HWRSD Learns: Opening Days 2026: Full Schedule

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

7:30am EDT

District Gathering: Recognitions and Kickoff

Monday August 31, 2026 7:30am - 9:45am EDT

7:30 Continental Breakfast in MS Cafeteria: Thank you Eleni Burns and Staff!
8:05 Opening Day Celebrations in HS Cafeteria: Eric Tracy
9:15 DESE Regulation Updates: Stacy Bucyk

Slides Hand-Out Link: DESE Regulation Changes to Seclusion andTime-Out

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jFqEJOviyH-17QRt2xey6mBSFHpJsRpj/view?usp=drive_link

2. DESE FAQ on Seclusion and Time-Out
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_74NO4-HgcUcyQMBfhmFjk6Y7DAXrxmF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101221507283777027794&rtpof=true&sd=true

Monday August 31, 2026 7:30am - 9:45am EDT
HWRHS Cafeteria 775 Bay Rd, Hamilton, MA 01982, USA

District-wide

11:30am EDT

Lunch provided: All are welcome

Monday August 31, 2026 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT

MRMS Multipurpose Room

Monday August 31, 2026 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT
MRMS Multipurpose Room

District-wide

8:30am EDT

CPI Refresher Training for Invited ESPs, Teachers, Nurses and Counselors

Tuesday September 1, 2026 8:30am - 11:30am EDT

Winthrop School Library

This training is for staff who require CPI renewal or the de-escalation without the physical component.

You will receive a separate email if you are expected to participate in this refresher training.

Location is subject to change and will be communicated if there is a change.

Speakers

Joanne Coughlin

Jenn Hogan-Caley

Tuesday September 1, 2026 8:30am - 11:30am EDT
Winthrop School Library

District-wide

8:30am EDT

CPI Full Training for Invited ESPs, Teachers, Nurses and Counselors

Tuesday September 1, 2026 8:30am - 3:00pm EDT

Winthrop School Library

This training is for staff who require full CPI certification

You will receive a separate email if you are expected to participate in this fulltraining.

Location is subject to change and will be communicated if there is a change.

Speakers

Joanne Coughlin

Jenn Hogan-Caley

Tuesday September 1, 2026 8:30am - 3:00pm EDT
Winthrop School Library

District-wide

10:00am EDT

School Nurses: SNAP Training

Tuesday September 1, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT

HWRHS Lobby Conference Room

School Nurse Meeting: SNAP Training, IHP forms, etc. (Bring your laptop)

Speakers

Lea Tabenkin

Tuesday September 1, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
HWRHS Lobby Conference Room

District-wide, School Nurses

11:30am EDT

Lunch on own

Tuesday September 1, 2026 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT

TBA

Lunch on own (Tuesday)

Tuesday September 1, 2026 11:30am - 12:15pm EDT
TBA

District-wide

12:30pm EDT

HWRSD: What We Have Accomplished Together and Where We Are Going

Tuesday September 1, 2026 12:30pm - 1:15pm EDT

HWRHS Room 202

This presentation will provide an overview of what we have accomplished over the past 5 years, drawing on the Annual District Reports and the new 2026-2031 Strategic Plan. This presentation will summarize HWRSD's accomplishments over the past five years and highlight the new opportunities outlined in the new Strategic Plan.

Speakers

Eric Tracy

Superintendent, Hamilton Wenham Regional School District

Eric is currently the Superintendent of the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District. For the past 36 years, he has been a technology teacher, coach, and administrator who supports classroom innovation and advocates for innovative learning spaces.

HWRSD Backwards and Forward pptx

HWRSD Entry Plan Report mp4

Tuesday September 1, 2026 12:30pm - 1:15pm EDT
HWRHS Room 202 775 Bay Rd, Hamilton, MA 01982, USA

District-wide

12:30pm EDT

Restorative Practices

Tuesday September 1, 2026 12:30pm - 1:15pm EDT

HWRHS Room 204

This presentation will focus on three key ideas: connection, reflection, and repair. Restorative practices are not just a buzz word or scripted set of strategies, they represent a shift in how we think about relationships, behavior, and community in schools. Rather than focusing primarily on rule-breaking and consequences, restorative approaches center on relationships: how we build them, how we maintain them, and how we repair them when harm occurs.

Speakers

Stacy Bucyk

Tuesday September 1, 2026 12:30pm - 1:15pm EDT
HWRHS Room 204 775 Bay Rd, Hamilton, MA 01982, USA

District-wide

12:30pm EDT

CPR Certification Training

Tuesday September 1, 2026 12:30pm - 2:15pm EDT

HWRHS Room 400 (off back of library)

CPR certification cards will be earned through this 90-minute hands-on session.

Speakers

Jess Baker

Lisa Druskat

Maribeth Ting

Matt Gauron

Darlene Budds

School Nurse, Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District

Lea Tabenkin

Jim Laselve

Tuesday September 1, 2026 12:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
HWRHS Room 400 (off back of library)

District-wide

1:30pm EDT

Case Study: De-escalation and Pro-active Behavioral Strategies

Tuesday September 1, 2026 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT

HWRHS Room 201

De-Escalation is a process that involves the use a variety of strategies and interventions to help someone go from crisis to calm. This training will focus on practical, research-based strategies that can help lessen the likelihood of further escalation of a dysregulated student. Despite the development of supportive, safe environments students may, at times become agitated and their behavior may rise to unsafe levels. With some advanced planning and training, educators can utilize proactive interventions and reduce reliance of reactive strategies (restraint, seclusion, suspension, etc.). The strategies discussed also support relationship building with students which is a pillar of improved student behavior. The strategies discussed can be used with students of all ages and in both regular and special education settings. PreK-12.

Come ready to share challenges you have had (or anticipated challenges you are concerned about going into the new school year) with behavior to discuss with the focus of learning specific pro-active strategies and interventions.

Speakers