On April 6, 2012, Jacki Samalis and I had the opportunity to visit the Autism Resource Center in Sterling, MA. There we met with Executive Director, Sue Loring. Please remember that April is Autism Awareness Month!
Questions and/or suggestions for future broadcasts can be E maild to: edconnect@rcmahar.org
Click here to view Episode #5:
http://www.schooltube.com/video/5fa908b70f864045915b/Education%20Connection%20-%20Autism%20Awareness
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Education Connection, Episode #4: Regionalization and Consolidation, Part II
Part II
On Friday, March 30, 2012 Mrs. Samalis and I had the opportunity to sit with Hadley Superintendent, and author of Creative Solutions to Contemporary Challenges in Small and Rural Schools Across America, Dr. Nicholas Young, and Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools Executive Director, Dr. Stephen Hemman. In this two part series we discuss District Consolidation and Regionalization.
Suggestions for future shows and questions with regard to content in this episode may be E-mailed to edconnect@rcmahar.org.
Click Here to View Education Connection Episode #4
http://www.schooltube.com/video/2ba4fe2a1b4544bdbab8/Education%20Connection%20-%20Regionalization%20part%201
On Friday, March 30, 2012 Mrs. Samalis and I had the opportunity to sit with Hadley Superintendent, and author of Creative Solutions to Contemporary Challenges in Small and Rural Schools Across America, Dr. Nicholas Young, and Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools Executive Director, Dr. Stephen Hemman. In this two part series we discuss District Consolidation and Regionalization.
Suggestions for future shows and questions with regard to content in this episode may be E-mailed to edconnect@rcmahar.org.
Click Here to View Education Connection Episode #4
http://www.schooltube.com/video/2ba4fe2a1b4544bdbab8/Education%20Connection%20-%20Regionalization%20part%201
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Parent Workshop Series: May 2012
Programs Sponsored By: The Mahar Regional School District with funding provided through a Department of Secondary and Elementary Education School Improvement Grant on Drop Out Prevention
Understanding Eating Disorders and Body Image
When: Wednesday, May 9, 6 to 7:30 pm with time after for informal talk and questions
Where: Charlotte Ryan Theatre
Presenters: Carol Nolin; Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator at Heywood Hospital, Gardner.
Body image refers to how people see themselves. A distorted body image refers to an unrealistic view of how someone sees their body. Today, millions of Americans possess a negative body image, or at the very least, body dissatisfaction. The way a person sees their own body is rarely based on reality. Come learn the facts about dieting, eating disorders and how body image relates to both.
New Strategies for the Care of Children with ADHD
When: Wednesday, May 16, 6 to 7:30 pm; with time after for informal talk and questions
Where: Room H08
Presenters: Catherine Sickles LMHC and Grace Leger LICSW; Staff clinicians at CHD-Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
Presentation will help to untangle some of the myths and mysteries of this common disorder among school-aged children and adults. Details about the necessary steps for a good screening will be discussed. Learn what other types of problems are "look-alikes" for ADHD. How parents and teachers can come together to create a healing and supportive environment for each child.
Your Responsible Child:
Chores-Homework-Cooperation, No Problem!
When: Monday, May 21, 9:15 to 10:45 am; with time after for informal talk and questions
Where: Mahar Teacher’s Dining Room
Presenters: Catherine Sickles LMHC, Staff clinician at CHD-Outpatient Behavioral Health Services
What are the secrets to parenting children who actually WANT to help out around the house, finish their homework, and cooperate with adults? The answers are found in understanding the child's stage of development and what can be expected of the child in each stage, TTT (taking time for training), building self esteem, and rewarding the right kinds of attitudes and actions.
Organizing the Disorganized Student
When: Tuesday, May 29: 6 to 7:30 pm with time after for informal talk and questions
Where: Mahar Media Center
Presenters: Victoria Elliott; School Adjustment Counselor, Mahar Regional
Participants of the workshop will learn the organizational style of their child; learn how to choose school supplies most compatible with your child’s organizational style; learn how to effectively organize a school locker; and learn how to get homework home, back to school and into the teacher’s hand.
Mindfulness for School Success
When: Thursday, May 31, 3 to 4:30 pm; Mahar Media Center
Presenters: Paula Swenson; LMHC, Guidance Counselor, Mahar Regional
Learn how studies have shown that mindfulness can help reduce stress, increase focus and concentration and help with emotional regulation. Through various forms of mindfulness practice such as eating, sitting and walking, participants will discover/rediscover the capacity to mindfully pay attention in the present moment, without judgment. In addition, a bibliography and list of area resources will be available to help participants who wish to continue to explore mindfulness in their lives.
Light refreshments will be served
during each program
during each program
For information contact: 978-544-2535
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Education Connection, Episode #3: Regionalization and Consolidation
On Friday, March 30, 2012 Mrs. Samalis and I had the opportunity to sit with Hadley Superintendent, and author of Creative Solutions to Contemporary Challenges in Small and Rural Schools Across America, Dr. Nicholas Young, and Massachusetts Association of Regional Schools Executive Director, Dr. Stephen Hemman. In this two part series we discuss District Consolidation and Regionalization.
Suggestions for future shows and questions with regard to content in this episode may be E-mailed to edconnect@rcmahar.org.
Click Here to View Education Connection Episode #3
http://www.schooltube.com/video/2ba4fe2a1b4544bdbab8/Education%20Connection%20-%20Regionalization%20part%201
Suggestions for future shows and questions with regard to content in this episode may be E-mailed to edconnect@rcmahar.org.
Click Here to View Education Connection Episode #3
http://www.schooltube.com/video/2ba4fe2a1b4544bdbab8/Education%20Connection%20-%20Regionalization%20part%201
Monday, March 26, 2012
Education Connection Episode #2: Educational Collaboratives
Education Connection is a show that is airing on Athol-Orange Television. I am working closely with CAPS Educational Collaborative Teacher of Students with Severe Disabilities, Jackie Samalis to share information about our school community on a larger scale than can be offered by this blog. The show also airs on a popular website known as SchoolTube.
Thank you to Mrs. Samalis for making this opportunity to communicate with our community possible.
Episode #2: Educational Collaboratives
Guest: Dr. Edward McCaul, Executive Director of CAPS Educational Collaborative
May be viewed by clicking below:
http://www.schooltube.com/video/80f3a913e3bb468c84b0/Education%20Connection%20-%20Education%20Collaboratives
Thank you to Mrs. Samalis for making this opportunity to communicate with our community possible.
Episode #2: Educational Collaboratives
Guest: Dr. Edward McCaul, Executive Director of CAPS Educational Collaborative
May be viewed by clicking below:
http://www.schooltube.com/video/80f3a913e3bb468c84b0/Education%20Connection%20-%20Education%20Collaboratives
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Free Associate Degree
The title of this article reads like the bottom of the television screen during some late night infomercial and it is a gimmicky title at the very least. But if it captured your attention, I encourage you to read on. For high school students in the vicinity of Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC), you do have an opportunity to earn a free Associate Degree.
To earn an Associate Degree a successful student must complete 66 credit hours. The cost of a single credit hour at MWCC is $185.00. So for the families of students enrolled in the Pathways Innovation School at MWCC, $12,210.00 worth of high quality educational programming is now available for your children.
For those who depend on student loans to pay for college, $12,210.00 can easily become more than $20,000.00 in payments over the years that it takes to pay off such a loan. And for those who continue to accrue loans as they go through Bachelor Degree programs, Masters Degree programs, advanced certificate programs, or doctoral programs, the costs just balloon from there. For students in the Pathways Early College Innovation School at MWCC, the cost of tuition is $0.00. No loans. No bills.
The Pathways Early College Innovation School offers a unique set of learning opportunities for students who will be entering grade 11 in the fall, 2012. For the young men and young ladies who are willing to go to college every day, rather than their local high schools – an Associate Degree can be theirs on the very same day that they receive their high school diplomas in May, 2014.
Students in this program can still participate in athletics programs at the Ralph C. Mahar Regional School, attend dances, belong to clubs, participate in theatrical performances, and enjoy all of the after school activities offered in the Mahar Regional School District. These students also have opportunities to participate with their peers at Mount Wachusett in many of the extra-curricular offerings of the college.
In order to enroll, students must reside in Massachusetts, possess a minimum high school GPA of 2.5 (cumulative, based on a 4.0 scale), be at least 16 years old and entering Grade 11 by the start of the fall semester, be recommended by the sending school and complete the Pathways application process. Students who have not passed the MCAS will be scheduled to take the appropriate test at MWCC. Students must be willing to enroll in classes during all available MWCC semesters, including Fall, Intersession, Spring, May, and Summer sessions, in order to complete diploma and associate degree requirements during the program.
Space is limited, and applications are accepted on a first-come, first served basis. In order to be eligible for the program, applicants must attend an information session, complete placement testing, and be interviewed by the Pathways director prior to the fall semester. For details please call (978) 630-9248.
To earn an Associate Degree a successful student must complete 66 credit hours. The cost of a single credit hour at MWCC is $185.00. So for the families of students enrolled in the Pathways Innovation School at MWCC, $12,210.00 worth of high quality educational programming is now available for your children.
For those who depend on student loans to pay for college, $12,210.00 can easily become more than $20,000.00 in payments over the years that it takes to pay off such a loan. And for those who continue to accrue loans as they go through Bachelor Degree programs, Masters Degree programs, advanced certificate programs, or doctoral programs, the costs just balloon from there. For students in the Pathways Early College Innovation School at MWCC, the cost of tuition is $0.00. No loans. No bills.
The Pathways Early College Innovation School offers a unique set of learning opportunities for students who will be entering grade 11 in the fall, 2012. For the young men and young ladies who are willing to go to college every day, rather than their local high schools – an Associate Degree can be theirs on the very same day that they receive their high school diplomas in May, 2014.
Students in this program can still participate in athletics programs at the Ralph C. Mahar Regional School, attend dances, belong to clubs, participate in theatrical performances, and enjoy all of the after school activities offered in the Mahar Regional School District. These students also have opportunities to participate with their peers at Mount Wachusett in many of the extra-curricular offerings of the college.
In order to enroll, students must reside in Massachusetts, possess a minimum high school GPA of 2.5 (cumulative, based on a 4.0 scale), be at least 16 years old and entering Grade 11 by the start of the fall semester, be recommended by the sending school and complete the Pathways application process. Students who have not passed the MCAS will be scheduled to take the appropriate test at MWCC. Students must be willing to enroll in classes during all available MWCC semesters, including Fall, Intersession, Spring, May, and Summer sessions, in order to complete diploma and associate degree requirements during the program.
Space is limited, and applications are accepted on a first-come, first served basis. In order to be eligible for the program, applicants must attend an information session, complete placement testing, and be interviewed by the Pathways director prior to the fall semester. For details please call (978) 630-9248.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Class of 2012 John and Abigail Adams Award Winners Announced
Sent to all local media.
At 1:00 PM on November 3, 2011 twenty-eight students in grade twelve at Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School were called to a meeting in the Charlotte Ryan Theater. There, they were met by Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District Superintendent, Michael Baldassarre; Principal, Ismael Tabales; and Guidance Counselor Caitlin McKenna. These students were informed that they had been named recipients of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarships for their performance on their Grade 10 MCAS Examinations during the 2009 – 2010 School Year.
There are a number of criteria that a student must meet to be eligible for this honor. First, a student must score in the Advanced category in either the Mathematics or the English language arts section of the grade 10 MCAS test and score in the Proficient or Advanced category on the second subject (Mathematics or English language arts); and must have a combined MCAS score on these assessments that ranks in the top 25% in their school district. Superintendent Baldassarre informed the students named below telling them, “I hope that you see how cooperation, hard work, and preparation bring about circumstances such as these. When you are willing to put in the effort as you have, your success is as predictable as sun in the summer and snow in the winter. ”
Students who are named recipients of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship are entitled to four years of free tuition upon their acceptance to participating Massachusetts public institutions of higher education, such as a University of Massachusetts campus or a community college beginning with the fall 2011 semester. Sadly, this scholarship does not cover the cost of college fees, which can be up to four times more costly than tuition, room and board, textbooks, and other expenses.
Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School 2012 John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Winners:
Benoit Carley
Christopher Capuzzo
Leigh Closser
Linnea Duley
Raymond Fisher
Garrett Gale
Travon Godette
Paige Gonzalez
Zachary Gordon
Andrew Hough
Steven Koonz
Nicolaus Kowalczyk
Jesse LaCroix
Nathaniel Martin
Russell McBurnie
Jacob Mongeau
Kyle Olsen
Danielle Recos
Gregory Richard
Eric Sawin
William Simmons
Danielle Spear
Susan Stewart
Michael Sullivan
Leah Truesdell
Holly Wilson
Emma Woodcock
Casey Zeman
At 1:00 PM on November 3, 2011 twenty-eight students in grade twelve at Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School were called to a meeting in the Charlotte Ryan Theater. There, they were met by Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District Superintendent, Michael Baldassarre; Principal, Ismael Tabales; and Guidance Counselor Caitlin McKenna. These students were informed that they had been named recipients of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarships for their performance on their Grade 10 MCAS Examinations during the 2009 – 2010 School Year.
There are a number of criteria that a student must meet to be eligible for this honor. First, a student must score in the Advanced category in either the Mathematics or the English language arts section of the grade 10 MCAS test and score in the Proficient or Advanced category on the second subject (Mathematics or English language arts); and must have a combined MCAS score on these assessments that ranks in the top 25% in their school district. Superintendent Baldassarre informed the students named below telling them, “I hope that you see how cooperation, hard work, and preparation bring about circumstances such as these. When you are willing to put in the effort as you have, your success is as predictable as sun in the summer and snow in the winter. ”
Students who are named recipients of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship are entitled to four years of free tuition upon their acceptance to participating Massachusetts public institutions of higher education, such as a University of Massachusetts campus or a community college beginning with the fall 2011 semester. Sadly, this scholarship does not cover the cost of college fees, which can be up to four times more costly than tuition, room and board, textbooks, and other expenses.
Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School 2012 John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Winners:
Benoit Carley
Christopher Capuzzo
Leigh Closser
Linnea Duley
Raymond Fisher
Garrett Gale
Travon Godette
Paige Gonzalez
Zachary Gordon
Andrew Hough
Steven Koonz
Nicolaus Kowalczyk
Jesse LaCroix
Nathaniel Martin
Russell McBurnie
Jacob Mongeau
Kyle Olsen
Danielle Recos
Gregory Richard
Eric Sawin
William Simmons
Danielle Spear
Susan Stewart
Michael Sullivan
Leah Truesdell
Holly Wilson
Emma Woodcock
Casey Zeman
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