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Linda Darling-Hammond is Named Charles W. Eliot Award Recipient

The Charles W. Eliot Award honors the educational legacy of Harvard’s longest term president, who also was a founder and past president of NEASC. The award is given to a person who demonstrates strong support of education in New England. Dr. Linda Darling-Ham-mond, the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University, was presented the award at the 123rd Annual Meeting of the NEASC in December 2007 by outgoing President James Mooney.

Dr. Darling-Hammond’s research, teaching and policy work includes service as the executive director of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future. The Commission’s 1996 report What Matters Most: Teaching for America’s Future provided a blueprint for transforming education to guarantee all children access to high quality teaching. Author or editor of 13 books and 200 publications, Dr. Darling-Hammond’s work has led to sweeping policy changes affecting teaching and school-ing at all levels of government and to ongoing reforms in teacher preparation.

The Association President, James C. Mooney, head-master of Vermont Academy, presided over the 123rd Annual Meeting which featured Dr. Leslie H. Gelb, one of America’s most prominent foreign policy experts and former Pulitzer Prize winning correspondent for the New York Times, as well as Dr. Gary Orfield, co-direc-tor of UCLA’s The Civil Rights Project/El Proyectro de CRP, co-founder and director of Harvard’s Civil Rights Project for more than a decade. The theme “Education for a Global Economy” featured a powerful and varied program involving a distinguished array of presenters including distinguished educators, policy makers and researchers.

Dr. Darling-Hammond received a standing ovation when she finished her remarks at the closing luncheon which concluded the 3-day meeting. Her remarks focused on the “little publicized battle with profound implications for America’s future being waged on Capitol…” regarding the “optimistically entitled No Child Left Behind legisla-tion.” While she found it gratifying that political leaders are recognizing the importance of education “to the survival of individuals and societies in the 21st century,” she argued that “we have a long way to go.” She contin-ued on to say that now that we have learned “something about how to get there…we need a government that will help us accomplish what we know how to do…”. She lamented the need for “a national education policy that enables schools to meet the intellectual demands of the 21st century and that pays off the educational debt which has accrued over centuries of unequal access, something NCLB currently fails to address.”

Dr. Darling-Hammond said that NCLB can be seen as a step forward in improving education for those students traditionally left behind in American schools, especially those of color, living in poverty, new English learners and students with disabilities. She identi-fied some major break-throughs as a result of the legislation including a “first-time-ever recognition of students’ right to qualified teachers [that] is historically significant.” The address then turned to the prom-ise—and the problems of the law, including its focus on “testing rather than investing”. For example, although the law requires “highly qualified teachers,” the lack of a federal teacher supply policy makes this a hollow promise in many communities.” Since the percentage of Americans living in severe poverty “has reached a 32-year high, NCLB’s effort to improve impoverished schools…through threats and sanctions, rather than serious investments in education and welfare, amounts to fiddling while Rome burns.” Finally, she remarked that NCLB’s framework does “not allow for the structural changes that could enable substantially better educational outcomes—that is, a system of teacher preparation and professional development that would routinely produce high-quality teaching; curriculum and assessment that encourage critical thinking and performance skills; high-quality preschool education, libraries and learning materials, and health care for poor children. Instead, it wastes scarce resources on a complicated test score game that appears to be nar-rowing the curriculum, uprooting successful programs, and pushing low-achieving students out of many schools.”

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Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond receives Eliot Award from President Mooney

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Linda Darling-Hammond is Named Charles W. Eliot Award Recipient cont. from page 1 In closing, Dr. Darling-Hammond spoke of the “many, many great people in our system of public education, when echoing Ted Sizer’s views that ‘it is not the people who are at fault, but the system.’” She plead with her audience to “remind our public officials that public school educators are indeed heroes” and that as colleagues have discussed, all too often we confuse celebrities with heroes, when the real day to day heroes are present among us. The ballroom resounded with applause and appreciation as she concluded her remarks.

Dr. Ruth Simmons, President, Brown University and new NEASC President, accepts gavel from outgoing President, Jim Mooney.

125th Anniversary Committee Calls On Students to Participate

In 2010, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges will celebrate its 125th Anniversary. As a preamble to and signature event for that celebration, the 125th Anniversary Committee is inviting member institutions to have their students participate in Listening to Students – an extended conversation with students about their views on the purposes of education. The committee invites member institutions to have all or some of their students engage in a conversation that will begin in the fall of 2008 and extend until the fall of 2010, the anniversary year.

It will focus on what students think education should accomplish and how educational institu-tions should be assessed. The Anniversary Com-mittee will provide an opportunity for students or their representatives to share the results of those conversations with each other and with other NEASC constituents at an annual fall forum involving their peers as participants and present-ers and adult educators as the listeners. Gregory Prince, Chair of the Committee, provided the framing questions:

in 2008: What do you want education to do for you? in 2009: Given what you want education to do for you, what are the standards by which your schools should be judged? in 2010: What do you think students from other countries will think about your position on the purposes of education and standards by which school should be judged?

Commitee plans at this time are to host a sym-posium each fall where students can share ideas and prepare a summary briefing for the Annual Meeting. Each occasion would ideally include educators from the Commissions, their staffs, NEASC members, and invited public local, state and national figures. Student teams working on the questions will be encouraged to share ideas on the web for the annual symposia as well as smaller, regional or local meetings organized by groups of schools.

Comments and suggestions are welcome and may be directed to the 125th Anniversary Committee’s Chair, Dr. Gregory Prince at NEASC’s Executive Offices or by email to: [email protected] or Dr. Eva Kampits at [email protected].

Dr. gregory Prince, Chair, 125thAnniversary Committee

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Research Office Analyzes Visiting Committee ReportsThe NEASC Office of Research is undertaking a variety of projects this year. A study initiated in 2007 is underway in which visiting team recom-mendations to public schools are being analyzed in order to identify commonly cited areas for school improvement and subsequent school actions. The objective of the study is to help develop effective protocols and inform the entire accreditation pro-cess overall. The Office of Research continues to provide information to legislative offices requesting educational data. Other ongoing initiatives include analyses of data on No Child Left Behind, distance education, and early childhood education.

41 New Schools Welcomed into Association

At the annual New Schools Breakfast held during the Association’s Annual Meeting, forty-one new schools were officially welcomed into the NEASC, among which were eight schools from countries outside the United States. In his welcoming remarks, Jacob Ludes III, executive director of the Association, told representatives from the new schools that the journey to school improve-ment through accreditation had been initiated through the self study and the peer review visit and the next few years is the period in which schools should see the fruits of their labors. Each school was awarded a plaque.

Al-Hamra Academy Shrewsbury, MA

Al Ma’Arifa international Private SchoolUnited Arab Emirates

Andover College, Portland, ME

Benjamin Franklin institute of TechnologyBoston, MA Blessed Sacrament Elementary School Walpole, MA

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CPSS Provides School improvement Assistance

The Commission on Public Secondary Schools has two exciting programs designed to assist schools in their school improvement efforts. In its first partnership with Teachers21, CPSS will offer a five day program (three days in the summer, one day in the fall, and one day in January 2009) for teams from schools interested in secondary school redesign topics: collaborating to improve school culture; equity in a safe and supportive environment; challenging curriculum, engaging instruction and meaningful assessment; making connections with learners through personalizing school; and action planning for effective use of time and resources.

CPSS will also present a second “Model School Programs” conference on October 15, 2008. After its successful initial venture in 2007, which hosted sixteen member schools who presented and described programs which address the NEASC Standards to nearly 400 educators. Information on both programs will be highlighted on the new website and in communication to member school principals.

Stasio Takes Over CAiSA Reins

Carl Stasio has served since 1986 as Thornton Academy’s seventh headmaster. After beginning his career as a high school history teacher in Burlington, MA, Carl has filled leadership roles in the cur-riculum offices of the Mass. Dept. of Education and the Methuen, MA school department. Upon moving to Maine, he first served as the high school principal in Wells, ME.

Carl received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Boston College, and has completed graduate study at the University of Massachusetts, Northeastern University and Boston University. He is very active in professional organizations includ-ing the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), Independent Schools of Northern New England, and the Maine Asso-ciation of Independent Schools. He has participated or chaired some 20 school evaluation teams both in the United States and abroad, including schools in Jordan, Switzerland and the Dominican Republic. He recently completed a term as President of NEASC. In 2001 Carl was honored as Arts Administrator of the Year by the

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Maine Alliance for Arts Education. The focus of his work continues to be the provision of more and better opportunities for high school students to develop their abilities, interests and connections to their communities through academics, athletics, activities and the arts.

Carl Stasio, CAiSA Chair

41 New Schools Welcomed into Association cont. from page 2 Boston Trinity AcademyBoston, MA

Briarwood CollegeSouthington, CT

Bridgeport international AcademyBridgeport, CT

British international SchoolPhuket, Thailand

Clemens CollegeSuffield, CT

Clinton Avenue SchoolNew Haven, CT

Community High School of VermontWaterbury, VT

Farmington Valley Academy MontessoriAvon, CT

Franklin AcademyEast Haddam, CT

ghana international SchoolAccra, Ghana

Hesser CollegeManchester, NH

Hill Central Music AcademyNew Haven, CT

Hisar Education Foundation SchoolIstanbul, Turkey

Hudson Country Montessori SchoolDanbury, CT

international Secondary School of EindhovenThe Netherlands

international School of PragueCzech Republic

Kuwait National English Speaking SchoolHawally, Kuwait

Livermore Falls High SchoolLivermore, ME

Livermore Elementary SchoolLivermore, ME

Maine Coast Semester SchoolWiscasset, ME

Nanjing international SchoolChina

Pre Tinsulanda Centre for international EducationThailand

Richmond High SchoolRichmond, ME

San Miguel SchoolProvidence, RI

St. Agatha Elementary SchoolMilton, MA

St. Elizabeth Seton SchoolRochester, NH

St. Francis Xavier Elementary SchoolSouth Weymouth, MA

St. Mary of the Assumption SchoolBrookline, MA

St. Mary Star of the Sea SchoolBeverly, MA

St. Mary’s Catholic SchoolMansfield, MA

St. Michael SchoolFall River, MA

St. Patrick SchoolPortsmouth, NH

St. Patrick SchoolPelham, NH

St. ThomasSanford, ME

The Learning ClinicBrooklyn, CT

World Elementary SchoolNashua, NH


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Economic impact of Education Studies Continue

The NEASC Office of Research released its third annual economic impact report in March 2008. The report reveals that as of academic year 2005-06 (the latest year for which audited school financial data are available) accredited schools, colleges, and universities across the six New England states have an economic impact on the area of $114,675,890,387. As with the previous NEASC studies, this latest assessment demon-strates that education is a critical sector in the regional economy.

NEASC’s economic impact assessments, conducted on an annual basis since 2004, aim to inform public officials, policymakers, and the general public about the ways in which everyday educational spending affects the New England economy. The study is unique in that it is the first and only economic impact assessment in New England that includes schools at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels. Additionally, while in the past there has been a general lack of research attention to the economic impact of elementary, middle, and secondary schools, NEASC’s study has consistently demonstrated that schools in this sub-sector have an impres-sive influence regionally—$15,025,293,539 as of academic year 2005-06 (public and private schools combined).

The NEASC study also finds that the educa-tion sector is one of the top employers in New England, providing jobs for roughly 484,340 people in FY06. According to the study, the nearly 1.8 million students enrolled in accredited institutions comprise 12 percent of the entire New England population, making them a powerful, albeit often overlooked, ‘consumer’ force. NEASC notes that the revenue of accredited public elementary, middle, and secondary schools amounts to an astounding $9,583,558,564 in FY06, exceeding the revenues of many of the highest grossing companies in the region. For more information on this study or to download a copy of the complete economic impact report, visit the NEASC website at www.neasc.org.

Planning Committee Makes Recommendations

Abroad (CAISA) as well as the role of the association, its commissions, its employees and volunteers, as they engage overseas schools and colleges.

Members of the Planning Committee included President Antonucci, Paul Berkel, Charles Cook, David Ferreira, Dorothy Galo, Valerie Gardner, Caroline Rand Herron, James Morse, George Terrien, and Bak Fun Wong.

Dr. Robert Antonucci, President, Fitchburg State College

A Planning Committee was appointed by NEASC President Philip Austin in 2006 and the committee reported on December 5, 2007, regarding the condition of the Association and its likely position in the future. This was the second planning committee to analyze the Association in recent years the last such effort being undertaken in 2001.

Chaired by Fitchburg State College President, Robert Antonucci, the Planning Committee recommended strengthening the New England Association of Schools and Colleges by energiz-ing and empowering its governance structure, promoting introspection in certain critical areas, and dedicating leadership resources to matters of policy, planning, goal setting, and direction. The Board of Trustees and the Association will partner to respond to the recommendations.

The Report of the Strategic Planning Committee (2007) included six major areas of recom-mendations and a total of eighteen items calling for action. NEASC President Ruth Simmons is organizing a response that will call for imple-mentation of fifteen of the recommendations before the end of 2008. Three of the recom-mendations will be either long-term or ongoing.

Among the major recommendations was a call for the creation of two separate task forces. One would consider the feasibility of creating a single public schools commission from CPEMS, CPSS, and CTCI, and the second would examine the mission of the Commission on American and International Schools

New CPEMS Chair Elected

Dr. Celeste Bowler, Director of Elementary Education for the West Warwick Public Schools in Rhode Island was elected to the position of Chairperson of the Commission on Public Elementary and Middle Schools at the Commission’s November meeting. Dr. Bowler has served on the Commission for three years and was also elected to a second three year term. Prior to her current position, Dr. Bowler served in several administrative and teaching positions among which were: Coordinator of Reading and Title I in the Bristol Warren Regional School Department; Coordinator of the Northern Early Learning Center, Lincoln School Department, Lincoln, Rhode Island; Assistant Professor, Rhode Island College, Kindergarten, Henry Barnard School; Early Childhood Consultant, Federal Hill House Associa-tion, Providence, Rhode Island; and Coordinator, Day Care Services, Federal Hill House Association, Providence, Rhode Island. She has authored several grants and has served the state of Rhode Island on two Task Forces: the Task Force for PreK-4 Literacy, Math, and Science and the Task Force on Teacher Recruitment/Need and Attrition/Retention. Dr. Bowler’s doctoral research resulted in a dissertation entitled The Influence of Teacher Response On African American Students’ Codeswitching,


At its last meeting the Commission on Technical and Career Institutions recog-nized four Commission members who have completed their terms. Joseph McNabb, President of Caritas Laboure College in Boston, has completed two three-year terms and also represented CTCI as a Commission member of CIHE as the transi-tion of CTCI’s degree-granting institutions to CIHE was taking place.

Eugene Carlo, Superintendent/Director of Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School in Marlborough, Massachusetts and Kathleen Finck, Director of Center for Technology in Essex Junction, Vermont,

have also completed two three-year terms. In addition, Ms. Finck also served as Chair of the Commission for the past two years.

David Ferreira, former Superintendent/Director of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School in Rochester, Mas-sachusetts, has left the Commission after four years of service. Mr. Ferreira has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators.

The commission extends its best wishes to each of these volunteers who have so will-ingly supported the work of their peers

CTCi Recognizes Commissioners Leaving in 2007

CTCi Retiring Commissioners: Joseph McNabb, David Ferreira. Kathleen Finck, Eugene Carlo

Joseph H. Crowley, Jr., Director of the Warwick Area Career and Technical Center in Warwick, Rhode Island, has been elected Chairman of the Commis-sion on Technical and Career Institutions (CTCI). He has been in his present position since January 2003. Prior to that he was Director of the Chariho Career and Technical Center in Wood River Junction, Rhode Island. He has also served as business manager of the Seekonk Public Schools in Seekonk, Massachusetts and as assistant director of the West Bay Vocational Techni-cal Center in Coventry, Rhode Island.

Joe has served as a CTCI Commissioner since 2003. He has chaired a number of visiting teams and has been a member of the Nominating Committee for both NEASC and CTCI. He is the current president of the Rhode Island Association of School Principals and is a past chairman of the Rhode Island Association of Area Career and Technical Directors.

After months of preparation, the NEASC is poised to launch its new version of the NEASC Website. In the summer of 2007, NEASC engaged Inner Circle Media of Ann Arbor, Michigan, to guide them through the process of creating, improving and implementing a new, up to date tool for communicating with its membership as well as the public at large. During the process, each Commission, as well as the execu-tive office, has been responsible for designing its matrix and developing its own material. In addition, each Commission has been able to tailor its format to meet the needs of its constituencies.

Inner Circle Media conducted two training sessions, one of which was to lay out the original design of both the home page and the individual Commission pages. The second training was a hands-on training for each Commission which enabled the staff to load content and work with functionality of their individual sites.

Jake Ludes, NEASC executive director said, “I’m happy to see the work that has been accomplished so far on the new website. I understand that every Commission is already feeling quite confident about being in charge of their own websites, and I trust that our improved version will please our membership.” Ludes also thanked Pat Pierson of the NEASC staff for maintaining the current website so well for the past many years.

The expected launch date is expected before the end of March.

NEASC To Launch New Web Site

CTCi Elects New Commission Chair

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Members of the Commission on Public Secondary Schools and the Commission staff express their sincere appreciation for the dedication, level of commitment, and invaluable contributions of their three outgoing colleagues each of whom recently completed six years of service. During their years as Commission members, Patti Kennelly, Principal of Inter-Lakes High School, Meredith, NH; Richard Kraemer, Principal (retired) Stow High School, VT; and Robert Souther, Teacher, Limestone Community School, ME were responsible for reviewing reports submitted by member schools and monitoring their progress in meeting the Standards for Accreditation throughout the decennial cycle along with fellow Commission members from all six New England states. In addition, each of these Commission members served as chairs of several visiting committees, were involved in the refine-ment of the Standards for Accreditation, the review of the self-study and the visit protocol.

Three CPSS Veterans Complete Terms

Joseph H. Crowley


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CiS Schools Paint Accreditation green!

Many independent schools in New England have made a commitment (and taken leadership) to protect and preserve the environment. Two CIS schools, Stanstead College (www.stansteadcol-lege.com) and Northfield Mount Herman School (www.nmhschool.org), this year forged a direct link between environmental sustainability and their accreditation.

Environmental Accountability at Stanstead College: Proposing An Environmental Standard

As the school began its self-study last year, Stanstead College’s Environmental Action Group noted the absence of a NEASC standard or indicator related to issues of environmental sustainability. Concerned that Stanstead itself has much to do in this area, they formed a Self-Study Committee and proposed an additional standard:

Additional Standard 17 (Environmental): The school has appropriate environmental values to ensure that it is a proactive proponent of environ-mental ethics and sustainability.

The Committee collected data – including a student-conducted environmental assessment, identified possible “indicators,” examined related program offerings, challenged the governance of the school to provide leadership, and proposed a number of recommendations for inclusion in the school’s Action Plan.

Stanstead rated itself “6” on this standard: “Remedia-tion of the problem is uncertain;” however, they have earned a number of ratings: (1) Exemplary – for using accreditation and the self-study process to focus atten-tion; (4) Standard is being addressed – for the assess-ments they have undertaken and the practical steps outlined in the suggested indicators; and (5) Problem is recognized – as clearly demonstrated by this initiative.

Well done, Stanstead! We hope other schools take up the challenge to assess themselves on “Standard 17.” Meanwhile, the Commission will be discussing whether it is time to add a new standard on sustainability.

Sustainability at Northfield Mount Hermon School: Walking the Talk Charles Tierney, Assistant Head of School, said, “Sustainability is a hot topic at many schools. It should be, since our moral obligation to the future requires us to decrease our use of non-renewable energy resources. Schools are developing creative ways to shrink our carbon footprints. In order to teach and inspire our students to become better stewards of the earth, it is clear that we all must walk our talk.” Following this fall’s self-study and re-accreditation process, Northfield Mount Hermon School purchased carbon credits to offset the total of 2,707 miles driven by the 12 members on the NEASC visiting committee. The offset credits NMH purchased from Native Energy in Vermont (nativeenergy.com) will remove nearly two tons of CO2 from the air, making the NEASC visit carbon-free. In addition, the dining services prepared

“sustainable meals” for the visiting committee by serving local food and snacks from the NMH Farm and sustainable sources within a 50-mile radius of the campus. To save printing of paper during their visit, committee members also were provided with USB flash drives for their laptops with previously loaded documents.

These initiatives were prompted by the recent work of the NMH Task Force for Sustainability, a commit-tee formed several years ago by head of school Tom Sturtevant to engage the community in more sustain-able practices. Comprised of students, teachers, staff members, administrators, parents and alumni, the task force meets biweekly to discuss, plan and inspire more environmentally friendly practices on the campus. The task force has organized presentations on resource use at all- school meetings as well as at staff and faculty meetings, In addition, a thorough sustainability audit was conducted last year by the task force, cataloging campus use of energy, water, chemicals and food, and identifying sustainability topics found in the NMH curriculum. The audit has been used this year by the task force to create monthly action steps (www.nmhschool.org/sustain/index.php).

The task force also involved itself in the design of the 63,000 square-foot Rhodes Art Center scheduled to open this September. Working with architects, the facility has been designed more efficiently and is being built with sustainable practices. It is expected to earn a gold level LEED certification.

Stanstead College

Northfield Mount Hermon


Seven New CPSS Commissioners Elected

The Commission on Public Secondary Schools is pleased to welcome seven new members who were recently elected to serve three-year terms of office. Elected to the Commis-sion were: Joseph Damplo, Director of Media Services, Wayland High School, MA; Andrea Isaak Elliot, Assistant Principal, Dover High School and Regional Vocational Center, NH; Carol Fritz, Principal, Maranacook Commu-nity School, Readfield, ME: Andrew Keough, Principal, Wellesley High School, MA; Patrick Larkin, Principal, Burlington High School, MA; Sean McMannon, Principal, Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, VT; and Jason Rojas, Director of Community Relations, Trin-ity College, Hartford, CT.

The new Commission members were nominated by their educational peers based on their involvement in and knowledge of the accreditation process and their voluntary service in leadership roles as chairs and assistant chairs of visiting committees. Along with their fellow Commission members, they will be responsible for reviewing reports sub-mitted by member schools and monitoring their progress in meeting the Standards for Accreditation throughout the decennial cycle. The Commission members and the Commis-sion staff congratulate each new member.

Commission Turnover at CPEMS

The Commission on Public Elementary and Middle Schools saw a big turnover among its membership at the Annual Meeting in December. Leaving the Commission after two three-year terms were: Robin Rosenfield, first grade teacher of Litchfield, CT; Dale Williams, middle school principal of Hampden, ME; Peter Warburton, assis-tant superintendent of New Hampshire’s SAU#53; and Margi Tessier, middle school principal of Norwood, MA. Leaving after one term was Gail Rosengard, assistant superin-tendent of Lawrence, MA.

Newly elected Commission members include: Sam Jacobs, Principal, Walpole Elementary School, Walpole, NH; Laura Matthews, Mathematics Teacher, Reeds Brook Middle School, Hampden, ME; Kathleen Montagano, Assistant Superintendent, Blackstone-Millville Regional School District, MA; Pamela Muraca, Curriculum Coordinator, Newington Public Schools, CT; Donna Roy, Early Childhood Specialist, Lawrence Public Schools, MA; and Alexander Rutherford, Principal, Sanborn Regional Middle School, Newton, NH.

The new Commission members attended their first meeting in February and underwent an orientation program at that time.

Higher Education Adds New Names

At its meeting in December 2007, the Commis-sion on Institutions of Higher Education elected eight new commissioners to three-year terms that begin in June, 2008. The Commission elected five institutional representatives:

• Bruce Hitchner, Professor of Classics & International Relations atTufts University, Medford, MA

• Bruce Mallory, Provost, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

• Wilfredo Nieves, President, Middlesex Community College, Middletown, CT

• James Ortiz, President, Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, ME

• Debra Townsley, President, Nichols College, Dudley, MA

It also elected three public members: • Ronald gallo, from the state of Rhode Island • Christopher Sullivan, from the state of New Hampshire • Wallace Nutting, from the state of Maine.

CiS - New ChairpersonThe Commission appointed Sister Elizabeth A. McAu-

liffe, RSM, Ed.D as its chair. Sister Betty is President

of St. Mary Academy-Bay-View, an all-girls, PreK -12

school located in East Providence, Rhode Island. Sister

earned her doctoral degree from The Pennsylvania

State University in Curriculum and Instruction, a MST

in Chemistry from the University of New Hampshire

and a BS in Chemistry from Salve Regina University.

Sister has taught at all levels of education. Prior to her

appointment as President of St. Mary Academy-Bay

View, Sister was an Associate Professor of Education

at Salve Regina University. She has a particular interest

in research related to single gender education. Serving

her second term on the Commission, Sister replaces

Larry Becker from Brooks School as chairperson,

whose term expired in December 2007.10

Elizabeth A. McCauliffe

Sister Betty McAuliffe welcomes new CIS members at the February meeting.

Clockwise from top left: Frank Lacerenza, Principal, St. Mary School, Milford,

CT; Sister Betty; Kathleen Carroll Giles, Head of School, Middlesex School,

Concord, MA; and Susan M. Haberlandt, Head of School, Providence Country

Day School, East Providence, RI. Missing from the photo is the fourth new

member, Thomas W. Lovett, Headmaster, St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont.


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NEASC gratefully acknowledges the following sponsors and contributors for their generous support and participation in our 123rd Annual Meeting. Significant continuing support was provided by TD Banknorth, Sodexho Education and ERB, all of which have been long-term sponsors; Sodexho has been a sustaining sponsor since 2000. This year NEASC welcomed new sponsorship from AIG VALIC, Houghton Mifflin and Plato Learning.

Recognizing Our Sponsors

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Officers RUTH SiMMONS/PRESiDENT (2008)Brown University (RI)

WiLLiAM DURgiN/SECRETARy-TREASURER (2008)Vice President for Business Affairs/ Treasurer, College of the Holy Cross (MA) DANiEL FOgEL/PRESiDENT ELECT (2008)President, University of Vermont (VT) JAMES C. MOONEy/iMMEDiATE PAST PRESiDENT (2008)Headmaster, Vermont Academy

Commission Chairs: CPSS THOMAS MOORE (2008) Principal, Wethersfield High School Wethersfield, CT

CTCi JOSEPH CROWLEy (2008) Director, Warwick Area Career & Technical Center Warwick, RI

CiHE JUDiTH gORDON (2008) Professor of Management, Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA

CPEMS CELESTE BOWLER (2008) Director of Elementary Education Warwick Public Schools Warwick, RI

CiS SR. ELizABETH MCAU-LiFFE, RSM ED.D (2008) St. Mary Academy-Bay View Riverside, RI

CAiSA CARL J. STASiO (2008) Head-master, Thornton Academy Saco, ME

Development Committee JAy S. STROUD/CHAiR (2008)Headmaster, Tabor Academy (MA)

Policy Committee RiCHARD E. WyLiE/CHAiR (2008)President, Endicott College (MA)

Personnel Committee CARL J. STASiO (2008) Head-master, Thornton Academy Saco, ME

Members-at-Large WiLLiAM L. BURKE iii (2009) (1) Headmaster, St. Sebastian School (MA)

FRANCiS CLiVAz (2010) (1) Director General, College du Leman International School (Switzerland)

KATHARiNE ENEgUESS (2009) (1) President, New Hampshire Community (NH)

KENNETH K. QUigLEy, JR. (2009) (1) President, Curry College (MA)

KATHARiNE PENCE (2010) (1) Principal, Kennebunkport Consolidated School District (ME)

WAyNE OgDEN (2008) (2) Superintendent, Franklin Public Schools (MA)

Board of Trustees 2008

ANgELA L. AVERy (2009) (1) Superintendent-Director Norfolk County Agricultural High School (MA)

Public Members STATE OF CONNECTiCUT JENNiFER SMiTH TURNER (2009) (1)

STATE OF MAiNE THEODORE N. SCONTRAS (2008) (1) Execu-tive Vice President TD/Banknorth, N.A.

STATE OF RHODE iSLAND JUANA HORTON (2008) (1)President/CEO, Horton Interpreting Services, Inc.,

STATE OF VERMONT JAMES MORSE (2009) (1)

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHiRE MiTzi BARRETT (2008) (2)

STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS CAROLiNE RAND HERRON (2008) (1)

Documents

THE REPORT • SPRiNg 2008 Linda Darling-Hammond … Darling-Hammond is Named Charles W. Eliot Award Recipient cont. from page 1 In closing, Dr. Darling-Hammond spoke of the “many,