Paul RuseauSep 9, 20192 minAfter the Bell BreakfastBeginning in the fall of 2019 Medford Public Schools began offering universal free breakfast at all of our schools. This is an important first step. There ...
Paul RuseauSep 9, 20192 minUniversal Free LunchBeginning in the fall of 2019 Medford Public Schools began offering universal free breakfast at all of our schools. This is an important first step. There ...
Paul RuseauAug 17, 20191 minSuperintendent search committee and selectionEven before taking office on January 1, 2018, I understood that the most important activity of my first year in office was going to be the selection of a new...
Paul RuseauAug 17, 20191 minNew meal charge policy to prevent lunch shamingI was proud of the Medford School Committee when we passed an updated Meal Charge policy that made lunch shaming a practice that should not be happening in M...
Paul RuseauAug 17, 20191 minNew medication administration policy2019 saw the passage of a new Medication Administration policy for Medford Public Schools. The policy on the books, while perfectly legal, was quite outdate...
Paul RuseauAug 17, 20191 minIt is hard to learn when you are hungryBeginning in the fall of 2019 Medford Public Schools will offer universal free breakfast at all of our schools. This is being accomplished utilizing the fede...
Paul RuseauAug 17, 20191 minPain, day in and day outWhen I was a child I grew up in extreme poverty in rural New Hampshire. One of the features of living in such a situation is that dental care was non-existe...
Paul RuseauAug 16, 20192 minAccessEvery child deserves an excellent education. However, not every child has all the resources they require to take advantage of that education. Access is an u...
Paul RuseauAug 16, 20192 minStandardized TestingI have been a vocal critic of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, MCAS. Research has made clear that standardized tests are really just proxie...
Paul RuseauAug 16, 20191 minClimate CrisisI firmly believe that providing a quality education cannot come at the expense of a future where our children will no longer have a safe and stable environme...
Paul RuseauAug 16, 20191 minEvery child reading at grade level by the end of 3rd gradeI believe we can get every single child reading at grade level by the end of 3rd grade and this needs to be a major focus of the administration. It goes with...
Paul RuseauAug 16, 20191 minAfter School StaffingOur after school program has continuous staffing shortages. Families depend on this program and the severe shortage of after school programs in our area mea...
Paul RuseauAug 16, 20191 minLiving Wages for all employeesWe have trouble hiring some staff because the wages are too low. I am committed to improving the wages of our employees that do not receive a living wage at...
Paul RuseauAug 16, 20191 minFunding shortfall, year after yearMedford is underfunded on the order of millions of dollars every single year. Public education has been underfunded for at least 18 years when the State of ...
