December 1, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Following the Thanksgiving break, Plymouth River, East, and South schools reported a number of new COVID-19 cases. In response, close contacts of those who tested positive were notified (in the case of students, their parents were or were in the process of, being notified as of Tuesday morning). …
November 22, 2021 submitted by Jamee Downes for South Shore Conservatory (courtesy photo) When our family moved to Hingham in 2016, one of our top priorities was finding a good school to provide a solid academic foundation for our three-year old son, Teddy. Through a friend, I learned of South Shore Conservatory’s art-integrated preschool program …
Photo by Joshua Ross November 16, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Nearly 50 members of the community participated in Monday’s two-hour remote School Committee meeting, with student vaccination statistics, an update on the search for a permanent Hingham Public Schools superintendent, and proposed changes to the town’s financial policy topping the agenda. Interim Supt. of …
Photo by Joshua Ross Photography November 16, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer The proposal to renovate/build a new Foster School is progressing through the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) channels, with the hopes that the MSBA will fund a significant portion of the cost of either option. School Building Committee Vice Chair Ray Estes provided …
Hingham High School, photo by Joshua Ross Photography. November 2, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer There were “zero reported cases” of COVID-19 in the Hingham Public Schools last week, which Interim Supt. of Schools Gary Maestas called “a positive step for the [Hingham Public Schools] district.” In related business, he reported that a significant number …
Photo by Joshua Ross November 2, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Teaching and Learning Alliance, Inc. of Woburn has been chosen to facilitate the development of a strategic plan for the Hingham Public Schools, and input from all interested parties will be key to the process. The Alliance will work with Interim Supt. of Schools …
Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Costanza October 29, 2021 by Elizabeth Costanza Under federal and state special education regulations, the Hingham Public Schools (HPS) has a responsibility to locate, identify, refer, evaluation and if eligible, provide a free, appropriate, public education to students with disabilities who reside in the town of Hingham. For this purpose, we …
Photo by Izzy Park October 25, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer An in-person mask mandate lawsuit hearing involving some Hingham parents is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. at the Hampden County Superior Courthouse, 50 State St., Springfield. As background, Hingham parents are part of five lawsuits against the Massachusetts Department of Elementary …
Hingham Middle School (photo by Joshua Ross Photography) October 21, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer While there was a particular need for more substitute teachers at the peak of the pandemic, that challenge remains, according to Interim Supt. Gary Maestas. “It’s always been difficult in education to find consistent substitutes,” he told the Hingham Anchor. …
Photo by Joshua Ross October 20, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer Software recently purchased by the Hingham Public Schools will help the district collect accurate vaccination data on students as it relates to the face mask mandate issued by Commissioner of Education Jeffrey Riley last August. The software should be up and running within about …
