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Editor s note: This is the first of a two-part series on dyslexia and how Winchester parents view the school district s handling of the issue.
Tom Gannon’s daughter, who was identified with dyslexia, receives reading intervention from the Winchester School District three times per week for 30 minutes. Gannon said it’s not enough.
“The programs they use are not aligned with the recommendations (of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education),” he said. “So they re not actually intervening or providing instruction according to the program requirements or with fidelity.”
To air their grievances toward the district, a group of Winchester parents which has been advocating for change to early literacy in Winchester Public Schools over the past few months created United for Literacy – Winchester. The group, which includes Gannon, has about 70 parents supporting their children who are struggling with dyslexia, a learning disorder involving di
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Messers Brady, Hopcroft; Ms Boylan, Kangas de Bellara:
Thank you very much for running for the most important office in town.
I have a couple of questions which I hope you will answer clearly, truthfully and unambiguously, unlike, as we have seen these days, some of the nominees for WH cabinet positions. My questions are:
1) Would you allow boys who identify as girls to compete in girls’ sports? Would you allow such boys to use the girls’ locker rooms and showers?
2) What existing course(s) presently taught in the Winchester school system, K-12, would you replace? If so, with what? Would you, for example, assert / emphasize the 1619 project, the BLM agenda, systemic racism in the United States and white supremacy?
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The School Committee voted unanimously on March 2 to support the recommendation that the name “The Red and Black” be the new high school mascot name.
During the Feb. 23 meeting, the Winchester High School Rebranding Committee recommended the new identity.
The Rebranding Committee, headed by High School Principal Dennis Mahoney, will be soliciting input on a stylized logo soon.
Over 75 people volunteered to be part of the process and helped create the Winchester High School Rebranding Committee. We are very appreciative of all of the efforts of the rebranding committee in bringing stakeholders together and finding common ground, School Committee Chair Brian Vernaglia told the Winchester Star.
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Frank Hackett is still the choice to replace Judy Evans as Winchester superintendent when she retires in June, but details on his contract are still being worked out.
The Winchester School Committee was scheduled to vote during its March 2 meeting on the contract, but School Committee Chair Brian Vernaglia said there s more to do. We have an agreement in principle but the full contract is long and we are making sure both parties are comfortable with all the legal terms, he said. We hope to be able to vote at our next meeting if not sooner, at a special meeting if necessary.