Superintendent's Blog

We love celebrating all the small and large accomplishments we experience with one another. If you are a staff or community member we would love to share your positive noticings! Click on the "Shout Outs" to be directed to the google form to share your acknowledgments!

A shoutout for Mr. Keoseyan (Mr. G.) for bringing Marine Biology to GMS!

A very grateful 6th grade parent appreciates the entire Middle School Camp Kieve team for creating a truly inclusive opportunity for all students. She states "I am so glad that my daughter has such supportive staff around her at GMHS"
Michael Kelley, DECA Advisor, continues to coach our students towards success. He is pleased to announce that 28 of our students placed in the top six of their categories and earned a spot at the state-wide DECA competition in March. Eleven of our students finished in 1st place. Thank you Michael for always going above and beyond for Georgetown students.
A shoutout to Shareef Kotb, Chemistry teacher, for keeping things interesting in class. Shareef explains that "The video showcases the reaction between Sodium metal and water, where Sodium metal donates a valence electron to water. This reaction is very exothermic, thus producing a fire and exploding. This activity is important for the chapter on Periodicity, as it demonstrates the relative reactivity of metals and metallic character as a result of atomic radius, ionization energy, and electronegativity trends on the periodic table. Other metals used in this lab included Aluminum, Magnesium, Calcium, Lithium, and Potassium. "

JV Cheerleading

Due to a huge interest from our students we added a JV Cheerleading squad for the first time this year! It is great having them support our JV Basketball games.

Georgetown High School Open House

We want to give our community, as well as families from other towns, the opportunity to see what Georgetown High School has to offer! Please join us on January 29, 2026 for an Open House. Families will have tours, talk with teachers and coaches and explore opportunities at GHS.

PBIS Student Climate Survey Data

The PBIS climate survey is a set of brief, reliable questions that we use to gauge perceptions of our school environment. It helps us understand how our community experience our school's culture and support systems. The survey uses a Likert scale (1-4). We conduct it twice a year for students and staff and once a year for families.

Penn Brook

The most recent data moved Penn Brook's overall score above 3. The statement "My school wants me to do well" had the highest rating. The lowest rating statement was "I like school".

Georgetown Middle School

The most recent data moved the overall score above 3. Middle School students scored Social/Civic Learning (3.54) and Peer Social Support (3.32) and school safety (3.24) the highest. The statements that rated the highest in each category include "Doing the right thing is important to me" and "I know a student at my school that I can talk to if I need help (e.g., homework, class assignments, projects)" and "I have not been concerned about my physical safety at school". School connectedness was rated the lowest (2.83) with the statement "Most days I look forward to going to school" the lowest rated in the category.

Georgetown High School

Georgetown High School student data is consistently at the 3.0. Students had the highest rating (3.57) in the Social/civic Learning category which includes "I treat other students fairly, Doing the right thing is important to me, I am open towards different opinions and perspectives, amongst other prompts". School connectedness (2.74) is where students felt the least positive with the lowest scores in "I like school" and "Most days I look forward to school"

PBIS Staff Climate Survey Data

Across the district schools staff are reporting improvement in their perceptions:

Penn Brook's overall rating moved from 3.15 in May of 2025 to 3.31 with the highest category rating was "staff connectedness" (3.56) with the lowest being "Peer/Adult Relations "(2.96)
Georgetown Middle School's overall rating moved from 3.1 in May of 2025 to 3.28 with the highest rating category being "Staff Connectedness" (3.59) and the lowest being "Peer/Adult Relations" (2.7)
Georgetown High School's overall rating moved from 3.03 in May of 2025 to 3.12 with staff rating the "Physical Environment the highest" (3.38) and "Parental Involvement "(2.74) being the lowest

GMHS Principal Search

The search for a new Middle High School Principal is entering it's final stages. On Monday and Wednesday of last week 6 candidates were interviewed and 3 were moved forward to the 2nd round. The process is on track to have the finalist identified by mid - late January. We plan on having candidates spend time at GMHS during the week of January 12, 2025 so they can get a better understanding of who we are and to meet with students, staff and parents/caregivers. More information will be shared after the winter break.

The Future of GHS Update

In collaboration with Amesbury Public Schools, we have hired TMS to partner with us for the regionalization feasibility study. This process takes a minimum of 6 months. While this is underway tuition agreement conversations with other communities will be held to understand the possibility, practicality and appropriateness of entering into a tuition agreement. We don't plan on having cohesive information to share out until late spring or early summer. Given the timeline, we are budgeting and planning for grades 9-12 to continue at GMHS for the 2027 school year. While information gathering is happening we continue to move forward with urgency and passion to redesign the high school!

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