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School Committee Meets – Achievements Recognized The Gardner MA School Committee met on November 12, 2024. At the beginning of the meeting, Superintendent Pellegrino recognized Retired Principal Cherie McComb (spelling corrected) and other retired teachers who have supported a program of education for immigrants. McComb spoke about the program andContinue Reading

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Patriotism and Love for Veterans Is Alive at Gardner High School Veterans protect our country from adversaries who would harm us and who would disrupt the lives of our youngest to our oldest. Students in a class at Gardner High took the time to salute our nation’s heroes by makingContinue Reading

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Gardner MA School Committee Holds October Meeting Meeting focused on the first reading of some school policies and the second reading of others. Other topics included the Superintendent Goals, District Improvement Plan, and various updates. See the complete agenda and packet for details and supporting information. CLICK HERE. Listen toContinue Reading

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Proactive Cell Phone and Earbud Policy in 3rd week at Gardner Public Schools Students talking, texting, or tempted to multitask are distracted and not completely paying attention. Learning losses resulted in a change to policy in Gardner Public Schools for the 2024-2025 School Year. Complete Student Handbook, CLICK HERE. PolicyContinue Reading

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Before and After the Big Mowing at Gardner Elementary School Much of the grounds at Gardner Elementary School have been mowed. The top photo shows how the grounds looked in violation of City Ordinance and State Law which contemplates the potential risk to children and adults from insects, rodents, andContinue Reading

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View the complete agenda and packet for this meeting, CLICK HERE. We have 3 other separate articles on this meeting. See Below. Gardner MA School Committee Meets on September 9, 2024 Listen to the entire meeting on any device, CLICK PLAY. This was the first meeting of the entire SchoolContinue Reading

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Gardner MA School Superintendent Mark Pellegrino Speaks about Goals Dr. Mark Pellegrino spoke about goals for Fiscal Year 2025. Listen on any device. For District Improvement, goal 1 is fidelity to common planning time expectations and goal 2 is fidelity to tier 1 core instructional practices. With regard to studentContinue Reading

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Dr. Catherine Goguen Reports on the District Improvement Plan for Gardner Public Schools Dr. Catherine Goguen stated that the District Improvement Plan has been updated for the next three years. It was presented to the School Committee for the first time at its meeting of September 9, 2024. Listen toContinue Reading

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Robert Swartz Provides a School Facilities Report School Committee member Robert Swartz provided a School Facilities Report on September 9, 2024. Listen on any device, CLICK PLAY. Swartz reported that a 50+ year PA system was replaced at the High School. All battery operated clocks at the High School wereContinue Reading

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Gardner Uptown Rotary Construction Continues – Gardner School Begins It is an inconvenient truth. Uptown Rotary Construction has reached a critical point with paving to occur within the next couple of weeks. The problem: School is starting right after Labor Day and any work might be disruptive. However, any inconvenienceContinue Reading

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Above Photos taken from our vehicle. Below photos taken by Judy Mack. Mayor Takes Action – School of Weeds to be Saved from Overgrowth The current overgrowth at GES will be soon be mowed to be City compliant, states Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson who had an in-person meeting with SuperintendentContinue Reading

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New Superintendent – New Ad Hoc Committee in Winchendon MA News The Town of Winchendon has been making news this year with its budget challenges. The Town meeting overwhelmingly approved the Fiscal Year 2025 School Budget at a July town meeting after rejecting it at a previous meeting. At theContinue Reading

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MWCC Gets Ready for the Fall There are over 70 degree and certificate programs. —- MWCC offers quick semesters with 7 week courses, next one starts September 4th. —-Enrollment Express is August 13th in Gardner and August 15th in Leominster. MWCC website, CLICK HERE. Haven’t registered for classes yet? TheContinue Reading

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Capital Improvement Committee Discusses How to Spend $8 million Faced with the good news that Gardner Elementary School is about $8 million under budget, the Capital Improvement Committee discussed how to spend the money. Listen to the meeting on any device, CLICK PLAY. Committee was generally in agreement that $4Continue Reading

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CDBG Grants Announced in Front of School Street School School Street School has been vacant for almost 40 years, has fallen in to disrepair, often has vandals and police calls. Gardner applied for a Community Development Block Grant to demolish the building and received it along with others to benefitContinue Reading

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Winchendon School Budget Passes Overwhelmingly at Town Meeting Winchendon voters passed the Fiscal Year 2025 School Budget at the Town Meeting of June 18, 2024. Yes: 88%. School Committee Chair Karen Kast-McBride released the following statement: “To the Voters of Winchendon who voted to pass the Winchendon Public Schools FY25Continue Reading

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Gardner MA School Committee to Meet on Monday June 10, 2024 A Grant Update to the School Committee being presented by Courtney Dunn includes funding from Entitlement Grants, Targeted Support Funds, and Competitive Grants. Total for Fiscal Year 2025 is $2,945,628. See detail on pdf, CLICK HERE. Various warrant articlesContinue Reading

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Town Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday June 18, 2024 at 7pm in the Murdock Middle High School Auditorium. A simple majority of voters is needed to approve the School Budget. Winchendon School Budget Heads Towards Town Meeting The Winchendon School Committee met on Thursday, June 6, 2024 for the purposeContinue Reading

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Grant of $10,000 to bring therapy dog to Gardner Elementary School Woody is pictured as an almost 3 month old puppy. During the next year he will train to become the facility therapy dog for Gardner MA Elementary School. According to Gardner Public Schools, “He was chosen for his easy-goingContinue Reading

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Gardner High School Graduation 2024 Gardner High School and Gardner Academy Graduation ceremonies were held on June 1, 2024. Listen to Gardner High School Graduation on any device, CLICK PLAY Listen to the Gardner Academy Graduation on any device. CLICK PLAY. (Note: First 6 minutes has distortion from a badContinue Reading

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Gardner Middle School Music Program Honored with Medals at Great East Music Festival The Gardner Middle School Band and Chorus got the following honors at the Great East Music Festival held at Six Flags on May 31, 2024. Gold Medal was received by the 5th, 6th, and 7th bands. GoldContinue Reading

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Key Facts Regarding the Winchendon School Budget Issue What is not disputed: Without having a Proposition 2 1/2 override, not all desired expenditures can be made and priorities must be decided. A school budget needs to be passed prior to July 1, 2024. Publisher’s note: While an override has notContinue Reading

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MWCC Announces Graduates of Early College and Pathways Programs 13 Pathways Graduates are pictured at top. MWCC’s Pathways Early College Experience offers motivated students interested in getting a head start on college the opportunity to earn their high school diploma and an associate degree while completing their junior and seniorContinue Reading