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meeting at the Tribal Government Center, W6panaak Pasuq I and Wopanaak Nees II language courses offered at Mashpee Middle -High School, Wampanoag cultural professional development opportunities for staff, cultural presentations for our students, hosting two MMHS varsity basketball games at the Tribal Government Center, and quarterly school -tribe partnership meetings. The School Committee also voted to change Columbus Day on the district calendar to Indigenous Peoples' Day. We are grateful for our valued partnership with the Mashpee Commons, for providing us with a beautiful space for our #WeAreMashpee outreach site. At this site, we showcase our school programs and opportunities, the accomplishments of our students and staff, and offer school -related and school -created items for sale. Congratulations to MMHS Senior Madison Eagan for being chosen as Mashpee's recipient of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents' Certificate of Academic Excellence Award. Congratulations to School Committee member Nicole Bartlett for being selected as the 2018 All -State School Committee Award winner for Division VII by the Massachusetts Association of School Committee's (MASC) All -State School Committee Award for Division VII. Mashpee freshman Skyla Rimple was selected by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women as one of the Commonwealth's Unsung Heroines for 2019. Skyla was nominated for this recognition by State Senator Julian Cyr. Mashpee Alumni Cassidy Leigh O'Hara won the Mashpee Public School's Community Essay Challenge —winning $1,000 for her essay in which she responded to the prompt: "Mashpee Public Schools are important to me because ..." Thirty-three wonderful essays were submitted. The Mashpee Public Schools, the Kiwanis Club of Mashpee, and the Mashpee Substance Use Task Force collaborated on an anti-vaping poster contest for students with the goal being for participants to learn more about the dangers of vaping and to communicate their learning through their poster. We received 165 posters. Congratulations to Grace Dion (1st Place), Joseph Burton (2nd Place), and Dylan Foley (3rd Place). The Quashnet School renovation project was completed in late December. The work included the installation of all new windows, new exterior doors, a new roof, and the upgrading of bathrooms for ADA compliance. Mashpee High School (MHS) was designated as an Innovation Pathway in Advanced Manufacturing, one of only seventeen schools in Massachusetts to earn this designation in 2019, creating a model program as the first Innovation Pathway at a comprehensive high school in the region. This Pathway prepares students for higher education and employment in Advanced Manufacturing positions, and upon completion of the required coursework and immersive experiences, all students completing the Pathway will have the skills necessary to engage in post -secondary opportunities such as engineering, computer science, and manufacturing, as well as entry level positions in the manufacturing industry. This designation promises $120,600 in grant funding to support enrolled students. We conducted our second annual MPS Family Opinion Survey in February 2019. In addition to recurring questions, we also gathered parent/guardian feedback on absenteeism, social emotional learning, and homework. The information gathered from the survey responses not only allows us to monitor growth from year to year but also provides us with insight to inform our practice. Appreciation to the Community Thank you to the members of our Mashpee "connected community" for your support. We are grateful to our "Falcon Friends," to the "Southport Falcons," and to all of our wonderful volunteers — all greatly valued members of our team. Many local businesses and individuals also continue to enhance opportunities for our students and staff. We thank the taxpayers of Mashpee for their continued commitment to ensuring that the children of Mashpee receive the very best education. It's Great to be in Mashpee A Connected Community. Respectfully submitted, Geoff Gorman, Chair Nicole Bartlett, Vice -Chair Don Myers, Secretary George Schmidt Chris Santos 163