School Committee will meet in person (Room 210, Education Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, April 2 at 6:30PM. The agenda has not yet been posted. Community Budget meeting: Superintendent Anna Nolin and School Committee Chair Chris Brezski will hold a Community Budget Meeting on Thursday, April 3, 6:30PM-8:30PM at Brown…
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We are, yet again, at a crossroads regarding the funding of Newton’s schools. We can choose to take the path identified by Mayor Fuller and continue to sacrifice both academic excellence and equity on the altar of perceived fiscal prudence. Or we can take the path outlined by Superintendent Nolin…
Paul Levy will not run for re-election. The March 24 School Committee meeting, similar to meetings over the prior two weeks, was devoted to the Fiscal Year 2026 (academic year Fall 2025 – Spring 2026) Newton Public Schools (NPS) budget. The meeting began with over 45 minutes of public comment…
School Committee will meet in person (Room 210, Education Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 24 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Negotiations Subcommittee of the School Committee will meet in Executive Session in person (Room 304, Education Center) on Wednesday, March 26 at 5PM. The agenda…
The March 17 School Committee budget meeting centered on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget (for academic year Fall 2025 – Spring 2026 ) for IT and non-instructional items, with no public comment period. This follows the Committee’s recent FY 2026 budget meetings on March 10, which focused on elementary education,…
School Committee will hold a special meeting in person (Room 210, Education Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 16 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: School Committee will meet in person (Room 210, Ed Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, March 19 at 6PM to hold…
Key issues included confusion over Stabilization Fund Cash and support for restoring Kindergarten aides. Following a non-recorded budget workshop on February 26, during which the School Committee heard publicly for the first time about a large NPS budget deficit forecast for next year, the agenda for the March 10 School…
School Committee will hold its regular meeting in person (Room 210, Education Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 10 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: School Committee will hold a special meeting in person (Room 210, Education Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, March 12 at…
Newton Public Schools Superintendent Anna Nolin and School Committee Chair Chris Brezski will hold a Community Budget Meeting on March 27 [and again on April 3] at 6:30PM at Brown Middle School (125 Meadowbrook Road). NPS said: “The current budget proposal for next year means significant cuts of $3.7 million…
On February 26, 2025, Newton Public Schools (NPS) Superintendent Anna Nolin and other administrative staff met with the Newton School Committee in a special session to discuss Dr. Nolin’s proposed budget for the 2025-2026 school year. All eight current members of the School Committee were present at the meeting, with…