At the May 6 School Committee meeting, Day Middle School principal Jackie Mann, Newton North High School principal Henry Turner, and soon-to-be-departing Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education Toby Romer discussed Newton Public School (NPS) policies regarding student cell phones. Prior to the presentation, five different parents gave public comment in…
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The May 6 regular School Committee meeting lasted three and a half hours while covering a busy agenda, culminating in the Committee’s vote to continue the Newton Public Schools (NPS) policy of opting-out of the Massachusetts Inter-District School Choice Program. Committee Chair Chris Brezski (Ward 2) and Committee members Rajeev…
Unknown at this time if district will appeal ruling. On Monday, April 28, the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) announced that an arbitrator had ruled in its favor regarding its grievances against Newton Public Schools (NPS) relating to the reduction in Kindergarten aides following the 2022-2023 school year. The NTA, then…
The School Committee will hold a hybrid public hearing regarding School Choice on Wednesday, April 24 at 5:30PM, followed by a Regular Meeting. (Zoom link. Agenda.) School Choice The public hearing is on whether Newton Public Schools (NPS) should participate in Massachusetts’ Inter-District School Choice Program. As previously covered by Fig City…
The April 4 School Committee meeting contained only two significant agenda items: approval of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget for Newton Public Schools (NPS) and discussion of busing services provided to some Newton private-school students. Superintendent Anna Nolin began the meeting with her regular Superintendent’s update, which included acknowledging feedback…
March 27 and April 1 meetings addressed IT, Food Service, and School Choice program. The School Committee held a special budget meeting on Wednesday March 27 to focus on the Fiscal Year 2025 proposed Newton Public Schools (NPS) budget for non-instructional areas such as technology, transportation, and human resources. This…
Large number of early childhood students requiring IEP’s blamed on pandemic isolation. On Thursday March 20 and Monday March 25, the School Committee held its first two special meetings to review the Newton Public Schools (NPS) budget proposed by Superintendent Anna Nolin and NPS staff for Fiscal Year 2025 (fall…
The School Committee meeting scheduled for March 20 will focus on the budget for Newton Public Schools (NPS) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, which corresponds to the academic year from fall 2024 through spring 2025. The proposed budget totals $286.3 million, which is a 5.17% increase over to the current…
The scheduled March 4th School Committee meeting contained a limited number of agenda items, and the longest discussion within the two-hour meeting was regarding the physical condition of the eight Newton Public Schools (NPS) elementary schools that have not recently been rebuilt or renovated, and are not imminently confirmed for…
Following the week of February 12, when Superintendent Anna Nolin, School Committee Chair Chris Brezski, and Mayor Ruthanne Fuller conducted a presentation and discussion for Newton’s City Council regarding next steps for the Newton Public Schools (NPS) after agreeing to the recent contract with the Newton Teachers Association (NTA), the…