School News: HPS Building Vaccination Data Base; School Committee ‘Office Hours’ to Resume; Naming By-Law Update

Photo by Joshua Ross December 29, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Public Schools is in the process of compiling a data base of vaccination information on students and teachers, Interim Supt. of Schools Gary Maestas reported at Monday’s School Committee meeting. He also explained that starting Dec. 17, school-by-school COVID-19 data related to …

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Supt. of Schools Search Narrowed Down to Four Candidates

Photo by Joshua Ross December 7, 2021 By Carol Britton Meyer After reviewing nearly two dozen applications and participating in six preliminary interviews with applicants for the open Hingham Public Schools superintendent of schools position, the search committee narrowed the pool down to four candidates for further consideration by the School Committee. They are — …

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Concerns about racially-charged incident addressed; teachers required to provide vaccination status

Photo courtesy of Joshua Ross Photography December 7, 2021 by Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Public Schools intends to partner will the Hingham Unity Council, the Commission on Disabilities, the Special Education Parent Advisory Council, and other interested community members to address not only a recent racially-charged social media post aimed at a particular student, …

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Appreciating the value of an arts-integrated education

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 …

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Interim Supt. Reports Vaccination Rates Among HPS Students; Permanent Supt. Update Shared

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 …

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Foster School Update: Potential Designs Under Consideration

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 …

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School Committee in Brief: Student Advisory Committee in the Works; Vaccination Mandate Considered for School Trips

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 …

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