Clinton native is new Shrewsbury superintendent.Byline: Jan Gottesman SHREWSBURY - He was valedictorian of the Clinton High School At the end of the school year, he takes over as superintendent of the Shrewsbury public schools The Shrewsbury Public School system is a suburban school district serving the town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. The superintendent of schools is Dr. Anthony J. Bent. The assistant superintendent is Judith Evans. Currently, the district controls 9 schools. . Dr. Joseph Sawyer, who has been serving for a year as assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. , will take over when Anthony Bent retires at the end of the school year, following a unanimous vote of the Shrewsbury School Shrewsbury School (formally known as King Edward VI Grammar School, Shrewsbury) is an independent school, located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It is one of the original nine English public schools as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868 and is now a member of the Committee earlier this month. "It is a great honor and privilege to be chosen," Sawyer said. "I've been very impressed during my time in Shrewsbury by the great community and great school system. I look forward to the challenge." Sawyer, the son of Michael and Mary Sawyer of Clinton, was educated in the Clinton schools and was a scholar-athlete at both Clinton High and Princeton University Princeton University, at Princeton, N.J.; coeducational; chartered 1746, opened 1747, rechartered 1748, called the College of New Jersey until 1896. Schools and Research Facilities , being named All-Ivy League in baseball in 1990. He has worked in the Shrewsbury schools for 12 years, first as assistant principal at Floral Street School, then principal, starting in 2001. He was named principal of Oak Middle School in 2006 and assistant superintendent last year. Sawyer has a bachelor's degree from Princeton University, a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. from the University of Houston and a doctorate in education administration from Boston College in 2005. Sawyer said his father and mother, a retired teacher, instilled a good sense of the importance in education in all three of their children, who are now all educators. Clinton pride played a part in his history. "From kindergarten in the Forbes School, to Parkhurst Elementary School, the middle and old high school, I had a lot of terrific teachers," Sawyer said. "There was a sense that if you work hard and put in the effort, good things would happen." ART: PHOTO CUTLINE: Joseph Sawyer |
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