Rajeev Parlikar (Ward 1) expresses displeasure with quality of NPS Special Education The June 12 School Committee meeting contained a busy agenda, including discussion regarding school lunches, the future of Ward and Underwood elementary schools, a presentation from the Special Education Parent Advisory Council, and a review of the 2022-2023…
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At the most recent Commission on Disability (COD) meeting, members and participants expressed concern about the future of disability inclusion and awareness programming in Newton Public Schools (NPS). During the FY2024 Budget discussions, a decision was made to cut funding for the UOD program line item. The decision was initially…
Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will enter into Executive Session and meet in-person (Room 111) on Monday, June 12 at 4PM (see Agenda): School Committee will meet in person (Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 12 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Underwood and…
Ending months of sometimes tense negotiations with the Mayor, the City Council voted to approve the Mayor’s FY24 budget of $499,710,209 General Fund allocations with an additional $70, 306,117 for Community Preservation, Water, Sewer, and Stormwater funds, for a total of $570,016,326. (See FY2024 Budget, FY2024-2028 CIP, and FY2024-2028 Supplemental CIP).…
Prior to the City Council’s full budget review and approval, the City Council met to consider a resolution proposed by Ward 4 Councilor, Lenny Gentile, to use $10,000,000 of Free Cash designated for the Lincoln Eliot Elementary School project, as part of an unrestricted reserve fund comprised of: Councilor Gentile’s…
The School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom Link) in Executive Session on June 7, 2023 at 1PM to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (Units A-E)- (see Meeting Notice).
The scheduled May 22nd School Committee contained a lengthy discussion, postponed from the May 8th meeting due to time constraints, about NPS Advanced Placement (AP) courses and student performance therein. Katy Hogue (Director of Data Analysis), Toby Romer (Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education), Henry Turner (Newton North High School Principal)…
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.
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…