Next year’s schools budget

by | Mar 21, 2018 | Newton | 3 comments

| Newton MA News and Politics BlogHere are some highlights from the School Commitee’s email news:

There are no major cuts, and the budget proposal supports some program improvements.

Here are some key takeaways from the March 19th meeting:

  1. Assistant Principal positions are being added to Franklin, Mason-Rice and Angier.  
  2. Reduction of 2 elementary classrooms/teachers based on enrollment declines. Class sizes will not increase.
  3. Addition of 0.5 Full Time Employee (FTE) at Day (Student Services administrator) and 0.5 FTE at Oak Hill (teacher)
  4. Five full-time teachers are being added to our High Schools due to enrollment increases.
  5. An additional 0.5 FTE math coach and purchase of materials to support the rollout of the new elementary math curriculum, Investigations 3.0, to all grade levels. 
  6. One-time funds are being used to purchase 1,000 Chromebooks to be added to the current high school supply.

3 Comments

  1. NewtonMom
    NewtonMom on March 21, 2018 at 2:14 pm

    Interesting since Angier had an assistant principal and the position was cut. Now re-added. Would be nice for the staff to know that the position is not here one year and gone the next. The one that was there, was learning the ropes.

  2. Margaret Albright
    Margaret Albright on March 21, 2018 at 3:30 pm

    Just one small correction. Assistant principals at elementary schools are half-time positions.

  3. Jim
    Jim on March 22, 2018 at 8:10 pm

    That Chromebook boost is going to be fantastic, especially at NSHS