School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) on Monday, November 3 at 5:30PM in Executive Session with an agenda to discuss:
- Negotiation strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA – all Units
- Litigation strategy with respect to:
- Sumner v. School Committee of Newton, et. al, docket # 1:25-CV-11884-ABD
- 2025-P-1207 Commonwealth Employment Relations Board v. NTA & others (appeal)
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 3 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes:
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Public Comment
- Superintendent’s Update
- MASS Academic Achievement/Blumer Book Awards
- Newton Schools Foundation Presentation/Donation
- CTE Comparative Enrollment Follow-Up from 10/20/25
- Update
- Consent Agenda
- Minutes: Regular Meeting 10/20/25
- International Exchange Trips
- Grants
- Support Organization Donations for SY 24-25 (actual spending) and SY 25-26 (projected budgets) (Bowen approval)
- Action Items, Discussions, Updates, Votes
- Policy Revisions:
- a. Policy IKFE – Competency Determination, 2nd read and vote
- b. Policy JECA & JF – Career & Technical Education (CTE) Revised Admission Policy/Proposed Middle School Pathways 2nd read and vote
- Draft 2026 -2027 School Year Calendar w/Proposed Pre-Labor Day Start 2nd read and vote
- Fiscal & Ops FY25 Q1 Update
- Policy Revisions:
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, November 6 at 6:30PM for a public meeting on Ward and Underwood Elementary Schools. Members of the public may register to speak for up to 3 minutes each. Register in person, or by sending name and address via email to [email protected] by 5:30PM on November 6 or by raising hand on Zoom. Viewers may watch on NewTV.
