Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, September 27, 2019 ~ Letter to the Editor ~ It’s time for Saugus voters to clean house Dear Editor, I have been reading many how many of our town meeting members have attended all the Sizzling Hot Savings! Antibiotic Free! BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST Family Pack Family Pack - Bone In CENTER CUT PORK CHOPS McKinnon’s Best Angus USDA Choice - Family Pack MARINATED SIRLOIN TIPS All Varieties! Family Pack - Bone In COUNTRY STYLE SPARE RIBS Creamy Smooth AVOCADOS ROAST BEEF Save 50¢ each 10/$ 10 McKinnon’s Own Sliced to Order Seasoned & Slow-Roasted In Store! McKinnon’s Own MARINATED BONELESS CHICKEN THIGHS Save $1 lb. MCAS | from page 11 McKinnon’s Best Angus USDA Choice TOP ROUND ROASTS Save $3 lb. Family Pack - Sweet or Hot FRESH ITALIAN SAUSAGES No MSG! Utz TORTIYAHS HAM Save $2 Celebrity IMPORTED Save $2.50 lb. Sale Dates: Friday, September 27th to Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 and the average scores in both ELA (506) and Math (505) were both in the Meeting Expectations category. Also new in this year’s results is the first administration of the next-generation Science assessments in grades 5 and 8, which showed 48 percent of fifth graders and 46 percent of eighth graders scoring meeting expectations on the new standards. The state’s accountability data – which looks at additional factors beyond test results, including graduation rates, attendance and other measures – shows that 71 percent of schools met or made substantial progress toward meeting improvement targets in the last two years. “I am pleased to see the statewide increases in ELA and math test scores this year,” DESE Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley said. “Even as much work remains, especially in increasing student access to deeper, engaging learning, this data shows many bright spots across our Commonwealth,” Riley said. This year’s results are the third year of next-generation ELA and Mathematics MCAS results for grades 3-8. It is also the first year of results on the nextgeneration ELA and Mathematics MCAS results for grade 10. Next-generation MCAS scores fall into four categories on a scale that runs from 440 to 560 points: Exceeding Expectations, Meeting Expectations, Partially Meeting Expectations and Not Meeting Expectations. While the next-generation ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT: New MCAS results released this week by the state show that the Douglas Waybright Elementary School made “moderate progress toward targets.” test has different categories than the legacy test, the minimum passing score that 10th graders need in order to meet the testing requirement for graduation is currently set at the equivalent of the minimum passing score on the legacy MCAS. On the next-generation MCAS, that equivalent falls within the “Not Meeting Expectations” category. Eighty-seven percent of 10th comments regarding the upcoming town election and the number of people running to replace the town boards. I have to agree that it’s time to clean house and get the town up and running again. It doesn’t seem like some of our town officials have the welfare of the town in mind when they are making some decisions. However, I have not read anything about the Town Meeting members. I would like to know meetings and voted for things that are good for the town and not voted for things on their own agendas. It may be time to clean out the Town Meeting while we are being encouraged to vote for new people on the town boards. The Town Meeting is just as important as the other boards making decisions and, after watching some of the meetings, I think some of the decisions are self-serving. Just curious if other people feel the same way as I do. I have been a resident of the town for over 60 years. I was born here and grew up here and raised my family here and it breaks my heart to see what is becoming of our once lovely town. I think it’s time for the same-old, same-old stuff to be over. Personally, I think it’s time for us to become a city and get rid of the “good old boys” who have been running things for too long. Sincerely, Fran Kramich Saugus SCTV board members express gratitude to everyone who made their new home possible Dear Editor, The Saugus Community Television, Inc. (SCTV) Board of Directors and staff would like to thank the Board of Selectmen, The Finance Committee, Town Meeting Members and the entire Town of Saugus for assuring a future location for Saugus TV. The Board of Directors and staff have and will continue to work diligently on ensuring that the Town of Saugus will have a state-of-the-art facility for the future of its residents. Sincerely, SCTV Board of Directors graders, the same as the previous year, met the minimum testing requirement for graduation in all three subjects. That interim passing stanMCAS | SEE PAGE 13 LOOKING TO IMPROVE: New MCAS results released this week by the state show that the Oaklandvale Elementary School made “moderate progress toward targets.”
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