To begin the April 27 School Committee meeting, two Bigelow Middle School educators were among the public comment speakers to advocate for staff restoration to address the middle school team sizes. Superintendent Kathy Smith followed the public comment period by giving her scheduled update, during which she congratulated the central…
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During a special meeting on Tuesday, April 25, the School Committee voted to accept Mayor Fuller’s in-meeting proposal to transfer responsibility for making Newton Public Schools (NPS) employees’ Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) contributions from the NPS budget to the City budget. This proposal effectively rejected Ward 2 representative Chris Brezski’s…
Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 218) in Executive Session on Monday, April 24 at 4PM to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (see Agenda). School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom…
The Jennifer Price Global Education Leadership Fund (GELF) enables students to participate in Newton Public Schools international education experiences by providing need-based financial aid to students whose families cannot afford the cost. Much of GELF’s funding comes from its annual fundraising dinner. This year, the dinner takes place on April…
Following the April 3 School Committee meeting, during which member Chris Brezski (Ward 2) proposed alternative methods to increase available funds for NPS, the School Committee met two more times in the past week to hear more detailed presentations from NPS administrators regarding how they will manage anticipated budget cuts.…
In 2022, City Council President Susan Albright had appointed a study group — including City Council Vice President Rick Lipof, Finance Committee Chair Becky Grossman, and Councilor Chris Markiewicz — to work with her and with Newton School Committee member Chris Brezski to develop a plan to adjust the rate…
School Committee will hold a special meeting in person (Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 10 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Negotiations Subcommittee will meet in person (Room 111) on Wednesday, April 12 at 3:30PM and enter into Executive Session (see agenda) to: School Committee…
Tuesday’s School Committee meeting did not have a public comment period, and began with a typical update from Interim Superintendent Kathy Smith. After Dr. Smith spoke, Committee member Cove Davis (Ward 8) requested that the Superintendent address concerns in the community about low Advanced Placement Math test pass rates for…
Understanding our Differences has a 45-year history of providing unique, hands–on disability awareness programs to 3rd–5th graders. By exposing young children to what it’s like for a person to live with a disability, UOD creates the beginnings of compassion that lasts a lifetime. As a person with a disability, I…
Set to take the reins at the Newton Public Schools on July 1, Dr. Anna Nolin will be the first permanent female superintendent in the city, overseeing a district of 11,717 students that is still getting back to a place of normalcy since the Covid pandemic. She begins her job…