School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 8 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Underwood and Ward Facility and Enrollment Study Task Force will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) on Tuesday, May 9 at 3PM. The agenda…
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Franklin School Building Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, May 4 at 6PM and discuss the updated draft space plan (see agenda). The Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 304) on Thursday, Mary 4 at 3PM in Executive Session to…
Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link Passcode: 515164) in Executive Session on Tuesday, May 2 at 12PM. The agenda includes the following:
To begin the April 27 School Committee meeting, two Bigelow Middle School educators were among the public comment speakers to advocate for staff restoration to address the middle school team sizes. Superintendent Kathy Smith followed the public comment period by giving her scheduled update, during which she congratulated the central…
During a special meeting on Tuesday, April 25, the School Committee voted to accept Mayor Fuller’s in-meeting proposal to transfer responsibility for making Newton Public Schools (NPS) employees’ Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) contributions from the NPS budget to the City budget. This proposal effectively rejected Ward 2 representative Chris Brezski’s…
Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 218) in Executive Session on Monday, April 24 at 4PM to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (see Agenda). School Committee will meet in person (Education Center, Room 210) and virtually (Zoom…
The Jennifer Price Global Education Leadership Fund (GELF) enables students to participate in Newton Public Schools international education experiences by providing need-based financial aid to students whose families cannot afford the cost. Much of GELF’s funding comes from its annual fundraising dinner. This year, the dinner takes place on April…
Following the April 3 School Committee meeting, during which member Chris Brezski (Ward 2) proposed alternative methods to increase available funds for NPS, the School Committee met two more times in the past week to hear more detailed presentations from NPS administrators regarding how they will manage anticipated budget cuts.…
In 2022, City Council President Susan Albright had appointed a study group — including City Council Vice President Rick Lipof, Finance Committee Chair Becky Grossman, and Councilor Chris Markiewicz — to work with her and with Newton School Committee member Chris Brezski to develop a plan to adjust the rate…
School Committee will hold a special meeting in person (Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 10 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Negotiations Subcommittee will meet in person (Room 111) on Wednesday, April 12 at 3:30PM and enter into Executive Session (see agenda) to: School Committee…