Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Casey Ngo-Miller presented to the School Committee on March 11 about the Special Education services provided by NPS and some of the challenges in budgeting and funding these services. A repeated theme was how state and federal mandates have increased the NPS allocation to Special…
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School Committee will meet with Legislative Members in person (Education Center, Room 210) on Monday, March 30 at 5:30PM. The agenda includes: School Committee will hold a Special Meeting on the FY27 Budget in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 30 at 6:30PM. The…
The “carryforward” item within the Newton Public Schools (NPS) budget — the amount of cash unspent by NPS in the current year, which is then assumed to be expended in the next year’s budget — is a consistent source of confusion, taking much airtime during public budget meetings. NPS continues…
In the middle of budget season, Newton Public Schools (NPS) staff and School Committee members from every ward met to discuss the district’s technology initiatives. The meeting was led by Steve Rattendi, Director of Information Technology and Library Services. This is a role that, as Dr. Nolin pointed out, in…
Newton School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 23 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes: Memorial Spaulding School Council will meet in person (Principal’s Office) on Tuesday, March 24 at 3:05PM. The agenda includes: Newton South High School Council will meet…
During March 9-16, the School Committee and NPS convened three public budget meetings to review detailed information from NPS departments regarding their budgetary methodologies and priorities. These meetings continued the dichotomy of the Superintendent, Mayor, and School Committee all acknowledging what they say is an improved budgeting process and working…
On February 12, the Newton Public Schools (NPS) Offices of Family Engagement, Teaching and Learning, and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support teamed up to present information on the current ecosystem of assessments being used in the schools and how parents can interpret the assessment reports they receive about their students. After…
School Committee will hold a Special Meeting in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 16 at 6:30PM. This is a Special Meeting on the FY27 Budget with no public comment. The agenda includes the following items: Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will…
The day after an important budget meeting, Newton Public Schools (NPS) offered a detailed presentation about what is at stake for the curriculum if the schools budget cannot be augmented or significantly reworked. The meeting was initiated by members of the School Committee who had requested a Brown Bag Lunch…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) and virtually on Monday, March 9 at 5:30PM in Executive Session. The agenda indicates discussion of: School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 9 at 6:30PM in a special meeting.…
On March 2, the School Committee, including Mayor Marc Laredo, met with Superintendent Anna Nolin and NPS Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Liam Hurley in a public but unrecorded budget meeting at the Education Center. The meeting was also attended by Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education Ayesha Farag and observed…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) on Monday, March 2 at 7:30PM in a special meeting. The agenda includes: Brown Bag Learning Lunch will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) on Tuesday, March 3 at 1PM. It will be hosted by the Superintendent with Central…