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DEDICATION PROGRAM
3:00 o'clock
January 25, 1959
Welcome Arthur B. Rodgers, Chairman School Buildings Com.
Invocation
Rev. Paul J. McManus, St. Catherine of Siena Church Miss A. Doreen Murphy, Soloist
Star Spangled Banner
Introductions School Building Committee Members
School Committee Members
Harry B. Butters, Chairman Board of Selectmen
Walter A. Blasenak, General Manager, Town of Norwood Harry J. Korslund, Architect Lincoln D. Lynch, Superintendent of Schools
Umberto V. C. Napoleone, Principal of Prescott School Mrs. Charles J. Prescott
Prayer of Dedication
Presentation of Keys
Rev. Edwin W. Grilley, Jr., Rector, Grace Episcopal Church
Arthur B. Rodgers, Chairman School Building Com. to
John J. Cavanaugh, Chairman School Com.
America
Benediction
2:30-5:00 P.M. Refreshments Pianist
Audience Rabbi David Alpert Temple Shaare Tefilah INSPECTION OF SCHOOL
Prescott School Parent-Teachers Asso.
Ronald Hardy, Norwood High School Student
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DEDICATION Frederick A. Cleveland School
Korslund, LeNormand & Quann, Inc. - Architects
Poorvu Construction Co., Inc., Wellesley Hills - General Contractor
Dr. Frederick A. Cleveland, (1865 - 1945) for whom we dedicate this school today was a noted author and economist of national and international fame as well as an outstanding engineer, philosopher, builder and professor. His service to Norwood spanned fifty-three years, among them, nine years on the School Committee.
Dr. Cleveland, more than any other person, devoted many years to bring- ing to Norwood the Henry O. Peabody School For Girls. Dedicated to the conviction that this school should be located in Norwood, Dr. Cleveland personally, in a series of meetings with all interested groups, secured their support. Finally, as Chairman of the Committee on Negotiations with the Trustees of the Henry O. Peabody Fund and as Chairman of the Building Committee he lived to see it become a reality.
DEDICATION PROGRAM
3:00 o'clock
February 1, 1959
Welcome Arthur B. Rodgers, Chairman School Buildings Com.
Invocation
Star Spangled Banner
Rev. Allen Keedy, Pastor, First Congregational Church Mrs. Margaret T. Crowley, Soloist
Introductions School Building Committee Members
School Committee Members
Harry B. Butters, Chairman Board of Selectmen
Walter A. Blasenak, General Manager, Town of Norwood Harry J. Korslund, Architect Lincoln D. Lynch, Superintendent of Schools Miss Mary A. Dean, Principal of Cleveland School Lindsay A. Cleveland
Prayer of Dedication
Presentation of Keys
Arthur B. Rodgers, Chairman School Building Com. to
John J. Cavanaugh, Chairman School Com.
America
Benediction
Rabbi David Alpert Temple Shaare Tefilah
Audience Bishop Jeremiah F. Minihan, D.D., LL.D., V.F. Pastor, St. Catherine of Siena Church INSPECTION OF SCHOOL 2:30 --- 5:00 P.M. Refreshments Pianist
Cleveland School Parent-Teachers Association
Ronald Hardy, Norwood High School Student
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS BUILDING COMMITTEE-SEATED, 1. to r .: J. Herbert Lindblom, Mary H, Hemman, Walter B. Dolan, Channing W. Souther, Jr., BACK ROW: Leonard Quann, Henry W. Diggs, Ernest Paciorkowski, Arthur B. Rodgers, Chairman; Harry W. Korslund.
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TOWN OF NORWOOD MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1960
SCHOOL COMMITTEE: Sitting-Elizabeth V. Syverson, Clerk; Lincoln D. Lynch, Eugene A. Nelson, Chairman; Mary H. Hemman. Standing-Henry W. Diggs, John J. Cavanaugh, Dr. John F. Kelly, John F. Reynolds, Charles L. Donahue.
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DR. PHILIP O. COAKLEY Superintendent of Schools
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1960
School Committee
Term Expires 1961
John J. Cavanaugh
235 Railroad Avenue, NOrwood 7-0679-M
Dr. John F. Kelly 1961
66 Winter Street, NOrwood 7-4730
Eugene A. Nelson 1962
37 Brookfield Road, NOrwood 7-4642
Mary H. Hemman 1962
11 Westview Drive, NOrwood 7-5351
Henry W. Diggs 1962
439 Washington Street, NOrwood 7-0341-M
Charles L. Donahue 1963
161 Bond Street, NOrwood 7-1788
John F. Reynolds
1963
16A Day Street, NOrwood 7-0851
Organization
Eugene A. Nelson, Chairman Elizabeth V. Syverson, Clerk
Committee Meetings
A regular meeting of the School Committee is held in the Administration Building (formerly West School) corner of Elliot and Walpole Streets, on the first and third Wednesday of each month.
Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Philip O. Coakley, 10 Shattuck Park Road, NOrwood 7-1266
The Office of the Superintendent of Schools, is at the Administration Building (formerly West School), and is open from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. every day, Monday through Friday, inclusive. Telephone NOrwood 7-0133 or NOrwood 7-5095.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1960 - 1961
Registration of new pupils: Tuesday, August 30th through Friday, September 2nd.
Monday, September 5, 1960 - Labor Day - No School.
Tuesday, September 6, 1960 - All Members of Staff report for faculty meet- ings at 10:30 A.M. General Teachers Meeting - 12:30 P.M. Cleveland School. Luncheon and Reception to new teachers.
Wednesday, September 7, 1960 - All Schools open. Grades 1-12 in session with dismissal at noon.
Thursday, September 8, 1960 - Grades 7-12 in regular full session. Grades 1-6 in A.M. session. Elementary Teachers Institute - P.M.
Friday, September 9, 1960 - Grades 7-12 in regular full session. Grades 1-6 in A.M. session. Elementary Teachers Institute - P.M.
Monday, September 12, 1960 - Kindergarten classes in session.
Wednesday, October 12 ,1960 - Columbus Day - No School.
Friday, October 28, 1960 - Teachers Convention.
Friday, November 11, 1960 - Veterans Day - No School.
Thanksgiving Recess: Schools close at noon Wednesday, November 23rd and re-open Monday, November 28th, 1960.
Christmas and New Year's Recess: Schools close at noon Friday, December 23rd, and re-open on Tuesday, January 3, 1961.
Winter Recess: Schools close Friday, February 17, 1961, and re-open on Monday, February 27, 1961.
Good Friday - Friday, March 31, 1961 - No School.
Spring Recess: Schools close Friday, April 14th, and re-open on Monday, April 24th, 1961.
Memorial Day - Tuesday, May 30th - No School.
Graduation - Tuesday, June 13, 1961.
Tentative closing of School - Wednesday, June 21, 1961.
No-School Signals 2-2
Repeated at 7:15 A.M. No sessions, Kindergarten through 12th grade, all day.
Repeated at 7:30 A.M. No forenoon sessions, Kindergarten through 9th grade.
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Repeated at 7:45 A.M. No forenoon sessions, Kindergarten through 6th grade.
Repeated at 12:15 P.M. No afternoon session, Kindergarten through 9th grade.
Repeated at 6:15 P.M. No evening sessions.
Radio Stations (WBZ, WEEI, WHDH, WNAC), will broadcast notices between 7:00 A.M. and 8:00 A.M. and when possible, at noon and at night.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Norwood:
The reports of the Superintendent, Principals, and Supervisors, present vital facts related to Norwood Schools. Items which the School Committee regards reportable and not included in the aforementioned reports are submitted herewith.
Senior High School Addition
Construction of an addition to the Senior High School is now underway, and it is hoped that it will be completed and ready for occupancy in September of 1961. The new unit, together with the old, will accommodate approximately, 1,500 pupils. Because of constantly increasing enrollments and to avoid serious overcrowding at the Junior High School, our present planning envisions the transfer of the 9th grade to the Senior High School, leaving only the 7th and 8th grades at the Junior High School. This will result in a temporary disruption of our present 6-3-3 system, pending solution of the Junior High School problem and its needs by the Schools Study Housing Committee.
Despite the fact that two new elementary schools have recently been constructed, nevertheless elementary school housing is still a matter of great concern. A survey conducted by the School Committee, with the able assistance of the P.T.A.'s, which is gratefully acknowledged, demonstrates the urgent need of a new elementary unit consisting of 16 rooms, two of which would house special classes. The survey data was submitted to the Schools Study Housing Committee, who following a comprehensive study of their own, have determined that there is immediate need for additional housing. The Committee, we are informed, will recommend to Town Meet- ing at the earliest opportunity, that a new school be erected.
Salary Schedule for Teachers
At no time in the history of our nation has so much emphasis been placed on the need for additional school housing and adequate compensation for teachers as exists at the moment. In a partial attempt to meet the salary need, the Committee established a 12th step in the salary schedule whereby teachers who were receiving maximum pay would receive a further increment after fulfilling certain requirements.
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No other salary increases were granted because of adverse action at the annual Town Meeting.
A realistic salary schedule takes into account not only the town's ability to assume it, but also the need for our own growth and constant improvement. The loss of outstanding teachers to communities comparable with ours because of more attractive salary schedules is a distressing experience. It is quite apparent that in order to make further refinements in our curriculum and to attract the more qualified teachers, we must in. crease our basic starting salary beyond the minimum requirements estab. lished by law on which we are now operating.
Student Council - Foreign Exchange Programs
During the course of the year, the Student Council together with the Foreign Exchange Student, was invited to attend and participate in one of our meetings. The exchange of ideas was not only stimulating but refresh- ing and it is quite obvious that this younger generation will have much to offer in the way of leadership.
High School Orientation Program
The transition from High School to college poses a number of problems and new experiences that are not acquired in textbooks. To make the change somewhat easier, college freshmen home on Christmas vacations and graduates of our High School, were invited to meet with the students of the Senior Class to tell them of their experiences as freshmen and what might be expected of them on entering college. The program was so well received that we anticipate making this an annual event.
Retirement - Lincoln D. Lynch - Supt. of Schools
Lincoln D. Lynch, who has been employed by the Norwood Public Schools for a period of 29 years, retired on August 31, 1960. He served 24 years as Superintendent of Schools, and it was with regret that the School Committee accepted his resignation, following such a long and profitable association. He devoted his time and energy to the furtherance of education, was alert to changes wherein he could improve the system, and exercised great skill in the selection of teachers. He had a warm and natural affection for children and was constantly mindful of their welfare.
The School Committee is grateful for his services and extends to him its best wishes for many years of good health and activity in whatever he may choose to do.
Appointment - Dr. Philip O. Coakley, Supt. of Schools
Following notice of Mr. Lynch's resignation, the Committee turned its attention to the selection of his successor. Atfer reviewing over sixty applications for the position and interviewing a number of candidates, the Committee, by unanimous vote, elected Dr. Philip Oldham Coakley as the new Superintendent of Schools.
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Dr. Coakley was born in Norwood, educated in the Norwood Public Schools, received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Manhattan College in 1940; his Master's Degree in Education from Rhode Island College in 1950; and his Doctor's Degree in Education from Boston University in 1956. He has had teaching experience at all levels, elementary through college, has served as an elementary school administrator, and most recently was Director of the Henry Barnard Laboratory Training School of Rhode Island College, from which he resigned to come to Norwood. In addition, he is the author of several books and has a number of professional affiliations, which includes Phi Delta Kappa, a National Honor Society of Educators.
The Committee feels Dr. Coakley is eminently qualified, both in experi- ence and temperament, to assume this position. We look forward to a continued and very progressive growth in all facets of our educational program under his administration.
CHANGES IN PERSONNEL - 1960 Appointments
Superintendent of Schools
Dr. Philip O. Coakley, 10 Shattuck Park Road, Norwood
Senior High School
Mr. Harold T. Flaherty, Jr., 109 Charter Street, Boston Mr. William Ganter, Jr., 81 Spring Park Avenue, Jamaica Plain Mr. Arthur M. Gulla, 42 East Monroe Street, Norwood Mrs. La Valle Watts Halbert, 45 Churchill Drive, Norwood Miss Theresa B. McNulty, 159 Pleasant Street, Norwood Mr. Walter J. Peterson, 998 East Street, Walpole Mr. Edward W. Quill, 207 Copeland Street, West Quincy Mr. Carl F. Tammi, 41 Ditson Street, Dorchester
H. O. Peabody School
Mr. George D. Cole, 162 Broadway, Saugus
Mrs. Muriel R. Howell, 8 Trowbridge Place, Cambridge Miss Eleanor Murphy, R.N., 155 Bond Street, Norwood
Junior High School
Mrs. Roberta F. Branon, 18 D. Shaler Lane, Cambridge Miss Phyllis M. Carpenter, 19 Garfield Street, Cambridge Miss Carol Clements, 67 Potomac Street, West Roxbury Mr. Robert H. Clorite, 366 Main Street, West Medway Miss Mary G. Devlin, 50 Guernsey Street, Boston Mr. William E. Dunn, Jr., 773 Greendale Avenue, Needham Mr. Richard D. Fusco, 425 Winter Street, Norwood Mrs. Helen C. Gormley, 86 Berwick Place, Norwood Miss Martha Ann Mackenzie, 53 Florence Avenue, Norwood Miss Nancy S. Misilo, 30 Hawthorne Street, Roxbury Mrs. Deanna P. Nealey, 1364 Washington Street, Norwood Mr. Edward F. Shaughnessy, 12 Granite Street, Norwood Mrs. Pauline J. Tufts, 65 Deerfield Road, Norwood
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Elementary Schools
Miss Natalie A. Alger, 27 Mansfield Avenue, Norton Miss Jane Alice Bride, 19 Parklawn Road, West Roxbury Miss Mary Alice Callanan, 301 Park Street, West Roxbury Miss Barbara A. Corliss, 384 Central Avenue, Milton Mr. James C. Dybes, Jr., 2 Atwood Avenue, Norwood Miss Eleanor Ann Donovan, 29 Upland Road, Dedham Miss Patricia F. Egan, 209 Center Street, Quincy Mrs. Eleanore R. Fitzgerald, 238 Vernon Street, Norwood Miss Sara Ann Hastings, 81 Mount Vernon Street, Boston Mr. Richard M. Hughes, 12 First Street, Norwood Miss Margaret Ann Lane, 32 Park Street, West Roxbury Miss Joan L. McDonnell, 61 Ardale Street, Roslindale Miss Maureen B. Mclaughlin, 59 Waverly Street, Roxbury Miss Mary T. Moore, 1091 Boylston Street, Boston Mr. Dennis E. Porter, 2 Kingsbury Street, Framingham Mrs. Jo-Ann L. Shanahan, 721 Cedar Street, Walpole Mrs. Patricia L. Twombly, 969 Washington Street, Norwood Mr. Eugene F. Thayer, 9 Wade Road, Plainville
Mrs. Jeannette M. Troiano, 131 Winslow Avenue, Norwood
Division of Special Services :
Mr. Robert Conard, Adult Americanization, 475 Beech Street, Roslindale Miss Mary E. Dowd, French, 176 Fulton Street, Norwood
Mrs. Helen E. Jackson, Physical Education, Elementary Schools, Girls, 1 Chilson Avenue, Mansfield
Mrs. Shirley C. Johnson, Music, Elementary Schools, 33 Windsor Road, Norwood
Mr. Charles O'Malley, Adjustment Group, Junior High School 21 Furber Lane, Newton Center
Transfers
Miss Jane B. Atkinson, Teacher in Winslow School to teach in the Balch School
Mr. Warren F. Averill, Teacher in the Senior High School to teach in the Junior High School
Mr. Kevin P. Barry, Teacher in the Winslow School, to be Principal of the Winslow School
Mr. James R. Donovan, Guidance Department, Jr. High School to Guidance Department in the Sr. High School
Mrs. Helene Goepner, Teacher in the Junior High School to Guidance Department Sr. High School.
Retirements
Mr. Lincoln D. Lynch, Superintendent of Schools Miss Mary C. Cullinane, Junior High School Miss Agnes H. Hedberg, Principal, Winslow School Miss Ruth L. Page, H. O. Peabody School Miss Grace C. McGonagle, Senior High School
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Resignations
Mrs. Mary (Callahan) Altmeyer, to stay at home
Mrs. Eileen (Gallivan) Antaya, to stay at home
Mrs. Ethna J. Bergstrom, to teach in California Mrs. Roberta F. Branon, to stay at home Miss Carol Clements, to work elsewhere Mrs. Mary (Donovan) Costello, to stay at home Miss Margaret B. Cuming, to be married Miss Joyce A. DeMoor, to be married Mrs. Carol M. Davis, to teach in Walpole Mrs. Joan C. Disney, to other employment Mrs. Margeine E. Ford, to stay at home Mrs. Sally G. Flynn, to teach in Brookline Mr. Charles E. Goff, to teach elsewhere Mrs. Dolores (Devereaux) Gerah, to stay at home
Mrs. Barbara (Hogan) Chinetti, to stay at home Mrs. Elizabeth W. Horton, to stay at home Mrs. Muriel R. Howell, to work elsewhere Mrs. Jo-Ann Kay, to stay at home Miss Margaret A. Langille, to be married Mrs. Maureen P. Leary, to stay at home Miss Ann Doreen Murphy, to teach elsewhere Miss Mary E. Morse, to other employment Mrs. M. Eileen O'Toole, to stay at home Mr. John A. Osgood, to teach in Needham Mr. Gerald Peterson, to teach in Europe Mrs. Eileen Rosson, to stay at home Mrs. Joy Spanos, to stay at home Mrs. Roberta Strack, to stay at home
Mrs. Martha (Andrew) Timothy, to stay at home
Mr. Thomas A. White, to teach in Newton
Death
Mr. James J. Gormley, Teacher in the Senior High School, April 18, 1960
Appreciation
We, the members of the Norwood School Committee, appreciate the willingness of the employees of the Norwood Schools in the performance each according to his capacity to contribute, of the many and difficult tasks they have so generously undertaken.
EUGENE A. NELSON, Chairman JOHN J. CAVANAUGH HENRY W. DIGGS CHARLES L. DONAHUE MARY H. HEMMAN DR. JOHN F. KELLY JOHN F. REYNOLDS
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LINCOLN D. LYNCH 1931 to 1960
In a most professional manner, you have purposefully and sincerely guided the educational endeavors of this community to the heights it now enjoys. Scholastically, Norwood is known and recognized as one of the best school systems in the country. Professional educators as well as graduates in all walks of life attest to the excellence of the superior educa- tional leadership - your leadership, Mr. Lynch.
Unstinting of time and self, you engendered within and among others the public and professional spirit so well exemplified by your aggressive and enthusiastic activity in complementary educational agencies. The New England School Development Council, Norfolk County Mental Health, State and Regional Athletic Associations, Chamber of Commerce, Boy Scouts of America, all are noteworthy recipients of your time and talents.
The Norwood Public Schools have had courageous and professionally competent leadership from you. We are the better for having known and experienced the fruits of your educational labors. We have indeed been fortunate, Lincoln D. Lynch.
We, the Members of the Norwood School Committee, in appreciation of the excellent service rendered our schools and our town over a period of thirty years, extend our best wishes for continued good health and good fortune upon the occasion of your retirement.
Resolved: That a copy of the foregoing resolution be sent to Mr. Lynch and that a copy be spread upon the records of the meeting of the School Committee, and further that a copy be sent to each of the local newspapers, and further, that the resolution be published in the annual report of the 1960 School Committee.
EUGENE A. NELSON, Chairman JOHN J. CAVANAUGH HENRY W. DIGGS CHARLES L. DONAHUE MARY H. HEMMAN DR. JOHN F. KELLY JOHN F. REYNOLDS Norwood School Committee
LINCOLN D. LYNCH
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HENRY O. PEABODY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
April 28, 1960
RESOLVED: The members of the Henry O. Peabody School for Girls Corporation learn with regret of the coming retirement of Mr. Lincoln D. Lynch as Superintendent of Norwood Schools, this summer. Mr. Lynch was Superintendent of the Norwood Schools, when the Henry O. Peabody School for Girls building was constructed some two decades ago and has continued in that office ever since. He has been connected with the work of the Henry O. Peabody School since its inception. At the outset, he traveled over the Eastern United States, seeking and interviewing teachers who would have the knowledge, training, and attributes which he felt were so necessary and desirable to make the new school the kind of vocational insti- tution envisaged by Mr. Peabody, Professor Cleveland and others, who had given so much thought to the project.
From the start, Mr. Lynch has cooperated fully with the Director of the School in all matters of teachers, equipment, courses of study and relationships with Norwood High School. As a school administrator, he has stood firmly for the highest ethics of the profession. He has kept pace with educational trends and has been a leader among his professional associates.
His advice and close cooperation with the trustees and mem- bers of the corporation have been important factors in the establishment, growth and efficient management of the School and the conduct of its affairs.
The Henry O. Peabody School for Girls owes much of its stature to Lincoln D. Lynch.
RESOLVED: That a copy of the foregoing resolution be sent to Mr. Lynch and to the School Committee of the Town of Norwood.
A True Copy.
AXEL ANDERSON
Attest: GARDNER T. BOLSTER, Secretary
Trustees-H. O. Peabody Corporation
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS December 31, 1960
I am pleased to submit my first annual report as Superintendent of the Norwood Public Schools.
Recapitulation
The year 1960 found the Norwood School system preparing for a change in educational leadership, for Mr. Lincoln D. Lynch, Norwood's Superin- tendent of Schools for a quarter of a century was retiring. Despite the fact that a new man would be assuming the role of educational leader, Mr. Lynch continued to encourage and institute refinements in organization, administration, personnel and curriculum in a manner that would continue to improve the Public School facility for the people of Norwood. In-service workshops, expansion of the Special Services Division, experimentation in Reading and Foreign Languages all continued until his formal retirement.
Personal conferences and cooperative activity during an overlapping period of two months made the transition an easy one for the new Superin- tendent. The orientation period completed, faithfully and capably Mr. Lynch fulfilled his commitment to Norwood. On July 1, 1960 it was my privilege to beconie the Superintendent of the Norwood Public Schools.
Organization
The Norwood Public School system, of necessity, is becoming larger year by year. Some three hundred and four persons are presently involved in the school operation and another twenty-one will have to be added next year. In the light of such growth, it becomes necessary to refine depart- ments and responsibilities. A reorganization plan is underway at this time indicating direct supervision and responsibility of all departments and their coordination with proper line and staff relationships throughout the school system.
Personnel
It has been said that "a man is known by the company he keeps, and a company is known by the men it keeps." The success of any operation is dependent upon personnel and in an educational enterprise it becomes increasingly more important, for these very people are affecting, purpos- fully or ineffectually, the lives of others daily. We have in Norwood an excellent staff. We have the moral responsibility to retain the best and attract the best. Our evaluation procedures are constant and continuing and we are demanding professionally approved study that our teachers remain professionally alert. If we are to continued to offer to our children and youth professional direction educationally, we must relate salary to competence, for we are in a highly competitive area. It isn't a question now of what we can afford. It's a question of what we can't afford to have happen in Norwood.
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Curriculum
The Norwood schools have an excellent reputation academically, attested to and by the success of our graduates and by professional educators as well as educational institutions throughout the country.
The intellectual avenues of exploration are found in our curriculum. We are constantly attempting to refine and expand our program, and presently committees are working to improve the basic reading instruction. Under consideration are the basal reader, tlie word attack program, of which phonics plays an integral part; remedial reading and developmental reading. We are exploring this at all levels from kindergarten through .grade twelve.
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