Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee mulls plan for four-day school week
Sarah Freedman, Correspondent
DOVER The Dover-Sherborn Regional Schools are looking at how to return to full-time learning; however, not all members of the community agreed on the way to accomplish this goal and the timeline involved.
At the March 3 Regional School Committee meeting, Superintendent Andrew Keough outlined the proposed plan for the district to go to a four-day, in-person school week and transition from the hybrid model. The start date for this was April 5, a two-week push from his original proposal.
This was an effort on his part to “find a middle ground” amid differing opinions in the district.
Dover-Sherborn schools explores pool testing for coronavirus
Sarah Freedman, Correspondent
DOVER At the Feb. 3 Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee meeting, Superintendent Andrew Keough addressed potential COVID-19 pool testing in the district. He said they are gathering details about what the state’s expectations are regarding participation rates.
He added, “We want to proceed a little further by putting out a consent form. That’s really where we would have more of an official count, and we would know whether we’re in the range.”
Committee Chairwoman Maggie Charron said she has heard concerns that increased knowledge of infections would cause students to be in school less, yet others have concerns not doing the pool testing would be a roadblock to being able to have more in-person learning in the middle and high school.
Sherborn awaits updates on coronavirus vaccine
Sarah Freedman, Correspondent
SHERBORN At the Jan. 21 Sherborn Select Board meeting, Board of Health Chairwoman Daryl Beardsley provided a progress report on what was going on in the state and town of Sherborn in terms of the COVID-19 vaccine, and the phases in which people could expect to receive one.
She said the number-one question the board gets asked is about COVID-19 vaccinations. She noted there are links to the Department of Public Health website so residents can stay up-to-date on the issue.
“In short, they’re working through phases of rollout,” she said. “As you know, the medical professionals were first. First responders are in process at the moment.”
Sherborn Select Board supports combination of water systems
Sarah Freedman, dover-sherborn@wickedlocal.com
SHERBORN At the Dec. 3 Sherborn Select Board meeting, Department of Public Works Sean Killeen outlined the plan to combine the water supply for Woodhaven and Leland Farms.
Whitewater is responsible for the engineering study. Killeen said in February that it was approved by the board to do a study on the interconnection between the two developments for a water system since they “share land.”
In fact, Leland Farms’ well is on the Woodhaven property, added Killeen.
The study concluded that the two systems should be combined, according to Killeen. He said the Department of Environmental Protection has also suggested this as well.
Sherborn Police Chief Search Committee to seek public safety consultant
Sarah Freedman, Correspondent
SHERBORN With Lieutenant David Bento voted in as the appointed interim police chief at the Dec. 3 Select Board meeting, the newly created Police Chief Search Committee is hard at work to find a permanent candidate for the position.
The eight-member committee includes Select Board members Eric Johnson and George Morrill, who is chairing it; Chuck Yon, Paul DeRensis and Jeff Waldron; Fire Chief Zach Ward, Vicki Rellas from the Personnel Board, who serves as vice chair, and Michael Richards, a retired police chief with 26 years of experience on the force.