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The second meeting of the Ayer-Shirley Regional School Committee was held on August 17th, here are the highlights from the meeting.

We received an update on the middle school merger from Interim Superintendent Mary Beth Hamel and the school is ready for the new year. There have been 3 Professional Development days for staff held over the course of the summer and under the leadership of Superintendent Hamel, Principal Brian Haas and Vice Principal Rich McGrath the teams have melded together beautifully. We have spent over $30,000 on new text books in the middle school to support the enhanced curriculum offerings that will be provided this year in the merged school. The teaching staff has worked hard as individuals and department teams to coordinate the program schedule and the program of study to provide the best educational opportunities possible for middle school students. Superintendent Hamel remarked that she is very impressed with the work accomplished and the positive attitude brought to the merger by all involved. She reported that the team is ready and excited about the upcoming school year. The new bus routes for children in Ayer have been posted on the Regional Website and the Ayer District website and the new bus routes for Shirley students will be posted by Friday, August 27th. The bus routes will also be posted in the local newspapers.

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