A planned four-room addition to the John F. Kennedy elementary school –– considered a no-brainer at the bargain price of $900,000 — is suddenly up for debate amid news that the project would trigger a new fire safety regulation and require the installation of a $300,000 sprinkler system. Speaking at last Thursday’s School Committee meeting, […]
In preparing for the school year, Debra Bromfield was aware of what her new position as director of student services for the Canton Public Schools would entail, having previously served as the director of special education for the Masconomet Regional School District. So, since Bromfield’s arrival on August 2, much of her preparation has focused […]
She’s a familiar face within the Canton Public School system, but after spending the last three years as principal of the JFK Elementary School, Jen Henderson will be taking on a new role this school year, having been named the interim director of curriculum and instruction. Robin Billing, the former director of curriculum, instruction and […]
With abounding spirit and magnetic energy, the upperclassmen at Canton High welcomed freshmen into their school with an orientation day unlike any other. Rolling out a figurative red carpet, 60 juniors and seniors formed two lines and cheered as freshmen entered the gym like rock stars and superheroes. “I liked how they all clapped; it […]
For the second consecutive year, the Dean S. Luce Elementary School has failed to meet state performance and improvement targets on the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS test – albeit by the slimmest of margins – and must now join the list of Massachusetts schools that have been “identified for improvement” under federal […]
He’s been pegged as a “shooting star,” an energetic, results-driven leader who went from being a student teacher to being the head of a school district in a little less than two decades’ time. But after years of riding the fast track, Jeff Granatino, Canton’s new superintendent of schools, is now ready to settle into […]
The area in front of the Dean S. Luce School that abuts Pleasant Street will be a construction zone when school reopens to students on September 7, but new Superintendent of Schools Jeff Granatino is confident that the project — which involves building a circular driveway to accommodate bus traffic — will not become a […]
Canton parent Jill Stevens will fill the 10-month vacancy on the School Committee left after Tim Brooks resigned for work related reasons. Stevens was appointed to the committee at the July 13 Board of Selectmen meeting among a pool of eight potential candidates. Canton government procedures state that when such a vacancy arises, it is […]
In a unanimous vote of three selectmen and three School Committee members, Jill Stevens of York Street was chosen among a field of eight applicants to fill a ten-month term recently vacated by Tim Brooks due to work commitments. Voting were Selectmen Chairman Victor Del Vecchio and Selectmen Sal Salvatori and Avril Elkort, as well […]
The Paul R. Matthews Foundation is pleased to announce its second annual “Celebration of Community Spirit” event to be held Friday, September 24, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Pequitside Farm. This celebration raises funds for the Paul R. Matthews Foundation, established in memory of Matthews, a longtime member of the Canton School Committee and […]
