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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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