December is a very busy month, filled with special programs to attend, shopping, rehearsals, concerts, shopping, basketball practice, shopping, indoor soccer, shopping.......you get the picture! For me, there are also teacher instructional observations to complete, numerous state and local meetings to attend, professional development plans to develop, and the beginnings of our budget development for the next school year. Yes, part of what I must do is certainly best described as "multi-tasking." We have only just completed the wrap up of the 2009-2010 school year and will really only complete it at our December board meeting when Mrs. Goodman reviews our test scores and instructional plan. We are now, of course, in the midst of this school year, working hard with all of our young learners. I must continue to plan for the future, much of that planning is yet to come of course with information from the state, but instructional plans and staffing with corresponding budget figures are all being contemplated within the newly mandated 2% cap.
So during this festive holiday season, among the field trips, concerts and celebrations, know that quality instruction continues to be carried out every day here at BES. I wish you all a peacefilled and enjoyable holiday break, and wish you a happy and safe new year!
Mark Saalfield
Superintendent
