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Report continued from Public Works Dept. July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 SCARBOROUGH ROADS PAVED FY2010‐11 Asselyn Dr Old Colony Ln Burnham Rd Payne Rd Broadturn Rd Pleasant Hill Rd Colonial Dr Powderhorn Dr Dresser Rd Running Hill Rd Dunstan Ave Scabbard Rd Evergreen Farms Rd Spurwink Rd Hillside Ave Sweet Brier Ln Holmes Rd Tapley Rd Lincoln Ave Washington Ave Martin Drive Winnocks Neck Rd Minuteman Dr Woodfield Dr Catchbasin Repair Respectfully submitted, Michael E. Shaw Director of Public Works 44
July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011 Report from the SCHOOL DEPARTMENT To the Town Manager, Town Council, and Citizens of Scarborough: It is with great pleasure that I submit the annual 2010 report of the Scarborough School Department. I had the opportunity to serve the school community as the interim superintendent for the 2010 -2011 school year. Superintendent David Doyle retired in October after serving three years as superintendent and 24 years in the district. We began the year with 3,310 students and a staff of over 500 professionals and support personnel. The fall 2010 brought 202 kindergarten students to our three primary schools. This kindergarten class will be the graduating class of 2024. Over the summer of 2010, in our efforts to conserve energy to reduce costs, Wentworth Intermediate School had storm windows installed. Unfortunately upon completion of the installation, asbestos dust was found on some of the window sills. This created many challenges for the Wentworth staff, and concerns were expressed from parents and the community. As parents and the community became educated regarding the issues of the overall age and condition of the facility, they initiated a building committee comprised of 41 citizens. These citizens of parents and community members brought the determination and commitment to propose a new Wentworth School. They also brought expertise in the fields of engineering, construction, architecture, and public relations. This project led the Town Council and School Board to work together in recognizing the need for a new school. With a temporary fix currently in place, we await the vote in November to see if a new school wins approval from the citizens of Scarborough. While the challenge of the economy was still on everyone’s mind, we had a spending freeze for 2009-2010 school year and had a state reduced subsidy applied to our schools. The budget had severe reductions. We were forced to reduce 31 positions in all departments and our schools were beginning to look very different than what we wanted for our children. An activity fee to participate in athletics and extra curricula was instituted for our middle and high school students. We worked hard to ensure that the fee could be waived in situations of hardship. In the end, we were being asked to do more with less. With all that was being asked, our staff rose to the challenge to make sure that students remained, as always, our primary responsibility. The school department continues their work with the Sebago Educational Alliance. The alliance is a collaborative with five school districts that continually seeks to secure cost efficiencies for both educational programs and operational needs. Despite the reduction in staffing, the staff continues to work hard at providing quality instruction and offering as many varied opportunities for our students as resources allow. Our students continue to meet or exceed the state average on the Maine Educational Assessments and the SAT’s. Scarborough High School began the year under the leadership of a new principal. The school has adopted a Curriculum/Instructional Framework that will guide teachers through the process of applying the Common Core State Standards for College and Career Readiness. Our students improved their SAT scores in all areas of critical reading, math and writing. All of this happened while the State of Maine scores stayed stagnant and national scores decreased. In addition, Advanced Placement enrollment and participation has increased while at the same time, the number of test takers and their scores have improved. The students continue to be recognized at the regional, state and national levels for their efforts on and off the playing field. Scarborough won 10 State Championships; two for academics and eight for athletics. They were Boys Cross Country, Girls Soccer, Wrestling, Boys Indoor Track, Girls Indoor Track, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Softball, Academic Decathlon, and Speech and Debate. Scarborough Middle School maintains a strong commitment to meet the academic, physical, emotional and social needs of adolescents. Our teachers believe in an integrated approach with a focus on community service. The students support great projects such as the Ed Wimert Bike/Walk, Project Grace, and Ruth’s Reusable Resources. One of our students placed third out of 8000 entries for her science essay by The DuPont Challenge. She and her teacher were nationally recognized and invited to be a guest of NASA to witness the last shuttle launch of the Challenger at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The middle school 45
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