Grand Opening of Nana Bee THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 13, 2019 CONFRONT | FROM PAGE 1 highlighted the district’s group of new teachers to show that change was taking place and progress was being made. “This year, 19 of our 84 hires were people of color, which is almost 23 percent,” he said. “That’s unheard of and it speaks to the commitment we’ve made as a district.” Oteri also noted that Malden is gaining ground in its efforts to Page 7 diversify the district’s school administrators. “We’ve gone from three to nine administrators of color,” he said. “We’ve made remarkable progress.” Malden has been awarded two small grants from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to help the district as it pushes to hire and retain teachers and administrators of color. The Teacher Diversification Program helps districts develop recruitment strategies to increase the diversity of its classroom teachers. The program also includes training on identifying bias for new teachers and administrators. The Influence 100 grant helps districts retain administrators of color by providing funding to support those who are interested in pursuing positions in higher administration, particularly jobs as school superCONFRONT | SEE PAGE 17 SNOW BLOWER SALES, SERVICE & REPAIRS Pickup/Delivery Available Mayor Gary Christenson recently attended the Grand Opening celebration of the Nana Bee store located at 13 Pleasant St. The business specializes in beauty supplies along with Swarovski and Pandora jewelry. It also offers baby supplies and shipping services. For more information, including hours of operation, please call 781-500-2029. (Photo Courtesy of the City of Malden) Award-Winning Landscaping Servicing the North Shore for over 38 Years 781-289-6466 NOW BOOKING NEW CUSTOMERS! DON’T WAIT! Call 781-321-2074 Pavers * Walkways * Patios * Driveways * Pool Decks Planting * Perennials * Shrubs * Trees New Lawns * Sod * Hydroseed Flowers/Annuals/Mums * Conventional Seeding * Synthetic Complete Maintenance * Cleanups (Spring & Fall) * Lawn Cutting, Edging & Weeding * Lawn Fertilizer Programs * Trim & Prune Shrubs * Mulching, Thatching Interlock Block * Fire Pits * Sitting Walls * Pillers Landscape Lighting * Design * Install * Repair * Night Illumination
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