After several weeks of reviewing municipal and school department budgets, the City Council has submitted six budget resolutions — one to the School Department and five to the Mayor — for consideration.
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Negotiations sub-committee of the Newton School Committee will meet in person (Room 304) on Monday, May 22 at 5PM and enter into in Executive Session to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (see Meeting Notice) School Committee will meet in person (Room 304) and virtually (Zoom…
NTA President Michael Zilles Discusses Negotiation Process with Fig City On Monday, May 14, the Newton Teacher’s Association (NTA) began a modified “Work To Rule” contract action, which is described on the NTA website as educators taking one day per week to be unavailable, outside of contracted work hours, for…
On its May 15th agenda, the City Council discussed a requesti by Mayor Fuller to appropriate $10 million from Free Cash to pay down that amount of the $50 million bonds for construction of the new Lincoln-Eliot school. The Mayor indicated that the annual debt service saved from this allocation…
Mayor Fuller has put together a summary of a financial program to help fill some of the Newton Public Schools (NPS) budget gaps and the Horace Mann project after the failure of the general override. The plan includes the following: Increase pensions via COLA: The plan, which the Retirement Board…
Beginning in the first week in May, candidates for City Council and School Committee may take out nomination papers and begin collecting signatures for the November 7th election. Nomination papers are due at Newton City Hall on Tuesday, July 25. All 16 incumbent At-Large members of the Newton City Council…
Advanced Placement Classes: Agenda Item Tabled Until May 22 The regular May 8 School Committee meeting contained a busy agenda, including presentations regarding Science & Technology Education (STE) and History & Social Studies curriculum, the formation of state-mandated School Councils, and a detailed analysis and presentation on Advanced Placement (AP)…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 8 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Underwood and Ward Facility and Enrollment Study Task Force will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) on Tuesday, May 9 at 3PM. The agenda…
Franklin School Building Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, May 4 at 6PM and discuss the updated draft space plan (see agenda). The Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) on Thursday, Mary 4 at 3PM in Executive Session to…
Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link Passcode: 515164) in Executive Session on Tuesday, May 2 at 12PM. The agenda includes the following: