2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton
2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton
2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton
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• June <strong>2009</strong> – Barnes and Noble book fair was held at the Braintree Barnes<br />
and Noble store as a school fundraiser<br />
• June 9th - Teacher Appreciation Luncheon – Organized by Pierce PTO<br />
and parent volunteers<br />
• June 12th – Pierce Grade 8 Social in the Pierce gymnasium<br />
• June 16th –Grade 8 Field Day at the South Shore YMCA in Hanover,<br />
MA June 17th - Grade 8 Awards Ceremony<br />
<strong>Milton</strong> High School:<br />
Dr. John Drottar, Principal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Milton</strong> High School, was able to begin the academic<br />
year began with a bit <strong>of</strong> good news. <strong>Milton</strong> High School was named as<br />
one <strong>of</strong> the Best Public High Schools by Boston Magazine in their September<br />
edition. Our high school placed 23rd for cost efficiency, which measures academic<br />
performance against per-pupil spending. We also placed 41st for academic<br />
performance alone.<br />
We were also honored with a visit in September by Massachusetts Governor<br />
Deval Patrick. The Governor came to MHS to discuss his recently unveiled<br />
Readiness Project. The governor, accompanied by Paul Reville, Massachusetts<br />
Secretary <strong>of</strong> Education, met with a group <strong>of</strong> parents, a classroom full <strong>of</strong> teachers,<br />
several student leaders, and the entire 10th grade class in the auditorium.<br />
There were 1,058 students enrolled at <strong>Milton</strong> High School at the conclusion<br />
<strong>of</strong> the academic year.<br />
Math: Our math department, headed by Paul Ajamien, had a very successful<br />
year in 2008-<strong>2009</strong>. In the first semester, 5 <strong>of</strong> 5 students passed the MCAS<br />
Math retakes and during the second semester, 6 <strong>of</strong> 6 students passed the same<br />
exam. In total, <strong>of</strong> the 11 students taking the MCAS prep course last year 100%<br />
passed the MCAS Exam. In addition, 72% <strong>of</strong> our students scored “Pr<strong>of</strong>icient or<br />
Advanced” in the math section. We were pleased to see a total <strong>of</strong> 19 perfect<br />
math MCAS scores from our middle- and high-school students. Our students<br />
also performed well on the AP exams:<br />
• AB Computer Science<br />
• 100 % <strong>of</strong> the students earned qualifying scores<br />
• 100% <strong>of</strong> the students earned the top score <strong>of</strong> 5<br />
• A Computer Science<br />
• 67 % <strong>of</strong> the students earned qualifying scores<br />
• 10% <strong>of</strong> the students earned the top score <strong>of</strong> 5<br />
• AP Statistics<br />
• 67 % <strong>of</strong> the students earned qualifying scores<br />
• 12% <strong>of</strong> the students earned the top score <strong>of</strong> 5<br />
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