The Newton School Committee’s Superintendent Search Committee has announced that three candidates have been recommended for further consideration in the search for the next Superintendent of NPS. The Search Committee had interviewed seven candidates selected from an initial screening. Next week, each of the three finalist candidates will visit Newton…
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On Tuesday, the Charles River Regional Chamber hosted a one-hour online forum with Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Interim Superintendent Kathleen Smith to discuss proposals for an operating override and two debt exclusions (see video). After a brief presentation by the Mayor and Interim Superintendent, Chamber president Greg Reibman moderated a…
The February 6 School Committee meeting contained another full agenda, with the headline item — a discussion and vote on endorsing the proposed overrides — pushed toward the end of the 4-hour session. Prior to the override topic, three NPS K-12 Arts educators gave a presentation describing the recovery of…
School Committee will meet in person (Room 210, Ed Center for School Committee members and staff only) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 6 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: The Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet three times this week in person (Room 210,…
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller held a two-hour online Town Hall Forum on January 26 to answer questions about the proposed tax override. A recording of the meeting has been posted here. On Sunday, February 5 at 2PM, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and Interim Superintendent Kathleen Smith will host a Tax Override Forum…
Interim Superintendent Kathleen Smith and Assistant Superintendent Liam Hurley met with Fig City News to review two versions of the NPS budget for the next school year (FY24) — with and without the $4.5 million that would be provided by approval of the operating override proposed by the Mayor. Approval…
The January 23 School Committee meeting contained a busy agenda, beginning with several Asian-American constituents, including NPS parents and students making public comments to voice their support for making Lunar New Year a public school holiday. An additional commenter supported the same for Diwali. The main topic discussed was the proposed…
The School Committee will meet in person (Room 210, Ed Center – SC members and staff only) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 23 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Negotiations Subcommittee of the School Committee will meet in person (Room 210) on Wednesday, January 24 at 12:00PM.…
On February 8 at 7PM, Newton Public Schools will host an NPS Budget Forum in the auditorium of Newton North High School. It will include a presentation on the proposed operational override and its impact on the NPS budget for FY24, followed by a question-and-answer session. You may pose questions live at…
The Newton Schools Foundation recently donated $250,000 — its largest donation ever — to the Newton Public Schools. NSF President Amy Werner presented the check at the December 19 meeting of the Newton School Committee. The funds will support new approaches in the classroom, professional development for teachers, and programs…