Hudson - Litchfield News
6 - February 19, 2010
Hudson nullmorial School nullkes nullins on nullCAP nullest
submitted by Lisa Mnull Spinelli gains of 11 points since 2nullnull nullust from the results between 2nullnull to better understand their studentsnullstrengths and weanullesses in
null a response to the federal gonullernment initiatinulle of No nullild and 2null9, our reading scores hanulle nullmped by sinullpointsnull null the both math and language artsnull nulleachers then tailor their instructional
nullft nullhind, the states of New nullmpshire, nullermont, nullode nullland, area of math, our student gain has been 1nullpoints, with a senullennull practices to meet the learning needs of the nullarious students in their
and nulline enullaluate student progress by administering the Nnullnull point increase from our scores from 2nullnullto 2null9null nullrrently, classroomsnull
nullew nullgland nullmmon nullsessmentnullenullmnull nullch October, students our students are testing at nullnullercent pronulliency in reading, and null connullnction with the data gained from NWnull nullnulltesting,
all across New nullmpshire tanull this comprehensinulle test based on nullnullercent pronulliency in mathnull nullmparing our scores to those of our math department has begun to implement a math internullention
targeted gradenullenullel enullectations in reading, mathematics, and our neighboring communities, our students rannullenullally or abonulle program called nullmpass nullarning Odysseynull With this program,
writingnull nullhe results of this test show the progress of a studentnulls other middle school students who attend similar schoolsnull our math teachers can create personal learning paths for indinulldual
academic progress towards pronulliency in these content areasnull null What enullctly has impacted our student performance on this test students based upon NWnull nullnulldatanull nullth teachers can assign
renullewing our fall results of this test, the nulldson nullmorial School can be attributed to a multitude of factorsnull Our middlenullchool students computer lab time during the course of the school day to
nullnullnulladministrators and staff are proud of the great gains our teachers hanulle collaborated on aligning the current curriculum to wornullon specinull math snulllls students still may need to masternull nullhe
students hanulle madenull meet state standards more effectinullelynull null turn, our teachers hanulle beauty of nullmpass nullarning Odyssey is that students can access this
Onuller the past four years, our middle school students hanulle designed lessons that focus on specinull learning targetsnull nullhis program both in school and at homenull
continually demonstrated progressnull null reading, students hanulle made practice has helped students to thinnullmore critically about concepts nullhe nullS nullademic nullsistance, an afternullchool homewornullhelp
within content areas and apply their nullowledge to realnullorld center, is offered to any student in grades sinull senullen, and eightnull
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enulleriencesnull nullcouraging teachers to conuller curriculum in depth, nullre, students hanulle a place to go at the end of the day to get enullra
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with high student engagement and creatinullty, has been the mantra help on daily homewornull pronullcts, etcnull nullademic nullsistance is
of the nulldson nullmorial School principal, nullsnullSusan Nadeaunull dinullded into three sections, sinullh, senullenth, and eighth grade, and
• Electronic Filing nullur mission is to assure high lenullels of learning for all students is manned by staff members who teach in the nullarious grade lenullelsnull
with an emphasis on the denullelopment of snulllls students will need Since its inception three years ago, the center is nullled almost enullery
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to succeed as learners in a global nullowledge economy,nullnullsnull afternoonnull null has certainly made a difference in students who may
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Nadeau proudly statesnull null is this philosophy that has been the need a nulliet place to go to complete their homewornullat the end of
cornerstone to building the academic success of the middle school the day, get clarinullation on nullestions about classwornull or receinulle
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nullong with the wornullon meeting curriculum standards, nullS has nullonullng at all these initiatinulles and programs designed to ensure
instituted a nullariety of internullention and remediation programs to the academic success of all of our students, the reality is the
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ginulle students the specinull academic support they may neednull With impronullement of our Nnullnull scores is truly rooted in the wornullof our
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the introduction of nullnull 1null last year, our nonnullronullient readers teachersnull nullheir dedication and countless hours of wornullwith students
can receinulle more intensinulle support to impronulle their reading hanulle been the motinullating force behind our studentsnullachienullementsnull
comprehension snullllsnull nullhis past summer, nulldson nullmorial School null is our teachers who help to manull our students see the nullalue of
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started a summer school program designed to help struggling their education, and inspire them to be lifelong learnersnull
students retain and reinforce curriculum conceptsnull With this nullhe nulldson nullmorial School community of educators and
support, students will continue on a steady path of academic administrators are proud of the hard wornullof all of our students and
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progress throughout the school yearnull nullditionally, with the the measured progress they hanulle made on the Nnullnull enullmnull We
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nulldson School District implementation of NWnull nullnullnullorthwest belienulle our students will continue to manull gains in all aspects of
aluation null nullsociation, nullasures of nullademic nullogressnulltesting, their academic growthnull We hanulle high enullectations for each and
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our middle school teachers are able to tanull the data from this test enullery one of our studentsnullfter all, they are our futurenull
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New nullgland nullmmon nullsessment nullogram nullnullnullnull is that on a national lenullel, our students are rannulld sinullh in math
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nullhe Hudson~Litchfield News, after renullewing the same data pronulliency in the nationnull On the national test, we enullelnull When
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an education that would be considered either good or badnull null other math score of null across the District compares fanullorably to other
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words, does nulldson really educate their students at a grade of Dnull nullass l schools, as indicated by Keenenulls null, nullndonderrynulls null, and
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nullhe New nullmpshire, nullode nullland, and nullermont Departments Salemnulls score of nullnull We want to be better and we want to be the
of nullucation hanulle denulleloped best,nullshe continuednull
a common set of gradenull nullhe nulldson School District has focused on impronulled reading
lenullel enullectations, nullown scores for the past two yearsnull When tanullng the Nnull, nulldson null
as the Nnullnull nulladenullenullel scores in the top 1nullacross the countynull nullypically, we score third in
nullpectations nullnullsnull and test readingnull We hanulle been focusing on reading, and our scores renullct
specinullations in mathematics, the commitment from the teachers and administration,nullstated
reading, and writingnull nullilding Ormondnull
on the success of the Nnullnull nullhen we speanulland enullaluate the scores from Nnull, we null
collaboration in mathematics, see that we are anullerage when we enullaluate our scores with other
reading, and writing, the states nullass nullschoolsnull When we speanulland enullaluate the scores from the
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assessment targets and test specinullally designed to challenge our nullds and to help us denullelop
specinullationsnull Nnullnull was a curriculum, which would assist our teachers in the preparation
established a few years ago as of classes, and which would propel our nullds to higher enullellence,null
a collaboratinulle effort between continued Ormondnull
nullermont, nullode nullland, and nulldson educators, in addition to the Nnull, Nnullnullnull , Snullnull, , and null
New nullmpshire to test nullds null scores, also enullnull aluate their effectinulleness to the tanullayer with
as to their lenullel of nullowledge cost per pupilnull
NH Exit 5 - 5 Pine St Ext, Nashua, NH 03060 in the areas of math, reading, nulldsonnulls cost per pupil is null,nullnull while nullncordnulls is null1,null2null
and sciencesnull nullhe test was Donullernulls, null1,122nulland Keenenulls, null2,nullnull null teacher salaries
designed to be nullery rigorous represent null percent of the total pupil costs, teacher salaries that are
and challengingnull lower than other towns would directly renullct lower pupil costsnull
Nnullnull assessments are nullhe nullown of nulldson has a teacher turnonuller nullr nullitnullrate in
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similar curriculums, comparing eeping teacnull hers translates into impronulled student achienullement,null
Nnullnull scores to other testing stated Ormondnull nullhen teachers walnull so goes their nullowledge and
nullehicles is not possiblenull with that, we lose their trainingnull nullfeel linull nullam nullhting a battlenull
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nullhe National nullsessment of We want to institute programs, and then null staff walnullout to receinulle
nullucational nullogress nullnullnull higher salaries elsewherenull nullhis year was the highest year during my
conducts the national testing tenure in nulldson, as we had null new teachers begin this past yearnull
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of students in the nullhe retention of teachers has a huge impact on cost per pupilnullnull
elementarynull middlenull and nullhe real enullaluation regarding the effectinulleness of a Districtnulls
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educational learned lenullels of While School nullministrators state that the Nnullnull scores renullct
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nulldson studentsnull null addition, learning opportunities, the analysis of only one report cannot be the
null testing, Snullnull nullscoring, full enullaluation of the school systemnull
null scoring, and costnullernullupil he Nnullnull null scores do not renullct the National hienullnull ements
documentation are used by of our school systemnull nullhe Nnullnull scores do not renullct the
the School nullministration to achienullements of our Snullnullscoresnull nullhe Nnullnull scores do not renullct
determine the health of the the achienullements of our null or nullnull scoresnull nullhe Nnullnull does
nulldson child with regards to not renullct our achienullements with our Special Needs childrennull
their educationnull nullhe Nnullnull scores do not recogninull the recent achienullements of
nullrnullnullatterson is correct in our nullocational School hanullng achienulled their nullarm of Distinction
that only null percent of our nullwardnull nullhe Nnullnull scores do not recogninull the achienullements of
students are pronullient in math,null our awardnullinning nullsic Departments, nor do they recogninull
stated nullry nulllen Ormond, the achienullements of nullass nullt or the enullranullurricular actinullties
nullsistant Superintendent of of our nullddle Schoolsnull nullhe Nnull, wnull hich was created by this
Schools for nulldsonnull nullhat nullministration, along with the nullministrations of schools in nullode
nullnullnull atterson does not state nullland and nullermont, are specinullally designed to ginulle us nullst one
is that our Nnullnull scores more tool in our toolbonullto nullep us focused, nullep us sharp, and
are regional, based on a test nullep us directed to pronullding our nullds with educating the whole
we created regionally as we child, and help us ginulle the best preparation to these nullds for life that
challenge our students to enullelnull we can ginulle,nullstated Ormondnull
Crash nullocks Out Ponullernullnulliver Charnulld
submitted by Hudson Polinull Department nullmbers of the nulldson nullire Department
On nullebruary 14, at appronullmately 2nullnullanullnull attended to nullrose at the scenenull null was enullaluated
members of the nulldson nullolice and nulldson for nonnullife threatening innullriesnull null declined any
nullire Departments responded to Derry Street additional medical treatmentnull
nulloute 1nullnullnear nullsy Street for a report of a nullhe innullestigation continued and nullrose
motor nullehicle collisionnull nullon arrinullal, ofnullers was subsenullently arrested for Drinullng While
determined a single nullehicle crashed into a utility nulltonullcatednull null was transported to the nulldson
polenull nullolice Department for boonullngnull nulls bail was
nullhe innullestigation showed a 2nullnullnullnda nullnullc set at null,nullnullpersonal recogninullncenull null was
was tranulleling south on Derry Streetnull nullhe nullehicle released on bail and scheduled to appear at the
was operated by nullam nullrose, 2null of Nashuanull Nashua District nullurt on nullrch 4null
null was the lone occupant of the nullehiclenull nullhe nullrose had been seatbelted at the time of the
nullnda tranulleled into the northbound lane, lost crashnull nullhe nullehicle was towed from the scene with
control, and slid bacnullthrough the south lane heanull rearnullide damagenull nullNnullwas contacted
and off the roadnull nullhe nullehicle strucnullthe utility and power was restored at about nullanullnull
pole nullst beyond the road shouldernull nullower was
nullocnulld out on Derry Street from nullbrary Street
to nullsy Streetnull
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