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Joyce Middle School principals outline start‑of‑year safety, attendance and student supports
Summary
Interim principal and assistant principal described new routines at Joyce Middle School: stricter cellphone rules, locked doors, a stocked exchange closet, late‑bus service and expanded testing to identify early academic needs.
Interim Principal Ken Mills and Interim Assistant Principal Jim Binnington told the School Committee the Joyce Middle School has seen a strong start to the year, with staff and students settling into new routines intended to improve safety and instruction.
Why it matters: Early interventions and clear schoolwide routines are central to district goals for student safety and learning. Changes at Joyce include both operational measures (locks, bus stops) and programmatic supports (exchange closet, after‑school help) that affect students’ daily experience.
Mills described a strict no‑cellphone policy in effect this year: students place phones in lockers at 8:00…
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