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Rebecca McFall, Ed. D., Superintendent Lincoln Public Schools

Ballfield Road, Lincoln, MA 01773

Core Values • Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Learning

• Respect for Every Individual • Collaboration and Community

Superintendent’s Bulletin

The Superintendent’s Bulletin is typically posted on the Lincoln Public Schools website each Wednesday during the school year. It provides timely, relevant

information about meetings, professional development opportunities, curriculum and program development, grant awards, and School Committee news. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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See Pages 10-13

for Employment Opportunities

Month of the Military Child

Dear LPS Community In 1986, Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger pronounced April as “The Month of the Military Child.” This awareness month was established to underscore the important role children play in the Armed Forces community. There are approximately 2 million military children, ranging in ages from newborn to 18 years old; 1.3 million military children are school-aged (http://www.nctsn.org/ ). Massachusetts has 2,469 school age military dependents, a little over 600 of these students attend our schools.

Resilient, Resolute, Relentless represents our students well. They are proud of their family members who serve in our military. They are always ready to take on new challenges and ready to try their best. They are resilient in the face of adversity and change. I am continually humbled by our students’ flexibility, creativity, resilience, and their open and welcoming spirit. As military children, our students make sacrifices along with their parents in service to our nation.

During this month, please make an extra effort to reach out to our students with expressions of gratitude for all that they do for each of us and for their families. Below you will find links to resources for supporting our students and families and celebrating our military children.

All the best,

The Military Interstate Children's Compact (to which Massachusetts belongs) provides services to military families of school age children. Please feel free to reach out to Clarke Orzalli ([email protected]), the Massachusetts Commissioner of the Massachusetts MIC3 council. https://militarybenefits.info/month-of-the-military-child/ http://seasonsofmymilitarystudent.com/

SUPERINTENDENT’S BULLETIN Lincoln Public Schools April 3, 2019 2 of 13 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Superintendent’s Letter, Continued

Developing Our Profile of a Learner

What should the purpose of school be? What outcomes do we want for our students?

What skills, traits, or knowledge will our students need in order to thrive in and transform the 21st century?

Location Date Time Lincoln: Hartwell Multipurpose Room April 24 8:15-9:45 AM Lincoln: Hartwell Multipurpose Room April 25 7-8:30 PM Hanscom: 7th grade breakout space May 1 7-8:30 PM Hanscom: HMS Library May 8 8:15-9:45 AM

You do not need to bring anything besides yourself or prepare in any way.

If you have questions, please reach out to Janice Gross at [email protected] or by calling 781-259-9409.

Please spread the word! We want to include as many parents, guardians, and community

members as possible!

Our world is changing—it has already changed considerably and will continue to do so. We need to rethink how school could prepare our young people to thrive and change the world for the better. In the next five years, all of our schools will be newly designed to support ways of teaching and learning that match our changing world and meet the future needs of our students. What will guide the evolution of teaching and learning in Lincoln and at Hanscom? Join Becky McFall, Superintendent and Jess Rose, Assistant Superintendent for a chance to be a participant in the process of constructing a Profile of a Learner for the Lincoln Public Schools. There are five opportunities to attend; pick one that works for your schedule!


District Calendar of Upcoming Events

Wednesday, April 3

Thursday, April 4

Wednesday, April 10

Thursday, April 11

Monday, April 15

Tues. – Fri., April 16-19

Wednesday, April 24

Thursday, April 25

. . . SBC – Power Purchase Agreement Subcommittee Meeting 7:30 a.m. – Hartwell Multipurpose Room . . . Hanscom Middle School Play “Around the World in 8 Plays” 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. – HMS Commons . . . School Building Committee (SBC) Meeting 7:00 p.m. – Hartwell Multipurpose Room . . . School Building Committee Outreach Subcommittee Meeting 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Hartwell Multipurpose Room . . . School Committing Meeting 7:00 p.m. – Hartwell Multipurpose Room . . . Patriots Day, Schools and Offices Closed . . . April Vacation – Schools Closed; Central Office Open . . . School Building Committee (SBC) Meeting 7:00 p.m. – Hartwell Multipurpose Room . . . School Building Committee Outreach Subcommittee Meeting 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Hartwell Multipurpose Room . . . School Committee Meeting 7:00 p.m. – Hartwell Multipurpose Room

Last Day of School for Students – Friday, June 14, 2019 (Half Day)

We offer condolences to our colleague Blake Siskavich, Lincoln School K-4 music teacher, on the recent loss of his grandmother Myrtle “Myrt” Siskavich.


News and Information To share news with your colleagues, email Janice Gross @[email protected].

G r e a t L e a r n i n g ShaSarah Collmer, Lincoln School K-4 Principal

Let’s Go Fly a Kite!

Throughout the year, kindergarteners document the weather as part of their morning meeting routine. They observe and document the number of sunny, windy and rainy days in a month, as well as the daily temperature. This week, students went on a “Wind Walk” and used their senses to detect the wind. They noticed the branches moving, the flag waving, and ripples in the puddle water; they saw the butterfly weathervane spinning on top of the Lincoln School library and felt the wind on their cheeks and hands. Some kindergarteners wondered if the wind was helping the clouds, birds and jets move across the sky.

Thanks to the Lincoln School PTO, Kite Educator Archie Stewart came to do workshops with the classes. Students made their own kites and flew them out on center field! These hands-on learning experiences are sure to be an enduring and joyful kindergarten memory for years to come!


News and Information, Continued

1st Annual Eastern District General Music Treble Chorus Submitted by Music Teachers Howard Worona, Karen Sheppard, and Blake Siskavich

On Saturday, March 23, 2019, eighty students from eastern Massachusetts came together to sing with the First Annual General Music Treble Chorus. The chorus was directed by Dr. Sandra Doneski (Gordon College), accompanied by pianist Valerie Stark, sponsored by the Massachusetts Music Educators Association, and hosted by the Dedham Middle School. These fourth, fifth and sixth grade singers learned about healthy singing, musicianship skills, expressing the story of a song, and building a community through singing. Students prepared for the festival with their school music teachers, representing ten different school disticts in the Commonwealth. After only two group rehearsals, these young musicians performed music from a variety of choral genres and time periods. Their energy, expression, and joy filled the concert hall, a treat for all music lovers.

Representing Hanscom Middle School were Isabelle Deniger, Norah Watson, Morgan Gibson, Tabitha White, and Carlee Page. Representing Lincoln School (no photos available) were Zane Woods, Vama Ghandi, Celia DeNormandie, Alexi Fishbone, and Ella Troalic.


News and Information, Continued

Results of Hanscom Middle School Students’ Participation in

National History Day Regional Contest Submitted by Jason Peledge, HMS Social Studies Teacher

In the past couple of weeks, Hanscom students participated in a "virtual" National History Day regional contest due to snow postponement of our live one scheduled for March 2. The results are in, and Hanscom crushed it!

1. Individual Exhibit: 1st place -- Annaleigh Boblett; Honorable Mention -- McKenna Loveless 2. Group Exhibit: 1st place -- Braden Sheehan and Connor Boyd; Honorable Mention -- LeAnn

Jenkins and Rebekah Santimaw 3. Group Documentary: 1st place -- Emily Chen, Molly Ferland, Ariana Escamilla, Keily Santiago;

3rd place -- Skylar Rousayne, Logan Pape, Kylie Patton 4. Group Websites: 1st place -- GeraldineJohnna Arcelay, Maeve Horner, Makenna Lankford,

Graycen Lankford, Keyes Fogarty; 2nd place -- Ricky McDowell, Justin Cole, Wyatt Corbin; 3rd place -- Landon Orchison, Sean Seggerty

5. Group performance: 1st place -- Arabelle Fitisemanu, Emily Doucette, Andrea Alvarado-Rosado, Gabriela-Angeline Arcelay, Luke Graham

All 1st-3rd place finishers now move on to the MA History Day state contest at Winchester High School on April 6. Please come to support our kids if you can; feel free to volunteer to be a judge of a category if you would like to see this awesome competition in action! ---------------------------------------- As a follow up to our strong showing at the Central West regional history day competition, we found out that a few more students received additional recognition for their work. Asher Stamps, Julian Caro, and Skylar Quinn took home the Worcester Bravehearts Award for the best representation of Triumph and Tragedy in Sports History. They created a documentary on Lance Armstrong's career. GeraldineJohnna Arcelay, Keyes Fogarty, Makenna Lankford, Graycen Lankford, and Maeve Horner also took home 3rd place for the Frederick Douglass prize given to students for projects related to Douglass's life or African American history in general. They created a website on the impact of the Little Rock Nine. This was in addition to receiving 1st place in their group website category. Former HMS student, now Bedford HS freshman, Heather Anderson earned 1st place for this prize for her paper on the life of Ida B. Wells. With this prize, sponsored by the MA Humanities Council, our students each receive $100 while HMS will receive $500 for our library to purchase more resources related to African American history and literature. This upcoming Saturday is the MA History Day state competition with the top-2 of each category moving onto the national competition in June. If you can swing by Winchester High School Saturday, April 6 to see MA History Day in action, you'll be able to see the great work these kids are doing!


Professional Development

To register for PD offerings, please complete an LPS Conference/Workshop Request Form available at: http://goo.gl/dlRDxZ

MATSOL Professional Learning Opportunity

Educating English Language Learners

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners with Special Needs: Grades PK-2

This 15 PDP course focusing on determining language and/or learning differences within our English learner population in grades PK – 2 provides hands-on learning experiences covering the following topics:

• Challenges in determining language vs. learning differences. • Exploring federal and state language learning, Special education and civil rights law. • What is “equity” for ELs with potential or actual disabilities? • Developing an action plan for collegial and administrative collaboration across disciplines. • Working with culturally and linguistically diverse families. • Culturally and linguistically responsive assessment. • Best practices and resources related to working with English learners with disabilities (including case study analysis).

Audience: School educators, administrators, school psychologists, social workers, speech and language pathologists or other support personnel who work with English learners in grades Pre-K through grade 2.

Course Format: Two, 6-hour sessions with 3 hours of asynchronous online coursework between sessions.

Course Dates: Saturdays, April 27 and May 18, 2019, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Location: Phillips Administration Building, 3rd Floor Data Lab, 30 Common Street, Watertown, MA

Price: $295 (includes handouts)

Instructors: Lauren Harrison and Heidi Baildon

PDPs: Fulfills requirement for 15 PDPs in English learner education for recertification.

Register online at http://www.matsol.org/

MATSOL is approved as a PD provider by MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

MATSOL is a non-profit professional association of educators of English language learners in Massachusetts, including teachers and administrators in PK-12 schools, adult basic education and workplace programs, and institutions of higher learning. MATSOL’s mission is to promote excellence and equity in the education of English language learners. MATSOL is an affiliate of TESOL International Association.

MATSOL. Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages, http://www.matsol.org/. Accessed 2 April 2019.


Professional Development, Continued

3/1W

INITIATIVES for DEVELOPING EQUITY and ACHIEVEMENT for STUDENTS

Summer 2019 IDEAS courses

IDEAS 25-hour (2 credits) courses

IDEAS 1 Anti-Racist School Practices to Support the Success of All Students (Section A) This course is designed to introduce educators to the complex issues raised by race and racism and their impact on student engagement and achievement. This course will provide educators with an understanding of racial identity and the importance of building authentic student teacher relationships. This course will also help educators increase their skills of cultural proficiency. Course dates: 7/9, 7/11, 7/16, & 7/18/19 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Instructors: Johnny Cole & JoAnne Kazis Location: Needham HS Deadline for Registration: June 15, 2019

IDEAS 1 Anti-Racist School Practices to Support the Success of All Students (Section B) This course is designed to introduce educators to the complex issues raised by race and racism and their impact on student engagement and achievement. This course will provide educators with an understanding of racial identity and the importance of building authentic student teacher relationships. This course will also help educators increase their skills of cultural proficiency. Course dates: 7/8, 7/11, 7/22, & 7/24/19 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Instructors: Margaret Credle Thomas & Jennifer Wolfrum Location: EDCO Collaborative, Bedford Deadline for Registration: June 15, 2019

IDEAS 12.5-hour (1 credit) courses Strategies for Examining and Addressing the Academic Achievement Gap This course provides participants with an opportunity to explore concepts of racial identity development, micro-aggressions, and colorblindness. Research by Derald W. Sue, Ron Ferguson, and others is highlighted. Participants will examine how race, ethnicity, and racism influence academic achievement. Participants will develop culturally proficient skills and identify successful strategies that promote excellence and equity in the educational environment. Course dates: 7/16 & 7/17/19 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Instructors: Claudia Fox Tree & Jennifer Wolfrum Location: EDCO Collaborative, Bedford Deadline for Registration: June 15, 2019


Professional Development, EDCO IDEAS, Continued

Courses with insufficient enrollment will be cancelled. For more information or answers to any questions contact

[email protected] or [email protected]

Difficult Conversations: Talking About Race and Racism with Students, Colleagues, and Parents/Guardians This course is designed to help educators develop a better understanding of ways to address and respond to issues of race and racism on a personal and professional level. Participants will consider the experiences of students and families from ethnically or racially diverse backgrounds in predominantly white schools, and will examine both the barriers to/challenges of talking about race/racism/ethnicity and strategies for engaging in productive discussions. Course dates: 7/23 & 7/25/19 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Instructors: Paula Martin and Doug Weinstock Location: Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School Deadline for Registration: June 15, 2019 Building Bridges This course is designed for educators who wish to integrate issues of identity and equity into a subject area through student-centered activities that are designed to promote social justice conversations. Participants will also develop an understanding of how multiple forms of oppression (poverty, LGBT, gender/sexism) overlap with their own unique characteristics. Participants will practice the skills necessary to encourage students to recognize differences, see inherent values, appropriately handle conflict and misunderstandings, and engage in conversations of equity in order to be prepared to navigate through a world that is increasingly more diverse. This course will provide educators with resources to develop lessons and apply research-based strategies to encourage students to work together to build caring, just, diverse classroom/school communities while growing in their personal identity, confidence, and courage. Course dates: 8/21 & 8/22/19 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Instructors: Claudia Fox Tree & Rebecca Smoler Location: EDCO Collaborative, Bedford Deadline for Registration: July 15, 2019 6 Hour Seminar (6 PDPs) THE N-WORD We find that more and more in our school communities, we are having to talk about and grapple with the use of this word and how to handle it when we hear it being used in our schools. This workshop will seek to open the conversation for educators and frame it as an open dialogue to address the issue that if heard or said in our schools, all educators should be able to address it. The workshop will include the history of the word in our society and look at several generations and how some have tried to "reclaim" it. We will also read some articles and view some videos by respected academic scholars who have written and spoken about this dilemma. It is our hope that educators who attend will have a clearer understanding of why they do not want this word used in their school communities by anyone and some strategies on how to address it. Course date: 7/10/19 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Instructor: Leslie Smart & Karen Thomsen Location: Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Conf Rm B Deadline for Registration: June 25, 2019


Employment Opportunities

Lincoln Public School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of age, color, covered veteran status, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or housing status.

Personnel presently employed by the Lincoln Public Schools are not required to submit a resume or letters of recommendation. Please submit applications online via the District’s secure online system at http://www.lincnet.org under Employment Opportunities.

School Position Anticipated Start Date

Hours/Week (If applicable) Compensation

Contact Information

District Facilities

Part-time Maintenance Craftsperson

Immediately

20

$30.54/hour

Michael Haines Facilities Coordinator 781-259-9400, X5305 [email protected]

Smith Instructional Assistant Immediately through last day

of school for students

30 Sarah Collmer, Principal Lincoln School K-4 [email protected] 781-259-9404

District Substitute Cafeteria Workers

Immediately TBD $13.35/hour Cathleen Higgins Food Services Coordinator 781-259-9400, X4306 [email protected]

District Substitute School Nurse RN or LPN Certification

Immediately Full Day $180 Half Day $90

Mary Emmons Admin. for Student Services 781-259-9403, X4401 [email protected]

District Day-to-Day Substitutes Immediately TBD $99.04/full day $59.42/half day

Suzette Brydie Substitute Coordinator 781-259-9402 [email protected]

HPS Special Education Tutor Immediately through

June 14, 2019

30 Hours/Week $24.13/Hour (Step 1)

Denise Oldham, Coordinator for Student Services Hanscom Campus [email protected] 781-274-6178, X6403

HMS Long-term Substitute School Psychologist

Anticipated: May 3 –

June 7, 2019

BA Step 1 $255.83/day

or MA Step 1 282.09/day

Mary Emmons Admin. for Student Services 781-259-9403, X4401 [email protected]

Hanscom Campus

Night Custodian Applications being accepted through 4/19/19

May 20, 2019 40/week $21.50/hour Step 1

Michael Haines Facilities Coordinator 781-259-9400, X5305 [email protected]

See page 11 for 2019 – 2020 Openings

See Pages 12 and 13 for Hanscom Middle School Summer 2019 Program Openings


Employment Opportunities, Continued

Openings for 2019-2020 School Year

School Position Start Date

Hours/Week (If applicable) Compensation

Contact Information

HPS Art Teacher August 22, 2019 Based on Experience and

Education

J. Vincentsen, Principal Hanscom Primary School

Brooks Math Teacher August 22, 2019 Based on Experience and

Education

Sharon Hobbs, Principal Lincoln School 5-8 [email protected] 781-259-9408, X1300

HMS Special Education/English Teacher Grs. 6-8

August 22, 2019 Based on Experience and

Education

Erich Ledebuhr, Principal Hanscom Middle School [email protected] 781-274-7720, X7300

HPS Special Education Teacher Grs. K-3


Education


HPS Special Education Teacher, Transitional Learning Center


Education



Hanscom Middle School 2019 Summer Program July 8 – July 25, 2019 Monday – Thursday

Unless otherwise stated, send letter of interest to Erich Ledebuhr, Principal at [email protected]. Personnel presently employed by the Lincoln Public Schools are not required to submit a resume or letters of recommendation. All hours, rates, days per week are reasonable estimates based on early program planning and may be subject to change. Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until position(s) is/are filled. Applicants selected will be subject to a security background investigation and must meet and maintain eligibility and suitability requirements.

ELA Teacher, Hanscom Middle School Summer Program Position: Teacher will provide instructional support to students enrolled in the summer program. The emphasis for the position will be on English Language Arts. Teachers will provide supervision to tutors providing instructional support in the program. Lincoln Public School employees interested in applying for this position should contact Erich Ledebuhr at X7300 or through email at [email protected]. Location: Hanscom Campus Compensation: Per teacher’s contract/not to exceed $50 per hour Math Teacher, Hanscom Middle School Summer Program

Position: Teacher will provide instructional support to students enrolled in the summer program. The emphasis for the position will be on mathematics. Teachers will provide supervision to tutors providing instructional support in the program. Lincoln Public School employees interested in applying for this position should contact Erich Ledebuhr at X7300 or through email at [email protected]. Location: Hanscom Campus

Compensation: Per teacher’s contract/not to exceed $50 per hour Science Teacher, Hanscom Middle School Summer Program

Position: Teacher will provide instructional support to students enrolled in the summer program. The emphasis for the position will be on science. Teachers will provide supervision to tutors providing instructional support in the program.


Hanscom Summer Program 2019, Continued Lincoln Public School employees interested in applying for this position should contact Erich Ledebuhr at X7300 or through email at [email protected]. Location: Hanscom Campus

Compensation: Per teacher’s contract/not to exceed $50 per hour Tutor (3 Positions) Hanscom Middle School Summer Program Position: Tutor for summer program. Lincoln Public School employees interested in applying for this position should contact Erich Ledebuhr at X7300 or through email at [email protected]. Location: Hanscom Campus

Compensation: $21 per hour Substitute Teachers Hanscom Middle School Summer Program Position: Substitute teachers for summer program. Lincoln Public School employees interested in applying for this position should contact Erich Ledebuhr at X7300 or through email at [email protected]. Location: Hanscom/Lincoln Campus

Compensation: Per teacher’s contract/not to exceed $50 per hour

Substitute Tutor(s) Hanscom Middle School Summer Program Position: Tutor for summer program. Lincoln Public School employees interested in applying for this position should contact Erich Ledebuhr at X7300 or through email at [email protected]. Location: Hanscom Campus

Compensation: $21 per hour

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