The Canton School Committee has informed all CAPTs and schools across the district that it can no longer permit any gender-exclusive events, such as father-daughter or mother-son dances or sports tournaments. The notice comes in light of a recent opinion by school Attorney Rebecca Bryant that gender-specific events go against federal law. She did allow […]
Canton students in grades 3-10 are showing steady progress on the “Next Generation” MCAS tests in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and Science, according to data analysis from the latest round of testing. In her report to the School Committee last week, PreK-8 Curriculum Director Debbie Rooney said the Canton Public Schools finished in the […]
Canton High School juniors who took the MCAS English Language Arts (ELA) test last March as sophomores and demonstrated proficiency will have another chance to improve their score by retaking the test in November. The decision was made in light of a since-discarded essay question that state Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley agreed was insensitive and […]
Canton High School video and media production teacher Ed McDonough has worked with many students over the years, helping them to develop their skills and motivating and encouraging them along the way. His effectiveness as a teacher is amply illustrated by the former students who have gone on to careers with major media organizations. Only […]
The Canton School Committee has reached an agreement with the Canton Teachers Association on a new three-year contract that takes effect on September 1, 2019 and runs through August 31, 2022. The contract covers all Unit A employees, which includes approximately 300 teachers, nurses, and other education personnel. The agreement is being called a win-win […]
The United States Department of State honored retired Canton High School German teacher Elsa Nicolovius with its 2019 Citizen Diplomacy Award at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C., last week. The Citizen Diplomacy Award was created in 2017 to recognize American citizens and organizations that are leading efforts to renew and strengthen important international relationships […]
Julie Ghostlaw, English teacher at the Galvin Middle School, is very proud of this year’s seventh graders. The entire seventh grade has been working hard on a lengthy and ambitious undertaking to beautify the Galvin grounds. Known as the Galvin Pride Project, it followed an approach to instruction called project-based learning which, in this case, […]
Julianne (Julie) Shore, CHS assistant principal and former dean of students, will assume the role of director of technology for the entire Canton school district beginning July 1. In making the selection after nomination from an in-house search committee made up of school administrators, Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller praised Shore as a veteran educator with […]
Project SMILE, a Community Problem Solving team consisting of students from Canton High School, took home first place in the CmPS Senior Division at the Future Problem Solvers International Competition held earlier this month at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Canton teens competed with students from all over the world who worked on a […]
See this week’s Citizen for complete CHS graduation coverage, including then and now photos, scholarship winners, future plans and much more. The weather was picture-perfect and the speeches hit all the right notes as the 229-member CHS Class of 2019 — a group that achieved greatness by working hard and “honoring the process” — marked […]
