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We thank the following retirees for their renovation project. Work began on June 6th with a outstanding service to the children of Mashpee: Sandra projected completion date of late Fall 2022.We are so Alberico (34 years), Joanne Arnold (17 years), Susan lucky to live in a connected community that greatly Bryant (21 years),Amy Campbell (21 years), Shawn values its children and that works collaboratively and Chicoine (20 years), Mary Crimmins (29 years), proactively to ensure that our children are provided Ellen DeMello (22 years), Gail Hannan (20 years), with the best opportunities and facilities. Daniel Leader (14 years), Sean O'Connor (19 years), Kimberly Palmer (33 years), Jacqueline Rastallis (21 With the support of the Capital Improvement Planning Committee, our Town of Mashpee voters, years),Gustav Stickley (10 years),Ellen Waechter(20 years),and Sean Withington (12 years). and the Mashpee Department of Public Works, we were able to upgrade each school's campus to include As we began the 2021-2022 school year in three flag poles, one for the United State of America September, we were all feeling optimistic for a much flag, one for the State of Massachusetts flag, and one improved, "return-to-normal" post-pandemic school for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal flag. A flag raising year, having experienced a somewhat worry-free ceremony was held in the fall of 2021 at each school summer. Although we were no longer required to to celebrate this long overdue recognition for the maintain six-foot distancing in our classrooms,we did Tribe. Each school's ceremony was very special and start the school year with masks being required on our prominently featured our Native American students buses and in our schools. Students were also required and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe officials. During to sit six feet away from their peers during lunch,with the Coombs School flag raising ceremony, we also everyone facing the same direction. On February dedicated two newly installed book sharing boxes just 28th, Massachusetts lifted its state-mandated mask outside the main entrance—each dedicated to a Coombs policy for schools which meant that we were able to School Native American student who passed away— provide a"masks optional"environment in our schools Bryson Aura Hendricks and Okemos Ryan Brown. and on our buses from that point forward. Students were provided with the option of sitting face-to-face The three-day joint conference of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees with their friends at tables in the lunchroom or sitting separately if they preferred. All students,staff,visitors, (MASC) and the Massachusetts Association of School and volunteers were expected to continue the safety Superintendents(MASS)took place in Hyannis in early practice of completing a daily wellness self-assessment November. Members of the Mashpee Wampanoag prior to the start of each school day and to remain out Tribe presented at the opening general session to of school if experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms. a room full of Massachusetts school committee members and superintendents (and to even more who Our school buildings continued to be disinfected every day, hand sanitizer was readily available and students were participating virtually). This was a wonderful and staff were encouraged to use it frequently,and our opportunity for the Tribe to share important pieces of HVAC systems were equipped with only MERV-13 its history and culture and to pose thought-provoking filters and were set to provide 100% flow of fresh air. questions that hopefully impacted the decision-making Our weekly surveillance testing program and at-home of all Massachusetts school districts. Thank you to test kit program continued to be available. Working David Weeders Roxanne Mills-Brown, Chenulka together as a connected community made a difference! Pocknett,and Talia Landry for participating. Mashpee Middle-High School senior Skyla Rimple was a panel In conjunction with the Mashpee Department of member at the general session. Skyla shared her Public Works, we continued to do all the necessary insightful thoughts and participated in a discussion planning and pre-work for two major facility projects about amplifying student voices during complex times. for the Mashpee Public Schools—(I) the conversion of the Mashpee Middle-High School stadium grass field Congratulations to Mashpee Middle-High School (MMHS) senior Isabella Eagan for being chosen as to amulti-purpose artificial turf field, replacement of Mashpee's recipient of the Massachusetts Association the current track, and upgrade to LED lighting at the stadium, and (2) upgrading the HVAC systems in all of School Superintendents' Certificate of Academic Excellence Award for school year 21-22. Isabella is three of our school buildings. The HVAC systems the embodiment of awell-rounded student who has upgrade project was identified by a stakeholder survey as the priority project for use of ESSER funds. We are excelled academically, athletically, in co-curriculars, grateful to the Mashpee voters who voted at the May and in service to the school and to our Mashpee Special Town Meeting to support the MMHS stadium community. 161