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Vol. 3, No. 35 - FREE - www.advocatenews.net Lynnfield@advocatenews.net 978-777-6397 Friday, September 1, 2017
“Welcome Back!”
Tremblay outlines goals for new school year By Christopher Roberson
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Summer Street Elementary Principal Gregory Hurray greets his returning students with a welcoming high five as little Lynnfielders across the town arrived for the first day of school Wednesday morning. See more photo highlights inside on page 8. (Advocate photo by Ross Scabin)
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eading into the 2017-2018 academic year, Superintendent of Schools Jane Tremblay presented to the School Committee her four goals for the next 10 months. “Each of these goals is designed to move the district forward,” said Tremblay during the committee’s Aug. 29 meeting, adding that she wanted the goals to be more specific than the District Strategy. She also reminded the committee that she will be up for evaluation in June 2018. Tremblay said the first goal is focused on “evaluation and supervision” as well as a “shared vision for excellence.” Although the same goal existed last year, Tremblay said it did not extend beyond her administrative
team. “The department heads and curriculum developers are not evaluators, they’re supervisors,” she said. Tremblay also said that classroom visits by themselves are no longer adequate measures of student and teacher progress. “Getting into the classrooms is one small part of it,” she said, adding that the postvisit discussion is the other vital component. The second goal represented a five-year objective regarding the improvement of student achievement. Tremblay said the district is entering its second year of this fiveyear goal and expects to see a greater use of district-determined measures. “We are go-
TREMBLAY | SEE PAGE 7
MSAC making progress in the early going By Christopher Roberson
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ince its formation in May, the MarketStreet Advisory Committee (MSAC) has been developing new ways to serve as a conduit for residents and the MarketStreet management and retailers. During MSAC’s Aug. 24 meeting, Member Jocelyn Fleming presented a resident feedback form that will be available on the town’s website. She said the form is designed to allow residents to report a concern and check back to see which town department is working to resolve it. “Residents know that their concerns are now with the Planning Board or whatever the department is,” said Fleming. “It’s facilitating conversations about MarketStreet.” At the time of the meeting, the system was still in paper form and residents were submitting their concerns to the MSAC via email. Member Brian Charville, representing the Planning Board, said lighting, signage and handicapped parking were incorrectly listed as being “under review.” “The charge from the selectmen was not for us to follow-up on compliance,” he said,
adding that lighting and signage falls under the purview of the Planning Board. In response, Member Anne Mitchell said MSAC’s function is to act as a watchdog and to ensure that residents’ concerns are being heard. Member Richard Dalton, representing the Board of Selectmen, said maintaining an open line of communication is the real priority. “This is really about dialogue and keeping a healthy dialogue going with the town,” he said. “Between the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen, we know what our boundaries are.” It was also announced that MSAC will be meeting on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Merritt Center at 600 Market St. to address residents’ concerns about noise and the berm that separates the outdoor mall from Walnut Street. Member Philip Doucette said parameters will need to be in place to keep the discussion organized. “It’s important that we’re very specific,” he said. “Everybody has their own issues and it’s very easy to get off the subject.”
MSAC | SEE PAGE 4