On the eve of Governor Charlie Baker’s visit to the Galvin Middle School to announce state funding of summer education programs, Canton School Business Administrator Barry Nectow reported at Thursday night’s School Committee meeting that Canton’s application for state-aided school construction funds, particularly for GMS, was rejected for the third consecutive year by the Massachusetts […]
May 7 2021 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger
The mood was festive last Friday morning, April 30, for Governor Charlie Baker’s visit to the Galvin Middle School. One person in attendance noted, “It’s a special day.” This was the first time that Baker had come to any of the Canton schools, and the occasion was an announcement of a $70 million commonwealth-wide summer […]
May 7 2021 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Candace Paris
For the first time in three years, there was little uncertainty after the close of polls on election night as both contested races featured decisive winners. In the four-way Select Board race, Tom Theodore bounced back from last year’s recount defeat to top the ticket, leading all vote-getters with 1,732 votes.
The Canton School Committee last week received a positive report from administrators about the first few days of all-in learning at the elementary level and also received confirmation of starting dates for both the Galvin Middle School (April 15) and Canton High School (April 28). At the three elementary schools, K-2 students returned for full […]
Apr 9 2021 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger
Canton Public Schools’ re-entry into the “all-in” learning model is well underway with K-2 students returning this week and grades 3-5 to follow next week. On Thursday, March 18, the Canton School Committee heard an update on the elementary all-in plan and a return date of April 15 was set for the Galvin Middle School. […]
Mar 26 2021 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger
With expected support from the School Committee tonight and backing from the Select Board on Tuesday, Canton may soon have an organized farmers market operating weekly on the front lawn of the Rodman building. The current plan is to hold the farmers market every Sunday from June 13 through October 24. The hours would be […]
Buoyed by improving COVID metrics and coming on the heels of state Education Commissioner Jeff Riley’s stated goal of having all elementary students return to school by April, Canton school administrators enthusiastically presented its plans for a fully in-person learning model at last week’s School Committee meeting. The “phased-in” approach will start with the earliest […]
Mar 5 2021 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger
With its application completed and accepted, the Canton Public Schools is moving forward with a COVID-19 pool testing program offered by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and Department of Public Health. Although absent from the February 4 School Committee meeting, School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller made the announcement through a report […]
Feb 11 2021 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger
The Canton Public Schools’ wellness team is gearing up to answer rising concerns about student mental health. Currently in the late stages of development, the project addresses issues raised by the latest results of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System survey. The survey, a tool developed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Feb 5 2021 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Candace Paris
A new reporting tool tracking the number of COVID-19 cases in the Canton school system is now available on the district website. Developed by Canton High School Assistant Principal Josh Fogel, the CPS COVID-19 Dashboard provides a snapshot of confirmed positive COVID cases and quarantine data within a specified date range while also reporting the […]
Feb 5 2021 | Posted in
News,
Schools | By
Mike Berger