By Sarah Champagne, Managing Editor SOUTHBRIDGE – Dr. Jeffrey Villar, receiver of Southbridge schools, sits at a meeting table in his office with pages of data from several reports and surveys on the troubled district. The data is uneven at best. It shows occasional strengths or improvements in some aspects […]
📷 Jeffrey Villar, Ph.D. Receiver of Southbridge Schools. Photo by Helen Boyle By Sarah Champagne, Managing Editor SOUTHBRIDGE – With the recent release of MCAS scores and accountability results for school districts in Massachusetts, familiar questions about the value of the test, or its potential disservice to students as claimed by […]
By Kaitlin Servant and Sarah Champagne SOUTHBRIDGE – Jeffrey Villar, receiver of Southbridge Schools, presented an update on the district at a joint meeting of the Southbridge Town Council and the School Committee Tuesday, Oct. 10. Elected town officials had arranged the meeting on the date of the planned monthly […]
SOUTHBRIDGE – Southbridge Public Schools is pleased to announce that the district has been awarded a 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Grant by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In his congratulatory letter to Receiver/Superintendent Jeffrey Villar, Governor Baker states, “Thank you for your commitment to supporting additional academically enriching opportunities […]
SOUTHBRIDGE — “Back to school” time is quickly approaching with grades one through twelve in Southbridge reporting to school Monday, August 27. Kindergarten students arrive for the first day of school later in the week, Thursday, August 30. The new year brings several personnel changes in the schools at the […]
