We, the undersigned, demand that the majority of the Hawlemont School Committee resign in order to ensure that the two-district agreement is renewed.
(This petition is intended for residents of Charlemont/Hawley in addition to Hawlemont parents/staff.)
For over fifty years, Hawlemont has been in a two-district agreement under which Hawlemont shares a multitude of critical administrative services with Mohawk Trail.
At a joint meeting on Thursday 2/17/22, representatives from the Mohawk Trail School Committee made it clear that they would not renew the two-district agreement unless there is a change in composition on the Hawlemont School Committee. The Mohawk Trail School Committee is dedicated to protecting and retaining their talented and qualified administrative staff.
The termination of the two-district agreement would be a catastrophic blow to the Hawlemont community. If Hawlemont becomes a single-district school next year, it will remain open in the short-term but there will be a devastating reduction in support and services afforded to the students, teachers and staff. Shared services include but are not limited to: superintendent, special education director, business manager, IT services, transportation, district nurse leader, certified school librarian, professional development, and curriculum development.
Operating Hawlemont independently is financially impossible in the long term. The towns of Charlemont and Hawley could see a 25-30% increase in the school budget if Hawlemont does not remain in the two-district agreement. This would dramatically increase the likelihood of school closure.
The resignation of the majority of the Hawlemont School Committee is the only way we can ensure that the school is properly funded and that the students, teachers and staff are adequately supported.
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Our students, our teachers and dedicated staff members are the heart of the community and deserve a school board that listens to and supports them. It has become glaringly obvious that the current school committee is struggling to do that. As a parent of a current Hawlemont student who loves going to school everyday, I join my voice with those on this petition to ask for the majority of the school committee to step down so that we are able to continue the 2 district agreement.
The pupils at Hawlemont deserve the very best learning opportunities our towns can offer them and their teachers and staff deserve support and encouragement for their dedication and hard work. There is no need for taking unnecessary risks and adding to any current uncertainty regarding the school’s future. The 2D agreement offers a route to greater stability and continuity and is one worth saving.
All the members of the HSC have expressed their support for keeping Hawlemont open, but the school will not survive without new leadership on the HSC. Right now we are stuck--unable to move forward. If the current members of the HSC truly wish to keep Hawlemont open, they need to step aside and allow a new committee to take on the difficult task of preserving a vital community institution.
As a Charlemont resident, I want to see Hawlemont provide our children with the best possible education. We have the administrators, the principal and the teachers to do that. What we need is for the majority of the School Committee to step aside. John Hoffman
Restoring the agreement with Mohawk is crucial to our local school and many school committee member have been destructive of this agreement and relationship
I want Hawlemont to remain a part of or join MTRSD, and support the resignation of the current Hawley and Charlemont school committee.
Nothing would improve the prospects and future of the Hawlemont school more than for Hussein Hamden and whoever suppports him were to resign and remove themselves from the school board as soon as possible. He undermines whatever institution he 's connected with.
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We, the undersigned, demand that the majority of the Hawlemont School Committee resign in order to ensure that the two-district agreement is renewed.
(This petition is intended for residents of Charlemont/Hawley in addition to Hawlemont parents/staff.)
For over fifty years, Hawlemont has been in a two-district agreement under which Hawlemont shares a multitude of critical administrative services with Mohawk Trail.
At a joint meeting on Thursday 2/17/22, representatives from the Mohawk Trail School Committee made it clear that they would not renew the two-district agreement unless there is a change in composition on the Hawlemont School Committee. The Mohawk Trail School Committee is dedicated to protecting and retaining their talented and qualified administrative staff.
The termination of the two-district agreement would be a catastrophic blow to the Hawlemont community. If Hawlemont becomes a single-district school next year, it will remain open in the short-term but there will be a devastating reduction in support and services afforded to the students, teachers and staff. Shared services include but are not limited to: superintendent, special education director, business manager, IT services, transportation, district nurse leader, certified school librarian, professional development, and curriculum development.
Operating Hawlemont independently is financially impossible in the long term. The towns of Charlemont and Hawley could see a 25-30% increase in the school budget if Hawlemont does not remain in the two-district agreement. This would dramatically increase the likelihood of school closure.
The resignation of the majority of the Hawlemont School Committee is the only way we can ensure that the school is properly funded and that the students, teachers and staff are adequately supported.
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How sad that our school has gone from one of the best in the country to one in such dire distress. The children will suffer terribly if the 2District contract is dismantled.
Our students, our teachers and dedicated staff members are the heart of the community and deserve a school board that listens to and supports them. It has become glaringly obvious that the current school committee is struggling to do that. As a parent of a current Hawlemont student who loves going to school everyday, I join my voice with those on this petition to ask for the majority of the school committee to step down so that we are able to continue the 2 district agreement.
The pupils at Hawlemont deserve the very best learning opportunities our towns can offer them and their teachers and staff deserve support and encouragement for their dedication and hard work. There is no need for taking unnecessary risks and adding to any current uncertainty regarding the school’s future. The 2D agreement offers a route to greater stability and continuity and is one worth saving.
All the members of the HSC have expressed their support for keeping Hawlemont open, but the school will not survive without new leadership on the HSC. Right now we are stuck--unable to move forward. If the current members of the HSC truly wish to keep Hawlemont open, they need to step aside and allow a new committee to take on the difficult task of preserving a vital community institution.
As a Charlemont resident, I want to see Hawlemont provide our children with the best possible education. We have the administrators, the principal and the teachers to do that. What we need is for the majority of the School Committee to step aside. John Hoffman
Restoring the agreement with Mohawk is crucial to our local school and many school committee member have been destructive of this agreement and relationship
I want Hawlemont to remain a part of or join MTRSD, and support the resignation of the current Hawley and Charlemont school committee.
Nothing would improve the prospects and future of the Hawlemont school more than for Hussein Hamden and whoever suppports him were to resign and remove themselves from the school board as soon as possible. He undermines whatever institution he 's connected with.
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How sad that our school has gone from one of the best in the country to one in such dire distress. The children will suffer terribly if the 2District contract is dismantled.