School Committee Meetings – Week of 9/21/2025

School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) on Wednesday, September 24 at 5:30PM in Executive Session to discuss litigation regarding (see agenda):

• Sumner v. School Committee of Newton, et. al, docket # 1:25-CV-11884-ABD
• Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Problem Resolution System (PRS) Complaints

School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, September 24 at 6:30PM for its regular meeting. The agenda includes the following:

• Public Comment
• Consent Agenda
  • Minutes: Regular Meeting 9/8/25
  • Overnight and International Field Trip Approvals
  • Textile Recycling Funds Transfer – request to transfer funds
  • Foster Care Transportation – request for reimbursement
  • Grants
  • Support Organization Donations (memo) for SY 24-25 (actual spending) and SY 25-26 (projected budgets): Bigelow (SY 24-25, SY 25-26), Liger Alliance, Memorial-Spaulding, and Williams (SY 24-25, SY 25-26)
• Superintendent’s Update
• Action Items / Discussions / Updates / Votes
  • Report and Draft Recommendations from the Long-Range Planning Committee (memo, chart) (1st consideration)
  • Math Update (presentation, report)
  • NPS Rights & Responsibilities Handbook (tracked changes, summary of changes), NNHS Student Handbook (report of changes) and NSHS Student Handbook (report of changes) – 2nd read and possible vote
  • Fiscal/Operational Update (FY25 Recap)
  • Facilities Update
  • Review CIP – 1st Read
  • Follow-Up from 9/8/25 Executive Session – Discussion & Vote: negotiations with respect to:
    • Collective bargaining with the NTA – all Units
    • with non-aligned NPS personnel: Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Director of Facilities,
      Assistant Director of Human Resources, Interim Director of Special Education
    • with non-aligned Newton Community Education (NCE) personnel: NCE Executive Director, Marketing
      Designer
  • Superintendent Goals

Other documents:

• NPS Peer District Comparison

Countryside Elementary School Project Community Update will be held on virtually (Zoom link) Wednesday, September 24, 6PM-7PM. The agenda includes completed and upcoming construction activities.