Ep 45: Deanne Galdston, Superintendent of Watertown Public Schools
In today’s episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Deanne Galdston, Superintendent of Watertown Public Schools. As more and more school districts in Massachusetts begin to reopen their schools, Superintendent Galdston talks to us about Watertown Public Schools’ COVID-19 surveillance testing program and how they successfully and safely brought students back to school.
Superintendent Galdston began her work as Superintendent in 2017. She began her professional career as a Spanish and history teacher in San Jose, California, New York City, and in Billerica, Massachusetts. In Billerica, she went on to serve as a curriculum coordinator, high school assistant principal, and eventually assistant superintendent. Since beginning her tenure in the Watertown Public Schools, Dr. Galdston leads the district in the attainment of its strategic objectives, focused on equity, excellence, community, and Building for the Future.
We talk to Superintendent Galdston about the efforts made to reopen schools in Watertown, how surveillance testing works in schools, and more. During the COVID-19 pandemic, her efforts have focused on a safe return to in-person learning, employing a variety of mitigation strategies for her students and staff, which includes the surveillance testing program to allow for safe in-person learning.
Schools across the state have begun to implement surveillance testing in their schools to safely re-open for students and staff. If you would like to learn more about this and efforts in Watertown Public Schools, check out the resources below.
Here is the link to understanding COVID-19 pooled testing in Massachusetts schools
Here is a link looking at the surveillance testing program in Watertown Public Schools