The Negotiations sub-committee of the Newton School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link – Passcode: 755102) on Friday, October 28 at 10AM to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA. The meeting will begin in open session and a vote will be taken to enter into executive…
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The School Committee will meet in person (Room 210, Ed Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, October 27 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Convene School Committee meeting Public Comment Interim Superintendent Update Discussion/Updates: Preliminary Enrollment Report – See Preliminary Enrollment Memo; Enrollment, Student Assignment, and Feeder Pattern…
The School Committee recently posted that it will meet this Thursday evening to address several topics including enrollment, fiscal and operational updates, the Superintendent search, capital projects, and policies related to school choice, dress codes, student discipline, and home schooling. The meeting will be in person and virtual. For meeting…
On October 21, the School Committee held a special session to discuss the status of the Superintendent Search and vote on two items. Jeff Melendez and Aresta Johnson of Hazard, Young & Attea (HYA), the firm selected by the City to consult on the search, began the meeting by giving…
First Meeting of Search Committee Held on October 18 Following the selection of Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA) to be the recruiting firm to assist Newton Public Schools in hiring the next district Superintendent, the School Committee Chair Tamika Olszewski (Ward 4) announced on October 3 a general solicitation…
In a busy School Committee meeting on October 3, after approximately two and half hours of discussions about the NPS reading curriculum and Massachusetts Association of School Committees (MASC) policy recommendations, the School Committee turned to voting on the 2022-2023 System Wide Goals. The motion to approve the Goals passed…
A staff update on the NPS reading curriculum was on the agenda at the October 3 School Committee meeting, and multiple parents took the opportunity to share their views about reading instruction at NPS, as well as the $2 million in ARPA funding that Mayor Fuller has allocated for updating…
The School Committee will meet in person (Room 210, Ed Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 3 at 6PM. (NOTE Early Start Time.) The Committee will meet in Open Session in Room 210 and then vote to go into Executive Session via Zoom and go into Room 304,…
The Zoning Board of Appeals will hear an appeal filed by abutters to the Newton South High School Brandeis Road Field Lights permit that was issued by the Commissioner of Inspectional Services on July 22, 2022. According to the appeal, residents were caught by surprise when the Mayor announced a…
The LigerBots — Newton’s award-winning, dual-high-school FIRST Robotics Competition Team — seeks to recruit new members and will hold an Open House on September 29, 6:30PM-9PM at Newton South HS. Any and all high-school students in Grades 9-12 in Newton North or Newton South who are interested in any aspect of…
The Negotiations sub-committee of the Newton School Committee will initially meet in Open Session on Wednesday, September 28 at 3PM in Room 210 at the Ed Center. The sub-committee will then enter into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (See…
Meeting agenda: Introduction of new elementary principals, capital projects update The September 19 School Committee began with a single public commenter, Dr. Phoebe Olhava, applauding the NPS commitment to creating a “culture of fairness and belonging.” However, Dr. Olhava went on to say the NPS Statement of Values and Commitment…