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Superintendent Update
March 8, 2024
Cliff's Notes - Strategic Planning Survey #1 - Action Requested!
Dear Bedford Public Schools Community,
At the next School Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, I am excited to share my Entry Plan Findings Report with the community, which will be posted to the BPS website the following day. I am committed to creating ongoing opportunities for parents, students, and staff to provide feedback as we embark on the strategic planning process, so I ask anyone interested in engaging in this process to complete this 2-minute Strategic Planning Survey #1 to help me determine if this weekly Superintendent Update (which yields ~5000 views per update) is a helpful way to gather feedback. Because I want to ensure feedback is as representative as possible across all of our stakeholders, I ask you to identify your role/demographic characteristics to the maximal extent possible. I look forward to the next season of our work together.
Onward,
Cliff Chuang 莊 宏 毅
Superintendent, Bedford Public Schools
Upcoming Events
- March: Women's History Month
- March 2-17: 2024 Annual Regional High School Exhibit (lexart.org)
- March 1-29: Minute Madness - A Reading Competition Between Libraries
- March 5,: Massachusetts Presidential Primary Election
- March 9: Annual Town Election
- March 9: 7:00pm - BEF Denim & Diamonds Bash (Cafe Escadrille, 26 Cambridge St., Burlington, MA)
- March 12: School Committee Meeting - School Choice Vote 2024-2025 & Superintendent Chuang's Entry Report Presentation
- March 13-16: BHS Presents: The Addams Family musical, Bedford High School, Bedford High School
- March 14: Women in Science Day at Lane School
- March 15: No School - Staff Professional Day
The next School Committee meeting is Tuesday, March 12th at 7:00pm at the Select Board Room at Town Hall and via Zoom Webinar. Topics include:
- 2024-2025 School Choice Vote
- Update on the English Learner Program
- Superintendent's Entry Plan Findings
Full supporting materials can be found here: School Committee - Meeting Schedule & Supporting Documents. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
By Assistant Superintendent Tricia Clifford, Ed. D.
The District Literacy Leadership Team (DLLT) has met twice during the past three weeks, once on January 25th and again on February 15th. During the meeting on January 25th the DLLT started off our meeting with team introductions (approximately 30 members), and establishing meeting norms. We also discussed the BPS District Literacy Plan, and developed our own ideas around a shared vision for the work of the DLLT...Read more at Assistant Superintendent's Blog.
Ogo Nwodoh, Class of 2014
Note: This is part of an ongoing series of pieces highlighting the stories of BPS alums, taking us into and out of Black History Month in February, highlighted on this BPS Black Excellence Site put together by Lisa Morrison, JGMS STEM teacher.
Hello! My name is Ogo and I grew up in Bedford, MA. I am currently a Software Engineer at Duolingo which is something that I never would have expected when I graduated high school
After taking Mrs. Morrison's biology class at Bedford High, I really grew to love the subject matter and thought that I was going to major in biochemistry in college. When I started undergrad at Barnard College, I took a chemistry class for the biochemistry major and did not do well in the class. After almost failing the class I decided to not pursue biochemistry. I was lost for a little bit and didn’t know what I was going to major in.
I randomly decided to take an Intro to Computer Science course because multiple people had told me to take the course. It was overwhelming at first to try a new subject matter, but I ended up loving it and doing really well in the course. I continued to take computer science courses and ultimately ended up majoring in it. Before I graduated I got the chance to intern at Goldman Sachs and Meta (formerly Facebook). After I graduated with a degree in computer science, I worked at Meta for 4 years and recently started a new job at Duolingo.
I would advise people to try new subjects even though they don’t know much about them! You never know what will interest you and you may be good at something even though you’re new to it.
March 14: Women in Science day at Lane School + Lane Kids Sharing Science
March is Women’s History Month. As reported by Kaitlin Curran, 3rd grade teacher and elementary science coordinator, female scientists will be visiting the Lane School on March 14 to share about their careers. Research has shown that exposing children to real-world professionals who are enthusiastic about their fields can have a profound impact on their aspirations and goals for the future. Our goal is to support our students in shifting their perceptions of what it means (and takes) to be a scientist. By connecting them with real scientists in their community, we hope to demonstrate that the world of science and technology is open to everyone, regardless of gender. We have female scientists visiting the Lane school on March 14th and we are deeply grateful to the community for their support.
Erin Campbell, a Lane School helped to organize the participation of 4 Lane School students in Every Rock Has a Story, a YouTube series by Ethan Baxter, a geology professor at Boston College, who came to visit the fourth grade at Lane to teach about the stories of rocks. This second video features Amy (pictured above) at 0:23 and 10:15 in the video.
CSF of Bedford Dollars for Scholars awards Dollars for Scholars scholarships to graduating seniors from Bedford and Hanscom Air Force Base based on the success of our annual fundraising campaigns. Scholarship Awards are granted based on merit, with the amount determined by need. 'Merit' can include: academic, athletic, artistic, interpersonal, civic and community achievements. The objective is to increase opportunities for students who may otherwise have difficulty paying for higher education to achieve their goals. For more information, please visit Dollars For Scholars - CSF of Bedford Dollars for Scholars.
Purchase tickets using the link below:
Show Dates & Times:
Wednesday, March 13 @ 4:30
Thursday, March 14 @ 7:00
Friday, March 15 @ 7:00
Saturday, March 16 @ 1:00 & 7:00
School Newsletter Links
In an effort to support communication, here are the links the most recent newsletters from each school and our special education department.
- Lt. Eleazer Davis Elementary School - Scribbles - March 5, 2024
- Lt. Job Lane Elementary School - Lane Notes - Week of March 4, 2024
- John Glenn Middle School - Buccaneer News Vol. #26 - March 4., 2024
- Bedford High School - The Bedford Buccaneer - March 4, 2024
- Special Education Director's Update - March 2024
- JGMS Student Newspaper: The John Glenn Journal - Winter Edition 2024
- BHS Student Newspaper: The Lookout Student Newspaper - February 2024