked by community members and students. Their main objec- a school-wide trip to Orleans to see "The Nutcracker' tive for the year will be to complete the Student Hand- in December. We obtained grants to bring a Shake; book for the opening of the high school in September, speare troupe to the school to work with second and!, 1996. third graders, and a wonderful music residency for the third grade pupils, which culminated in the composi'' tion of songs based on the social studies curriculum Through the efforts of audio-visual technician Michael Pietrowski,the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Pilot Program was This year,the third grade students participated in an approved by the School Committee in September.This arts/business endeavor. We sponsored an arts and project, which is a nation-wide effort, will allow Stu- crafts exhibit which taught our youngsters some of the a dents to become educated in the latest state-of-the-art fundamentals of business and additionally strength C- technology. ened their self-concepts and sense of achievement through the creation of handiwork. The Coombs; 4. 100