The Canton School Committee agreed with the recommendations of Interim School Superintendent Jen Henderson and decided last week that elementary and middle school students would begin preparing for the new “MCAS 2.0” test by taking the PARCC exam in various forms this spring. Elementary students will take a paper-and-pencil version of the test while middle […]
Selectmen Chairman John Connolly sounded support for tuition-free, full-day kindergarten at Tuesday’s Board of Selectmen meeting as School Committee members and school administrators outlined the project before the board. Although Connolly said his inbox was flooded with emails from eager parents on Sunday, he said, “I am now over it” and praised the program and […]
A group of Canton High School students recently attended the “Power of One” media conference at MIT run by the Scholastic Media Association. Keynote speaker Justin Reich explained the importance of STEAM learning requiring more than just the bookends of science and math. Students Jason Kaplan, Roni Polsgrove, and Mia Tess assisted CHS teacher Ed […]
The Canton School Committee decided last week to move forward with tuition-free, full-day kindergarten for the next school year and not to phase in the program over a period of multiple years. The main question now is how to fund the program as the committee concluded that it could not pay for the nearly $750,000 […]
The discussion on school space needs continued at last week’s School Committee meeting as new information surfaced on a proposed modular classroom addition at the Kennedy School and a standalone school administration building at the Paul Revere Heritage site. The most immediate effect of both items is that the committee will now proceed with a […]
The Canton Public Schools have engaged the New England School Development Council (NESDEC) to assist them in the search process for a new superintendent of schools. An integral part of the process involves parent and community participation in focus groups. The groups are designed to obtain participant input about the attributes, experience, and knowledge that […]
All three key issues discussed at Thursday night’s Canton School Committee meeting — full-day kindergarten, administrative office space, and before-school staffing at the Kennedy School — had one common denominator: the need for more building space. School Committee Chairman Bob Golledge told the 35 parents who attended the October 15 meeting as well as those […]
Canton High School will present the acclaimed dark comedy Marvin’s Room on Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14, in the CHS auditorium. Director Ryan DeFoe says, “This play is very thought-provoking, entertaining, and ultimately uplifting.” Show times are Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 per […]
Slowly but surely, the Paul Revere Heritage Site established last spring by Canton town meeting voters is beginning to take shape at the former Plymouth Rubber property, and renovation work is well underway and mostly on schedule, according to the developer overseeing the project. In the meantime, the committee tasked with identifying uses for the […]
“Arts can be the heart of the school,” says Ida Pappas, performing arts coordinator for the Canton Public Schools. “Arts can be the pumping heart that brings us all together. And the beauty is that everyone can participate in a wide variety of ways. Students, faculty, administration, parents and residents. We need musicians, actors, singers, […]
