News From Across GMRSD
30 Sep 2018
Dear GFMS Families:
The menus for October are here! Breakfast is available to all students beginning at 7:30 am in the cafeteria (in the event of a delayed opening, no breakfast will be served). Our cafeteria offers several options each day for lunch. This includes a bagged lunch available on half-days to students who sign up the previous school day. The main meal is free to all; a la carte items must be paid for.
Students can pay for a la carte items with cash or pre-pay using a PaySchoolsCentral account (PayForIt changed their name to PaySchoolsCentral;...
30 Sep 2018
Wondering what's being served for breakfast and lunch at Gill Elementary School?
Gill Menu - October 2018
30 Sep 2018
All Hillcrest students are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast, lunch and snack at school at no charge to your household each day of the school year.
Menu for Hillcrest Elementary School (Oct 2018)
30 Sep 2018
At Sheffield Elementary School, breakfast and lunch are available for all students at no cost to families! Here's this month's menu:
SES menu - Oct 2018
28 Sep 2018
Hats off to the educators of Sheffield Elementary. Due to a strong MCAS performance in ELA last spring and other positive growth indicators the school achieved 80% of all possible improvement points in the state's new accountability system and they advanced 7% in their ranking relative to other elementary schools. Another sign of strong positive momentum at Sheffield!
28 Sep 2018
The state has just released MCAS test results from last year, along with ratings of each school and district in the state, using a new accountability system. You can see the details of our schools’ results by going to: http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/. You can also try to go directly there through this link: http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/accountability/report/district.aspx?linkid=30&orgcode=06740000&orgtypecode=5&
We will provide an in-depth analysis of these results in the weeks ahead. But in the meantime here are some general observations from the superintendent:
1. The...