It’s back to the drawing board for Canton school officials after Dore & Whittier, the architectural firm hired to examine the feasibility of the school system’s previously approved facilities master plan, recommended against using the Rodman building as a separate “academy” for grade 8 students. The building, deemed structurally sound and ready for renovation, could […]
Canton School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller is recommending a 5.45 percent increase in operational spending for the 2020 fiscal year, although that figure could climb higher amid concerns that Canton is lagging behind other districts in administrative and instructional leadership support. In a presentation before the School Committee on December 20, Fischer-Mueller outlined her preliminary […]
The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) notified the Canton School Department last week that it will not accept its application for funds to renovate the Galvin Middle School in the next round of funding. School Business Administrator Barry Nectow said Canton was one of 70 applicants, of which the MSBA selected 10-15 for funding. Canton […]
The Canton School Committee is troubled by the findings of a recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) showing a high prevalence — and in some cases a marked increase — in instances of bullying and cyber-bullying, suicide attempts, alcohol use, marijuana use, vaping or e-cigarette use, and dating violence among Canton middle and high school […]
The School Committee has submitted an application to the Canton Community Preservation Committee (CCPC) to fund the purchase of one or two slides that would connect the upper property of the Luce Elementary School to the lower athletic fields. The formal name of the project is “The SHINE Slide: A Fun Solution That Creates Access […]
School Committee Chairman Kristin Mirliani said the recent decision to eliminate public prayer from the CHS graduation ceremony was made not only for legal reasons, but also out of consideration and respect for all students’ beliefs. The decision, made over the summer in response to a complaint lodged by the Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation, […]
Canton Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller has confirmed that there will be no invitation extended to a local religious leader for the delivery of a prayer at this year’s Canton High School graduation ceremony. The invocation, delivered by a Canton clergy member, has been a traditional part of the ceremony for the last several […]
Canton High School students have come together as a committed fundraising team once again for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. About 200 students took part in the annual walk in Boston on Sunday, September 30. With the final fundraising tally coming in at the end of this month, the group […]
The Canton School Committee remained deadlocked at its September 20 meeting on a proposal by the CHS Athletics Department to increase facility fees for ice hockey and swimming. The facility fees are in addition to the standard sports user fee of $195 per athlete. The proposal calls for a $100 increase for hockey players, up […]
The Luce Elementary School will be adding another section of kindergarten this fall due to increases in enrollments since the end of the last school year. School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller provided an update on the enrollment figures at last Tuesday’s School Committee meeting. According to the superintendent, total kindergarten enrollment has risen from 224 […]
