Diane Weir on Education

Making ice cream

Diane Weir — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:54:20 -0400

I've been thinking about apes. Thinking about apes thinking.

I watched Nova's Ape Genius last week and saw an experiment:...

Say "cheese"

Diane Weir — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:44:46 -0400

I attended the first hour of the 8/25 SC meeting. I'll look forward to watching the rest on the replay ...

Moxie for mine

Diane Weir — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:56:33 -0400

I noticed the posters two years ago when the School Committee meetings started to be held in the central office ...

Twitting and Taping

Diane Weir — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:09:21 -0400

I'm video taping tonight's School Committee meeting. It will be shown on WCAT (hopefully), but not live tonight.

I'm also ...

Thank You!!! -- with Addendum

Diane Weir — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:23:33 -0400

Many times during this campaign, I was asked what I thought about the other candidates. I always answered honestly -- ...

SUN Shine

Diane Weir — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:12:03 -0400

From today's endorsement in The Lowell Sun: School Committee incumbent Diane Weir has been a breath of fresh air ...

Dear Neighbor

Diane Weir — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:58:09 -0400

Dear Neighbor,

It has been my privilege to serve you as a member of the Westford
School Committee since 2005. ...

\My Stance on "Math in Westford"

Diane Weir — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:28:57 -0400

I was recently asked about "my stance on Math in Westford". The question was posted on the Westford Math Yahoo! ...

Literacy Specialists -- Part I

Diane Weir — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:21:28 -0400

Last spring, I accepted an invitation to watch a Reading Recovery lesson being taught. As a former music teacher, I noticed similarities in the instructional technique. After all, reading isn't simply a collection of knowledge -- something that one knows how to do in theory -- there is a performance aspect to it. To be a reader, you must be able to read....

Steps and Ladders

Diane Weir — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:26:10 -0500

Presentation can be found here

Office Hours

Diane Weir — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:37:33 -0400

I will be holding monthly office hours beginning Monday, July 30th from 6:30 - 7:15 PM in the Mary Atwood ...

What's Old is New Again

Diane Weir — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:12:45 -0400

This summer, Rob and I headed out to Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, MA to catch a Bob Dylan concert. It ...

Packet for January 22, 2007

Diane Weir — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:11:16 -0500

Tonight, the School Committee will be receiving the Superintendent's budget recommendation. More information is available on the WPS Budget Page. ...

Superintendent to present FY08 budget recommendation

Diane Weir — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:28:27 -0500

This notice came out via the school e-mail list yesterday:

Superintendent of Schools, Bill Olsen, is presenting his recommended FY ...

Packet for January 16, 2007 -- Part III

Diane Weir — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:50:59 -0500

Here's the last of the material. As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated.

Attached you will find:

Draft minutes ...

Packet for January 16, 2007 -- Part II

Diane Weir — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:35:45 -0500

I can attach only five documents at a time, so I'll have to break this up over a few posts. ...

Packet for January 16, 2007 -- Part I

Diane Weir — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:26:00 -0500

This weekend I spent three hours scanning the packet material received for tomorrow night's meeting. I hope this enhances your ...

Wanted: Your thoughts on the Math Pilots

Diane Weir — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:24:22 -0500

During this month's budget presentations, a request for adoption of one of the pilots (yet TBD) was in the budget. ...

What's wrong with this picture?

Diane Weir — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:16:44 -0500

Do you see anything wrong with this? I do. The chairs and music stands are public property. A principal ...

Universal Preschool: It's for the children, right?

Diane Weir — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:24:21 -0400

There is one thing Moira Kenney and I agree on -- she is most definitely a pre-school advocate. . . .

Universal Preschool aka "Early Education for All"

Diane Weir — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 15:28:19 -0400

Governor Romney recently vetoed an attempt at state mandated preschool. I haven't completed a thorough analysis of the legislation yet, ...

Did I miss something?

Diane Weir — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:36:12 -0400

About two months ago, I first learned that a group of middle school students had "tested out" of the Advanced ...

A Tale of Three Cities

Diane Weir — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:52:53 -0400

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times for the Boston Public Schools. On the same day the district . . .

The relation of School Choice and Per Pupil Expenditure

Diane Weir — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:42:19 -0400

School Choice was recently posted on Westford.com. The essence of the question was if ...

Ring Tone Inaudible by Most Adults

Diane Weir — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:49:44 -0400

Here's one more reason why, if you want to eliminate cell phone usage during school hours, you need to make ...

The news

Diane Weir — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 23:54:18 -0400

I welcome your comments and questions about the administrative changes reported in today's Lowell Sun. . .

Article 19

Diane Weir — Thu, 04 May 2006 08:31:00 -0400

Article 19 on the Town Meeting warrant, calls for the establishment of group e-mail addresses for each elected and appointed ...

Sorry, Charlie!

Diane Weir — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 09:07:13 -0400

All is fair in politics. It is fair to be vocal in support of your candidates. It is fair to be vocal about why voters shouldn't support others. But there is one technique that does more to damage the schools of Westford than any other. . .

Let your voice be heard!

Diane Weir — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:01:44 -0400

Did you know that there is a state law requiring School Committees to hold annual public budget hearings? Ours ...

Notes from the Hill

Diane Weir — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:24:26 -0400

The House Ways and Means released its budget recommendation last week. With just over two months in the state's budget process, we may find ourselves with a bit of work to do. . . .