Photo by: Josh Ross Photography March 8, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer The Foster School principal search team met last week and identified three candidates to move to the next phase of the process, which will involve meeting with the Central Office team and new Supt. of Schools Dr. Margaret Adams and reference checks. “We’re …
Photo courtesy of Foster PTO March 8, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer The Massachusetts School Building Authority notified the Hingham Select Board on March 2 that the MSBA Board voted to approve proceeding into the schematic design phase to replace — rather than renovate — the existing Foster School building, contingent on Town Meeting approval. …
Photo by Pam Menegakis on Unsplash. March 2, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Public Schools mask-optional policy went into effect Monday — in conjunction with Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley’s lifting of the statewide public schools face mask mandate effective Feb. 28 — with no apparent issues, according to Interim Principal Gary Maestas. “I …
Photo by Joshua Ross March 1, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer The search process for permanent principals for the Foster and East elementary schools is progressing. “We received 14 applications for the Foster opening by the deadline, and of those, eight have been selected for initial interviews with the screening committee — scheduled for March …
February 12, 2022 by Carol Britton Meyer (courtesy photo of Dr. Margaret Adams above the next Superintendent of the Hingham Public Schools.) The School Committee completed contract negotiations with new Hingham Public Schools Supt. Dr. Margaret Adams and reached an agreement with the Hingham Education Association Unit B (paraprofessionals) regarding the reopening of schools for …
February 12, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer (iStock photo) During a remote meeting Friday with 187 participants, the School Committee voted to allow Hingham High School to go mask-optional starting next Monday, Feb. 14, and the other five Hingham Public Schools to follow suit beginning Feb. 28 — the date Department of Elementary & Secondary …
Photo by Pam Menegakis on Unsplash. February 9, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley announced today, Feb. 9, that the statewide K-12 mask mandate will be lifted for students and staff in Massachusetts public schools effective Feb. 28, with some exceptions that are in accordance with DESE’s …
Hingham High School, photo by Joshua Ross Photography. February 8, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer The School Committee had a full agenda Monday night, including a public hearing on the proposed $62.7 million Fiscal 2023 school budget and an update on the proposed Foster School project (see related story), with as many as 150 participants …
February 9, 2022 By Staff Writer The Hingham Public School department could see a 1.43 percent increase in revenue to its 2023 fiscal year budget following a joint discussion meeting with the town’s select board, school committee and advisory committee Tuesday night. The proposed $62.6 million budget, unanimously approved by the school committee at its Tuesday meeting, focuses …
February 8, 2022 By Carol Britton Meyer School Building Committee Vice-Chair Ray Estes presented a progress report about the proposal to either renovate/build a new Foster School to the School Committee Monday night, including the preferred design renderings. The proposal is moving through the Massachusetts School Building Authority process, with the hopes that the MSBA …
