THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Wednesday, November 27, 2019 Page 5 Armstrong Ambulance collecting clothing and food donations to support those in need TIME & AGAIN GIRLS Start Your Weekend at the Marina Dance Party! Saturday, November 30 at 9 PM Dance to the Hits of Yesterday & Today DJ LOGIK Friday, November 29 at 9 PM Back By Popular Demand MONDAY'S SHUCK! $1.00 Oysters SUNDAY BRUNCH BUFFET Only $19.95 / 11am-2pm Featuring Al Whitney Jazz Band BOOK YOUR NEXT FUNCTION WITH US * GIFT CARDS A RLINGTON, Mass. – Armstrong Ambulance is collecting donations of warm clothing and nonperishable food for those in need this holiday season. From now until Dec. 31, Armstrong will be collecting new and gently used clothing items to help the homeless stay warm this winter. The items that are needed most include coats and jackets, boots, gloves, hats, scarves, socks, sweatpants and jeans. In addition, Armstrong invites members of the communities it serves – plus anyone from surrounding communities – to contribute nonperishable food items. Ideal items for donation include canned protein like tuna, chicken, salmon and beans, low-sodium soups; canned vegetables, pasta sauce, fruit and applesauce; whole grains like crackers, oatmeal, high fiber cereal and rice; and dairy items like evaporated milk. Clothing items will be donated to Bay Cove Human Services, and food items will be donated to the Greater Boston Food Bank. Please note that the food bank does not accept baby food or pet food. Collection bins are located inside each of Armstrong’s locations, and residents interested in donating items may leave them at the facility, where they will be collected by an Armstrong employee. Donations can be delivered locally to 16 REVIEW REPORT | from page 1 of several major components to an effective school system – the report identified these major “challenges and areas for growth”: • The School Committee, central office, and school leaders have not established a culture of collaboration that focuses on improving teaching and learning and is infused with a sense of urgency. • District and school improvement plans are incomplete, uneven in quality, and in some cases, nonexistent. There is limited evidence of strategic planning to drive improvement and assessment of progress toward the realization of outcomes. Issues related to the School Committee The release of the report comes in the wake of town voters electing a new five-member School Committee. Two of the members decided not to run for reelection. The three incumbents who ran were defeated. Former School Committee members could have contributed more toward the betterment of Saugus Public Schools, the report notes. Here are some excerpts from the report: “Interviews with school committee members and staff and a review of school committee meeting minutes indicated that the school committee infrequently planned for, critically considered, and assessed progress toward the realization of student learning goals. Although the school committee reviews MCAS tests results annually, it rarely reviews any other student outcome data or monitors the impact of key improvement strategies on student performance. “Interviews with school committee members and other Hamilton St. in Saugus. “Armstrong is dedicated to providing a higher standard of care for our patients and communities every day, and we want to heighten that care by giving back,” Armstrong CEO Rich Raymond said. “Our care providers regularly interact with vulnerable populations and understand there is a significant need for support that we, along with our partner communities, can help meet. We encourage everyone to join us and help collect warm clothing and nutritious food items for families who need it the most this holiday season.” Any questions may be directed to Meredith Lambroff at 781-859-1306. stakeholders and a review of school committee minutes indicated that the school committee was often preoccupied by conflict among members, communication issues between individual school committee members and the superintendent, and matters that were not the responsibility of the school committee, such as personnel.” The reported notes that the School Committee had recently instituted a policy prohibiting the participation of three or more members of the School Committee in a social media interaction in compliance with the Open Meeting Law. “This policy was in response to members’ frequent use of social media to communicate with each other about district-related matters,” the report states. “School committee members have not recently engaged in a common set of formal learning, planning, or professional REVIEW REPORT | SEE PAGE 8 AMPLE FREE www.marinaatthewharf.com 543 North Shore Rd. Revere 781-629-3798 PARKING AMAZING WATER VIEWS
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