Proposal to Adjust Start and End Times for 2021-22 School Year

  • The Newton School Committee is considering a proposal to change start and end times for the 2021-22 school year. Below you will find the proposed start and end times, as well as background information shared during the School Committee meetings and a webinar for families.

    Recording of April 13, 2021 Family Webinar

    Presentation from April 12, 2021 School Committee Meeting

    Presentation from April 28, 2021 School Committee Meeting

    For grades K-8, the proposal moves start and end times 10 minutes and moves early release days to Wednesdays. Specific times for all levels are as follows:

    Elementary Schools:

    8:10 a.m. - 2:50 p.m. (early release Wednesdays at 12:20 p.m.)

    Middle Schools:  

    Bigelow:  8:05 a.m. - 2:35 p.m. (early release Wednesdays at 1:50 p.m.)

    Brown:  8:20 a.m. - 2:50 p.m. (early release Wednesdays at 2:05 p.m.)

    Day: 7:55 a.m. - 2:25 p.m. (early release Wednesdays at 1:40 p.m.)

    Oak Hill: 7:50 a.m. - 2:20 p.m. (early release Wednesdays at 1:35 p.m.)

    High Schools  

    9:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. (early release Tuesdays at 3:25 p.m.)

    The School Committee will review this proposal and recommendation at its Monday, April 12, 2021 meeting.

Ad Hoc Medical Advisory Group

  • The Superintendent convened the Ad Hoc Medical Advisory Group to advise and make recommendations on issues of  health and safety as NPS actively plans for a full return to in person learning this fall. The Superintendent brings relevant questions to the Advisory Group, which meets to discuss these questions, come to consensus, and create a set of recommendations for the Superintendent.  These recommendations, as well as meeting minutes, are shared with the NPS planning teams, the School Committee, NPS staff, parents/guardians, and the community at large.
     
    Medical Advisory Group Members:
    Dr. Brenda Anders Pring, Pediatrician, HHS Advisory Board, NPS parent
    Dr. Jodi Larson, Internal Medicine, Chief Quality and Experience Officer, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, NPS parent
    Dr. Sandra Nelson, Infectious Disease Specialist, Mass General Hospital
    Dr. Eric Rubin, Professor and Chair, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Chan School of Public Health
    Dr. Karen Sadler, Pediatrician, NPS School Physician
    Dr. Oneeka Williams, Urologic Surgeon, Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at Tufts University School of Medicine
    Dr. Dori Zaleznik, Infectious Disease Specialist, former Chief Administrative Officer, HHS Commissioner and School Committee member
     
    2020-21 School Year