Newton High School - Newtonian Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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ADMINISTRATION Mr. Richard W. Mechem Principal The central administration at Newton High School functions differently than the administration in most public secondary schools. Newton High School enjoys the freedom necessary to operate in t0day's complex and rapidly changing world. This tradition of free- dom, held for over 100 years, has enabled Newton High School to remain among the top public second- ary schools in ,the country. Furthermore, this inde- pendence and support have given the Principal the opportunity to extend this tradition to the individual teachers and other administrators at Newton High School. On the negative side such independence makes it difficult to maintain lines of communication. The di- rect contact between the Superintendent's oilice and the individual student and parent has been decreased. This is a calculated risk, but the success of the pro- gram throughout the years seems to justify this risk. The House Plan at Newton High School is an- other example of the same principle. It creates op- portunities for smaller groups of students and teach- ers to exercise initiative and judgment, at the same time as it moves the central administration one step further from the individual student and teacher. Although seven years of experience with the House Plan cannot compare with over 100 years of total experience at Newton High School, the decision to inaugurate the Plan seems to have been justified. But the basic dilemma remains: how can we com- bine centralized control and supervision with inde- pendence and individuality? Our answer is to lessen the effects of the central administration and increase the independence demonstrated by the houses and the students and teachers therein. At the risk of oversimplification, we might say that the less the stu- dent sees of the central administration the better! It is important to keep in mind that this de-cen- tralization Cthe House Planj was superimposed upon an already existing academic independence Cthe de- partmental structureb. Since the departments have contributed so much to the strength of Newton High School throughout the years, their integrity was main- tained when the House Plan was established. Thus, we now have two separate channels of communica- tion and control working at Newton High School. Sometimes they parallel each other, sometimes they reinforce each other, and sometimes they meet head- on. The sum of the problems resulting from the above define the most important daily role of the central Mrs. McDermott Mrs. Miskella Mrs. Billings