Showing posts with label Marshfield. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marshfield. Show all posts

Monday, December 19, 2011

A parallel story in Marshfield, MA



Marshfield High School is also based upon the Ai3 Whitman-Hanson model school. An animated video fly-over of their model and layout can be viewed here http://www.mpsd.org/ExtLink.page

A document with their information, key points and timeline
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxjcG1taHN8Z3g6NzZjMTcyNWVjZDE1Zjc5Mw

An article from the Patriot Ledger on the vote to approve the debt exclusion passed on Nov 19, 2011
http://www.patriotledger.com/news/education/x1178205376/Officials-Marshfield-showed-unity-at-polls-by-backing-new-high-school


Marshfield will borrow up to $53.6 million for the $101 million project, and the Massachusetts School Building Authority will fund the rest. 
Roughly 38 percent – 6,756 – of the town’s registered voters took part in the override election. The vote was 4,722 for the project, 2,034 against.

Marshsfield is also on warning status for their accreditation

Administrators have until Dec. 1 to submit paperwork to the New England Association of Schools and Colleges to explain why the existing high school should not be downgraded in status. Last month, the accrediting organization notified Marshfield officials that the high school may be placed on probation because of building deficiencies. 
The group cited 39 concerns, such as a leaky roof, corroded plumbing and electrical systems in science labs, and inadequate classroom space. Once a school is placed on probation, it has 2½ years to address the group’s concerns; failure to do so can result in a loss of accreditation.

Read more: http://www.patriotledger.com/answerbook/marshfield/x46227372/Marshfield-superintendent-looks-ahead-after-election-victory#ixzz1guzhUCNs