The mission of ORCTV's Education Channel is threefold:
- To provide the youth, parents, teachers, and members of the greater community of Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester with the technology and resources to produce their own television programming.
- To showcase educational endeavors/interests of schools within or available to students of the Tri-town area.
- To provide educational programming to learners of all ages within its viewing audience.
About Us
The Board of Directors formed an Education Task Force under the leadership of Director, Susan Hayward McAvoy. The Task Force consists of members representing each of the schools providing education to students of the Tri-town area (see member list below). The Task Force which meets at regularly scheduled times is charged with formulating a Mission Statement, creating training opportunities for professionals in their respective schools, establishing policies for the channel, making technology,, available to students in those schools and recommending programming for the education channel.
To accomplish the mission of its ETV channel, the ORCTV Board of Directors provides annual funding for a teaching position at Old Rochester Regional High School. The person (persons) in that role will teach a course in television production and will serve as the conduit for all programming to air on the education channel.Furthermore they have provided a working studio in the school.
Task Force Members Representing
Kim Miot, Executive Director ORCTV
Greg Andree, Teacher ORRJHS
Lee Shionis,Teacher ORR School District
Deb Stinson,Teacher ORR School District
Paul Sleight, Teacher Old Colony Regional
Patricia McPartland, Director-Adult Ed Upper Cape Regional
Susan Hayward McAvoy, Board Member ORCTV
Merry Conway, Director Communications Tabor Academy
Susan White,Media Coordinator Sippican Elementary
