Category Archives: Community Notes

School Committee Meeting: Monday, 02/08

There is an upcoming School Committee meeting this Monday, February 8 at 7:00PM.  You can watch the meeting on NewTV, watch via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/390017072), or dial in to the meeting (1-646-558-8656, meeting ID 390 017 072).

Upcoming School Committee Agenda:

  • Enrollment Projections
  • Equity Committee Update
  • METCO Update
  • Testing Update
  • Fiscal and Operations/Facilities Update
  • Possible vote on Bus Fee/NSHS Parking Fee Recommendation
  • Vote on Updated FY22 School Calendar
  • Vote on Draft minutes from 9/10/20 meeting

Meeting documents can be found here.  Documents are regularly added before the meeting.

Spring Survey from Families Organizing For Racial Justice @ Bigelow

Bigelow FORJ is a school-based chapter of Newton’s Families Organizing for Racial Justice (FORJ).(See more at www.forjnewton.com).  We are a group of devoted parents and faculty committed to raising anti-racist children who acknowledge the pervasiveness of oppression and marginalization.  We invite parents and children to engage in critical conversations that support questioning, interrogating, and dismantling of white supremacy, including anti-Blackness and all forms of racial injustice.

We were so excited to have many parents attend our discussion sessions in November (about having conversations about the book “New Kid” with your child).

Now we are looking to plan other activities that would be of interest for the rest of this school year. Please help us understand your interests and needs by completing this brief survey.  We would like your response by 2/5/21.

Thank you!

Bigelow FORJ

https://forms.gle/13jK17tah7gLGCVa9