
Amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Canton and with the town having moved into the high-risk (red) category, Assistant Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan said at the January 7 School Committee that the Canton schools would remain in the hybrid learning model for now, but that could change either week to week or […]
Jan 15 2021 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
The town of Canton will have additional Community Preservation Act monies to work with in the coming fiscal year thanks to a record-high match from the statewide CPA trust fund. Canton’s Community Preservation Committee, which is responsible for administering the program locally and recommending projects for funding, relayed the good news in a press release […]

Despite mounting numbers of COVID-19 cases locally and across the United States, Interim School Superintendent Derek Folan is not giving up on the possibility of more in-person learning in the future. However, he told the School Committee at its November 12 meeting that there are a number of factors that would need to be considered, […]
Nov 20 2020 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

Update: With the release of the latest DPH report on November 11, Canton has moved to the “green” category, indicating lower risk for COVID-19. The town’s average daily incidence rate fell from 10.8 to 7.1 and its positive test rate fell from 1.67 percent to 1.15 percent. *** The town of Canton has been shifted […]
Nov 13 2020 | Posted in
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Canton Citizen
The Canton School Committee last week followed the recommendation of Interim School Superintendent Derek Folan and agreed to continue with the hybrid learning model despite another week of rising COVID-19 case counts. The decision was made on the same day that Canton received its third “red” designation in as many weeks as reported by the […]
Nov 6 2020 | Posted in
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Mike Berger
That Cantonstock is alive and well is due, in very large measure, to the inspirational work of Daniel Hulsman, music teacher at the Hansen, JFK and Luce elementary schools. “The only way to do it, of course, was to do it online, a virtual live-streaming show,” Hulsman said. “It’s been technically challenging, but it’s also […]
Nov 6 2020 | Posted in
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Despite Canton’s move into the highest COVID risk category of “red,” the School Committee and Interim Superintendent Derek Folan have agreed to wait at least three weeks before deciding whether to continue in the hybrid learning model or switch to a full remote format. The move to the red category was announced on October 14 […]
Oct 23 2020 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

A large house party attended by Canton High School students and a positive COVID case impacting the Kennedy Elementary community prompted administrators to temporarily shift to a remote learning model at both schools following the recent three-day holiday weekend. In separate notifications from Interim Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan, students at both CHS and JFK […]
Oct 16 2020 | Posted in
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Jay Turner

The full version of this story appears in the September 3 print edition. The Canton School Committee last week signed off on a new timeline for the district’s phased-in reopening model, approving a remote start for most K-12 students on September 16 before moving to a hybrid model on September 29. The hybrid model calls […]
Sep 4 2020 | Posted in
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Mike Berger

The full version of this story appears in the August 27 print edition of the Citizen. In a sudden reversal that surprised many families, the Canton School Committee voted 3-2 last Thursday to delay its previously approved hybrid reopening model in favor of a new phased-in approach with a likely remote start for the bulk […]
Aug 27 2020 | Posted in
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Mike Berger