By Judy Bass A search is underway for the next superintendent-director of Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton due to the anticipated retirement later this year of James P. Quaglia, who has held the position since 2010. Blue Hills Regional has been a leader in career and technical education for more than 50 years. […]
School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller has announced the appointment of Yeshi Gaskin Lamour as the next principal of the Luce Elementary School. Lamour will replace longtime Principal Robie Peter, who is retiring in June after a 30-plus-year career in education. A resident of Canton, Lamour has served for the past six years as principal of […]
Given new budget figures by the Finance Committee last week, Canton school and municipal leaders will have a decision to make regarding cuts to new budget spending. The FinCom is recommending that the School Committee cut $691,000 from its proposed FY20 operating budget of $44,705,362. For selectmen and municipal department heads, the proposed cut is […]
The Canton Bulldogs Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) team was recently named the winner of the Massachusetts RWDC and is on its way to the national competition to be held in Chevy Chase, Maryland on April 13. Members of the CHS team include Guy Blochstein, Ryan Carney, Andres Castro, Devin Chen, Austin Cox, Dhanush Narayana, […]
The Canton School Committee has enthusiastically approved a new Canton High School program of studies for 2019-2020, which includes the formation a “Seal of Biliteracy” program, the introduction of new classes such as Project Teammate and Spanish Language & Culture, the reintroduction of Political Science, and the restructuring of the Math Seminar course. On a […]
The Canton School Committee has revised its school facilities master plan with the focus now shifting to a renovated Galvin Middle School that would serve students in grades 5-8. The plan would still be predicated on the school system being approved for reimbursement funding from the Mass. School Building Authority (MSBA). While renovations to GMS […]
The Canton Community Preservation Committee (CCPC) has finalized its spending recommendations for fiscal year 2020, and headlining the list are a number of recreation and open space projects — including a long-proposed destination slide structure at the Luce School and new interpretive signage at the Paul Revere Heritage Site — along with a good-faith gesture […]
It’s back to the drawing board for Canton school officials after Dore & Whittier, the architectural firm hired to examine the feasibility of the school system’s previously approved facilities master plan, recommended against using the Rodman building as a separate “academy” for grade 8 students. The building, deemed structurally sound and ready for renovation, could […]
Canton School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller is recommending a 5.45 percent increase in operational spending for the 2020 fiscal year, although that figure could climb higher amid concerns that Canton is lagging behind other districts in administrative and instructional leadership support. In a presentation before the School Committee on December 20, Fischer-Mueller outlined her preliminary […]
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) notified the Canton School Department last week that it will not accept its application for funds to renovate the Galvin Middle School in the next round of funding. School Business Administrator Barry Nectow said Canton was one of 70 applicants, of which the MSBA selected 10-15 for funding. Canton […]
