Newton Public Schools Explained

Newton Public Schools
Type:Public
Grades:K–12
Country:United States
Location:100 Walnut Street,
Newton, MA 02460
Superintendent:David A. Fleishman[1]
Schools:22
Budget:$240,496,480 total
$18,778 per pupil
(2016)[2]
Students:12,674[3]
Teachers:1,013[4]
Ratio:12.4 to 1
Website:Newton Public Schools
Free Label:Average
SAT scores
Free Text:622 verbal
636 math
1258 total (2017–2018)[5]

Newton Public Schools is a school district in Newton, Massachusetts, United States. The district features four middle schools that lead into two high schools.

Schools

The Newton Public Schools are organized into an elementary school (K–5), middle school (6–8), and high school (9–12) arrangement. There was a projected enrollment of 11,237 students for FY06.

! Level !! Number of schools !! Student avg. !! Student: teacher goal[6]
Elementary1533327:1
Middle463317:1
High21,85816.1:1

Primary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Textbook controversy

In October 2011, a controversy occurred over the content of a textbook used in World History classes throughout the district which contained content that was allegedly anti-Semitic.[7] The textbook was later removed from the curriculum.[8]

Superintendent plagiarism

In July 2014, The Lion's Roar, the student newspaper of Newton South High School, accused Superintendent David Fleishman of using parts of a speech by Governor Deval Patrick without credit. The accusations were levied by two members of the class of 2014. After admitting that he had failed to cite the governor, the Newton School Committee fined Fleishman one week's pay of his $250,000 salary.[9]

On December 19, 2014 the Massachusetts Attorney General found that the Newton Public Schools and School Committee Chair Matthew Hills had committed eight violations of the state's Open Meeting Law in June and July 2014.[10] The violations occurred in connection with the plagiarism by Newton Superintendent David Fleishman. No sanctions were imposed on Hills other than reviewing the law.

Newton Teacher's Association Strike

On January 18, 2024, the Newton Teacher's Association announced that 98% of its membership had voted in favor of going on strike the following day.[11] This comes after the roughly 2,000 members have been working without a new contract since August 2023.[12] The strike started on January 19, 2024 and lasted until February 2, 2024, with students missing 11 days of school.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Administration. newton.k12.ma.us. 30 November 2015.
  2. Web site: Per Pupil Expenditures, All Funds. mass.edu. 11 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Enrollment Data (2013-14) - Newton (02070000). mass.edu. 30 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Teacher Data (2013-14) - Newton (02070000). mass.edu. 30 November 2015.
  5. Web site: 2017-18 SAT Performance Statewide Report. mass.edu. September 20, 2018. December 6, 2018.
  6. The pupil-teacher ratio goals were established by the School Committee of the Newton Public Schools.
  7. Web site: Parent: Newton South Material Defames Israeli Forces. Newton Tab. October 7, 2011.
  8. Web site: School Committee in 60 Seconds . Newton Tab . November 15, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131027050936/http://www.wickedlocal.com/newton/news/x1739513286/School-Committee-in-60-seconds-SpEd-deficit-Newton-MCAS-results-and-budget-planning . October 27, 2013 .
  9. News: Newton Schools Chief Fined for Use of Patrick's Words. Boston Globe. July 24, 2014.
  10. News: AG Rules School Committee Violated Open Meeting Laws. Newton Tab. December 23, 2014. June 4, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150605115738/http://blogs.wickedlocal.com/newton/2014/12/23/ag-rules-school-committee-violated-open-meeting-law/. June 5, 2015. dead.
  11. Web site: 2024-01-31 . Newton Teachers Strike Extended: Mayor Ruthanne Fuller Joins Negotiations Late Tuesday . 2024-01-31 . Newton, MA Patch . en.
  12. Web site: 2024-01-31 . Nine days of no school: Newton community hopes for teacher strike resolution . 2024-01-31 . www.wbur.org . en.

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