DR MAGGIE RIZZI HAS A PASSION TO BRING VISIBILITY TO UNSUNG HERO Dr Maggie Rizzi, philosopher, educator and filmmaker, is prepared to stop at nothing to make sure the world knows the inspiring work and activism of Ann Maguire, through her documentary, Ann Maguire An American Hero. Our history is woefully incomplete. It is […]
Unless they teach in a homogenous, high-income school setting, most educators struggle with the achievement gap. When distilled to its essence, the student learning gap can be attributed to the lack of academic readiness. To make up the deficit, students must have more time – more time for reading, more time for the cultural […]
Our history is woefully incomplete. It is time to tell the stories of those unsung heroes yet unknown. Click below to read more! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ann-maguire-circle-of-heroes-documentary-series-women Watch the trailer! A Four Part Series Funding Proposal Logline This is the story of Ann Maguire, the greatest hero you have never heard of. But you have very likely been […]
Our history is woefully incomplete. It is time to tell the stories of those unsung heroes yet unknown. Click below to read more! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ann-maguire-circle-of-heroes-documentary-series-women Watch the trailer! This year, with the help of a few dedicated friends and some generous contributors, I made an hour long documentary biography of a woman, Ann Maguire, who, imbued […]
What is the essence of an organization? In nearly all cases it is the people. It is for this reason that the first thing, the one thing that will make all else in the institution better, that the leaders of an organization must consider paramount, is hiring. Probably few would disagree with this statement, but […]
Marguerite C. Rizzi, Ed.D. This has been a busy year at the Stoughton Public Schools. We are very proud of the fine work of our students, teachers and administrators this year. In the following pages you will read the reports of the administrators and directors on their particular areas of responsibility. You will notice several […]
I want to give some recognition and thanks to an educator, Jeffrey Benson, who is truly one of the best. If you have a chance to familiarize yourself with his work, you will find it a rejuvenating treat. We worked together years ago, and have recently reconnected when he came to work with some or […]
As a Leadership team managing the living, breathing extended community that is a moderate sized school system, we live with the reality that if you wait long enough, something bad is going to happen to someone in that community. I am neither a pessimist nor paranoid. Life contains some inevitabilities, such as death, accidents, and […]
Stoughton High School administration and guidance staff work very hard to maximize the opportunities for all students to go to college. In the last 5 years, 89% of our graduates have gone to either 2 or 4 year colleges. These are numbers to be proud of, in fact they rival prep school numbers. Other students, […]