WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » superintendent http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Tue, 21 May 2013 00:33:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 School District Battles Multi-Million Dollar Shortfall http://wbsm.com/school-district-battles-multi-million-dollar-shortfall/ http://wbsm.com/school-district-battles-multi-million-dollar-shortfall/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 00:58:05 +0000 Bryan Booker http://wbsm.com/?p=78496 The city's School District is facing a budget shortfall, and is looking to the City Council for help.

The School Committee discussed the $3.5 million dollar gap Monday, most of which lies in salaries and pay-outs to retired employees

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]]> http://wbsm.com/wareham-superintendent-search/feed/ 0 mwhatley,flickr New Bedford Superintendent Signs Deal http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-superintendent-signs-deal/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-superintendent-signs-deal/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:54:38 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=73019 New Bedford's incoming school superintendent Pia Durkin's three-year contract has been finalized with a starting salary of $185,000, a significant raise from what past superintendents earned.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-superintendent-signs-deal/feed/ 0 YouTube School Committee Picks Next New Bedford Superintendent http://wbsm.com/school-committee-picks-next-new-bedford-superintendent/ http://wbsm.com/school-committee-picks-next-new-bedford-superintendent/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:53:50 +0000 Bryan Booker http://wbsm.com/?p=61962 New Bedford has a new superintendent, and its Dr. Pia Durkin.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/school-committee-picks-next-new-bedford-superintendent/feed/ 0 YouTube New Bedford Superintendent Decision Monday Night http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-superintendent-decision-monday-night/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-superintendent-decision-monday-night/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:35:40 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=61721 It's decision day for members of the New Bedford School Committee. The Board spent the weekend reviewing the qualifications of the three finalists vying to become the next school superintendent.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-superintendent-decision-monday-night/feed/ 0 mwhatley,flickr New Bedford School Committee Grills Third Superintendent Finalist http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-school-committee-grills-third-superintendent-finalist/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-school-committee-grills-third-superintendent-finalist/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:49:39 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=59822 Dr. Kriner Cash, one of three finalists for the Superintendent of Schools position in New Bedford, provided a fair assessment of the status of the city's school system, and gave a thumbnail sketch of what he would do immediately if he were hired

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-school-committee-grills-third-superintendent-finalist/feed/ 0 TSM New Bedford Teacher Home Visit Program Expands http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-teacher-home-visit-program-expands/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-teacher-home-visit-program-expands/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:01:36 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=42617 Two more New Bedford schools are set to implement a program that connects the teacher to the students' home life.

The Parent Teacher Home Visit Program has already been in use for about two years at Carney Academy, Roosevelt Middle School, and Hayden-McFadden Elementary School

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-teacher-home-visit-program-expands/feed/ 0 TSM New Bedford High School Implements Hi-Tech Upgrades http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-high-school-implements-hi-tech-upgrades/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-high-school-implements-hi-tech-upgrades/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:57:57 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=18262 New Bedford High School students and teachers have stepped into the 21st century.

Twenty classrooms at the high school have been outfitted with interactive Promethean white boards, along with laptop computers, and other interactive technologies

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