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...were able to reach an agreement that works both for me personally and for the district, as this will allow a smooth transition to a new leader,” Fowler-Finn said in the statement...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: School Superintendent To Depart in 2009 | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

...school committee allowed for the superintendent’s contract to be extended in a four-to-three vote in January, and school committee member Marc C. McGovern said that Tuesday’s extension of only one year was not forced on Fowler-Finn...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: School Superintendent To Depart in 2009 | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

Former school committee member Nancy Walser, who has long been a supporter of Fowler-Finn, said the decision to replace him after a year was a “disappointment...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: School Superintendent To Depart in 2009 | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

...Fowler-Finn has been praised for increasing the level of passing MCAS scores in the five years since he took over as superintendent. On the 2007 MCAS exam, 91 percent of students passed the English Language Arts (ELA) exam, compared with 79 percent in 2003; 90 percent passed the Mathematics exam, compared with 69 percent...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: School Superintendent To Depart in 2009 | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

Despite the improvements, some have criticized Fowler-Finn for a “heavy-handed” administrative approach...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: School Superintendent To Depart in 2009 | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

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