School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, February 25 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes: Brown Bag Learning Lunch has been postponed. It was to meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) on Tuesday, February 24 at 11AM. It will be hosted…
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In a time of nationwide turmoil in the 1960s and 1970s, the Newton Public Schools (NPS) took a lot in stride: a homemade bomb exploding, major changes in school governance, and the beginning of significant cultural wars. On a Friday morning in November of 1968, a homemade bomb exploded in…
School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week.
When METCO (the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity) program began in 1966, organized opposition emerged in Brookline, Wellesley, Needham, and other neighboring suburbs, but not in Newton. METCO had “a smooth start here” without “incident or fanfare.” Instead of protesting METCO, Newton’s parents were protesting lunchtime. Between 1940 and 1970,…
School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week. Negotiations Sub-Committee of the Newton School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 111) on Tuesday, February 10 at 9AM in Executive Session for the purpose of negotiations with collective bargaining units. The agenda includes: Negotiations Sub-Committee of the Newton…
NPS’s Literacy Night presentation on January 28 focused on the NPS Literacy Program and how parents of children in Grades K-5 can help them at home. It was led by Dr. David Kloker, the district’s new Director of English Language Arts & Literacy PK-12, who was hired last summer. He…
Newton Community Education has amazing Winter Programs and Summer Camps, and registration is open now. Learning that grows with you and your family – from Newton Public Schools! Winter Programs Registration is open now! For Adults: Day and evening classes for adults, including Painting, Real Estate Planning, Mah Jongg, Yoga, Cooking, Guitar,…
School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 2 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes: Newton North HS Council will meet on Monday, February 2 at 6PM in the Principal’s Conference Room 103. The agenda includes: Bigelow Middle School Council will meet…
Due to the winter storm, on Monday Newton Public Schools will be closed, evening activities will be canceled, and public meetings will be virtual. School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 26 at 5:30PM in Executive Session with an agenda to discuss: School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom…
School Committee is not scheduled to meet this week John Ward Elementary School Council will meet in person on Tuesday, January 20 at 3:15PM. The agenda includes:
The January 7 School Committee meeting was the first regularly scheduled biweekly meeting of the recently elected 2026-2027 School Committee, and it was led by new Chair Alicia Piedalue. In her regular update, Superintendent Anna Nolin highlighted the Kindergarten enrollment period starting on March 2 and requested families with children…
School Committee will is not scheduled to meet this week Newton North School Council will meet in person on Monday, January 12 at 6PM. The agenda includes: Peirce Elementary School Council will meet in person on Wednesday, January 14 at 11AM. The agenda includes: Countryside School Council will meet in person…