New school committee web site has been developed by the Plymouth School Committee in an effort to get information, concerning the efforts of the School Committee, before the public in as timely a manner as possible.
Massachusetts has an agreement with the United States
Department of Education allowing
school districts to waive certain
requirements of the entitlement
grants offered through the
No Child Left Behind Act. Plymouth
plans to request a waiver for
the FY 09 federal grant year.
The waiver
application is posted here
for public comment; please
forward comments to the Director
of Title 1 at tcamarao@plymouth.k12.ma.us.
Plymouth's GovConnection
Plymouth Public Schools has worked with GovConnection to provide our students and faculty the same cost for products that the district purchases. At this time you can purchase the HP Compaq dc5700 (Specs listed below) for $493.00 without a floppy drive or for $499.00 with a floppy drive. An HPL1706 17” LCD flat panel monitor can be purchased for $165.00. Shipping cost is a flat $5.00 per order. > More info!
The Plymouth Public Schools recognize the important relationship between wellness and academic success, not only for students, but the entire school community. Encouraging a healthy lifestyle for school employees further supports the overall objective of a healthy school community. More info!
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has requested all districts in the Commonwealth distribute this information sheet on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)to parents/guardians. The intention is to provide health information and guidance. As always, please direct specific questions regarding your student to either your the school nurse or health care provider.
Click here for frequently asked questions for parents and and students about Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Internet Safety Page
We have added an Internet safety page with a number of links to help parents help their kids stay safe on-line. > Internet Safety!
In a related story, here is an article about a school official in Texas who is suing two former students and their parents for what the students did on MySpace.
Other Items of Interest
Interested in working in Plymouth? You can view job openings, and then apply on-line. || Want to stay on top of happenings in the district? Our daily events calendar is on-line. || The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requires Plymouth to create report cards for each school based on specific criteria. || The Plymouth Technology Curriculum has been approved by the school committee and is now on-line in PDF format: Part One - Introduction/Curriculum (2MB); Part Two - MA Department of Education Technology Standards (520K); and Part 3 - Appendices (852K)
Nondiscrimination Statement
Plymouth Public Schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, homelessness or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in or employment in its programs and activities.
Many of the forms found at plymouthschools.com are in PDF format. In order to read the file contents, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download this free application, click here.
We are continually adding to our podcasts. Check them out!
RSS News Feed
We now have an RSS news feed that will keep you up-to-date with what is happening in the school district. In its simplest form, RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a news source that is continually updated from websites that supply feeds. An RSS reader is built into the Safari browser on the Macintosh; if you wish to get news feeds on Windows, you must download a free plug in and install it. (Try Lektora or Pluck news readers.)
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