Schools
by Marlena Gilbert
Under a unanimously-approved three-year contract, valued at $10,500 ($3,500 per year), the GDRSC has engaged MASC's to modernize hundreds of school policies, ensuring they align with current Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) and the values of the school community.
The...
by Marlena Gilbert
One of the most significant challenges public schools face is providing their students with a cost-effective education that maximizes effective and efficient use of taxpayer dollars while transparently communicating the efforts. Over the last several years, the Groton...
by Connie Sartini
Town Manager Mark Haddad updated the Select Board regarding the ongoing discussions with the Town of Dunstable in an effort to resolve the PFAS contamination at the Groton Dunstable Regional High School and some adjacent homes that tested positive for PFAS with a full report...
by Connie Sartini
On August 28, Town Officials from Groton and Dunstable held a joint meeting to attempt to make a critical decision to address the PFAS water contamination at the Groton Dunstable Regional High School, and those surrounding residential properties that have tested positive for...
• Groton’s Legislative Delegation Praises Budget for Its Investments in Local and Other Statewide Initiatives
by Robert Stewart
Earlier this month, Groton’s State Senator, John Cronin of Fitchburg, announced that the Legislature reached an agreement on the state’s fiscal 2024 budget that was...
by Marlena Gilbert
The Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee (GDRSC) and administration prepare an annual improvement plan for the District each year. The District's vision, mission, beliefs, and core values drive the work outlined in the more extended five-year District Strategic Plan,...
by Connie Sartini
In his update to the Select Board Monday evening regarding the status of the PFAS issues at the Groton Dunstable Regional High School and surrounding private properties, Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Board that he “has continued to investigate the best solution to bring...
• Fairness and Equity Are Behind Bill to Keep Admission Open to Students in Lower Economic Status
by Robert Stewart
It wasn’t too many years ago that student enrollment at the region’s vocational, technical high schools was viewed by many upwardly mobile middle-class families as somewhat less...
by Connie Sartini
Officials from Groton, Dunstable and Pepperell met in late May to continue the discussion on providing clean, potable drinking water at the Groton Dunstable Regional High School (and surrounding properties in Dunstable) to replace the private well on site that is contaminated...
by Connie Sartini & Russell Harris
As readers of this newspaper will recall, preparation of this year’s town budget was a chaotic, haphazard, and fraught process because members of the School Committee could not agree on spending priorities. Week after week, headlines in this newspaper...