TIMES
SOUTHERN
Marlboro
superintendent
begins
observations
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Vol. 13, No 2
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JANUARY 13, 2016
Lady
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ONE DOLLAR
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SERVING HIGHLAND, MARLBOROUGH AND PLATTEKILL
Leaving the bench
Marlborough judge retires
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
Marlboro School Superintendent
Michael Brooks gave his first report of
the New Year at last week’s board of education meeting.
Brooks said he has started his classroom observations of all non-tenured
teachers, often staying for an entire period.
“It is wonderful so far. I learned more
about the mechanical function of the
diaphragm in a high school biology class
that I don’t remember learning seven
years ago when I was in high school
biology myself,” he kidded. “It was a
wondrously vigorous lesson; I was very
impressed there.”
Brooks said the commonly held belief
that the Middle School years are “fly-over
years,” is “absolutely” not true, pointing
out that the school curriculum is very
challenging to all students.
“I saw a wonderful 8th grade lesson
on vertical and horizontal monopolies in
the Gilded Age [1870-1900]; really digging
deep into economics,” he said. “I was
blown away by this. [There is] tremendous stuff going on in our classes.”
Budget 2016-17
Brooks said work has begun on the
Superintendent’s proposed budget for the
2016-17 school year that will be presented
to the school board and to the public. He
said he would bring a budget calendar to
the board’s next meeting on Jan. 21, stating that this would contain a timeline on
“how we will roll out a budget.”
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Marlborough Judge Eleanor Gallagher retired in December after serving the town for 39 years. She holds a plaque naming the courtroom
in her honor, and is flanked by her court clerk Michelle Edwards and sign maker Jerry Starpoli.
By MARK REYNOLDS
[email protected]
Judge Eleanor Gallagher retired at
the end of December after serving the
Town of Marlborough for 39 years. In
2014 the chamber at Town Hall was
named the Honorable Eleanor Gallagher
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Courtroom.
Gallagher started out as a volunteer
in the Police Department for two years
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