Prior to the City Council’s full budget review and approval, the City Council met to consider a resolution proposed by Ward 4 Councilor, Lenny Gentile, to use $10,000,000 of Free Cash designated for the Lincoln Eliot Elementary School project, as part of an unrestricted reserve fund comprised of: Councilor Gentile’s…
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The School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom Link) in Executive Session on June 7, 2023 at 1PM to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (Units A-E)- (see Meeting Notice).
The scheduled May 22nd School Committee contained a lengthy discussion, postponed from the May 8th meeting due to time constraints, about NPS Advanced Placement (AP) courses and student performance therein. Katy Hogue (Director of Data Analysis), Toby Romer (Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education), Henry Turner (Newton North High School Principal)…
After several weeks of reviewing municipal and school department budgets, the City Council has submitted six budget resolutions — one to the School Department and five to the Mayor — for consideration.
Negotiations sub-committee of the Newton School Committee will meet in person (Room 304) on Monday, May 22 at 5PM and enter into in Executive Session to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (see Meeting Notice) School Committee will meet in person (Room 304) and virtually (Zoom…
NTA President Michael Zilles Discusses Negotiation Process with Fig City On Monday, May 14, the Newton Teacher’s Association (NTA) began a modified “Work To Rule” contract action, which is described on the NTA website as educators taking one day per week to be unavailable, outside of contracted work hours, for…
On its May 15th agenda, the City Council discussed a requesti by Mayor Fuller to appropriate $10 million from Free Cash to pay down that amount of the $50 million bonds for construction of the new Lincoln-Eliot school. The Mayor indicated that the annual debt service saved from this allocation…
Mayor Fuller has put together a summary of a financial program to help fill some of the Newton Public Schools (NPS) budget gaps and the Horace Mann project after the failure of the general override. The plan includes the following: Increase pensions via COLA: The plan, which the Retirement Board…
Beginning in the first week in May, candidates for City Council and School Committee may take out nomination papers and begin collecting signatures for the November 7th election. Nomination papers are due at Newton City Hall on Tuesday, July 25. All 16 incumbent At-Large members of the Newton City Council…
Advanced Placement Classes: Agenda Item Tabled Until May 22 The regular May 8 School Committee meeting contained a busy agenda, including presentations regarding Science & Technology Education (STE) and History & Social Studies curriculum, the formation of state-mandated School Councils, and a detailed analysis and presentation on Advanced Placement (AP)…