On Monday, the Newton Public Schools district, in consultation with the City’s Health and Human Services Department, announced its strong recommendation that all NPS staff and students wear face coverings for the first two weeks of school following the December break. With “a rise of absences of both students and…
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The last scheduled School Committee meeting of 2022 contained a packed agenda, and it began with a lively public comment period. An NPS parent and immigrant to the United States began the session by strongly criticizing what he perceived as the District’s over focus on racial identity at the expense…
The School Committee Negotiations Subcommittee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 19, 10AM – 11:30AM. The subcommittee will convene in open session and then vote to enter into a closed Executive Session in order to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (see Meeting Notice)…
Also discussed: Cabot Split to Bigelow and Day The December 5th regularly scheduled School Committee meeting began with two public commenters from the Newton Gun Violence Prevention Collaborative, who spoke about the need for more student and community education about gun safety. They cautioned that increased security presence inside school…
Discussed equity versus excellence and whether to soften community feedback Following the collection of data from surveys and focus groups, the recruiting firm hired by Newton — Hazard, Young, and Attelier (HYA) — authored 1) a six-page Leadership Profile Report that condensed the survey and focus group into a summary…
The School Committee will meet in person (Room 210 – Ed Center – SC members and staff only) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 5 at 5:30PM. The School Committee will initially meet in open session and then vote to enter into Executive Session to discuss the deployment of…
Three City meetings, all on December 1, were announced too late to be included in Fig City’s Monday newsletter of Local Government Meetings and Reports: The Housing and Community Development Division of the Newton Planning and Development Department will hold a Special WestMetro HOME virtual (Zoom link) meeting on Thursday,…
Survey and Focus Group Results Shared by Recruiting Firm During a special meeting of the Superintendent Search Committee on November 28, the City’s recruiting firm Hazard Young Attea (HYA) presented the results of the community focus groups and surveys that were conducted during November, as well as the proposed Leadership…
Special School Committee Workshop will be held in person in Room 304, Ed Center on Monday, November 28 beginning at 2PM. The agenda includes the following: Superintendent Search Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 28 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: The Negotiations Sub-committee of the…
The Negotiations sub-committee of the Newton School Committee will meet in-person (Room 111 at the Ed Center) and vote to enter into Executive Session on Monday, November 21 at 3:15PM to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA, Units A-E and to conduct a collective bargaining session…