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Swampscott starts year with 19 new teachers, student panel at orientation and pilot department-chair model
Summary
Director of Teaching and Learning Sarah Kent described a three-day new-teacher orientation with 19 new educators and a student panel; Superintendent Kalishman announced a pilot return of department chairs at middle and high school and a revival of the teacher-evaluation system.
Sarah Kent, the district’s new director of teaching and learning, told the School Committee that 19 new educators attended a three-day orientation aimed at connecting new staff with key people, tools and district priorities.
"It takes a village to onboard new educators," Kent said, and she described goals including relationship-building, access to resources and establishing the foundation for ongoing professional development. A seven-student high-school panel — run in a…
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