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The School Committee anticipates the extension of Modern Mathe- matics to the Elementary curriculum. A committee of administration and faculty have been appointed to work in this area and make textbook and material selections for this program. A new reading program is also anti- cipated for the elementary schools and a committee of administration and faculty are working in this area.
The School Committee endorsed an extension of the Summer School Program into the Junior High and Senior High levels. The program of studies will include enrichment and remedial phases.
The Committee had the sad task of accepting with deep and sincere regret the resignation, as of December 31, 1964, of Mr. Joseph E. Bastable. who resigned his position as Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Bastable has served the Town of Tewksbury as Superintendent for one year, and as Assistant Superintendent and Guidance Director for many years.
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The Committee is pleased with the growth of the school system and invites the parents of school children to visit the schools.
I would like to thank the entire school system for their kind coopera- tion during my term of office. To my fellow board members during my term, it has been a pleasure serving with you, and I extend thanks for their cooperation and extensive efforts on the part of the school children and education program of the Town of Tewksbury.
ROBERT BERNIER, Chairman
The School Committee has set the following sums as the amounts required for the support of the Tewksbury Public Schools for the calendar year 1965.
Salaries
.$ 1,511,750.00
Expenses
375,652.00
Outlay
8,942.00
Out of State Travel
1,000.00
Total
$ 1,897,344.00
The sums above have been based on the following estimated requirements:
A. Salaries and Wages
Administration
$ 40,493.00
Instruction
1,300,974.00
Attendance
500.00
Health
19,500.00
Operation
128,213.00
Maintenance
14,900.00
Food Services
4,220.00
Student Body Activities
2,650.00
Community Services
300.00
Total
$ 1,511,750.00
B. Expenses
Administration
$ 5,130.00
Textbooks
43,653.00
Library
7,019.00
Audio-Visual
2,800.00
Instructional Supplies
42,027.00
Related Instruction
10,582.00
Health
1,800.00
Public Transportation
106,100.00
Heat
40,000.00
Utilities
35,350.00
Custodial Supplies
9,650.00
Contracted Services
9,245.00
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Replacement of Equipment
4,061.00
Related Maintenance
12,000.00
Student Body Activities
25,435.00
Private Transportation
20,800.00
Total
$ 375,652.00
C. Outlay
Sites
$ 1,000.00
Buildings
No request
Equipment
7,942.00
Total
$ 8,942.00
D. Out of State
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
Total for Public Schools
$ 1,897,344.00
The preceding financial explanation of the 1965 Appropriation Request for the operation of the Tewksbury Public Schools is the financial frame- work that enables us to house, to feed, to transport, and to teach our 4500 young people. Providing a vital and needed service to each of these 4500 young people is the essence of public education. As the needs of our increasingly complex society demand additional services, plus our increas- ing student enrollment, our budget must increase. Our return on this investment will be reflected in the increased opportunities provided for all our youth in the future and the general strengthening and growth of the cultural, economic, and intellectual level of our town, our state, and our nation.
Accreditation of our High School occured in the spring of 1964. This was a most important milestone in the life our school system because the results of the investigation of the committee of the New England Associa- tion of Colleges and Secondary Schools would have an important effect on the future of our High School students. The citizens of Tewksbury will be most interested in the High School Principal's report of this accreditation which follows:
"During the spring, a committee of 21 educators representing the N.E.A.C.S.S. visited Tewksbury to inspect and evaluate our High School. The committee checked all facets of school activities, mainly, the Program of Studies, the School Staff, the Plant and Equipment, and the school's Philosophy and Objectives. The findings and the report of this committee reveals that the administration and staff are well prepared and devoted to the common educational purposes expressed in our philosophy and objectives. The committee also commended the school for:
1. The excellent preparation and experience of the administrative staff.
2. The excellent teacher-pupil ratio as exemplified in the present class schedule.
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3. The evident effectiveness of the principal and vice-principal in the total school context.
4. The farsightedness of the administration relative to involving local industry in school curriculum projects.
5. The efficient manner in which the cafeteria staff operates and maintains the school lunchroom services.
6. The excellent guidance counselor-pupil ratio.
7. The availability and use of the school building by local organiza- tions for community use.
8. The policy of regular monthly inspection of the school plant by administrative and custodial staff.
9. The understanding policy relative to leave-of-absence for the instructional staff.
10. The recently adopted Work-Study pilot program in industrial arts.
11. The fine printed syllabus of course offerings in the present Program of Studies."
"It's a pleasure to announce that the school continues to have an excellent rating and retains its membership in the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools."
"For clarification reasons, the reader should be informed that the purpose of the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools is exclusively education. Its main purpose is to act as a regional accrediting organization dedicated to the establishment of cooperative relations among the colleges and secondary schools of New England and to the development of sound educational standards and to promote the interests common to both colleges and secondary schools."
Another evidence of the excellent educational program serving our young people is evidenced by this abstract from the report of the Guidance Director on the 1964 graduates.
"The students have prepared for their futures in many different ways beyond the taking of the required courses in English, History, Mathematics and Science. Many girls completed the commercial course and have ac- quired skills in shorthand, typing and the use of office machines. A few qualified senior girls have learned to operate key-punch machines through a special program offered by the staff of the Raytheon Plant in Tewks- bury. A group of qualified senior boys also participated in a Saturday program at Raytheon where they received instruction on many of the latest data processing machines. There was also a group of senior boys who gained work experience through a work-study program with local garages and a few have done work in surveying through their Industrial Arts courses. The students in the College Preparatory course have studied many liberal arts subjects and have gained a broad background in prep- aration for education beyond high school."
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"The majority of the students in the Business and Industrial Arts majors elected to work immediately following graduation while the re- remainder of these students attended a school of a specific type such as business school or a technical institution. Most of the students who com- pleted the College Preparatory course entered four year colleges or two year junior colleges."
"When compiled, the list of schools which these students are attending is quite diverse. Some of the types represented and examples of each are listed below:
Four year colleges and universities:
Boston University, Lowell Technological Institute, Lowell State, Mer- rimack College, Salem State, University of Massachusetts, Univer- sity of Virginia and the University of Rochester.
Junior colleges:
Fisher Junior College and Northern Essex Community College.
Business schools:
Bryant and Stratton, Cambridge School of Business, and Katherine Gibbs.
Technical schools:
Wentworth Institute and Franklin Institute.
Nursing:
Cambridge City Hospital, Lowell General, St. Joseph's."
"Scholarship aid has been awarded to many Tewksbury students from the colleges which they plan to attend and from local community organi- zations. The sum of awards made for the first year is $17,074. Since the monies awarded from colleges are renewable each year if certain condi- tions are met, it is possible that the class of 1964 may receive a total of $46,350 in financial aid during their school years."
Providing a nourishing lunch to all of our school children is an im- portant part of our educational task. Parents of our students are grateful, we know, that through our school lunch program we can provide one- third of the daily nutritional needs required by the growing child.
Our director reports, in part, the following interesting facts about our program.
"With the opening of the Center School Cafeteria, we are able to ofi- fer lunch to every child in the Tewksbury Public Schools."
"Interesting is the fact that the S'tate average of participation is not quite 50% and this percentage is lowered by Junior High and High School students not accepting the program. Using the State average for a unit of measure, the following percentages based on total enrollment is informative. Center-80%, Ella Flemings-78%, Foster-73%, Heath Brook-57%, Junior High-94%, High-95%, North St .- 66%, and Shaw- sheen-69%."
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"The credit belongs to the effort expended by the women working in the cafeterias. Their pride in preparing 'home-made' foods rather than institutional type meals, is the key to success. This fact combined with the cooperation of the Superintendent of Schools and Principals have made it possible to serve 522,720 children's and 11,000 adult complete meals this year."
Progress in our Music Education program was evident in the spirit and enthusiasm of the students and staff alike, and the excellent musical programs performed throughout the year. Evidence of this growth and anticipated results are reflected in these excerpts from the Director's report.
"The elementary instrumental program has grown 500% during the past four months. The enrollment in beginning instrumental classes is now larger than the total enrollment of the instrumental program from grades five through twelve. The elementary instrumental supervisor is now devoting his entire schedule to the development of this expanded program."
"The Junior High School general music classes have generated a great deal of enthusiasm in the student body. This is demonstrated by the in- creasing enrollment in the school's three choruses. The highlights of this year's choral activities were a Christmas concert for the P.T.A., a con -. cert for the State Hospital, and an invitation to the A Cappela Chorus to perform at the Christmas festival on Boston Common."
"The instrumental program at the Junior High School is characterized by a larger and better balanced band and an increased enrollment in be- ginning classes. These two factors will undoubtedly lead to the creation of a second Junior High band during the coming year."
Speech therapy is another service provided by our school system. This year our speech therapist is reaching 176 children-grades one through high school. Therapy is generally carried out on a half-hour once a week basis. The development of acceptable speech is an important factor in the social and emotional growth of the child and in the development of a balanced and stable personality. It is fitting, therefore, that the child whose speech calls attention to himself in an unfavorable way, receive help for this problem.
The physical education programs offered our students are described by the director.
"The physical education curriculum in all the elementary grades at Tewksbury is composed of a broad program of activities. These activities include games of low organization, rhythms, self-testing activities, indoor games, fundamentals and game skills. Since each building varies in facil- ities and equipment, we emphasize flexibility in the program, for each is apt to be developed on a functional basis."
"The other two activities that supplement the regular elementary physical education program is the Learn-to-Swim Campaign program and the after-school intramural and interscholastic program, which seem to expand in numbers and interest from year to year."
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"The Tewksbury Junior High School Physical Education Program pro- vides activities for all boys and girls in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades. Approximately 950 participate in this program. The junior high has an extensive inter-scholastic program consisting of basketball, foot- ball, and baseball for boys; basketball, field hockey, and softball for girls."
"Tewksbury Memorial High School has a daily program with an aver- age of 35 students in each class. Class periods are 55 minutes in length with the first 5 minutes devoted to calisthenics. There are approximately 875 students participating at this level. Sports curriculum for the high school consists of basketball, football, baseball, tennis, track, and gymnas- tics for boys; basketball, softball, field hockey and tennis for girls."
Further services are provided by our Health services. Our three nurses assist the school doctors in providing physical examinations for students in grades one, four, seven, and ten, as well as those students participating in competitive sports.
Hearing and vision tests are also given. Our nurses also serve at all immunization clinics sponsored by the Board of Health.
The increase in enrollment of first graders has been getting larger every year. Presently, we have had to convert the gymnasiums in the Shawsheen and Heath Brook Schools into classroom space. While neces- sary, this decision prevents us from providing daily physical fitness ex- ercises for our elementary students.
This conversion of gymnasiums into classroom space underlines the need of an additional elementary school. The Long Range School Building Committee and the administration are studying all aspects of the critical and pressing school housing needs in order to present their findings and recommendations to the 1965 Town Meeting. We recommend your earnest consideration of their report so that appropriate action may be speedily taken.
In this summary report of our educational services, we should like to conclude with a statement from Sterling McMurrin, former United States Commissioner of Education, in his report as consultant to the Special Commission on Quality Education for Massachusetts.
"So when the question is asked, what is the purpose of education, what are its ends, to what are the commitment and energies of our schools properly directed, the answer must be sought across the total spectrum of human interest, experience, and value. It concerns first the well being of the individual and student ... But it concerns as well the strength of the Nation ... And it concerns the quality of the culture . .. The question of education is nothing less than the question of how we are to achieve and preserve a genuinely free society in which men are authentic persons who are masters rather than slaves of the forces that shape their world and where there is a culture in which the spirit of man can flourish freely and whose vitality is not a threat of decline and disintegration but promises a future of even greater achievement."
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Listed below are explanations of the major categories of the account- ing arrangements. The statements, while brief, indicate the type of service or activity charged against each classification. Below each explanation are comparison figures for 1965 and 1964. These are gross figures and, do not reflect reimbursements.
Administration
ADMINISTRATION consists of those activities which have as their pur- pose the general regulation, direction, and control of the affairs of the school district that are systemwide and not confined to one school, subject, or narrow phase of activity.
Request 1965
$45,623.00
Expended 1964 $38,942.50
Difference + $6,680.50
Instruction
INSTRUCTION consists of those activities dealing directly with or aiding in the teaching of students or improving the quality of teaching. These are the activities of the teacher, principal, consultant or supervisor of instruc- tion, and guidance and psychological personnel, and all coaching personnel.
Request 1965
$1,407,055.00
Expended 1964 $1,203,580.87
Difference + 203,474.13
Attendance Services
ATTENDANCE SERVICES consist of those activities which have as their primary purpose the promotion and improvement of children's attendance at school, through enforcement of compulsory attendance laws and other means.
Request 1965
$500.00
Expended 1964
$400.00
Difference
+$100.00
Health Services
HEALTH SERVICES are activities in the field of physical and mental health which are not direct instruction, consisting of medical, dental, psy- chiatric, and nurse service.
Request 1965
$21,300.00
Expended 1964
$17,374.85
Difference
+ $3,925.15
Pupil Transportation Services
PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES consist of those activities which have as their purpose the conveyance of pupils to and from school activ- ities, either between home and school or on trips for curricular or co- curricular activities.
Request 1965
$106,100.00
Expended 1964
$92,083.08
Difference + $14,016.92
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Operation of Plant
OPERATION OF PLANT consists of the housekeeping activities concerned with keeping the physical plant open and ready for use. It includes clean- ing, disinfecting, heating, lighting, communications, power, moving furni- ture, handling stores, caring for grounds and other such housekeeping ac- tivities as are repeated somewhat regularly on a daily, weekly, monthly, or seasonal basis.
Request 1965
$213,213.00
Expended 1964 $185,320.38
Difference + $27,892.62
Maintenance of Plant
MAINTENANCE OF PLANT consists of those activities that are con- cerned with keeping the grounds, buildings, and equipment at their orig- inal condition of completeness or efficiency, either through repairs or re- placements of property.
Request 1965
$40,206.00
Expended 1964
$25,438.69
Difference +$14,767.31
Food Services
FOOD SERVICES are those activities which have as their purpose the preparation and serving of regular and incidental meals, lunches, or snacks in connection with school activities.
Request 1965
$4,220.00
Expended 1964
No requst
+ $4,220.00
Difference
Student-Body Activities
STUDENT-BODY ACTIVITIES are direct and personal services for public school pupils, such as interscholastic athletics, band and orchestra, when not part of the regular instructional program.
Request 1965
$28,085.00
Expended 1964
$16,034.42
Difference
+$12,050.58
Community Services
COMMUNITY SERVICES are those services provided by the school dis- trict for the community as a whole, or some segment of the community, such as transportation of non-public school pupils.
Request 1965
$21,100.00
Expended 1964
Difference
+ $4,125.84
$16,974.16
Capital Outlay
CAPITAL OUTLAY EXPENDITURES are those which result in the ac- quisition of fixed assets or additions to fixed assets. They are expenditures for land or existing buildings, improvements of grounds, construction of buildings, additions to buildings, remodeling of buildings, or initial or ad- ditional equipment.
Request 1965
$8,942.00
Expended 1964 -0-
Difference +$8,942.00
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Out of State Travel
OUT OF STATE TRAVEL expenditures reflect the costs of attending con- ferences and educational meetings by faculty and School Committee.
Request 1965 $1,000.00
Expended 1964 $703.62
Difference + $296.38
1965 Increase
The $268,353.00 represents an increase in the 1965 requests for schools of about 17% over the amounts appropriated in 1964. The increase can be explained by the following: salary increase for all personnel; additional teaching personnel for increased student enrollment; adoption of New Reading and Mathematic textbooks in the elementary schools; recom- mendations of the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools Evaluating Committee; maintenance and painting of interior and exterior of several school buildings; new equipment in the instructional and non-instructional phases of the school system.
STADIUM REQUEST
The School Committee supervises the maintenance and operation of the Tewksbury Stadium. The funds needed for 1965 as listed below, pro- vide for continued maintenance and upkeep.
A. Labor
$ 1,240.00
B. Expenses-
Equipment and Maintenance $ 200.00
Heat
540.00
Light and Water
490.00
$ 1,230.00
Total
$ 2,470.00
The $8500 in Outlay for Stadium is to make needed repairs to the Stadium itself, seating and stands, plus needed expansion beneath Stadium for addition of several rooms. The stadium field itself needs major work done in reseeding and adding new loam to make good turf.
PUBLIC AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
Another area of School Committee responsibility covers Tuition and Transportation to Public and Vocational Schools outside of Tewksbury for pupils who cannot be served adequately in Tewksbury. Some of these pupils are receiving specialized vocational training at schools such as Lowell Trade High School or Essex Agricultural School and Greater Bos- ton area Vocational Schools. Another group of pupils is handicapped and receives education and training to help overcome the various handicaps. $ 7.700.00
Transportation
Tuition
10,300.00
Total
$ 18,000.00
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ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM
Most of the classes are in the field of Evening Practical Arts under the supervision of the Massachusetts Department of Education. A limited beginning has been made in classes in general education. The program is growing each year. This response is reflected in the Adult Education Request which covers a full calendar year and makes provisions for the added courses requested by interested adults. Included in this account are funds for paying tuition for some Tewksbury residents who are re- ceiving training in other towns.
A. Salaries
$ 5,760.00
B. Expenses
500.00
C. Outlay
No request
Total
$ 6,260.00
MONIES RETURNED TO TOWN
The laws of municipal finance in Massachusetts differ from those in most other states. A major difference is in the area of reimbursements for activities carried on in the schools. The Town receives each year amounts of money for school aid based on the number of children from seven to sixteen years of age resident in the Town. In addition there are reimburse- ments for State Wards, Transportation, and several other programs. The formulas for determining the amounts of reimbursement are usually based on a proportion of the amounts actually spent.
The applications for reimbursements are made to the Department of Education. After being approved the applications are forwarded to the Treasurer of the Commonwealth for payment. The payments are then sent to the Town Treasurer and are by law deposited in the E & D Ac- count. These funds are not spent by the School Committee but are avail- able to the Town for spending for any purpose. The effect of this pro- cedure is to have all of the funds needed for schools raised by taxation even though the Town will receive over three hundred thousand dollars in aid and reimbursement on account of schools. A breakdown of the 1965 Requests and estimated reimbursement is shown below.
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ESTIMATED REIMBURSEMENTS APPLICABLE TO 1965 APPROPRIATION REQUESTS
Public Day Schools Appropriation
1965 Appropriation Request
$ 1,956,644
Earnings:
Day Household Arts $ 1,975
Special Education Programs 17,000
Tuition & Transportation-State Wards
7,100
Transportation-Chapter 71
44,400
School Aid-Chapter 70
266,434
$ 336,909
Net Cost of Day Schools from Local Taxation
..
$ 1,619,735
Adult Education
1965 Appropriation Request $ 6,260
Earnings
2,442
Net Cost from Local Taxation $ 3,818
Public and Vocational Schools
1965 Appropriation Request $ 18,000
Earnings:
Tuition and Transportation
8,982
Net Cost from Local Taxation $ 9,018
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OUR THANKS
It is impossible to express adequately our thanks to the many individuals and organizations who have made contribu- tions toward the progress of the Tewksbury Public Schools during the past year. The Tewksbury School Committee and Superintendent wish to take this opportunity of expressing their sincere thanks and appreciation to all who have cooper- ated in helping to carry on our program of education in the Tewksbury Public Schools successfully.
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS - October 1, 1964
GRADE - AGE DISTRIBUTION
Gr./Age
5 |
6
7
8
9
10
-
11 | 12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Totals
1
69
380
77
1
527
2
56
346
85
17
504
3
50
277
81
13
4
-
-
-
389
5
61
230
71
13
375
6
73
269
58
14
1
415
7
70
246
33
10
2
361
8
55
185
41
9
1
291
9
100
172
30
9
1
312
10
82
162
52
19
1
316
11
80
147
37
9
273
12
76
147
23
1
247
Ungr.
1
2
2
6
3 |
7
6
2
3
8
3
43
Totals
69
436
| 474
429
412
382 | 430 | 380 | 338
308
286
293
207
33
1
4478
-
-
425
4
64
251
60
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