Category Archives: Schools

Nominations are open for Natasha Domeshek Kindness Scholarship

Posted on February 1, 2012 | Comments Off on Nominations are open for Natasha Domeshek Kindness Scholarship

Notice today from Annie & David Domeshek –

We are writing to let you know that the nomination period for the Natasha Domeshek Kindness Scholarship opened today, and will run through Feb. 29. There is a link to the nomination form on the home page at www.angelrun.org; we are directing everybody to that location to submit their nominations.

We met with the senior class at Medfield High School yesterday to inform them about the scholarship and the nomination process. In addition, articles about the scholarship will be published this week in Medfield’s local newspapers (in print and online), in local church bulletins, and through Medfield’s various school-based communication channels (to students, staff and parents).

We are excited to have this process underway, and curious to see the response.

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Posted in Charity, Schools, Teens

Radon

Posted on January 3, 2012 | Comments Off on Radon

I had asked Superintendent Maguire whether the schools had been tested for radon, and he tells me that they all tested below EPA guideline levels for radon in the 1989.

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Dale Street School tour

Posted on December 30, 2011 | Comments Off on Dale Street School tour

Ann and I took an hour and a half tour  of the Dale Street School with Bob Maguire and Tim Bonfatti this morning to see the issues that need attention first hand.  Excellent bones to the building, but serious problems with the mechanical systems and space needs for the ancillary programs that we are required to run.  The town is fortunate to have in the two individuals with the interest and expertise to undertake the needed conversation with the state and the town about what is needed and how we can best make it happen.

My favorite piece of information was that the heat is controlled by the head custodian just knowing by experience when to physically turn the boilers on and off – i.e.  there is no automatic control of the temperature via thermostats, as we are used to elsewhere.

Ultimately the Dale Street School will be one part of what is being conceived of as a Town of Medfield municipal campus along Dale Street that will also address the public safety and Medfield Park & Recreation Commission needs.  The Building Committee is meeting next at 7PM on 1/5/12 to proceed with the master plan for that campus idea.

In reviewing the 40 odd pages of materials Bob Maguire prepared about the Dale Street School for the state’s School Building Assistance people, I learned that the school’s address is actually 45 Adams Street, so shouldn’t we call it the Adams Street School?

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Posted in Buildings, Downtown, Planning, Schools