Background

On August 28, the new Groton Dunstable middle school principal, Steve Silverman, gave a presentation to parents to share his perspective on middle school education and what he is planning to do as principal of the middle school.

We have published the Groton Channel's videotape of the presentation here for your benefit.

by Megan Sullivan

Have you used the MVLC website, (mvlc.org)?

It's easy enough to login. You just need your full library card number and a pass (PIN) number. You can call the library to get those numbers.

Here are some of the great resources on the MVLC website that you may not know about.

The Groton Dunstable Regional School District is asking for a $278,948 override from Dunstable and $937,570 from Groton in order to fully fund the FY08 school budget. For Dunstable taxpayers, the school override would add approximately 54 cents per $1,000 of property value to the tax rate, on top of the 77 cents added by the municipal override.

Without the additional funding provided by the school override, the district will be forced to cut an additional $1.2 million in expenses from the budget, most of which impacts existing staff and programs.

This article addresses some of the common misconceptions that circulate within the community regarding the schools and the school budget.

The Highway Department is requesting support for the municipal override to help cover significant increases in the cost of diesel fuel, paving materials, and road salt, and to provide a replacement for the current 1992 one-ton truck, which currently costs approximately $6,000 to maintain due to its age.

If Dunstable's municipal override does not pass in the upcoming election on May 21, $150,000 will be cut from the Police Department budget. Before voting, residents should understand the impact that a budget cut that size would have on the level of police services available to the town.

This is a video recording of the "Technology in the Classrooms" presentation and demonstration that was given by Instructional Technology Specialist Cindy Larsen and others and the April 4 GDRSC meeting.