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 […]
A new era in K-12 math instruction is coming to the Canton Public Schools following the completion of a two-year, coordinated program review that drew on input from several teachers and department heads across the district. School Superintendent Derek Folan, Assistant Superintendent Sarah Shannon, and Deb Rooney, CPS director of teaching and learning, unveiled the […]
Canton Superintendent of Schools Derek Folan is pleased to announce that Saundra Watson has been selected as the new principal of the John F. Kennedy Elementary School. Watson will begin in her new position on July 1. She was selected following a comprehensive search and interview process that included multiple rounds of engagement with stakeholders, […]
The CHS Visual Arts Department is pleased to recognize 16 student artists whose work has been selected for inclusion in this year’s Youth Art Month Exhibition sponsored by the Massachusetts Art Education Association. Congratulates to the following featured artists: ninth grader Isabella Siu, 10th graders Tara Geoghan, Abigail Harding, Tyler Findlen and Marcelle Riviere, 11th […]
Canton School Superintendent Derek Folan is pleased to share that Hansen staff member Naomi Akan has been named the 2022 Massachusetts Teachers Association Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year. The award honors exceptional
With the recent approval of new contracts for School Superintendent Derek Folan and Assistant Superintendent Sarah Shannon, the Canton School Committee is now turning its attention to principal searches at the Galvin Middle School and, to the surprise of the committee, the Kennedy Elementary School. As noted at last Thursday’s meeting, JFK Principal Emily DiDonna, […]
