Canton school officials are not satisfied with the latest recommendations of the town’s Revenue Forecast Committee, which set a target of $34.52 million for the FY15 operating budget — some $811,000 below the School Committee’s preliminary proposal of $35.33 million submitted in late January. The consensus among School Committee members and Superintendent Jeff Granatino was […]
On Saturday, February 8, 13 teams from Canton competed in the Future Problem Solving (FPS) regional qualifying bowl held at the Glover Elementary School in Milton. A total of 30 teams competed at the event, including 13 teams from Milton and four from Dedham. The 13 Canton teams were made up of 11 junior division […]
Canton School Superintendent Jeff Granatino plans to appoint a permanent principal for the John F. Kennedy Elementary School within the next week after narrowing the list of candidates down to two finalists: interim JFK Principal Sarah Collmer and Eric Stark, a principal in the Woburn school system. Collmer was named interim principal in early September […]
The Canton Garden Club and the Canton Public Schools’ Visual Arts Department invites the community to their first annual “Artists in Bloom” exhibit beginning Friday, February 28, through Sunday, March 2, at Pequitside Farm, 79 Pleasant Street in Canton. The opening reception will be held Friday evening from 5-9 p.m., and refreshments will be served. […]
After 18 months of research examining school start times, Canton Superintendent Jeff Granatino and a subcommittee of parents, teachers, and administrators are looking at two options for the next school year: essentially swapping the start times of the middle and high schools, with the high school starting 35 minutes later and the middle school starting […]
Less than ten months into his first full term, David Emhardt has announced his resignation from the School Committee, citing personal reasons. Emhardt, a former Finance Committee chairman, is the third School Committee member to resign in the past 18 months. He was initially appointed to the committee to fill the remaining term of Jill […]
Blue Hills Regional Technical School is accepting applications for residential and commercial additions, alterations and repairs. The Construction Technology Department is also accepting decks and other larger projects that are wood-framed construction for the next school year. Residents or property owners within the nine district towns are eligible to submit applications no later than March […]
School Superintendent Jeff Granatino is proposing a 6 percent increase in next year’s school operating budget. Half of the funds (almost $1 million) would be for contract obligations, and the other half would go toward proposed program enhancements, additional textbooks, operational needs, and rising special needs costs. Granatino also recommended additional staffing to meet classroom […]
In an effort to address an apparent critical need for more classroom space, the Canton School Committee last week announced the start of a two- to three-year plan to replace four modular classrooms at the Hansen Elementary School with eight permanent classrooms. The first step in the process was authorizing $250,000 for architectural plans as […]
Channel 7 meteorologist Chris Lambert was recently a guest on Canton Community Television’s Student Station. Canton High School sophomore Mia Tess recruited him for the interview, kicking off this year’s series of student interviews on a show called “The Dog Pound.” Lambert, who grew up in neighboring Westwood, discussed his role as weather forecaster and […]
