John Taylor, Ward 6 Beverly School Committee

11/01/2026

Thank you to the community members who work full time and serve on our PTOs. You service does not go unnoticed. Thank you. Beverly Middle School PTO - Beverly, MA Beverly High School PTSO

10/26/2026

Where should I send my kid to Middle School is a question I get a lot. BMS math scores are rising while Manchester Essex's math scores are falling (if we use M/E as a proxy for a private school). Here's the data!! 2026 scores came out just a few weeks ago.

Beverly Middle School PTO - Beverly, MA Take a victory lap.

10/21/2026

Fantastic Event!

Parents this is something you don’t want to miss! BMS PTO is hosting this wonderful event with Katie Greer! Thursday November 19th at 6:30 pm register today!

10/12/2026

Send the following to our legislators' below: "Beverly students are doing well but we need more resources. You have a responsibility as a State and possible Federal legislator to deliver for Beverly children"

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Here are their emails!!!

10/11/2026

Centerville School's 3rd graders showed they are overachieving on Math according to State achievement test results! It's as if the national achievement drop in Math didn't happen at Centerville. Is it the great teachers, the administrators, parents or the students who are mostly responsible? I don't know, but someone deserves a Halloween treat. This includes 2026 data.

Centerville Elementary School - PTO Sponsored Any thoughts?

10/11/2026

Cove Elementary - You have the strongest reading scores in your school since 2021 as measured by the State standardized test! Take a victory lap and tell everyone how well you are doing! The 2026 results just came out. Perhaps you have great teachers, a wonderful principal, fantastic parents and excellent students - but am I being biased?

Cove Elementary School (PTO Sponsored)

10/11/2026

Hannah reading scores are up in 3rd grade almost 19% as measured by the State standardized test!! Is there something in the water over there?? Great Teachers, Administrators, Parents and Students = We are doing great things at Beverly Public Schools. Here's the data, which just came out :

Hannah School PTO Take a victory lap.

10/03/2026

Responsible public education leadership is complicated, it's important and it's about community. It's easy to point at one bogeyman; but it's really, really, really complicated. State and federal leadership need to appreciate this. Here's a great, short podcast about that from Chuck Todd. Community, healing. You can find the podcast below on your favorite platform.

Chuck Todd's Old High School Lost 2,600 Students — What's Happening To Public Schools Is SHOCKING

10/01/2026

Thank you so much to our PTOs, our most engaged parents, and those most focused on children in our school community!

09/26/2026

How did COVID impact schools in Beverly?

One data point is MCAS performance (2022 3rd graders were impacted by COVID and 2026 3rd graders were not):

183% increase in Exceeds Expectations by Bev 3rd graders between 2022-2026 as measured by ELA MCAS performance! Was it their great teachers? Was it their student motivation?

What could we improve upon? There was a drop of 37% of Bev 3rd graders who can no longer meet some level of expectations for ELA and there was a 36% rise in those who no longer meet any level of expectations on ELA MCAS results. "ELA" means reading and spelling.

DESE Commissioner Pedro Martinez pointed to weaker student results in some parts of the State as largely a function of "student motivation." I can use AI too to create a list of reasons for difficult student performance, but let's dive much deeper into these results and figure out a way forward.

Here's a great story about the 10th grade results.

Massachusetts students made little progress on this year’s statewide MCAS exams, raising questions about how schools and policymakers should respond.