Public Schools of Brookline

John D. Runkle School
Dr. Joseph Connelly, Interim Principal 50 Druce Street Brookline, MA 02445 Telephone (617) 879 - 4650 Facsimile (617) 739 - 7675
	Runkle School, located in the Fisher Hill neighborhood between Route 9 and Beacon Street, has a population of 500 students. The system-wide programs offered at Runkle are the Spanish English Language Learner program and the PDD/Autism Spectrum program. The Runkle School is scheduled to undergo a full renovation/addition in 2010. The project is currently scheduled in the Town’s Capital Improvement Plan. Runkle School has a long and illustrious history in Brookline, dating back to its founding in 1897. The school is named for John Daniel Runkle, who was a chairman of the Brookline School Committee and an early advocate of mathematics and technical education. He was also a founder and the second president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Runkle PTO is a very active organization that helps build community at Runkle though our fall Family Picnic, the annual Halloween Fair, BINGO night in the winter, and the gala International Night in the spring. The PTO supports school activities by supplementing teacher supplies, underwriting class field trips, providing scholarships, and raising school spirit.
	2008-2009 School Performance Data Under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, school districts must produce an annual report that includes information on student performance on state tests. NCLB establishes performance standards for all schools and school districts and requires that they meet these standards for the student population as a whole and for sub-groups with sufficient representation in the school or district. Schools and districts can make Adequate Yearly Progress either by meeting an absolute standard or by making sufficient progress towards that standard relative to a base year. This year the Public Schools of Brookline and each individual school made Adequate Yearly Progress. The 2008-2009 At School in Brookline brochure meets and exceeds the annual reporting requirement. Additional details on all of the MCAS and NCLB information presented within this report can be accessed under the 2007-2008 Runkle Report Card and the 2007-2008 District Report Card.
	Previous Years' Performance Reports for Runkle School 2007-2008 Runkle Report Card 2007-2008 District Report Card 2007-2008 At School in Brookline brochure 2006-2007 Runkle Report Card 2006-2007 District Report Card 2006-2007 At School in Brookline brochure 2005-2006 Runkle Report Card 2005-2006 District Report Card 2005-2006 At School in Brookline brochure 2004-2005 Runkle Report Card 2004-2005 District Report Card 2004-2005 At School in Brookline brochure
	PTO Presidents Amy Hummel (617) 731-0549 AmyHummel@rcn.com Mini Kolluri (617) 383-5269 minikolluri@yahoo.com Runkle School Parent Teacher Organization Website http://www.runkle.org/
	Runkle Extended Day Toby Greenfield, Director 50 Druce St. Brookline, MA 02446 PH (617) 879-4665 E-mail: Toby_Greenfield@brookline.k12.ma.us
	Key Contacts Phone: (617) 879-4650 Absence Line: (617) 879-4249 Fax:(617) 739-7675 50 Druce Street Brookline, MA, 02445 Administrative Contacts Interim Principal: Dr. Joseph Connelly(joe_connelly@brookline.k12.ma.us) Vice Principal Jim Stoddard jim_stoddard@brookline.k12.ma.us School Nurse: Barbara Hedges (barbara_hedges@brookline.k12.ma.us) Secretary: Beatrice Moyer (beatrice_moyer@brookline.k12.ma.us) Building Aide: Linda DelVecchio (linda_delvecchio@brookline.k12.ma.us) Guidance: Rebecca Sneider Rebecca_Sneider@brookline.k12.ma.us 617-879-4242 Guidance: Nadene Moll 617-879-4698 Nadene_Moll@brookline.k12.ma.us Runkle Extended Day: Toby Greenfield 617-879-4665 Toby_Greenfield@brookline.k12.ma.us
	Code of Conduct · Treat others with respect. · Keep your hands to yourself. · Use kind words. (Name-calling, teasing, and bullying are not okay.) · Help take care of our school building. · Try hard to do your best every day.