Mission Statement

At McCarthy School, the staff is committed to creating a safe, caring, inclusive and challenging environment in which all students are actively engaged in learning. The focus of all phases of the school day is to challenge students to reach their highest potential, academically, socially, and physically. Students are taught to respect themselves and others, to understand and appreciate differences, and to hold themselves to high standards and expectations for achievement. 

McCarthy's Points of Pride

• Nominated as a National Blue Ribbon School and a State Compass School
• Recognized as a State-of-the-Art Facility by the MA House of Representatives and Senate
• Strong Community Partnerships
• Fun-Filled Family Events
• Variety of After School Activities
• Active PTO
• Outstanding Staff  

Enrichment Focus: Literary Arts

• Student Literary Magazine
• Monthly Book Swaps
• Free Book Distribution
  
• Book It! Reading Incentive Program
• MA Book Awards Program
• Reading Hands
• Reading Buddies
• Theater Arts Program
• Guest Readers
• Authors' Teas
• Author Studies

School Goals

• All students will score Proficient or Advanced in Reading/ELA by 2014
• All students will score Proficient or Advanced in Math by 2014
• All students will participate in Community Service Learning Projects to learn to respect and appreciate differences and to learn the value of being a responsible citizen in their community

Support Services

• SAGE
• Response to Intervention (RTI)
• Title I
• Special Education
• ABA Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech and Language
• Counseling