School Committee grapples with blank MCAS essays

From Haverhill News

• School Committee digs into dismal MCAS essay scores. Haverhill's School Committee reviewed stark MCAS essay data for Haverhill High School and debated a new subcommittee arrangement to help set Superintendent Margaret Murata's goals, a plan one member called undemocratic.Haverhill News

Coming up

• Tomorrow: Consentino School Building Committee meets Thursday. The Consentino School Building Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the city's online meeting calendar.City of Haverhill
• Tomorrow: License Commission holds meeting Thursday. Haverhill's License Commission is scheduled to meet Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the city's online meeting calendar.City of Haverhill
• Sat, Oct 3, 11:00 a.m.: Library cancels Saturday Spanish conversation session. Haverhill Public Library's Spanish Conversation Practice session, normally held the first and third Saturdays, has been canceled for Saturday, Oct. 3.Haverhill Public Library
• Sun, Oct 4: Haverhill library closed Sunday, Oct. 4. Haverhill Public Library will be closed Sunday, Oct. 4.Haverhill Public Library
• Mon, Oct 5, 4:00 p.m.: Library marks World Space Week with model rockets. Haverhill Public Library celebrates World Space Week Monday, Oct. 5, from 4 to 5 p.m. with Recyclable Rockets, where kids ages 6 to 11 build model rockets from recycled materials. Registration required.Haverhill Public Library
• Tue, Oct 6: City Council holds regular meeting Tuesday. The Haverhill City Council holds its regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to the city's online meeting calendar.City of Haverhill
• Tue, Oct 6, 6:00 p.m.: Library launches first kids 'read anything' book club. Haverhill Public Library holds its first Kids 'Read Anything' Book Club Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 6 to 7 p.m., letting readers roughly ages 8 to 13 discuss any book of their choosing. Registration required.Haverhill Public Library
• Wed, Oct 7, 4:00 p.m.: Teens decorate fortune teller signs at library craft event. Haverhill Public Library hosts a Teen Crafternoon Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 4 to 5 p.m., where teens ages 11 to 18 decorate a wooden fortune teller sign. Registration required.Haverhill Public Library

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