Four-Hour School Committee Meeting Addresses Curriculum and School Choice, Defers Votes

Four-hour School Committee meeting addresses curriculum and School Choice, defers votes

The May 11 School Committee meeting ran four hours, which Supt. Nolin jokingly referred to as "The Superbowl of Curriculum," complete with a "7th-inning stretch." It included three departmental curricular reviews, a public hearing on School Choice, and updates from the Superintendent. Key votes were deferred to the next meeting. Curriculum recommendations Several Newton Public Schools (NPS) directors of content areas presented on the status of d…

School Committee postpones math curriculum vote - Newton Beacon

The School Committee has postponed a vote to move ahead with a math overhaul years in the making, to give the public a chance for input. The committee spent more than three hours listening to curriculum recommendations for English, social studies and math, and a vote was expected on math. There was even a motion offered. But just before 11 p.m., a new motion was made to postpone the vote until the committee’s May 18 meeting. It was late, there w…