Blanket Project Helps METCO Students Stay Warm While Riding the Bus

Courtesy photos: Michele Auditore, left from customer service, with Amy Shea, manager of Hingham Shipyard Dependable Cleaners. Wednesday, October 21, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Thanks to a local effort, this fall and winter, 25 elementary METCO students will have a much warmer and more comfortable long ride to the Hingham Public Schools that they …

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School Officials Eye January Full-time Return for K-2; Considering Weymouth Site as Foster School Satellite Location

Photo by Austin Pacheco on unsplash October 20, 2020 by Hilary Jenison and Carol Britton Meyer Supt. of Schools Paul Austin presented important news at last night’s School Committee meeting — school officials are eyeing a return to full-time, in-person school for grades K-2 beginning in January.  Additionally, they are currently negotiating with St. Jerome’s …

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Hingham Education Foundation: New Year, New Leadership

Photo by AnOriginal Photography. Tuesday, October 13, 2020 submitted by Liz Klein The Trustees of Hingham Education Foundation are pleased to announce the selection of Eryn  Kelley as its new President and Kate Dennis as its new Vice President. Combined they have  over ten years of experience in various roles within the Hingham Education Foundation.  …

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MOA Between HEA and School Committee Approved Monday Night; COVID-Related Reopening Costs Could Reach $3 million

October 6, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The School Committee approved a 14-page Memorandum of Agreement with the Hingham Education Association Unit A regarding the reopening of schools and the 2020-2021 school year last night. The HEA had ratified the MOA earlier. While there was no public discussion about the MOA, Salary and Negotiations Subcommittee …

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PTOs: A Big-Hearted ‘Welcome Back’ for Teachers, Staff, and Students

A South Shore Yard Cards welcome sign in front of Foster Elementary School. September 29, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The six school PTOs started brainstorming early this summer about ways to express their wholehearted thanks and support, when school reopened this fall, for the hard work of Hingham Public Schools teachers, administrators, and staff …

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Hingham Education Association and school officials continue negotiations; enrollment numbers down

September 10, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer With some 350 participants — including many concerned parents — on the School Committee’s nearly three-hour remote meeting call last night, the conversation revolved around the latest Hingham Public Schools Sept. 16 reopening plan for some 4,000 students, a significant decrease in enrollments, the length of the school …

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