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At the November 12 School Committee Meeting there was a presentation of the MA Association of School Superintendents Academic Excellence Awards, discu…

Literacy education is a hot topic nationally. Needham Public Schools (NPS) have been using the Units of Study curriculum for K-5 literacy education fo…

The October 2024 Special Town Meeting concluded on Monday, October 21. Among the 14 articles voted on by Town Meeting Members were several that may im…

At the October 15th School Committee Meeting there was a NHS Student Advisory Committee Update, an update on Student Chronic Absenteeism, and a discus…

At the October 1, 2024, School Committee Meeting, there was a discussion of the 2024 District Survey, focusing on suggestions for improvement in the u…

  At the September 17 School Committee Meeting there was a 2024-2025 Opening of School Update, Renovation and Construction Updates, and School Committ…

n At the June 18 School Committee Meeting, there was a discussion that included a Portrait of a Needham Graduate strategic update, the revised tutorin…

At the June 4 School Committee Meeting there was a discussion of High School Attendance: Supporting Student Needs, a REAL Update, and a Literacy Updat…

At the May 21 School Committee Meeting there was discussion of the Newman School Improvement Plan, an update from the Student Advisory to the School C…

The May 2024 Annual & Special Town Meetings concluded on Monday, May 13. Among the over 50 articles voted on by Town Meeting Members were several …

At the May 14 School Committee Meeting, there was a discussion of the Broadmeadow School Improvement Plan and the 2024-2025 Elementary, Middle School …

At the April 23 School Committee Meeting there was a discussion of the Eliot School Improvement Plan and a Portrait of a Needham Graduate Presentation…

At the April 2 School Committee Meeting there was a discussion of the High Rock School Improvement Plan and a Portrait of a Needham Graduate Presentat…

At the March 19 School Committee Meeting there was a discussion of the Mitchell School Improvement Plan, Portrait of a Needham Graduate Presentation: …

At the March 5 School Committee meeting, there was a discussion of the Superintendent Evaluation Process, the Sunita Williams School Improvement Plan …

 At the February 27 School Committee Meeting there was a discussion of the Portrait of a Needham Graduate: Middle School Math, the Needham High School…

At the February 6, 2024 School Committee meeting, there was a discussion of the School Improvement Plan for Pollard Middle School, as well as how well…

At the January 23 School Committee Meeting there was discussion of the Portrait of a Needham Graduate: Elementary Social Studies, an Athletic Departme…

At the January 16th School Committee meeting, there was a public hearing on the FY25 Budget, a Discussion of the Apple Distinguished Schools Designati…

At the January 2 School Committee meeting there was an FY25 Budget Consultation with the Town Manager, an Emery Grover Project Update, and an FY25 Bud…