town meeting information guide may 5, 2014
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TOWN MEETING INFORMATION GUIDE
May 5, 2014
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2013 - 2014 ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT
The mission of Norwell Public Schools, in partnership with the entire community, is to provide excellence in education in a challenging and supportive environment resulting in well-rounded, self-reliant, responsible citizens who are prepared to engage in a global society.
CONTINUED ACADEMIC ACCESS AND FACILITY PRESERVATION
NORWELL SCHOOL COMMITTEE www.norwellschools.org
Kiersten H. Warendorf, Chair
Glenn C. Ferguson, Vice Chair Amy Z. Koch Brian S. Noble Mary Lou O’Leary, Clerk
CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATION PHONE (781) 659-8800
FAX (781) 659-8805
Matthew A. Keegan Superintendent of Schools
James M. LaBillois Executive Director for Instruction
Warren G. MacCallum Director of Finance, Operations & Technology
Suzan A. Theodorou Director of Special Education
BUILDING PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
Grace F. Cole Elementary School
PHONE (781) 659-8823
Eliza Y. Burns, Principal [email protected]
William G. Vinal Elementary School PHONE (781) 659-8820
Trisha A. Nugent, Principal
Patrick S. Lenz Elementary Assistant Principal: Curriculum
Erin McCarthy Elementary Assistant Principal: Special Education [email protected]
Norwell Middle School PHONE (781) 659-8824 or (781) 659-8815
Derek J. Sulc, Principal
Janice R. Mazzola, Assistant Principal [email protected]
Norwell High School PHONE (781) 659-8810 or (781) 659-8808
William F. Fish, Principal
Matthew A. Marani, Assistant Principal [email protected]
Diane L. Provenzano, Assistant Principal
The mission of Norwell Public Schools, in partnership with the entire community, is to provide excellence in education in a challenging and supportive environment resulting in well-rounded, self-reliant, responsible
citizens who are prepared to engage in a global society.
NORWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS TOWN MEETING INFORMATION GUIDE
AND 2013 - 2014
ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page SECTION ONE: TOWN MEETING INFORMATION GUIDE
Foreward: 2013 Annual Report of the Superintendent ............................................... 2 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 4 FY’15 Budget Message: Continued Academic Access and Facility Preservation ...... 5 FY’15 Requested School Committee Budget Pie Chart .............................................. 7 FY’15 Requested School Committee Budget Comparison by Function ..................... 8 FY’15 Requested School Committee Budget by Detailed Category ........................... 9
SECTION TWO: 2013- 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
Core Values .................................................................................................................. 12 Class of 2013 ................................................................................................................ 13
Norwell Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, gender, gender identity, age, ancestry, or disability in its
admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.
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FOREWARD
2013 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Calendar year 2013 was a very busy year for the Norwell Public Schools. Our major initiatives have a common theme: progress through collaboration.
Curriculum Changes and Supervision & Evaluation System: In 2013, we implemented significant changes in mathematics and English related to the new standards mandated by the Common Core and incorporated into the Massachusetts State Frameworks. We have adopted new textbooks and curriculums in English and mathematics, and we continue to refine curriculum maps to address the new standards. This has been hard work for the district, but Norwell stands ahead of many districts, both on the South Shore and in Massachusetts for having met mandate deadlines. By staying current and working collaboratively with our teachers, we are well prepared to support our students through this process.
Similarly, Norwell has met requirements in our implementation of the new State Supervision & Evaluation System. Last year we piloted the system, and in the 2013-14 year, we have implemented the system for all faculty and administrators. Again, I want to acknowledge the dedication and adaptability our staff has demonstrated while successfully addressing these two significant external requirements and continuing to focus on local initiatives, goals, objectives, and improvements.
Strategy Overview: The Strategy Overview was developed throughout the 2012-13 year with the input of all faculty, staff and stakeholders. The Strategy Overview updates our former strategic plan, SP15 and incorporates elements of our District Improvement Plan. We use the Strategy Overview, District Improvement and School Improvement Plans to help guide the development of individual teacher and administrator goals. The Strategy Overview is designed to focus objectives over a three-year period. We are currently in our second year. During our third year, we will assess the Strategy Overview and prepare for the next three-year plan. Our Strategy Overview is available on our website at http://www.norwellschools.org/domain/5.
Technology: Over the past year, we have completed our technology infrastructure: servers, bandwidth, and wireless have been updated and/or installed. Our 1:1 technology initiative provides iPads for students in grades 6-11 and will be completed next year for grades 6-12. We are grateful to have received the resources to make this possible. As it stands now, future state testing will require students to take tests on a computer or similar device. All of our students will have had an opportunity to be familiar with these tools and our district will be in compliance with technology based testing requirements. Teachers and students continue to explore opportunities to use the iPads as a tool and to give additional access to content, collaboration, and presentation.
Town-School Resource Sharing: We have benefitted greatly and are working collaboratively with the newly hired Human Resources Manager and Town Facilities Manager. We have been sharing savings and efficiencies in the area of technology and energy. The new accounting software has been a true collaboration as we are all on a steep learning curve and see great potential. We have also learned a great deal in coordinating with almost all town departments during emergency shelter situations. We continue to explore ways to work directly with the Council on Aging, and have been working directly with the Police Department on school safety and security.
Clipper Community Complex: Finally, on behalf of the Norwell Public Schools, I want to thank the Norwell community, the Athletic Fields Committee, the Community Preservation Committee, the
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High School Boosters, and all of the volunteers and donors who have come together to make the Clipper Community Complex a reality. We all look forward to seeing the completion of this community-based project.
Norwell Public Schools Mission Statement: The mission of Norwell Public Schools, in partnership with the entire community, is to provide excellence in education in a challenging and supportive environment resulting in well-rounded, self-reliant, responsible citizens who are prepared to engage in a global society. Sincerely, Matthew A. Keegan Superintendent 3/7/2014
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the all-digital version of Norwell Public Schools’ Town Meeting Information Guide and 2013-2014 Annual School Report.
For the sixth consecutive year since its inception in 1996-97, the Information Guide and Annual School Report is not being printed and mailed to every Norwell residence. Print publication and mailing have been halted for two important reasons: first, as a cost savings measure during these challenging economic times; and second, as a way to visibly demonstrate to our students and the community Norwell Public Schools’ ongoing efforts to be more environmentally responsible. Nonetheless, the Town Meeting Guide and 2013-2014 Annual School Report still contains valuable information for the citizens of Norwell. Section One: Town Meeting Information Guide (pp. 5-12) is just that, a guide of information about the requested FY’15 Norwell School Committee Budget which will be before the voters for consideration at our Annual Town Meeting on May 5, 2014 in the Henry E. Goldman Gymnasium at Norwell Middle School. In order to provide the voters with a better understanding about the Requested FY’15 School Budget, the Norwell School Committee has developed a simpler and, it is hoped, more clear description and organization of the budget categories. The required budget categories as prescribed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education are still included on pages 8 and 9, followed by a new outline of budget categories and figures with easier to understand descriptions developed by the Norwell School Committee (pp. 10-12). Section Two: The second part contains Norwell Public Schools Core Values and information about Norwell High School and our outstanding graduating Class of 2013. This section summarizes the Class of 2013’s Scholarships and Awards and College Acceptances. On the last page, we recognize our School Council members, Parent Leadership, Advisory and Fund Raising groups. We want to thank the parents and community members for their invaluable service to our schools.
Taken together, this year's all digital Town Meeting Information Guide and 2013-2014 Annual School Report represents Norwell Public Schools' ongoing commitment to providing 21st Century Schools for our 21st Century Students:
The mission of Norwell Public Schools, in partnership with the entire community, is to provide
excellence in education in a challenging and supportive environment resulting in well-rounded,
self-reliant, responsible citizens who are prepared to engage in a global society.
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NORWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SECTION ONE: TOWN MEETING INFORMATION GUIDE
FY’15 BUDGET MESSAGE
Continued Academic Access and Facility Preservation
The School Department FY’15 budget request remains in line with the School
Committee’s three-year strategic plan. Everyone has worked hard to stay focused on teaching and learning as we continue to align our curriculum to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and implement the new Educator Evaluation system required by the Commonwealth. While we implement these initiatives, students’ educational and social/emotional well-being remain at the core of our decision making.
Our School’s budget reflects an increase of 3.38% or $777,195. Based upon a request from the Town, 0.38% or $87,000 represents an agreement regarding the transfer of the cost of health care related opt-outs. We are focused on academic access and facility preservation. In order to meet these priorities, we are putting forth a budget increase request of only 3% or $690,195. This request maintains our textbook and technology cycles, class size guidelines, and the School’s facilities. Our budget does not add any new teaching positions. We are reallocating a sixth grade teacher to the Cole School for next year to ensure proper class size. We will maintain our ELL Teacher contract with North River Collaborative in order to effectively service our ELL students. We are realigning our system-wide social worker in order to better serve students and families beyond the school day and during the summer. This adjustment permits us to support our students and families both academically and emotionally.
We will continue our focus on the curriculum revision cycle and technology rollout. Our teachers have completed updating and adopting new curriculum to address the mandatory Massachusetts State Frameworks in English/Language Arts and Literacy (ELA) and Mathematics. We have adopted: supplemented elementary ELA, finished ELA 6-12, finished 9-12 mathematics, and started 6-12 social studies. In FY’15, we will address: K-5 social studies, finish 6-12 social studies, begin 6-12 foreign language, and begin K-12 arts and wellness. Our technology cycle continues to move forward. The infrastructure – servers, internet bandwidth (including switches and filters), and wireless in all buildings - is complete. In FY’15, we will complete the rollout of our 1:1 iPad initiative in grades 6-12 and update teacher workstations in both elementary schools. Due to these technology investments, our schools and students are feeling prepared for the upcoming transition of statewide assessments to a digital platform. We have field tested the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) digital assessments with six classes from the Middle and High Schools. The field test went well and many of the students reported being very excited to participate
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using our new technology. We are piloting the (PARCC) next year with all students in grades 3-8.
The Town and Schools are saving significant monies based upon a collaborative natural gas contract that will expire in December. This contract assisted in managing a very difficult winter. Although our actual natural gas costs will be higher than projected this year, they would have been much higher without this contract. We have entered a 20-year power purchasing agreement for credits from a solar photovoltaic power array that benefit both the Town Departments and Schools. This is the first year we will fully access the electricity savings over a 12-month fiscal cycle. By aggressively pursuing efficiencies and negotiating favorable contracts (e.g., the new three-year bus contract) we have been able to address preventative maintenance needs in our buildings. In order to maintain our facilities, we have put forth Article requests. Several of our heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) units are failing, and two are currently not functioning. We have put forth two Articles to address the septic system that runs from the Norwell Middle School to the leaching field behind the Town Hall. We are currently working on the problem to determine the extent of the expense.
We are in support of a Community Preservation Committee request made by the Cole School PTO to fund a basketball hardtop to be located just beyond the playground. This will be available to Cole students as well as the community. The Cole School PTO will provide the basketball hoops. There is also a need to create a stabilization account to allow for the accumulation of fees to help replace the turf on the turf fields in over time. There is a joint Article sponsored by the Selectmen, Schools, and the Athletic Fields Committee to support the turf field project at Norwell High School. We need this article to add back original items that had to be cut to address phase-three electricity to the fields by National Grid.
A part-time School Facilities Coordinator, funded by rental receipts, has been
added to support the increased demand upon our facilities, including the Clipper Community Complex.
We are truly thankful to be able to fulfill our mandate to education the students of
Norwell Public Schools. The efforts of the Norwell community, particularly our faculty and staff, as well as partnerships with Town Hall have made this possible.
TOWN MEETING INFORMATIONFY'15
REQUESTED SCHOOL COMMITTEE BUDGET
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Educational Programs Administrative Support
Activities related to the Development, Activities which have as their Support, Supervision and Assessment purpose establishing the Generalof Instruction. Includes expenditures Direction, Policy and Budget offor: the entire School System.
Includes expenditures for: + Classroom Instruction + Textbooks + School Committee + Instructional Technology + Superintendent’s Office + Social Health + Administrative Services + Principal's Office + Library + Insurance Opt Out Stipend + Professional Development + Facility Manager (School Share) + Guidance & Psychological Services
Special Education Facilities SupportOperations & Maintenance, and Community Service
Activities related to Special education.Includes Expenditures for:
Includes expenditures for:+ Special Needs Instruction+ SPED Tuitions + Custodial Services+ SPED Transportation + Heat (Fuel Oil & Gas)
+ ElectricityAllied Educational Services + Telephone
+ Summer Help + General Maintenance
Non-Instructional and Co-Curricular + Building MaintenanceActivities in support of the Students. + Grounds Maintenance Includes expenditures for: + Replacement of Fixed Assets
+ Equipment Maintenance & + Transportation-Regular Service + Health & Nursing + Town Election Support + Student Activities * SPED Cost Realigned as of FY'15 + Athletics
The above chart depicts School Department Expenditures byProgram. Our Primary Mission is the education of students.Accordingly, over 80% of our costs is applied to direct studentservices. The remaining costs are required to provide alliededucational services, facilities and administrative supportservices. All amounts are net of grants and fees.
$1,614,297
$14,828,078 $853,578
+ District wide Information Mgt.
$4,536,569
$1,951,154
Educa&on 63%
Special Educa&on
19% Allied Services
7%
Admin 3%
Facili&es 8%
TOTAL BUDGET $23,783,676
NORWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLSSchool Committee Requested Budget
Comparison By FunctionFY'15
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FY'13Actual School Committee
Expenditures
FY'14School Committee
Budget Recast
FY'15School Committee
Budget
FY'15 School Committee
Budget Dollar Change
Percent Change
PersonnelContracts
Service and Supply Contracts, Tuitions,
Labor Contract Terms, Med T
Contracts, Contracts
Non Contract
12,730,482 13,693,261 14,114,873 421,612 345,352 59,860 16,400
3,293,650 3,503,020 3,585,924 82,904 53,904 25,700 3,300723,837 979,014 996,201 17,187 17,187374,287 350,545 335,200 (15,345) (15,345)516,551 452,929 432,757 (20,172) 1,202 (131,173) 109,799235,649 174,100 196,800 22,700 9,600 8,000 5,10041,230 57,800 45,000 (12,800) (12,800)
(449,279) (716,351) (717,231) (880) (880)17,466,406 18,494,318 18,989,524 495,206 2.15% 396,378 (20,426) 119,254
349,892 362,672 379,388 16,716 15,216 1,500
755,582 764,000 793,700 29,700 29,700270,240 372,672 375,123 2,451 2,451
327,719 298,427 360,174 61,747 33,049 2,800 25,89881,881 80,781 81,035 254 1,354 (1,100)
1,785,314 1,878,551 1,989,420 110,869 0.48% 49,619 34,951 26,298
841,200 733,507 766,578 33,071 16,044 (500) 17,527+INSURANCE OPT OUT STIPEND 87,000 87,000 87,000
2,008,710 1,893,535 1,944,654 51,119 20,472 (903) 31,5504,189 6,570 6,500 (70) (70)
2,854,099 2,633,612 2,804,732 171,120 0.74% 123,516 (1,403) 49,007
22,105,819 23,006,481 23,783,676 777,194 3.38% 569,513 13,122 194,559Percent of Budget 3.38% 73.3% 1.7% 25.0%
+ SEVERANCE BENEFITS
ALLIED EDUCATIONAL SRVCS
* Regular (Net of Fees) (2 New Buses FY 11)
+ TRANSPORTATION
TOTAL
+ HEALTH
GRAND TOTAL
TOTAL EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SRVCS
+ FOOD SERVICE+ ATHLETICS (Net of Fees & Cuts)
+ADMINISTRATION
+FIXED ASSETS TOTAL
+FACILITIES & OPERATIONS +COMMUNITY SERVICE
+ REGULAR EDUCATION
PROGRAM
School Committee Budget by Function Dollar Change FY'15 over FY'14
+ TEXTBOOKS
* Sped/McKinney Vento
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
+ CO-CURRICULAR (Net of Fees)
+ INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
+ SPED TUITIONS (Net)+ SPECIAL EDUCATION
+ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
+ GRANT & SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDING
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• NORWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CORE VALUES
! Children First
• All Children • High Expectations for all Students • Basis for All Decisions
! Centrality of the Classroom
• All Activities/Actions Support the Classroom • Teacher as Resident Expert/Collegial Behavior • Remove Obstacles to Enable/Promote Learning
! Customer Focus
• Service Business/Profession • Community/Parental Involvement/Support • Listen to the Customer
! Continuous Improvement
• High Expectations for Self and Organization • Lifelong Learning for All • Anticipate Change/Leading Edge Thinking
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NORWELL HIGH SCHOOL Class of 2013 College Acceptances
Barron’s Profile of American Colleges groups colleges into seven categories, with the first four categories being Most Competitive, Highly Competitive, Very Competitive and Competitive. Of the 174 students from the Class of 2013 going directly to college, 159 (91.4%) planned on attending colleges in the Competitive to Most Competitive categories, with 47 (27%) students planning to attend schools in the top two categories. The following is a listing of all the colleges that accepted graduates of the Class of 2013.
Most Competitive 41 Students – 5.5%
Highly Competitive 143 Students – 19.2%
Very Competitive 250 Students – 33.5%
Bates College Wake Forest University American University Skidmore College Alfred University Rochester Institute of Technology
Boston College Wesleyan University Babson College Stonehill College Bard College Saint Michael’s College
Brandeis University Bentley University Stony Brook State University Champlain College Salve Regina University
Case Western Reserve University Boston University Syracuse University Clarkson University Siena College
Colby College Bryant University Trinity College College of Charleston Simmons College
College of the Holy Cross Clark University Union College Colorado State University SUNY Albany
Harvard College Clemson University University of Connecticut Drexel University University of Colorado, Boulder
Lehigh University Elon University University of Georgia Elms College University of Delaware
Middlebury College Fordham University University of Maryland Fairfield University University of Mary Washington
New York University Furman University University of Michigan Flagler College University of Mass. - Amherst
Northwestern University Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Pittsburgh Florida International University University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Rochester Polytechnic Institute Hampshire College University of San Diego Florida State University University of New Hampshire
Tufts University Indiana Univ. - Bloomington Wheaton College Hofstra University of North Florida
Tulane University Loyola Univ – New Orleans Worcester Polytechnic Institute Ithaca College University of Redlands
University of Notre Dame North Carolina State Univ. James Madison University University of South Carolina
University of Richmond Northeastern University LeMoyne College University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Rochester Providence College Loyola University - Maryland University of Tennessee - Knoxville
University of Southern California Rollins College Pace University University of Vermont
University of Virginia Saint Mary’s College Purdue University Wagner College
Villanova University Saint Lawrence University Quinnipiac University
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Competitive 264 Students – 35.3%
Less Competitive 26 Students – 3.5%
Alderson - Broaddus College Howard University Ohio Wesleyan University University of New England Ana Maria College
Arcadia University Johnson C. Smith Philadelphia University University of Rhode Island California State University - Northridge
Assumption College Johnson State College Plymouth State College University of Southern Maine Husson University
Barry University Johnson & Wales Univ. Post University University of Tampa Keystone College
Bridgewater State University Keene State College Roanoke College Utica College Mount Ida College
Castleton State College Lasell College Roger Williams University Wagner College New England College
Coastal Carolina University Lesley University Sacred Heart University Wentworth Institute of Technology Nichols College
Colby-Sawyer University Long-Island University - Brooklyn
Saint Anselm College Western New England College Regis College
Curry College Lynchburg College Saint Joe’s College - ME Western State Colorado University Rhode Island College
Daniel Webster College Lydon State College Saint John’s University Westfield State University Salem State University
DeSales University Lynn University Saint Leo University Wheelock College Thomas College
Eastern Connecticut State University
Maine Maritime Academy
Southern New Hampshire College
University of So. Florida, Tampa Utah State University
Emmanuel College Marist College Springfield College Worcester State University
Endicott College Marymount University Suffolk University Special 10 Students – 1.3%
Fitchburg State University Mass. College of Liberal Arts
University of Alabama Albany College of Pharmacy
Florida Southern College Massachusetts Maritime Academy
University of Hartford Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University
Framingham State University Merrimack College University of Maine Massachusetts College of Art & Design
Franklin Pierce University Mount St. Mary College University of Maine - Farmington
Massachusetts Pharmacy & Health Science
Hampton College Newbury College University of Massachusetts, Boston
Parsons New School for Design
High Point University Norwich University University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Savannah College of Art & Design
CLASS OF 2013SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
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Valedictorian: Julia KirslisSalutatorian: Margaret Hayes
AFL-CIO Local 12 Scholarship Brian Flahety Timothy Larkin Scholarship: Jake Marr Alfred Pizzotti Memorial Scholarship: Rachael CaldwellGustaf and Ellen Anderson Scholarship: Liam Quinn Leland Dental Scholarship: Joseph Lynch Plymouth County Education Association: Cassandra FisherARA Foundation Scholarship: Kylie Coffey Douglas J. Mangone Memorial Marion E. Scheller Foundation Scholarship: Bethany LynchDr. Donald J. Beaudette Public Service Award: Mary Gogarty Scholarship: Arianna Cash Scituate Federal Savings Bank/Allan R. Black Rock Cares Scholarship: Sean Locke Myrtle MacKay Scholarship: Anna Barger Wheeler Memorial Scholarship: Jake MontoyaRobert D. Bogaty Scholarship: Vanessa Lyle Massachusetts Elks Scholarship: Cassandra Fisher SF Foundation Scholarship: Christina BurnsJohn C. Bond Memorial Scholarship: Peter Marchetti North River Arts Society, Felida Joseph RiccuitiChurch Hillers Scholarship Award: Annie Lori Joseph “Babe” Cusick Memorial: Conor Davies Sean StaplesJay Corcoran Memorial Scholarship: Isabel Abelite North River Community Lions Madison Willis
Bethany Lynch Scholarship: Neven Recchia Adrian Dawn Smith Scholarship: Hannah WolfsonPatrick Nestor North River Gardeners Scholarship: Julia Kirslis South Shore Savings Bank Scholarship: Sarah CiardiHolly Weiler Norwell Boosters Club Scholarship: Jake Montoya Nellie Sparrell Memorial Scholarship: Aisling Dalco
Leonard Cox Educational Foundation: Emily Bernard Holly Weiler Casey HillCreative Writing Award: Kellie O’Leary Norwell Chamber of Commerce Citizen Vanessa Lyle
Award: Katherine Gilroy Reed MarkhamEducation Association of Norwell: Bethany Lynch Norwell Chamber of Commerce Arthur Rachel Talanian Ryan Mudge Sewell Scholarship: Joseph Lynch Stetson Kindred Scholarship: Kathleen JosephEvan Henry Foundation for Autisum Scholarship:Emily Cipriano Norwell Grange #10 Scholarship: Kathleen Joseph Suzanne S. Straley Memorial Scholarship: Madison Maduri
Aisling Dalco Norwell Men’s Club: Margaret Hayes Sylvester Memorial Fund Scholarship: Francesca BellofattoDorothy S. Fogg Memorial Scholarship: Meghan Mahoney William Sewell Tri Town Rotary Harian Stone Scholarship: Bethany Lynch
Noel Recchia Norwell Middle School Scholarship: Casey Hill Jennie A. White Memorial Scholarship: Angelica ChanReuben and Lizzie Grossman Award: Kellie O’Leary Ryan Mudge Avedis Zildjian Music Scholarship: Zachary Good Owen Wiggins Norwell Police Association Scholarship: Bethany LynchHope for Calle Scholarship: Hannah McInnis Sarah Perfetuo Sarah Perfetuo Norwell Women’s Club Scholarship: Rachel Caldwell Hub International N.E. Scholarship: Charles Petit Julianne MarianoInsurance Agents of Norwell – Unsung Norwell Youth Football & Shirin Mirdamadi- Hero Award: Maeve Dennigan Cheerleading Scholarship: TehraniAshely B. & Minnie Jones Scholarship: Alexis Hilson Jake Montoya
Mary O'Connell Robert J. Nyman Memorial Scholarship: Timothy Jones
2013-2014 SCHOOL COUNCILS
COLE SCHOOL VINAL SCHOOL NORWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL NORWELL HIGH SCHOOL Eliza Burns, Principal Trisha Nugent, Co-Chair Derek Sulc, Co-Chair William Fish, Co-Chair Kim Boyd Terri Keefe Roe Blanchard, Co-Chair Chrissy Maguire, Co-Chair Liza Gagnon Katie O’Connor Sarah Summers, Secretary Jim Casagrande Stephen Kohler Melissa Allen Poppy Troupe, Community Rep Jennifer Greenberg Scott Achorn Christina Kane Robert Hynes Michelle Arons Paula White Alison Link Gwenn Higgins Heather Creel Betsy Emsing Valerie Shea Lynn Laffan Allison McGlinchey Cindy Rossini Erin Hull Adrienne Vavpetic Robbin Fitzgerald Christopher DiMartinis Fionna Elliott PARENT LEADERSHIP (PTO) COLE SCHOOL VINAL SCHOOL NORWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL NORWELL HIGH SCHOOL Steering Committee: Officers: Steering Committee: Officers: Lauren Carnes, Co-Chair Sarah Jane Baker, Co- President Anna Brown, Chair Ana Diaz, President Leanne Gibbons Co-Chair Kim Guarachi, Co- President Jennifer Burke, Communications Heather Creel, Vice President Kristen West Santos, Treasurer Melissa Allen, VP Treasurer Paula White, Events Jennifer Burke, Secretary Jessica Chase Katie Steele, VP In-School Enrichment Aleta Scully, Fundraising Coordinator Liza North, Treasurer Judy Petraske Rachel Wollam, VP In-School Enrichment Michaela Robbins, School Community Aleta Scully Jane Twombly, VP Community Programs Maria Johnson, Treasurer Sarah McGuirk Jenn Lindblom, VP Community Programs Howard Hershoff, Secretary Christina McCullough Susan Boyle, VP Fundraiser Kristyn Therrien Kerry Johnson, VP SPECIAL EDUCATION PARENT ADVISORY (SEPAC) HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTERS CLUB
Steering Committee: Kristen Pendergast/Cole David DiMartinis, Co-Chairperson Christine Walker/Vinal Andrea MacDonald, Co-Chairperson Wendy Bawabe/Middle School Kerry Perfetuo, Treasurer Caroline Alward/High School Brenda Henriquez, Secretary
NORWELL SCHOLASTIC ARTS SOCIETY (NSAS)
Jill O’Loughlin, President Debbie Hill, Membership Lead Dawn Ciardi, Vice President Ana Diaz, High School Rep. Jane Anderson, Treasurer Kathy Lynch, Middle School Rep. Christine Josti, Secretary Sejal Cortwright, Cole School Rep. Bob Hynes, Advocacy Lead Christine Hudanich, Vinal School Rep.