Principal's Update - December 18th 2020

Thank you to everyone for making our first Remote Learning Day (that was in lieu of a snow day) a success! We had an impressive 94.48% student daily attendance rate - which speaks volumes about the commitment of our students, as well as the effort our educators have put in to engage them. To date this school year, our average student daily attendance rate is 96.29%, which is something to celebrate in the midst of a pandemic. For comparison, our average student daily attendance rate for the 2019-2020 school year was 96%.

Principal's Update - November 20th 2020

Today I'd like to give a special shout-out to all of our students for their participation, cooperation, and effort over the past two weeks while we have been 100% remote. Students have been through a number of significant transitions over the past year - from normal school operations, to a full shutdown last spring, to a hybrid model this fall, and then to a 100% remote model over the past two weeks. Everyone recognizes this is not easy for anyone - especially students. In the face of that, I think it's important to note the resiliency and adaptability students have exhibited in the face of those challenges. I hope parents & guardians enjoyed the conversations with teachers last night about both the progress and challenges students are experiencing this year, and I encourage you to build on these conversations with teachers throughout the school year. We can best support students by working together.

Update from Principal Jessica Cook - October 28th

I am so proud of everything we have accomplished at Shawsheen since we returned to school in mid-September under a hybrid learning model for students. Everyone in our community – staff, students, and families – have worked diligently to make this as successful and safe as possible. When we first introduced our current hybrid model in August, Dr. Jackson and I shared that we would monitor its implementation and make adjustments as necessary to best support the learning of all students. I am writing today to make you aware of an adjustment we will be making during academic weeks and putting into effect the first week of the second quarter, which begins on Monday, November 16, 2020.

Principal's Update - October, 23rd 2020

The Shawsheen Tech Community is a special one - I have felt this way since I first started working here as a teacher in the fall of 2009. Shawsheen educators are passionate about our mission and believe in our students; Shawsheen students are talented and curious learners who crave relevant, hands-on learning experiences that will prepare them for diverse career paths; Shawsheen families are active partners who are invested in the school and in working with us to best support students; and community partners are relentless advocates and supporters of the work that we do

Billerica Minuteman - Shawsheen’s head of maintenance talks cleaning practices in the time of coronavirus

Keeping public spaces clean, especially schools, is critical in the fight to keep students and the public safe from coronavirus. Many maintenance departments, including the crew at Shawsheen Valley Technical High School, have invested in new ways to take their sanitation practices to a new level.

Principal's Update - October 16th 2020

Thank you to everyone in our community for another successful week of school. Freshmen wrapped up their third week of exploratory, seniors continued to submit paperwork to receive approval to go out on co-op, and students in all grades continued to settle in to the new pace and tone of our hybrid learning model. We appreciate the effort everyone is putting in to take Covid-19 precautions seriously both inside and outside of school. Thank you to the countless students and families who have made the decision for students to remain home and contact us when they are experiencing symptoms of Covid-19.

Principal's Update - October, 9th 2020

I hope everyone takes time to relax and enjoy the well-earned long weekend ahead of us! I am so proud of the effort everyone in our community - students staff, and families - have put in to making the first month of the school year a success! It has certainly been a challenge, and as we face challenges in life, it is important to reflect on the ways we are able to adapt and exhibit resiliency in the face of those challenges. If anyone had approached me on March 12 and told me that we would kick off the 2020-2021 school year under the restrictions of a global pandemic -

ASPEN FAMILY PORTAL ASSISTANCE

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Fall Sports Information

As the September 14th Opening Day of School for Shawsheen approaches, you will likely be receiving an increased volume of email from Shawsheen, outlining a number of modifications to procedures or other COVID-19 related decisions that we have made. We apologize in advance for the volume and hope you understand that it was necessary to delay many of these decisions as long as possible to ensure they were aligned with the current COVID-19 conditions in Bedford, Billerica, Burlington, Tewksbury and Wilmington. Today’s email outlines our plan for Fall Sports.

Principal's Update - September 3rd 2020

As I write to you this afternoon, our staff just wrapped up their 6th day of Professional Development as we work together to prepare for the first day of school on Monday, September 14. As a reminder, that will be a week 2 which means that:

Principal's Update - August, 28th 2020

It was an exciting week here at Shawsheen with us welcoming our entire staff back to the building on Wednesday to kick off the ten days of professional development we are using to prepare for our reopening under a hybrid model on Monday, September 14. We made progress on working toward our professional development goals for these ten days which, if you haven't seen them already, are listed below:

Principal's Update - August 21st 2020

Thank you to those of you who were able to attend the Parent Forum that Dr. Jackson and I co-hosted on Wednesday. This was an important opportunity for us to provide you with additional information on our fall reopening plans. The thoughtful questions asked throughout the session enabled it to be a successful experience and we appreciate your participation.

Principal's Update - August 17th 2020

This past Friday, Superintendent-Director Dr. Brad Jackson wrote to all of you regarding adjustments to our hybrid model for fall reopening, which will now have students 100% in-person during shop weeks, and 100% remote during academic weeks. Under this model, we will still identify a group of high needs students who will have the option of 100% in-person instruction during academic weeks, and parents/guardians will still be able to opt for 100% remote instruction for their child on both weeks. I am writing today to follow up on a number of topics related to the preparation and reopening of school for students four weeks from today.

Principal's Update - August 12th 2020

Dear Shawsheen Students and Parents/Guardians, I look forward to welcoming students back to school on September 14 when we begin our hybrid reopening plan that Superintendent-Director Dr. Bradford L. Jackson and I wrote to you about this past Friday.

Revised School Calendar

On August 7th 2020 the Shawsheen School Committee voted to revise the 2020-2021 School Calendar

Fall Reopening Update

Dear Shawsheen Parents/Guardians and Colleagues: I am writing to provide you with an update to our planning efforts for the reopening of Shawsheen this fall. I have been directed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to hold off making any formal and final announcement of our plans for reopening until at least Monday, August 10th, but I thought it was important to provide you with some information that might help you as you plan for the return to school.

Shawsheen Wrestling Coach planning on returning for 36th season: Coach Donovan ready to battle his next opponent — cancer

For the past 35 years, Shawsheen Tech Wrestling coach Mark Donovan has led his Rams teams to one big victory after another, building Shawsheen into one of the most successful programs in all of New England. Donovan has piled up over 550 wins overall in his remarkable career, including 25 Commonwealth Athletic Conference titles and an incredible 19 Massachusetts State Vocational championships.

Shawsheen’s newest superintendent makes the transition to the district

The final vote cast in favor of hiring Shawsheen Valley Technical High School’s newest superintendent-director position, Dr. Brad Jackson reflected on the upcoming school year and acclimating to a new district.

Graduation 2020 Video

Graduation 2020 Video

Click here to see an update from our Interim Superintendent-Director that was sent out to families this morning.