Newton PTO Council

Rebuilding Angier School ‘Closer to Becoming a Reality’

cw-newtptoc — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:09:15 +0000

The Massachusetts School Building Authority has invited Newton to participate in a grant program to address the facility needs at Angier Elementary.

The Newton Public Schools received an important invitation this week that would help the city take a step toward rebuilding its oldest elementary school.

Read the entire article in the NewtonPatch

Message from the Superintendent

cw-newtptoc — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:02:42 +0000

After the recent disturbing news of a Newton teacher’s arrest and arraignment, the Superintendent has provided the community with a message to help address concerns, including three resources that might be useful in helping parents talk to their children about the sensitive issues related to this incident.

January 19, 2012

Dear Newton families:

As you are undoubtedly aware, this week has been very upsetting and trying for the Newton Public Schools, especially the Underwood community. Our attention over the last couple of days has been on providing support to Underwood students, staff and parents.

The news of a Newton teacher’s arrest and arraignment on such serious charges has a real impact on the entire Newton community. Due to the media attention focused on the matter, we know that students are talking about information that may make them feel shocked, anxious and angered. While I expect that many of you have already spoken with your children about the sensitive nature of the allegations, they may need additional support.

As a way to begin addressing various concerns that have arisen, I have highlighted three resources that might be useful in helping parents talk to their children about the sensitive issues related to this incident.

The first link is from the Child Assault Prevention Program (CAPP)

It’s Time to Have a Talk with your Children about Sexual Abuse.
CAPP is the program used in the Newton Public schools that teaches children how to recognize and respond to potentially dangerous situations.

Another resource is from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, www.nctsn.org, which provides information for parents on how to talk about traumatic events.

Finally, I have included the Middlesex Children’s Advocacy Center in Woburn: www.middlesexcac.org.

We hope these resources will help to provide the background needed to assist your conversations with your children.

We will continue to pay special attention to the social and emotional needs of all of our students and encourage you to share any concerns you may have with our faculty, staff and administrators. I also want to inform you that we will be holding a community meeting to both share how we are responding to this situation and to provide further information for families. Details will be forthcoming.

Thank you very much for your understanding and support during this difficult time.

Sincerely,

David Fleishman

2013 Budget Guidelines

cw-newtptoc — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:54:12 +0000

The FY 2013 Budget Guidelines were approved by the School Committee in mid-December. View the document 2013 NPS Budget Guidelines.

$300, 000 from BC for NPS technology

cw-newtptoc — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:12:47 +0000

Boston College donating $300,000 to Newton schools for laptops, other technology
Read more about the great news here!

Next PTO Council meeting Jan. 11th

cw-newtptoc — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:15:53 +0000

The next PTO Council meeting will be held on Wednesday January 11, 7:30-9:00 pm in room 304 of the Education Center.

The main topic of our meeting will be fundraising. We’ll share and discuss messaging and communication, participation, fundraiser types, volunteers recruitment.

Next School Committee Meeting Jan. 9th

cw-newtptoc — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:27:55 +0000

The next School Committee regularly scheduled meeting is on Monday, January 9, 2012, at the Education Center. The agenda will be posted here once confirmed. Related documents are posted by the day of the meeting.

Links to resources

cw-newtptoc — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:03:34 +0000

Resources pertaining to Newton Public Schools’ facilities can be found on the NPS website.
Note the updated Newton Schools Long-Range Facilities Master Plan Volume 1 and Newton Schools Long-Range Facilities Master Plan Volume 2

Special School Committee Meeting Dec. 8th

cw-newtptoc — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:41:04 +0000

The School Committee will hold a special meeting in conjunction with the Board of Aldermen to follow up on their facilities discussions. The meeting will be held on 12/8, at 7:00 p.m., at the Newton North High School Library.

School Committee Caucus

cw-newtptoc — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:21:12 +0000

The School Committee will caucus to determine leadership for next year.

Monday, November 21st, 6:30 pm
Frazier Room in the Education Center
100 Walnut St.

The next School Committee regularly scheduled meeting is on Monday, November 28, 2011, at the Education Center.

Results of PTO Communication Survey

cw-newtptoc — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:50:37 +0000

Check out the results of the recent survey on PTO and school communications. Click here for detailed information.