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🥳 Happy fifth anniversary to all who celebrate! 🎉
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ALT Screenshot from the broadcast of the Somerville School Committee's rejection of Powderhouse Studios' Innovation Plan proposal in 2019. Full video available at https://somervillecityma.iqm2.com/Citizens/SplitView.aspx?Mode=Video&MeetingID=2862&Format=None
(They really do take a long time.)
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Last night Somerville's School Committee voted to reject Powderhouse Studios' proposal for a new, in-district Innovation School. It's an incredible disappointment after nearly seven years of effort. And frankly, an incredible lesson in how impossible this work can be. [1/4]
Throughout all this, people have told us that what we were trying to do wasn’t possible. We may still find out that they're right, but we've made it further than anyone else trying to create a school like Powderhouse within a public school district. [3/4]
Take Two! This Monday 3/18, Somerville School Committee will vote on whether to approve Powderhouse as an in-district innovation school. Now is the time to make your voice heard! Submit your letters to the committee, who's addresses can be found here: notion.so/powderhouse/Somerv…
Due to the snow emergency, tonight's School Committee meeting is canceled, and the Powderhouse vote will be rescheduled for Monday March 18th. Stay safe and warm today, and we'll be in touch over the coming weeks with more information and updates!
This Monday 3/4, Somerville School Committee will vote on whether to approve Powderhouse as an in-district innovation school. Now is the time to make your voice heard! We encourage submitting a letter to the committee, who's addresses can be found here: notion.so/powderhouse/Somerv…
We’ve received a lot of interest and questions from the Somerville community. Many folks have asked about the proposed budget. The district recently posted the budget from their most recent School Committee meeting, found in question #2 at this link: somerville.k12.ma.us/distric…
UPDATE: The community meeting is cancelled for tonight due to inclement weather. We'll update with rescheduling info. In the meantime, sign up to join one of our family information sessions: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Tomorrow at 5:30PM is our community meeting at the Winter Hill School (115 Sycamore St.) We'll have an overview of the school design, followed by plenty of time for Q&A. Be sure to check back here or the SPS website for weather updates! somerville.k12.ma.us/distric…
Thanks to all who attended the public hearing on Wednesday! Check out the recording featuring presentations from Powderhouse and the Superintendent, followed by over 25 public comments! We will be sharing responses to questions over the next week or so. youtube.com/watch?v=Y-ruIyXs…
Tomorrow is the public hearing for Powderhouse Studios! As the final vote on March 4th approaches, the more input the School Committee receives, the better! See (and hear!) you tomorrow at West Somerville Neighborhood School at 6PM! powderhouse.org/authorizatio…
Proposed innovation school clears hurdle in Somerville bostonglobe.com/metro/globel… via @BostonGlobe
Hello Friends of Powderhouse Studios! We've moved into the final phase of the approval process with SPS and tonight we'll be presenting about Curriculum and Staffing. If you're interested in joining this conversation, come out to Somerville City Hall tonight at 7PM!
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Many thanks and appreciation to PowderHouse Studios, who is creating a entirely new kind of high school. As an Awesome sponsor of @ProjAlloy, @PowderHS is helping send many grantees to @StrangeLoop_STL this year. Yay!
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Insightful @aresnick @powderhs in @BostonGlobe "To really reinv pub ed req consistent, ongoing invest in new ideas." bostonglobe.com/magazine/201…
