School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) in Executive Session on Monday, December 18 at 3PM to discuss negotiation and mediation strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the Newton Teachers Association Units A,B,C,D, and E (see Meeting Notice). The Negotiation Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet virtually…
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Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee’ s previously scheduled meeting for Tuesday, December 12 has been canceled. It was to be for discussing strategy with respect to collective bargaining with NESA and to conduct a collective bargaining session with NESA. See Meeting Cancellation Notice. School Committee will meet virtually…
The December 4 School Committee meeting agenda included the Superintendent’s regular report, as well as updates regarding negotiations with the Newton Teachers Association, progress on this year’s NPS systemwide goals, human resources, PTO spending, and NPS budget planning. Kathy Shields (Ward 7, Vice Chair) who sits on the SC Negotiations…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 4 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following:
On November 18, members of the Newton Public Schools (NPS) METCO team attended the METCO Showcase in Roxbury to meet prospective METCO families. Attending the event from NPS were Newton METCO Director Lisa Gilbert-Smith, METCO Counselor Melissa Wong, and Executive Assistant Stacie Gladden. At the annual Showcase, urban and suburban…
Detailed findings shed light on major NPS deficiencies accumulated over prior years At the November 20th School Committee meeting, new Superintendent Anna Nolin presented a lengthy report of insights she had gained by canvassing the Newton community since March of this year. The Entry Plan Analysis document contains information that…
The Newton Public Schools (NPS) is beginning a four-month process January to create a “Portrait of a Graduate.” The portrait will be created by a “design team” composed of a wide variety of community members, and NPS hopes to include the larger Newton community in this process. The Portrait of a Graduate…
In caucus on November 20, the members-elect of the School Committee elected Chris Brezski (Ward 2) as the School Committee’s next chair and re-elected Emily Prenner (Ward 5) as its vice-chair.
School Committee will meet in person (Room 304) on Monday, November 20 at 5:30PM for a Special School Committee Meeting – Caucus to discuss and vote to elect a School Committee Chair and Vice-Chair. (See Meeting Notice.) School Committee will meet in person and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November…
The School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, November 14 at 5PM and will vote to enter into Executive Session to discuss the following (see Meeting Notice):
Superintendent Nolin links decline in math scores to High School class sizes At the November 6 scheduled School Committee meeting, Ryan Normandin, math and science teacher at Newton South High School, gave a public comment during which he sharply criticized Mayor Fuller for under-funding NPS and stated that his recent…
As tensions and security concerns rise at college campuses around the country in response to the war in Israel, among other world events, officials recently detailed the safety plans used by Newton Public Schools (NPS) for emergencies closer to home. “We’re seeing that some things that are occurring overseas [are…