In anticipation of the start of school this week, the Canton School Committee invited each of the school principals to its meeting last Thursday, August 30, to provide an overview of their school improvement plans for the 2012-2013 year. The one exception was new CHS Principal Derek Folan, who began July 1 and was therefore […]
When he was young, Derek Folan worked in his parents’ restaurant — doing every job from sweeping floors to clearing tables. Canton High School’s new principal said this week the experience taught him more than how to run a successful business. “They took care of their customers,” said Folan. “They took the time to invest […]
Four selectmen and three School Committee members met Tuesday night and selected former Finance Committee Chairman Dave Emhardt and environmental consultant Robert Golledge to fill the remaining terms of School Committee members Liz Salisbury and Jill Stevens, who recently resigned for personal and business reasons. Both positions will be up for election in the spring […]
Parents of Canton schoolchildren who plan to send in snacks and treats for classroom parties will be limited in their choices as a result of new state-mandated nutrition standards that are set to take effect this year. All schools are in the process of implementing the new standards, and the state departments of education and […]
When the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee jointly meet on Tuesday, July 24, they will be reviewing applicants for two vacant School Committee seats. Within weeks of the resignation of committee member Liz Salisbury, whose family has relocated to Pittsburgh, committee member Jill Stevens notified the committee of her plans to resign for […]
The Lawrence M. Walsh playground, named for a former principal, was a community project when it was built at the Hansen School in 1988. Parents and other volunteers spent a weekend working together to create a new recreational area at the school that incorporated students’ ideas. Fast forward to 2012 and the Walsh playground is […]
The final bell for the school year has been delayed for a group of Canton teachers. This past week they attended a three-day STEAM workshop to help prepare Canton students for future employment. STEAM (formerly STEM) is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. It is these fields that are projected to have […]
Paul and Julie DuCott have both worked in professions in which they gave of themselves to others — Paul as a guidance counselor and Julie as a school nurse. It’s a happy coincidence that they worked together at the Galvin Middle School. In addition to working with students, the DuCotts have opened their home to […]
Although 200 members of the class of 2012 at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton were the stars of last Tuesday’s graduation exercises, it was a member of the class who graduated almost 30 years ago who nearly stole the show. Randolph native Scott D. Tingle ’83, a commander in the U.S. Navy, returned […]
Monday’s School Committee meeting provided two major news items: the Canton Teachers Association formally accepted a three-year contract offer from the School Committee, and the Canton Alliance for Public Education (CAPE), which provides grants to support innovative teaching practices and programs, announced it would dissolve at this time next year unless the group can find […]
