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Welcome to Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District. Serving four towns of Orange, New Salem, Wendell, and Petersham Massachusetts.
          
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Michael Baldassarre, Superintendent
      
 
     Welcome to Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District Web site, serving the towns of Orange, Petersham, Wendell, and New Salem, Massachusetts. Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School has been ranked as one of America's Best High School, according to the U.S. News & World Report. According to the data released by the Massachusetts Board of Education in regard to student dropout, Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School’s student dropout rate has decreased to 0.6% which is a historical improvement from 7.1% since 2002.
 
     With an excellent administrative team, school committee, faculty, parents, and students and with their willingness to adhere to our strategic plan, we have both the inspiration and the opportunity to renew our commitment to the education of our children. Together, we will continue building a better Mahar. Our strategic goals continue to engage all students in challenging programs that will meet their individual needs, create and sustain an atmosphere of mutual respect and cooperation within the entire school community, develop and nurture dynamic partnerships with the greater community, and to build organizational structures which support effective teaching and learning at all developmental levels while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
 
    
 
Michael Baldassarre, Superintendent
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District

 

            
Mahar is ranked America's Best High School: Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School has been ranked among 2009's best high schools in America, according to the U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best High Schools" annual rating of more than 21,000 public American high schools. Read more...
 
Mahar earns U.S. News silver ranking: Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School was the only school in Franklin County to be ranked as one of the ''2009 America's Best High Schools in America,'' according to a recent issue of U.S. News & World Report. Read more...
 
Mahar's Student Dropout Improves to Historical Low: According to the data released by the Massachusetts Board of Education in regard to student dropout, Mahar Regional High School's student dropout has decreased to 2.4 percent, which is a historical improvement from 7.1 percent since 2002.  Read more...
 
Saturday, April 12, 2008, Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Article about Mahar's initiative to help At-Risk Teens. Read more...
 
Saturday, March 22, 2008, Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Article about Mahar' drop out rate being one of the Best in the state of Massachusetts. Read more...
 
Friday, February 1, 2008, Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Article about Mahar's initiatives to improve the school's culture and climate. Read more...
 
Friday, January 11, 2008, Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Article about Mahar's initiatives to reduce student dropout rate. Read more...
 


 

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Michael Baldassarre
Superintendent
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District
P. O. Box 680,
 507 South Main Street,
Orange, MA  01364
Office (978) 544-2542
E-Mail:
mbaldassarre@rcmahar.org
 
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