Local motorists can expect to endure travel disruptions and detours for a lengthy period this fall as the town embarks on a major construction project to repair the Reservoir Pond dam on Pleasant Street. Details about the project were announced at the Board of Selectmen meeting on Tuesday night, and selectmen are urging town departments […]
While School Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller has welcomed Debbie Rooney, new director of teaching and learning for preK-8, and new GMS Principal Sarah Shannon to the administrative team since the close of school in June, she now has two other significant administrative positions to fill over the summer. Fischer-Mueller informed the School Committee last Wednesday, […]
A momentous event featuring remarks from school administrators and state officials as well as a groundbreaking ceremony marked the start of an $84.8 million renovation project at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton on June 25. The project, which is expected to conclude in September 2019, will include numerous significant upgrades to infrastructure such […]
At its final regular meeting before the end of the school year, the Canton School Committee sadly bid farewell to two veteran school administrators: Jen Henderson, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, and Dr. Bill Conard, Galvin Middle School principal. Henderson is retiring and Conard is returning to his former district to serve as the […]
Project SAVE (Substance Abuse Victim Empowerment), a Community Problem Solving Senior Division team from Canton High School, was awarded second place in the Health Concerns category at the recently concluded Future Problem Solvers International Conference held June 6-10 at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. The team held several community events throughout the 2017-18 school […]
At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Blue Hills Regional District School Committee, members listened as about 10 people from the audience spoke about the graduation dress code. The dress code has recently become a somewhat emotional issue at the school, with five graduating seniors headed for the military challenging the policy regarding military sashes. The […]
Armed with an additional spending recommendation of $1.8 million from the Finance Committee to help alleviate budget deficits in FY18 and FY19, the Canton School Committee is ready to come into the May town meeting with a healthy budget increase of 5.4 percent for the next school year. However, even with the additional money, School […]
Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller, Superintendent of the Canton Public Schools, was informed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) of an upcoming Coordinated Program Review that will be taking place this school year. As part of this review, DESE staff will visit the Canton Public Schools during the week of April 25. Such visits […]
The Canton Finance Committee, along with Finance Director Jim Murgia, appear poised to help the School Department alleviate a serious budget deficit impacting this year and next through a combination of reserve fund transfers, use of the town’s special education stabilization account, and a recommended increase in the school budget cap. The solution as discussed […]
The licensed practical nursing (LPN) program at Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton has been ranked the No. 2 LPN program in Massachusetts in the annual rankings put out by PracticalNursing.org. PracticalNursing.org is the leading LPN/LVN advancement and ranking agency as has been publishing the PracticalNursing.org Rankings List for the past four years. Blue Hills […]
