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...addressing how much of the system’s money reaches the classroom, committee member Joseph G. Grassi said that 82 percent of all funds are spent on instruction. And when asked whether the schools are making good use of their $23,000 in per pupil expenditures—more than double the state average—Grassi boasted that the district chooses to make free many programs that other districts do not, such as all-day kindergarten, busing, and sports...
Committee member Joseph G. Grassi emphasized that current security practices might not be as effective as teachers and administrators think they...
...defeated on 4-2 vote. Another member, Luc Schuster, said that he was also unsatisfied with the proposal because of the list’s emphasis on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) examination. He ultimately voted against the superintendent’s proposal. But member Joseph G. Grassi said that the committee should leave the job of matching up educational needs with budgetary allocation to the superintendent. “I don’t want to get into the practice of having a secondary budget process,” he said. “I don?...
Cambridge Public School Committee member Joseph G. Grassi said that he was disappointed with the Department of Education’s choice to increase the test’s benchmark score so early...
...high school is a really upbeat place,” said School Committee member Nancy Walser, who has a daughter attending the school. “The whole place is really energized and I hear that morale is pretty high.”School Committee member Joseph G. Grassi said that Saheed’s appointment fosters a sense of stability within the school.“I think people have a comfort level that he’s there this year,” said Grassi, who graduated from the high school in 1985. “He?...