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School officials unveil new van donated by Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union
By Melanie Petrucci Senior Community Reporter
SHREWSBURY – Shrewsbury school administrators met with Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union (SFCU) President Jim Dupont and Marketing Manager Lisa Raabe Nov. 6 to unveil a new van that the school district was able to purchase due to SFCU’s sponsorship of the district’s Colonial Connections program.
“We are very proud to be able to support the school system and we think that this is a great venture,” Dupont said. “We are hoping after COVID they can really get some great use out of the van.”
When SFCU made this commitment over a year and a half ago, transportation was a key element to bridging Shrewsbury Public Schools with the business community.
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(l to r) Shrewsbury School Superintendent Dr. Joseph Sawyer and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Jane Lizotte with Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union President Jim Dupont and Marketing Manager Lisa Raabe
school administrators talked about how having access to a van and how it would be beneficial in lots of ways for different student activities and opportunities and so having our partner, the Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union, through their very generous partnership, to provide this is really going to make a difference,” noted Superintendent Dr. Joseph Sawyer. “And we are really looking forward to once we are post-COVID and in By Melanie Petrucci Senior Community reporter SHREWSBURY - Patrick Collins, assistant superintendent for finance & operations, gave a brief report to the School Committee Nov. 4 relative to the district’s plans for redistricting the elementary school zones in anticipation for the fall 2021 opening of the new Major Howard W. Beal School.
“The Beal project has been a good news story persistently, even through this pandemic period,” Collins remarked. “The construction project is on schedule and set to open next August/September.”
The district has contracted with consultants from AppGeo, a firm who has expertise in assisting with school redistricting in other Massachusetts municipalities.
With the opening of the school, the number of elemenmore of a situation to be able to use it…We couldn’t be more grateful!”
The commitment was made through a $400,000 sponsorship, over the course of five years, to increase access through internships for experiential learning opportunities and exposure to career choices to help students develop independence after graduation.
As such, a critical component was transporting students to internship possibilities.
“I would like to thank the Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union for supporting our ongoing efforts to bring opportunities to students that bring them further to understanding what it is that they would like to do,” noted Assistant Superintendent Dr. Jane Lizotte. “Often times what gets in the way is transportation…This removes that obstacle.”
This partnership also provided funding for Lizotte’s position as assistant superintendent to facilitate the program in accordance with the district’s strategic goal: “Connected Learning for a Complex
Redistricting process moves forward for Shrewsbury elementary schools
World.” tary schools in Shrewsbury will increase by one and each of the five schools will then be designated K through grade 4. As such, this will require redistricting of the elementary school “attendance zones.”
An 11-member ad hoc committee was established in September 2019. Consisting of School Committee members, school administrators and parents, it had met a couple of times prior to the pandemic. It has recently reconvened.
“We appreciate the parent input that is on this committee and providing input into the recommendation,” he added.
AppGeo will take the student enrollment and digitally map by address, elementary school zone and demographic information.
Primary considerations for the ad hoc committee include ensuring education needs are Redistricting | 21
