MHS/MVTHS Names Reaccreditation Steering Group

Dr. Paul Krueger, headmaster at Medford High School, announced the names of Steering Committee members who will direct the school’s efforts during its self-study and accreditation by the Commission on Public Secondary Schools of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The committee will be co-chaired by teachers Candace Van Aken and Nick Tucci.

The other members of the committee are: MHS teachers David Ambrose, Douglas Bowen-Flynn, Audrey Carmosino; Vocational school teacher Rich Cormio, Sub-Master Rosemary Trainor, and Dr. Krueger.

NEASC membership requires that a school undergo a self-study and formal evaluation at least once every ten years. The steering committee’s responsibilities will include coordinating a schedule of events for the self-study, collecting reports from various sub-committees, and making necessary preparations for the evaluation committee’s visit.

“The self-study will include the completion of a comprehensive assessment of teaching and learning and the support of teaching and learning. The focus of the evaluation visit will be to determine the extent to which our programs and services carry out the school’s core values and beliefs and meet the Commission’s Standards for Accreditation,” said Van Aken.

The school was last accredited in 2002.

– Submitted by Rick Cormio