Canton School Committee members and Superintendent Derek Folan were pleased with the first draft of new student handbooks presented by building principals at their meeting last Thursday, August 11. Among the notable changes were tougher policies around absenteeism and tardiness as well as a crackdown on use of electronic devices at the Galvin Middle School. […]
Canton school leaders are elated with the decision by the state legislature and Governor Charlie Baker to fund the school breakfast and lunch program for the coming year. During the pandemic, the federal government paid to make sure that every student would have a free school lunch. That program expired at the end of the […]
After engaging with numerous stakeholders and collecting and analyzing dozens of data points throughout his first 10 months on the job, Canton Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan presented his final set of findings from his superintendent’s entry plan at last Thursday’s School Committee meeting. The 2022 entry plan report, one of several components of the […]
On Thursday, May 26, 32 students from Canton High School traveled to Bridgewater State University to take part in the fifth annual Light Foundation Leadership Conference in New England — a day-long summit hosted by the Light Foundation and its co-founder, three-time Super Bowl champion and Patriots Hall of Famer Matt Light. First piloted in Franklin seven years […]
See this week’s special edition of the Citizen for full coverage of the CHS Class of 2022 graduation, including then and now photos, scholarship winners, graduates’ future plans and more. Click here to order your subscription today. *** The weather and the atmosphere was picture-perfect and the mood was triumphant yet bittersweet, as the 248 […]
Canton school administrators redoubled their security efforts, collaborated with local law enforcement to ensure a police presence in all buildings, and made counseling available to all students and staff as needed in the wake of last week’s shooting massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The brutal assault, carried out by a single perpetrator […]
Superintendent Derek Folan and Principal Jeffrey Sperling are pleased to announce that numerous Canton High School students were honored at the school’s annual Scholastic Honors Night. The event, held Tuesday, May 17, served as a celebration of the academic excellence, service, leadership and character of CHS students. “So many of our students have excelled in […]
The Canton School Committee has voted to perform an independent equity audit in an effort to ensure that all Canton Public School students have access to the curriculum and all programs within the district. The audit will cost $55,000 and will be paid for with federal COVID funding via the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency […]
Canton School Superintendent Derek Folan is pleased to announce the selection of Jonathan Mulhern as the new principal of the William H. Galvin Middle School. Mulhern, who is currently wrapping up his fourth year as associate head of school at Boston Latin, will assume his new position effective July 1. “We are thrilled that Mr. […]
William Raveis Real Estate and broker/owner Renee Roberts are sponsoring the senior prom at Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children (PRHC) this year. The PRHC prom has been cancelled the last two years due to COVID-19, and according to Roberts this rite of passage is long overdue. “We are so excited to help bring back this […]
