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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Norton Students Achieve Academic Excellence

The following information regarding Norton college students' academic achievements was provided by their respective colleges.

UMass Dartmouth Several students from Norton earned academic distinctions from UMass Dartmouth for the spring 2013 semester. Two students were named to the Chancellor's List in recognition of achieving at least a 3.8 GPA: The following students were named to the Dean's List in recognition of achieving at least a 3.2 GPA: Springfield College The following students from Norton were named to the dean's list for the spring 2013 semester at Springfield College:

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

UMass Dartmouth to Train Norton Teachers as Lead Mentors

Marc Liberatore and Sarah Alves chosen to take part in Project SUCCESS program.

Two Norton teachers have been chosen to train new teachers as Lead Mentors, joining a select group of more than 150 of the state's top teachers in the Project SUCCESS program. The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's Center for University, School, and Community Partnerships (CUSP) is training Marc Liberatore and Sarah Alves along with some of the state's top teachers to mentor their colleagues in high-need areas like special education, English as a Second Language, science and math. "We know that teacher quality is the most important school-related factor in student learning," said CUSP executive director Karen O'Connor. "By preparing Lead Mentors to support beginning teachers, Project SUCCESS will build the capacity of beginning …

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Two Local Teachers to be Trained as Lead Mentors

UMass Dartmouth to train Yelle's Sarah Flaherty and Jill Kelly

UMass Dartmouth will train local top teachers as lead mentors, including Norton schools' own Sarah Flaherty and Jill Kelly. Project SUCCESS acknowledges the importance of skilled, seasoned teachers using their experience to mentor new teachers. By training some of the state's top teachers to effectively mentor their colleagues, Project SUCCESS is designed to help school districts retain new teachers who specialize in high-need areas like special education, English as a Second Language, science and math. Flaherty and Kelly are both special education teachers at Henri A. Yelle Elementary School. Project SUCCESS is run by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's Center for University School and Community Partnerships (CUSP) to prepare and …

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