Well over 90 percent of the CHS graduating class of 2011 will continue their education at a two- or four-year college in the fall. Here is a look at where the recent grads are headed: American University (DC): Robert Bronstein American International College: Bertrand Larose Bates College (ME): Ryan Conrad Bay State School: Alex Santiago […]
Repeating a refrain he made in a similar presentation earlier this year, Peter Boucher, the Canton school district’s wellness coordinator and chairman of the Bullying Prevention Committee, proudly informed the School Committee last week that Canton is “way ahead of the curve” regarding its anti-bullying policy — a new requirement under Massachusetts law. Widely hailed […]
With the funding firmly in place after last month’s annual town meeting, Canton school officials are now ready to move forward with several major capital projects over the next few months. One such project — a four-room, permanent addition to the John F. Kennedy Elementary School — will get underway in late June with an […]
Eileen Chaput of the Luce School CAPT informed selectmen Tuesday night that private fundraising for a new playground is almost complete and a community build could commence this summer. Once completed, it will be transferred to the town and made available to the entire community. The CAPT has raised nearly $32,000 since September 2010, and […]
Despite reservations from FinCom members, town meeting voters at last Wednesday’s second session authorized a $1.5 million loan to finance a new, more efficient heating system for the Rodman Educational Center. This latest proposal came as a bit of a surprise considering that the School Committee’s stated plan — and the one that had appeared […]
Following budget deliberations last week, the School Committee heard a presentation from Johnson Controls on the status of a “performance contracting” plan that would allow the schools to replace the entire heating system in the Rodman building — a $2.2 million project — and pay relatively little upfront. The project, deemed critical by school business […]
Already drained from the previous two weeks of budget deliberations, the five members of the Canton School Committee donned a brave face and slogged through their final round of cuts last week, eliminating the equivalent of three full-time teachers to help close a projected $1.5 million deficit in the 2012 operating budget. Saving the toughest […]
Saddled with a total budget deficit of $1.57 million and with just over $920,000 left to cut, the Canton School Committee plodded through its list of suggested reductions over three-plus hours last week, managing to trim another $573,000 but leaving the most painful decisions for tonight’s meeting, which starts at 7 in the CHS distance […]
For the tenth year, the Dean S. Luce School will sponsor its annual Fun Run on May 1. The event includes two fun runs and a 5K race, which all start from the Luce School at 45 Independence Street. The day’s events kick off at 10 a.m. with a half-mile fun run on a course […]
Parents of elementary school children who live less than two miles from their school can expect a $180 bus fee for the next school year as School Committee members began dealing with a $1.39 million budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year. The new fee, which amounts to $1 per school day, will be charged […]
