Newton Superintendent of Schools Anna Nolin has received the 2024 Bobbie D’Alessandro Leadership Award from the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S.). The award was presented at the annual M.A.S.A. Women’s Educational Leadership Network conference on March 19. Now in its 15th year, the Bobbie D’Alessandro Leadership Award is one…
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Large number of early childhood students requiring IEP’s blamed on pandemic isolation. On Thursday March 20 and Monday March 25, the School Committee held its first two special meetings to review the Newton Public Schools (NPS) budget proposed by Superintendent Anna Nolin and NPS staff for Fiscal Year 2025 (fall…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 25 at 6:30PM in a special meeting with no public comment. The agenda includes the following: The Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet in-person (Education Center, Room 304) on Tuesday,…
The School Committee meeting scheduled for March 20 will focus on the budget for Newton Public Schools (NPS) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, which corresponds to the academic year from fall 2024 through spring 2025. The proposed budget totals $286.3 million, which is a 5.17% increase over to the current…
Celebrations are in order as Newton North High School wraps up its stellar winter season. Wrestling Helmed by veteran coach John Staulo — inductee to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame and recently the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame — NNHS wrestling finished off…
School Committee will hold a special meeting in person (Ed Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, March 20 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: UPDATE: The documents uploaded for the meeting include: Ed. Note: We updated this article to include links to meeting documents provided after…
As Anike Tourse pursued her dreams to work in film, she knew that “you need people that believe in you,” especially if you’re an artist. For this Newton Public Schools (NPS) alumna, some of those pivotal supporters were her teachers. This Thursday, March 14, Tourse will honor the NPS educators…
No School Committee meetings are scheduled for this week.
The scheduled March 4th School Committee meeting contained a limited number of agenda items, and the longest discussion within the two-hour meeting was regarding the physical condition of the eight Newton Public Schools (NPS) elementary schools that have not recently been rebuilt or renovated, and are not imminently confirmed for…
The Newton Schools Foundation (NSF) will host Newton Inspires — an evening of ideas and community — on March 14, 6PM-9PM, at Newton South High School. Proceeds will help NSF advance excellence and equity in the Newton Public Schools by funding NSF grants in three strategic areas: Enjoy a night out in…
Public Notice from Newton Public Schools Please note content and timeline for destruction this spring 2024 This notice, dated February 28, 2024, is to inform you that the Newton Public Schools intends to destroy all temporary student records on June 15, 2024 of all students who exited from any Newton Public Schools prior to June 30,…
Negotiations Subcommittee of the School Committee will meet in Executive Session in person (Room 318 and Room 111) on Monday, March 4 at 3:30PM. The agenda includes the following: School Committee will meet in person (Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) and enter into Executive Session and move to Room…