250 people sign up to make public comment On March 28, the School Committee convened for a special meeting, as mandated by the City Charter, to conduct a public hearing regarding the petition for an Academic Principles Advisory Committee (APAC), as described in this article by Fig City News. The…
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At its March 29th meeting, the Newton Retirement Board included two budget funding presentations: one from Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and the other from City Council Board President Susan Albright and Ward 2 School Committee member Chris Brezski. Both presentations were in response to the March 14th failed operational override. Mayor…
Two Newton City Councilors and a new member of the School Committee have announced they are not running for re-election in November. Ten-year veteran Ward 2 Councilor Emily Norton, Ward 6 Councilor Brenda Noel, and first-term Ward 6 School Committee member Paul Levy will leave office and focus on their…
The School Committee will meet in person (Room 304) on Monday, March 27 at 6PM and vote to enter into Executive Session to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (see Meeting Notice). The School Committee will hold an in-person Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 28 at…
A Cappella April! is coming to Newton South High School on Saturday, April 1 at 7PM. This one-night only, all-ages event features R & B/Soul/Pop a cappella group Ball in the House, with special performances by Newton student groups: Bigelow Beats, Brown Middle School A Cappella, The Northern Lights, and The Melocotones.…
On March 14, Newton voters rejected Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s proposal to levy an additional $9,175,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for a range of infrastructure improvements, senior programming, the expansion and renovation of the Horace Mann School. The “No” vote was 10,566 to 9,428 in favor. By almost…
Special March 28 School Committee public hearing. Future NPS Superintendent Dr. Anna Nolin weighs in on social media. A group of Newton Public Schools parents has signed a petition to form an Academic Principles Advisory Committee (APAC) that per the petition “will review and recommend revisions to the systemwide goals,…
The Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet in person (Room 210, Ed Center) on Tuesday, March 21 at 3:30PM. The subcommittee will meet initially in Open Session and then vote to go into Executive Session (see Notice):
The School Committee will hold a regular meeting in person (Room 210) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 13 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: The Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet in-person (Room 111) on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 3:15PM and vote to…
The School Committee will meet in person only (Room 111) on Tuesday, March 7 at 2PM. The Budget Workshop agenda includes the following: