February 24, 2025 Submitted by Hingham Public Schools Are you looking for ways to help your young person manage stress and anxiety? Join us for an informative community talk and Q&A with best-selling author and clinical expert Lynn Lyons, LICSW, on March 4th, 2025, at 6:30 PM at Hingham Middle School. Lynn will share practical …
February 12, 2025 By Hingham Public Schools Hingham Public Schools is proud to share that Jamie Zelenka, a social studies teacher at Hingham High School, has been selected as one of 55 educators nationwide to participate in National History Day’s (NHD) Researching Silent Heroes webinar series. This program, in partnership with the American Battle Monuments …
February 11, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer The school committee approved an overall $70.4 million fiscal 2026 operating budget number Monday night during the annual public hearing on the school budget but stopped short of voting on the current proposal to eliminate 15.1 FTEs (full-time equivalent positions) pending potential new information at their Feb. 24 …
February 6, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer Supt. of Schools Katie Roberts presented the proposed Fiscal 2026 $70.4 million school budget during a joint school committee, select board, and advisory committee meeting Tuesday night. Contractual salaries comprise 81 percent of that figure. The updated presentation provided a revised list of proposed staff reductions — totaling …
February 4, 2025 By Carol Britton Meyer As a follow-up to an earlier discussion, the school committee voted last night to approve the administration’s proposed transportation (bus) fee and also increases to high school student parking and athletic fees. School Committee Chair Nes Correnti explained that while the committee voted in support of these fees, …
January 30, 2025 By Hingham Public Schools A full recording of the meeting is available from Harbor Media. Referenced documents can be reviewed in the meeting packet or within the most recently posted budget documents. We have included timestamps below so you can skip ahead to discussions that may be of particular interest to you. …
January 17, 2025 By Wilder Memorial Nursery School Wilder Memorial Nursey School continues to celebrate it’s 100th anniversary with new and relevant curriculum. This month, Wilder is honoring our community in a big way: by learning about the people and jobs that make our town run smoothly. Community helpers (as the children call them) range …
January 15, 2025 by Kristin O’Brien (courtesy photos) You don’t have to have a student at East Elementary to know the name Brian DeMarco. The fourth-grade teacher has contributed to and enriched the town to such an extent that he has become a widely-valued part of the Hingham community. Now, as he faces unimaginable personal …
January 15, 2025 by Carol Britton Meyer (photo by Josh Ross) There’s some talk around town among parents and others as to whether there will be a redistricting of the elementary schools now that Foster School is open and more space is available. Hingham Public Schools enrollments decreased from 4,262 students in 2020 to 3,616 …
January 15, by Carol Britton Meyer (graphic courtesy of HPS) Supt. of Schools Katie Roberts presented the projected $70.4 million fiscal 2026 preliminary school operating budget to the school committee recently, with several more meetings to come. Citizen attendance and feedback are welcome. The proposed budget figure above was reached by applying proposed offsets (revolving …
