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Superintendent of Schools Dr. David DeRuosi Jr. announced that grades kindergarten to five will transition to hybrid learning starting Feb. 25, with the Saugus Middle-High School commencing hybrid orientation on March 2.
DeRuosi said the plan is for cohort A in grades K-5 to start on a hybrid schedule that features a mix of in-person instruction and remote learning on Feb. 25. Cohort B will then hold its hybrid orientation program on Feb. 26.
Students in grades six to 12 will begin their hybrid orientation schedule on March 2, DeRuosi said.
A week of orientation is planned for all students who will be returning to in-person instruction, with high school students at the complex from 8-10:30 a.m. on their designated days and middle school students at the complex from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on their designated days.
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The School Committee has selected the New England School Development Council (NESDEC) to spearhead the search for a new school superintendent.
After hearing pitches from NESDEC, the Massachusetts Association of School Committees and McPherson & Jacobson, the School Committee voted 5-0 to hire NESDEC as a consultant to coordinate the superintendent search.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. David DeRuosi Jr. is retiring at the end of June after a five-year stint of leading the Saugus school district.
Art Bettencourt, the executive director of NESDEC, told committee members his firm has done more than 600 searches for executives all over New England.
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Many North Shore School officials are requesting that educators be reclassified in the state’s vaccination plan, granting them access to COVID-19 vaccinations now, during Phase I.
Phase I includes COVID-19 facing health care providers, first responders, staff and residents at congregate care settings, among others at high-risk for contracting the vi.
As it stands now, educators are not eligible to receive vaccinations until Phase II of the plan, which begins in February.
The North Shore Superintendents’ Round Table, which represents 29 districts, made their request known in a letter to Gov. Charlie Baker.
“We cite the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in urging you to prioritize the health and well being of our educators so that Massachusetts school districts can operate at the fullest possible strength as our nation begins to emerge from this global pandemic,” the letter states.