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Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Inside Debt Limit: School Department Town Hall. .
$ 715,000.00 $ 305,000.00 1,020,000,00
Central Elementary School. 20,000.00
Outside Debt Limit:
Wampatuck School & Jenkins School 440,000.00
School Department
3,367,000.00
Town Office Building. .
305,000.00 1,020,000.00
Water Department
111,000.00
3,478,000.00
Outside Debt Limit: Construction Hatherly School 595,000.00
Central Elementary School. 100,000.00
High School Addition & Remodeling 387,000.00
Jenkins School & Cafeteria. .
180,000.00
Jr. & Sr. High School Addition
1,295,000.00
Cushing Elementary School . 810,000.00
Water System-3A to No. Scituate. 36,000.00
Water Standpipe . 75,000.00
3,478,000.00
$4,498,000.00
$4,498,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
In Custody of Treasurer:
Welfare Funds:
Eliza Jenkins.
3,020.80
Lucy O. Thomas.
1,000.00
Sarah J. Wheeler
988.22
Hannah Dean Miller
1,952.63
Cornelia M. Allen.
5,086.68
George O. Allen .
524.71
Benjamin T. Ellms
4,000.00
Ella Gertrude Gardner
9,107.53
Scituate Welfare Fund.
478.41
26,158.98
Park Fund: Everett Torrey
300.00
300.00
Cemetery Funds:
Clara T. Bates.
413.67
Emeline A. Jacobs
155.62
569.29
Scholarships: Feinberg Trust Fund.
1,772.14
1,772.14
Investment Funds:
Post War Savings .
819.25
Stabilization .
39,274.02
40,093.27
68,893.68
$
$
68,893.68
TOWN OF SCITUATE ANNUAL REPORT
Trust and Investment Funds: Cash and Securities $ 68,893.68
Serial Loans: Inside Debt Limit: Construction Hatherly School . $ 255,000.00 $
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REPORT OF THE SOUTH SHORE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE
In September 1964, our third school year began with an enrollment of 228 pupils. On the same day one year ago the enrollment was 189. Next fall will see the school in operation with enrollments in all four grades, nine through twelve.
In June 1964 the school held its first graduation exercises. There were 17 graduates divided between the two year post-graduate electronics course and those from the automobile repair course who had begun their training in Abington. It is gratifying to report that every pupil had a job on gradu- ation day.
In June 1965, we expect to graduate about 60 pupils.
The manpower retraining courses which the school operates for the Division of Unemployment Security have proven very successful. All 13 of last years trainees found immediate employment, many having been previously unemployed for extended periods. In February 1965 we expect to enroll about 32 trainees in two courses, heliarc welding and auto body repair.
This year an outside carpentry course has been initiated. The first projects were a field house for the new Hanover High School and the layout of a one room addition to a dwelling. Next year an outside storage building will be erected for the vocational school.
The evening courses in trade extension have been popular again this year, 144 having been enrolled in eight courses.
Our staff now consists of the director, 23 teachers and 13 non-teaching employees including one part-time nurse and three part-time bus drivers.
Open house was held again this year and proved a great attraction, several thousand attended. The public interest in the school remains very high as is indicated by the open house attendance and the ready acceptance of our graduates by industry.
It is our hope that more parents will come to realize the splendid op- portunities for training and placement offered by this school. The fact that ten percent of the student body is made up of non-resident pupils in- dicates the neighboring towns are well aware of the school's potential. The two new 800 pupil regional vocational schools to open in the Brockton and Canton area within the next two years are an indication of public rec- ognition of the value of vocational training.
Two changes have occurred in the School Committee membership during the year. Mr. Robert Driscoll now represents Abington, replacing Mr. Charles Hohman whose untimely death was regrettedby all. Mr. John Geary represents Cohasset, replacing Mr. Henry Perry whose new position as personnel director for the school department of Winchester led him to resign.
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Again this year the Advisory Boards and Finance Committees of all towns were invited to attend the School Committee budget meetings and to participate in the discussions. At least one member was present from each of five towns. This has proven to be a most happy arrangement since it allows active participation in the discussions and decisions being made.
The School Committee wishes to express its appreciation to the mem- bers of our Vocational Advisory Committee for their great interest and helpful suggestions. This committee consists of members of the indus- trial and business community and serves a most useful purpose of keeping us on our toes and up to the times.
We look forward to the years ahead and to continued service to youth and industry.
Respectfully submitted, NELS H. SANDBERG
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INDEX
Page No.
Assessors' Report
88
Board of Health .
99
Inspector of Animals
99
Inspector of Meat and Slaughtering
99
Inspector of Plumbing
99
Public Health Report
100
Building Board of Appeals
119
Building Commissioner
107
Civil Defense Agency
117
Clam Warden.
98
Comptroller
122
Collections - Section A
123
Expenditures - Section B
127
Debts - Section C
149
Summary .
153
Balance Sheet
158
Conservation Commission
115
Fire Department
105
Forest Warden.
107
Harbor Master.
112
Housing Authority
113
Inspector of Wire
108
Juror List.
75
Libraries
119
Personnel Board
110
Planning Board
111
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture.
114
Police Department
95
Public Welfare.
104
Public Works.
79
Superintendent's Report
81
Engineering Division
82
Highway Division.
83
Water Division
84
Public Grounds Division
86
Regional High School Committee
Registrar's Report . .
74
Scituate Health Service, Inc. Report of President
101
School Committee.
Appendix
Sealer of Weights and Measures
118
Selectmen's Report.
77
Sewerage Investigating Committee.
121
South Shore Mosquito Control Project
103
164
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INDEX (Continued)
Page No.
Town Clerk's Report.
9
Election of Officers
29
Births
58
Deaths.
68
Marriages
49
Licenses Issued
73
Town Collectors Report.
91
Town Counsel .
94
Town Forest Committee
120
Town Officers
3
Treasurer's Report
122
Veterans' Service Officer
98
Veterans' Grave Registration Committee
109
Zoning Board of Appeals
118
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SCITUATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
School Committee OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE
SATUIT CORPORATED.
For the Year Ending December 31
1964
TOWN OF SCITUATE ANNUAL REPORT
A MESSAGE FROM THE SCITUATE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Dear Fellow Citizens,
1964 in our schools was a year which began with tragedy and ended on a most encouraging note. The Committee and the schools suffered a great personal as well as professional loss in the death of L. Munro Grandy. In the short period of 18 months, as Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Grandy's character and personality had made a remarkably deep impression on the entire Town. Additionally, he had begun to make solid progress in many areas of curriculum and instruction improvement, which had been our principal purpose in bringing him to Scituate.
It was most important, therefore, that there be no interruption of leadership. The Committee immediately contacted the Harvard Graduate School of Education, to see if one of the experienced men in their Admin- istrative Career Program might be able to work part-time in Scituate until the Committee could obtain a permanent replacement who would meet the standards we require. Without hesitation, Harvard sent us Wilburn Shannon with the comment that they would not be at all surprised to see us invite him to stay. After a month, during which we surveyed the available field, it was clear why they had said this, and we concluded that looking further would be just a waste of time. Fortunately, Mr. Shannon had come to a similar decision about Scituate. As a result, we were only three weeks without a superintendent, and all of the programs and developments which had been in the process of accomplishment were able to continue without any loss of momentum. We can be grateful for our good fortune.
Within this report you will learn of some of the things which are pres- ently going on in our schools to improve our educational program. The Committee is particularly pleased with the progress that has been made this year, and we are determined that this progress shall continue until the Scituate Public Schools are as good as the Town can manage economically.
We are also pleased with several other things. For one, a sizeable number of citizens have willingly and usefully involved themselves in projects to solve educational and organizational problems. These people have not only provided invaluable assistance, but have come much closer to our schools in the process. After viewing the results, we fully intend to continue drawing on the considerable resources of our citizenry. For another, we have become aware of a growing realization in the Town that the quality of our schools will have a great deal to do with the Town's future. This attitude can provide strong support for what we are attempt- ing to do.
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Finally, on December 28, at a Special Town Meeting the Town dis- played a willingness to depart from a long established procedure for financing school construction, upon the advice and recommendation of the School Committee. Aside from being a step to save money, this was an expression of confidence in the Committee and in the future of the Scituate Public Schools. We shall make every effort to continue to warrant that confidence.
THE SCITUATE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
ROBERT C. MacARTHUR, JR., Chairman WENDELL G. SYKES, Secretary EDWIN P. GUNN LEON R. OLIVER MRS. CATHERINE WEEKS
DIRECTORY
THE SCITUATE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Robert C. MacArthur, Jr., Chairman 305 Country Way, Scituate - - 545-2883
1966
Wendell G. Sykes, Secretary .
25 Circuit Avenue, Scituate
545-0991
1966
Edwin P. Gunn
684 Country Way, North Scituate
545-0698
1967
Leon R. Oliver
1965
42 Common Street, Scituate 545-0192
Mrs. Phillips N. Weeks 114 Clapp Road, Scituate 545-2077 1965
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
W. A. Shannon, C.A.G.S., Superintendent of Schools
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Edward L. Stewart, Ed. M., Principal 545-3300
Office, 606 Chief Justice Cushing Way
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Charles E. Bordne, Ed.M., Principal Office, First Parish Road .
545-3360
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CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Joseph C. Driscoll, Ed.M., Principal
Office, Branch Street 545-3305
HATHERLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Guido J. Risi, Ed.M., Principal
Office, Ann Vinal Road 545-3588
JENKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Walter G. Sims, Jr., Ed.M., Principal
Office, First Parish Road 545-3356
WAMPATUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Chester L. Towne, Ed.M., C.A.G.S., Principal
Office, Tilden Road. 545-3310
REPORT OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the School Committee and Citizens of Scituate:
It is with satisfaction and pleasure that I respectfully submit my first annual report as superintendent of the Scituate Public Schools.
PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
On October 5, 1964, the Scituate School Committee unanimously adopted a Philosophy of Education as follows:
The Scituate School Committee is legally responsible for the education of the children of Scituate. This responsibility entails provision of a capable faculty, adequate facilities in which to teach, and proper equipment and materials with which to teach. It also entails the provision of a challenging intellectual environment which will: serve as a foundation for responsible maturity; help to pro- duce informed, concerned, and curious adults; and develop our children's abilities as citizens to make the intelligent, rational de- cisions that are essential to the wellbeing of our society.
Each child is a unique individual. Therefore, we believe that our school program should be sufficiently flexible to meet the par- ticular needs and capabilities of each child.
Education is a dynamic process. Therefore, we believe that our school program should be continually evaluated to determine where improvement is possible and changed whenever necessary.
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Education is a primary responsibility of the entire community. Therefore, we believe the School Committee has a responsibility of leadership for involving the entire community in setting the standards and goals of its schools; and a responsibility for inform- ing the community as to what is taking place in its schools at all times.
SCHOOL STAFF
Scituate is fortunate in employing and maintaining high quality instruc- tional and non-instructional staff.
A significant number of the staff continue to pursue graduate work at the various institutions of higher learning, thus improving professionally.
With enrollments in the elementary, junior, and senior high schools increasing, twelve additional instructional personnel were added to the faculties this year.
SCHOOL PROGRAM
The Scituate schools stress fundamentals of subject matter; yet, the staff members are cognizant of new programs in reading, mathematics, science, and social studies as they emerge from research and pilot studies throughout the country. As innovations are given respectability in pilot projects they are initiated in our schools.
Language Arts Curriculum
A Language Arts Committee has been formed. This committee com- posed of teachers representing grades kindergarten through grade 12 has begun a review of the Language Arts Curriculum. Its efforts during the next year will be devoted to a study of writing and reading.
Pilot programs in phonics and spelling will be expanded next year.
Social Studies
The first phase of the two-year review of the Social Studies Program has been completed. The project resulted in changes in curriculum and in pilot programs in kindergarten, first and third grades. The second phase of the project is underway and will develop scope and sequence charts for kindergarten through grade 8 in 1965. The results of this project, with the continual review of subjects offered at the high school, will give Scituate schools a well-balanced offering in the Social Studies area.
Honors Programs
The experimental honors program in United States History has been evaluated and found very successful. It is continuing this year, and an
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honors program in Afro-Asian Studies has been added in the twelfth grade to give a two-year sequence of honors work in Social Studies. First re- ports from the instructor and students involved in Afro-Asian Studies are all enthusiastic.
The Social Studies Department with the help and advice of the Librarian has had 150 books added to the library for the enrichment of the Social Studies program.
Mathematics
Introduction of a modern mathematics program to all students in Grades 1 - 6 will be completed by September of 1965. An experimental program using Cuisenaire Rods will be continued in selected primary grades.
The Mathematics Curriculum Committee is conducting a study of the total K - 12 mathematics program. Primary aims of this group are de- velopment of a philosophy for mathematics compatible with the general Scituate philosophy and a curriculum insuring sequential development of concepts and skills from Kindergarten through Grade 12.
Science
During the past three years the professional staff in the Scituate Public Schools have examined and tested several new approaches in the teaching of science content. As a result, modern courses in physics such as Phys- ical Science Study Committee (PSSC); chemistry, Chemical Bond Approach (CBA), and Chemical Education Materials Study (CHEM); biology, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) are now part of our Secondary School Curriculum.
In the coming year curriculum efforts will be concentrated on the ele- mentary and junior high school levels and coordinated through Grade 12.
Foreign Language
For the first time 9th grade pupils have elected French II to continue their study of French begun in the elementary schools.
Next year a Spanish IV course will be added to the present curriculum.
We have now in the library a small number of selected books in French. With coordinated efforts of the library and language departments, we in- tend to increase this number and to provide the advanced student of French with reference and outside reading material.
Special Services
A guidance counselor was added to the junior high school staff in 1964. This has allowed the adjustment counselor to devote most of her time to the elementary schools.
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Five towns in the area established a special class for trainable children in Hanson. Scituate is sending children to this class.
Plans are being made for an additional elementary special education class for next year, as well as facilities for an emotionally disturbed class.
Vocational and Business Education
Many courses are offered for the terminal non-college bound student.
In the vocational area, students can either complete the courses at Scituate Junior High and High Schools, or go to the South Shore Vocational Technical High School to take a program of advanced technical training.
The business education department aims to give each pupil an employ- able skill and occupational intelligence, background knowledge and an under- standing of the business world, and develop those personal qualities and attitudes that will make a happy, productive individual.
Elementary Libraries
Good school libraries are the heart of the teaching program in today's schools.
Libraries have been in operation in each of our elementary schools for over a year. A certified school librarian supervises and coordinates library services of the four schools. A volunteer group of nearly 100 mothers staff the libraries during the day.
A school library is more than a collection of books. It is a laboratory for discovery involving many types of materials - records, film strips, and pamphlet files are three examples. The elementary school library is a resource center for the school. Additional funds should be allocated in order that the several libraries may be adequately supplied with materials.
Cooperation between school and public libraries is encouraged. Town and school librarians meet regularly during the year.
SCHOOL PLANT
Enrollments continue to increase at all grade levels. Total enrollment reached 4,280 this year and will pass 4,500 in 1965-66.
High School
A favorable vote by the townspeople on December 28, 1964 assures an addition to Scituate High School which will double its capacity to a total of 1,600 students. An enrollment of 950 is anticipated in September, 1965 for the present building with a capacity of 800. Large classes may be ex- pected to continue until 1966 or until a time when the addition is available for utilization.
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Junior High School
With a capacity of 720, the Junior High School is operating with 900 pupils enrolled this year.' Relief is expected in September, 1965, when five of nine sixth grade teachers will be transferred to the elementary schools. The Junior High School structure contains a section of the oldest classrooms in the Scituate Public Schools. During the summer of 1965 a modest program of improvement for classroom furniture and space is planned.
Elementary Schools
When Cushing School is completed and utilized by the Town's children next September, all students from grades K - 6 inclusive will be ade- quately housed. This year, unfortunately, children are being taught in physical education rooms and the educational building of the Harbor Method- ist Church.
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS
Citizens are presently serving on two advisory committees, one in- vestigating the teaching of foreign language in the elementary schools, and the other working in the area of general school policy development. This type of citizen involvement reflects a growing national trend in the es- tablishment of general educational goals.
The school publication INTERCOM continues to serve as a communica- tion link between the schools and the citizens. Organizations such as the PTA, SAMBA (band parents) and the SCITUATE BOOSTERS CLUB are active in the schools. Community use of school facilities is constantly growing, with many youth and adult organizations meeting afternoons and evenings at the various buildings.
Scituate is fortunate to have information in depth concerning the schools reported by able correspondents in local and area daily and weekly news- papers.
CONCLUSIONS
Guidelines for continuous improvement of the Scituate Public Schools include:
1. Develop curriculum coordination of all subjects from Grade K through 12, inclusive.
2. Continue to toughen the curriculum while placing greater emphasis on behavioral goals.
3. Improve the elementary reading and writing program and develop a stronger approach to written and oral expression.
4. Encourage a higher degree of self-discipline in study habits and be- havior on the part of all students.
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5. A gradual incorporation of new patterns in the instructional organi- zation, such as the ungraded primary, team teaching and learning, and programmed instruction; and the involvement of faculty members with in-service programs in order to implement these new patterns.
6. Continue the involvement of the various publics in the development of and improvement of the school program.
7. Broaden the scope of the Adult Evening School.
8. Make a wider use of findings of research and development, espe- cially in the fields of curriculum and technology.
Educational purposes and goals extend beyond the boundary of the community. Each year scores of students leave Scituate, while even more students transfer from schools throughout the nation to our town. The responsibility for meeting the needs of all children and youth is staggering. It is essential, therefore, that every citizen bear his share of the responsi- bility for our schools' improvement.
Respectfully submitted, W. A. SHANNON Superintendent of Schools
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE OPEN
The Scituate School Committee meets regularly at 7:30 P.M. each month, September through June, on the first and third Mondays unless announced in the press. Meetings are held in the Administration Building, Cudworth Road, Scituate, and are open to the public.
ADMISSION TO THE SCHOOLS
To be admitted to Kindergarten, a child must have reached the age of four years, eight months, on September 1 of the year he is to enter school.
To be admitted to Grade 1, a child must have reached the age of five years, eight months, on September 1 of the year he is to enter school.
Children whose birth certificates are dated later than January 1 will not be enrolled for the current school year.
A vaccination certificate must be presented to the school when a pupil enters for the first time.
A birth certificate must be presented for those pupils whose births were recorded outside of Scituate.
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SCITUATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS CALENDAR FOR 1964-65
Opens
Closes
Days
FIRST TERM
Wednesday, September 9 Mon., Sept. 14 (Kindergarten)
Fri. November 13 45
SECOND TERM
Monday, November 16
Fri. January 29 46
THIRD TERM
Monday, February 1
Fri. April 9 45
FOURTH TERM
Monday, April 12
Fri. June 25
47
Total
183
HOLIDAYS
Columbus Day Plymouth County Teachers' Association
Mon. October 12
Fri. October 30
Wed. Nov. 11
Veterans' Day Thanksgiving
Wed. Nov. 25
Schools close at noon for Thanksgiving recess
Good Friday Memorial Day
Fri. April 16
Monday, May 31
VACATIONS
Christmas
Wed. December 23, schools close at regular time through Friday, January 1
Winter
Week of February 22 - 26
Spring
Week of April 19 - 23
Opening Day for 1965-66 - Wednesday, September 8, 1965 Monday, September 13, 1965 (Kindergarten)
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SCITUATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (Enrollments and Enrollment Predictions)
Grade
Actual 1957-58
Actual 1960-61
Actual 1963-64
Actual 1964-65
Predict 1965-66
Predict 1966-67
Predict 1967-68
Predict 1968-69
Predict 1969-70
K
223
343
374
410
410
410
440
440
450
1
242
314
405
433
462
462
462
498
498
2
230
315
402
404
437
467
467
467
503
3
217
276
394
417
410
444
474
474
487
4
223
272
320
411
432
425
460
491
505
5
223
255
334
314
417
438
431
467
498
6
225
249
304
348
325
431
453
446
48 3
Sp
7
19
13
16
16
17
18
19
20
Total Capacity El. Schs.
1590 1680
2043 1740
2546 2380
2753 2380
2909 3020
3094 3020
3205 3020
3302 30 20
3444 3020
7
155
228
302
310
354
331
438
461
454
8
169
238
256
307
318
364
340
450
473
Sp
15
14
16
17
18
19
20
Total Capacity Jr. High
324 650
466 720
573 720
631 720
688 720
712 720
796 720
930 720
720
9
97
221
249
227
278
288
330
308
408
10
86
150
210
235
235
272
282
323
302
11
71
145
222
224
226
226
261
271
310
12
58
1 31
185
207
218
220
220
254
263
Total Capacity High Sch.
312
647
866
893
957
1006
1093 1600
1156
1283
805
805
805
805
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