School Committee approves $65.7 million Fiscal 2024 budget, including funding for some ‘unmet needs’

February 28, 2023 by Carol Britton Meyer After many hours of meetings involving numerous presentations on, and discussions surrounding, the proposed Fiscal 2024 school budget, the School Committee unanimously approved this week the amount of $65,703,985 to fully fund the identified level service needs of $65,002,111 — plus $701,874 (45%) of the total identified by …

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Former Advisory Committee/Select Board member raises questions about school budget and proposed override

February 17, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer During a joint Advisory Committee/Select Board/School Committee session Thursday night to discuss the proposed Fiscal 2024 school budget, questions related to decreasing enrollments, unmet needs, the 5% increase over the Fiscal 2023 budget that’s included in the proposed level services budget, and the proposed operating override were raised. …

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Hingham Juniors Bring History To Life At 2023 HHS History Day Contest

February 15, 2023 Submitted by Hingham Public Schools Seventy-two Hingham High School juniors competed at this year’s HHS History Day contest. This annual competition, held in person at the Hingham Historical Society’s Heritage Museum for the first time since 2020, featured the top historical research projects of all 288 members of the Class of 2024. Established in 1974, …

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School budget update: public hearing attracts more than 130 participants

February 14, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Monday night marked the well-attended public hearing on the proposed Hingham Public Schools Fiscal 2024 balanced budget, following hours of earlier discussions about what cuts would be necessary if an operational override supporting a level-services budget doesn’t pass at the April Town Meeting and subsequent Town Election through …

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South School playground improvements planned to enhance accessibility

February 8, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Improvements to the South Elementary School playgrounds are planned to ensure ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessibility for a disabled student. This will enable access to most of the swings and the lower playground, Supt. of Schools Margaret Adams told the Select Board recently when requesting a $44,400 …

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The International Private School Launches New Campus in Norwell

February 8, 2023 Submitted by SELA What’s the best way to celebrate a school’s 19th anniversary?  To celebrate a brand new 14-classroom, double playground second campus, according to SELA: The International Private School. SELA, the region’s only full immersion Spanish school, held a grand opening and ribbon cutting at its newest campus in Norwell last …

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HPS budget discussions continue: ‘We need to get an override passed’

February 2, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Principals from the elementary, middle, and high schools joined Wednesday’s School Committee Budget Session V to share the “dire consequences” that potential cuts outlined in the proposed Hingham Public Schools balanced budget proposal would have on their students and staff unless an operating override is passed at the …

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Reduced services school budget includes significant cuts; level services budget contingent on override passing

January 27, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Hingham Public Schools parents and educators were among the more than 160 Zoom participants in Thursday night’s School Committee meeting to hear an update on the proposed balanced/reduced services school budget that would require significant cuts in Full Time Equivalent positions —  as well as student services, arts, …

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Hingham students inducted into National Honor Society at BC High

January 26, 2023 Submitted by BC High The following students have been inducted into the Robert J. Fulton, SJ Chapter of the National Honor Society at Boston College High School: Charlie Bushley (Class of 2024) JJ Campbell (Class of 2024) Gavin Flaherty (Class of 2024) Max Galvin (Class of 2024) Andrew Garelick (Class of 2024) …

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Search Underway for New Executive Director of Student Services

January 25, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer The search for an executive director of student services to replace Dr. Suzanne Vinnes — who is moving on at the end of the school year to take another position — is underway. Supt. of Schools Margaret Adams expressed gratitude for Vinnes’ years of service with the Hingham …

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