06/05/2026
What a day for our students. Secretary McMahon came to see Direct Instruction Reading at Mystic Valley, and our classrooms delivered.
In the early grades, she watched Mrs. Levine's and Ms. Kallelis's small-group instruction focused on decoding, the careful, sound-by-sound work that gives young students their foundation. She followed the program into Grade 2 with Ms. Gregorio and Grade 3 with Ms. Simonton, where students take on real reading comprehension and put those early skills to work. Students are grouped by ability and taught to mastery here, so no one moves ahead until the material is secure.
Then the Secretary met five of our High School Senior Ambassadors, all from the Class of 2026, ranked first in the state on the average of High School MCAS ELA, Math, and Science: Khloe Co, Britney Nayiga, Naomi Tessema, Nathan Tessema, and Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso. A sharp, impressive group, and they made us proud.
Days like this remind us how good our students are. We could not be prouder of them.
More to come.