Dr. Kenann McKenzie - Ward 2, Beverly School Committee

12/11/2025

What a special school committee meeting tonight! We were regaled by our students during CISL who played a strings song for us and we are also celebrating this Bergeron retiring after 31 years in the regular school committee meeting!

11/30/2025

Today’s holiday parade did not disappoint, even in the rain, and a big highlight for me was our high school marching band and getting to walk with my Beverly Rotary Club and with one of my favorite guidance counselors and our Rotary HS Interact chair, Ms. Femino (Christmas tree)!

11/29/2025

Have you seen Dr. Cushing's latest memo? It includes some great information, including a budget survey for families to provide feedback:

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Dr. Cushing’s Weekly Update Dear Beverly Families, Caregivers, Faculty, Staff, Students, and Community Members, Today’s pep rally did not disappoint and the Seniors took home the trophy for the 23rd consecutive year as champions of the day! Congratulations to the Cl...

11/22/2025

Hello Beverly!

Earlier this week the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate issued official citations to Nurse Terri Whitaker and Assistant Principal Greg Twombly of the Beverly Middle School. These were issued during the Beverly School Committee meeting on Wednesday night by Senator Lovely and Representative Bowen in recognition of their life saving actions in the first weeks of school.

A thin water bottle cap from an eco friendly disposable water bottle became a projectile when pressure launched the cap into the student's throat and into the lung. Through the quick and calm actions of these two individuals, the student was stabilized and transported locally and then quickly moved to Boston.

Thank you to Mrs. Whitaker & Mr. Twombly for their actions!

Dr. Cushing

11/20/2025

Please see tonight's committee agenda for 7:30 and please follow along on BevCam. Great to be starting budget conversations, NOW with time to listen and ask questions. Happy to have Senator Joan B. Lovely and Hannah Bowen for State Representative. Agenda below:

Beverly School Committee of the Whole Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly Middle School (Hybrid: In Person & Remote Access) In Person: 502 Cabot Street, Library Community Real-time Access: Broadcast BevCam Channel 6 & 1073 (HD); Streaming: https://bevcam.org/video/live-stream/ & https://www.yout...

11/13/2025

School committee members participate in annual financial forecasting for the city along with City Council. You can watch I right here TONIGHT via Bev Cam. There are 3 consecutive meetings for the next several weeks. Budget analysts from the City help us get a full picture of what we may anticipate and the committee makes recomendations.

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11/09/2025

Greetings Ward 2!

I will not be at an attendance at the next school committee meeting because I will be serving as a delegate to our annual conference for Massachusetts school committees.  As I wind down my service on the school committee, I am pleased that we have another person stepping into this Ward 2, role! Congratulations to Madeline Lennox! Public service is a labor of love and I was grateful to serve in this role for four years and even more grateful that there was someone willing to step up and continue to support and represent Ward 2 👍🏽🙏

11/07/2025

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Mass Center for the Book and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners have launched Reading the Revolution, a multipart reading list that captures the U.S.’s unfolding revolutions. See the full book lists at massbook.org or start reading right away by browsing our display in the main library.

10/20/2025

Please see this note based on the was shared from Superintendent Dr. Cushing’s weekly memo:

Public Hearings to:
Review K-12 Funding Formula

The Governor’s Office recently announced a series of public listening sessions to solicit feedback on the Chapter 70 school finance formula, the primary funding program that establishes how Massachusetts distributes education aid to cities and towns. The listening sessions are part of a Chapter 70 Local Contribution Study included in the state’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget and conducted by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and Department of Revenue’s Division of Local Services (DLS).

“Chapter 70 is the foundation for how we fund our schools. This is an opportunity for the public to help shape the future of a system that affects every student in Massachusetts,” said Education Secretary Dr. Patrick Tutwiler. “We strongly encourage our educators, families, community leaders and stakeholders to attend these sessions and let us know what is working and where we need to make changes.”

These listening sessions will inform the final Chapter 70 Local Contribution Study that examines the methods used to determine each municipality’s target local contribution and required local contribution toward school funding. The study will also consider the impact of factors such as income and property wealth, the effect on municipal services, and the unique challenges of rural and regional school districts. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and DLS expect to release the final report in the summer.

Thursday, October 23, 2025
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Masconomet Regional High School, 20 Endicott Road, Boxford
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Virtual public comment hearing

Register online

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and DLS encourage the submission of written comments, which can be emailed to
[email protected]. More information on the public comment sessions, Chapter 70 and local contributions is available on DESE’s website.

10/17/2025

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10/08/2025

Can't Look Away, now available on Jolt: https://on.jolt.film/cantlookawayFilm DescriptionCan't Look Away is a gripping documentary that exposes the dark side...

10/08/2025

Please join us for tonight’s School Committee Meeting, preceded by CISL at 6:15. There is also the event at the Cabot this evening and that speaks to social media’s impact on children (7pm). To see the School Committee recording, it will be on BevCam. Thank you!

Agenda:

Beverly School Committee Meeting Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly Middle School 502 Cabot Street, Library Remote Join: Request link in advance via [email protected] Community Access: Broadcast BevCam Channel 6 & 1073 (HD); Streaming: https://bevcam.org/video/live-stream/ & ht...