Selectmen declare ‘Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week’

May 7, 2020

The Wareham Board of Selectmen has declared May 4 through 8, 2020, to be Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week. 

The declaration, written by Board Chair Patrick Tropeano, praises Wareham’s teachers and staff for opening students’ minds to “ideas, knowledge, and dreams,” and adds that teachers “fill many roles, as listeners, learners, role models, motivators, and mentors.” 

The declaration praises teachers and staff for their many skills, commitment, and hard work for students and families, and describes the public schools as supporting “challenging, engaging, innovative, globally-minded educational experiences that provide a competitive advantage for our students, our school, and our community, creating a better world.”