Dear Parents, Guardians and Community Members,
Welcome to the 2010 - 2011 school year. As we "kick-off" a new year, the continued focus of the Hanover Public Schools is to provide excellence and equity in programs and services for all students, their parents, and the community. I am happy to report that the new Hanover High School is still on schedule and under budget. The turf field, concession, and maintenance buildings will so be available for use this fall and the new high school will be occupied next September. In addition, despite the reductions that the school district faced with its current budget, the addition of one - time federal funds (ARRA and SFSF) allowed us to maintain our current class sizes and minimally impact programs and services for the upcoming year. However, I have noteworthy concerns as we enter the FY12 budget planning process as the town's financial outlook continues to remain bleak and $600,000 in federal funds that offset additional FY11 cuts will not be available for the FY12 budget.
For the second year in a row, the Hanover Public Schools' website was selected as the best school district website in the state. We continue to strive to provide relevant and timely information about the district and our schools. As the district and the schools go more "green," I urge you to familiarize yourself with our website's homepage, the district links, and, in particular, the individual school links.
More and more this year, we will be utilizing these sites in lieu of sending home print copies for such things as parent notices, notices of upcoming events in our schools and for parent information on new technologies, MCAS, and timely topics such as the new bullying and harassment law.
Finally, as students enter the classroom today, much different from those students whom we have educated before as "digital natives" not "digital immigrants," we are also committed to providing students with a broader set of 21st century skills and authentic learning experiences that will prepare them for a vastly different future, one that will be constantly changing, and that will require them to be adaptable, flexible, innovative and creative.
On behalf of Hanover Public Schools, the administrative team, professional staff and support staff, I welcome you to join us as partners in preparing your children for their future. If we can be of assistance to you throughout the year, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you!
Kristine E. Nash, Ed.D.
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