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...Those issues that are in the report today were pertinent 13 years ago,” said Joseph G. Grassi who is currently serving his eighth term on the committee. He also served as the co-chair of the Commission with former superintendent Thomas D. Fowler-Finn...
...Nolan ’80. Other members questioned whether the discussion should focus on the larger issues surrounding controlled choice. “Do our desegregation policies support our academic goals, or do our academic goals revolve around our desegregation policies?” said committee member Joseph G. Grassi. But Simmons said that academic excellence is intertwined with socioeconomic diversity. She added that a school’s achievement level is often obscured by its reputation. “I don’t know if it’s all about good schools versus bad schools, or about...
...member Luc Schuster questioned whether it was appropriate for a student who committed one infraction to receive a five day suspension, a possibility that the current policy allows. “We want to make sure our intervention strategies are effective,” he said. But Joseph G. Grassi, another committee member, said he disagreed with this concern, citing the availability of counseling and rehabilitation programs for students and their families. “I’m personally hearing of a lot of children having second chances,” Grassi said. “There?...
...creating healthy school environments. If we do that, the kids are going to do great, and that’s ultimately what we want.” Although there have been proposals for improving the city’s middle schools in the past, School Committee member Joseph G. Grassi, who chairs the Blue Ribbon Commission with Fowler-Finn, said there had never been meetings like these to discuss the issue with the public. Fowler-Finn, who will step down as superintendent in four months, is expected to present several formal recommendations to the school committee in November. In December...
...don’t do ourselves a favor by having that kind of political system.” Often, candidates who spend less may be able to do so because they can rely on long-term loyal constituencies. For example, seven-term School Committee incumbent Joseph G. Grassi had the lowest expenditure of any candidate, which McGovern said was because Grassi relied heavily on the votes of few faithful wards. Grassi did not reply to requests for comment. But Councillor Sam Seidel still believes money or incumbency are not the only things that matter...