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program a vibrant, stable and thrivingacademic, social and emotional culture.He chaired the technology committee andtaught seventh-grade language arts andeighth-grade social studies classes.“I am thrilled to be joining the Miltoncommunity,” Mr. Carter said. “It wasapparent to me throughout the hiringprocess that among Milton’s faculty andfamilies is uncommon strength, commitmentand dedication. As an educator,I have long been committed to the K–8model, and this is the leadership role that Ihave been working toward for many years.I look forward to connecting with students,faculty, fellow administrators and parents,listening to their ideas and hopes, andleading a collaborative vision for the newK–8 division.”Mr. Carter’s teaching experience spansmore than 15 years. Before the RashiSchool, he was a faculty member at ShadyHill School in Cambridge for sevenyears. He taught fifth- and eighth-gradeclasses, and served as assistant director ofShady Hill’s well-known Teacher TrainingCourse, working closely with apprenticeteachers as they honed their craft. Prior tothat, Mr. Carter taught at Campbell HallEpiscopal in North Hollywood, California,and at Kent Denver School in Englewood,Colorado. Marshall Carter has led wildernesseducation programs, coached boys’and girls’ soccer, directed and producedstudent theater productions, and advisedstudent newspapers.Following on Marshall Carter’s appointment,Rick Hardy introduced RosalieTashjian, K–8 assistant principal, to faculty,students and parents. Mrs. Tashjiancame to Milton from the Francis J. MuracoSchool, a K–5 school with 380 studentsin the Winchester Public School systemwhere she served as principal since 1993.“Mrs. T,” as she has been known by childrenand parents, has had 20 years’ experiencein regular and special education, inboth independent and public schools, inall grades K–6, including a bilingual independentschool, a bilingual-centered publicschool, and special-education classrooms.“Mrs. T” was the MassachusettsOutstanding Principal of the Year in2007; was named National DistinguishedPrincipal in October 2007; and is aNational Principal Mentor. “Coming toMilton,” Mrs. Tashjian said, “will allow meto return to my first love, working closelywith teachers and children on teachingand learning, on a day-to-day basis.”Among other activities, Mrs. Tashjianchaired the full-day kindergarten study forthe Winchester Public Schools, and wasa member of the Compass Schools PanelReview Team, Exemplary Schools Program(Massachusetts Department of Education).She chaired the Math Committee forthe Winchester elementary schoolsfor six years, and was a member of theSteering Committee for Systemic Changein the Teaching of Math and Science(Massachusetts Department of Education).Joining these two to form the administrativeteam is curriculum coordinatorGretchen Larkin. Ms. Larkin comes to38 Milton Magazine