School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) in Executive Session on Monday, November 18 at 5:15PM to conduct a strategy session in preparation for negotiations regarding the Superintendent of Schools Contract as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on thebargaining (see agenda). School Committee will…
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The November 4th regular School Committee meeting ran almost four hours across a meaningful agenda including a stark update about the state of Newton Community Education’s budget, a curriculum update, the 2025-2026 school calendar, and private school busing provided by Newton Public Schools (NPS). Prior to the published agenda, however,…
School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) and in person (Room 210, Education Center) on Monday, November 4 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Other documents:
Newton Public Schools (NPS) invites its alumni to an Alumni Breakfast on November 27, 9AM-11AM at the Education Center (100 Walnut Street). It’s a free, casual event for NPS alumni to: RSVP here. Or call 617-559-6000 with questions.
Among the five ballot questions Massachusetts voters will face on Election Day next Tuesday, Ballot Question 2 – Elimination of MCAS As High School Graduation Requirement – has received significant attention within the Newton Public Schools community. MCAS Background The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) – a series of statewide…
On October 28, a Middlesex Superior Court judge imposed additional restrictions on a former school van driver indicted on three felony kidnapping charges related to alleged “suspicious activity” transporting Newton Public Schools students last May. The former driver, Justin Vose, 42, of Bedford, must now stay out of Newton unless…
Negotiations Subcommittee of the School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) in Executive Session on Monday, October 28 at 3PM to discuss a grievance with the Newton Teachers Association (see Meeting Notice).
In public comments, union demands full-time Kindergarten aides. The October 21 School Committee meeting began with an unusually long (45-minute) public comment period with 14 speakers — the majority of whom were Newton Public Schools (NPS) educators who spoke in favor of the restoration of full-time Kindergarten aides in Newton’s…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 21 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes:
The School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week. The School Committee’s Negotiation Subcommittee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) in Executive Session Wednesday, October 16 at 3PM to hold a grievance hearing with the Newton Teachers Association (Collective Bargaining Sessions) (see Meeting Notice).