Dear Parents and Community Members:

To make the best, informed decisions for your children, we must build strong, transparent relationships with our students, our staff and all of you. By engaging in an ongoing two-way dialogue where we gather everyone's input, we can assure that Beverly Public Schools continues providing all our students with the best possible education.

I am asking your to tell us how you feel about your individual schools. We will be launching a Parent School Site-Level Survey on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in which we ask your thoughts on issues ranging from academic preparation and school leadership to student support and parent engagement. If you have a child in high school, we would also like to hear about your experiences with our new one to one Laptop Program.

Ths communication initiative gives each of your an equal voice in our ongoing dialogue to improve our school system. All answers are strictly confidential, so please feel free to respond honestly. The survfey will close on Friday, May 25th, so please respond as soon as you can.

It is important to share with you how we plan to use your feedback. I promise to close the loop in a two-way dialogue, sharing your input in an open and transparent process.

I am committed to a partnership between the Beverly community and our schools, bsed on open communication. It's vital that all of you lend your voice to this discussion by taking a few minutes to share your views and concerns.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions or comments at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Sincerely,

Marie E. Galinski, Ed.D.

Superintendent