Schools
2024-25 School Hours
Elementary Schools:
8:10 a.m. - 2:50 p.m. (early release Wednesdays at 12:20 p.m.)
Middle Schools:
Bigelow: 7:55 a.m. - 2:25 p.m. (early release Wednesdays at 1:40 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.)
2024-25 School Year Calendar
2024-2025 School Year Calendar-Text only version
Programming Highlights
Specialized Music, Art and Physical Education instruction at every level
Full range of Honors and Advanced Placement courses in high schools
Understanding Our Differences - a disability awareness program in elementary schools
Child Assault Prevention Program (CAPP) in elementary schools
Supports
Elementary Literacy Specialists
K-5 Teaching & Learning Specialists and math coaches
Curriculum Leaders, K-12, including department chairs and curriculum coordinators, K-8
Academic Success Program Learning Center Teachers, Inclusion Facilitators, and specialists to support special needs students
Substantially separate classroom programs for students with special needs
Job-Embedded Professional Development Program Opportunities
Newton Teacher Training Institute (NTTI) Licensure Program affiliated with Tufts University
Partnerships
Newton Schools Foundation
Creative Arts and Sciences Committee offering curricular-related enrichment programs for students in grades K-8
Newton Community Education
Additional Programs
Newton Central High School
A small, highly structured, therapeutic setting with a behavior management system built into the school day.
100 Walnut Street
Newtonville, MA 02460
617-559-6016
Harbor-High School
The stabilization programs provide a therapeutic milieu to students in need of an alternative education setting. The programs enable students to continue to access general education curriculum and receive services identified in their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), while addressing student needs arising from a variety of circumstances.
Contact Dianne Lochhead
617-559-9054
Melissa Gamble
617-559-6033
Harbor-Middle School
The stabilization programs provide a therapeutic milieu to students in need of an alternative education setting. The programs enable students to continue to access general education curriculum and receive services identified in their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), while addressing student needs arising from a variety of circumstances.
Contact Dianne Lochhead
617-559-9054
Melissa Gamble
617-559-6033
Springboard
The Springboard Program's mission is to deliver a standards-based, regular education curriculum in a therapeutic environment that supports at risk students.
100 Walnut Street Newtonville, MA 02460
Sarah Maxwell
617-559-6041