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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Q&A with Supt. Austin; Back to School Amidst Pandemic

September 8, 2020 introduction by Carol Britton Meyer (Courtesy Photo) Supt. of Schools Paul Austin shares his thoughts with Hingham Anchor readers about his first year with the Hingham Public Schools — naming the pandemic as the most challenging situation he, like others, has ever faced. He also talks about what he likes best about …

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Hingham Public All School PTO Launches “The Apple Project”

Ryder, Avery and Emily Cormier support the Apple Project (photo by Joshua Ross) August 31, 2020 submitted by Hingham Public Schools All Town PTO (photo by Joshua Ross) As we prepare to begin an unprecedented school year, the Hingham All Town PTO invites you to rally behind the Hingham Public Schools (HPS) educators, administrators, staff, …

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HEA/school official negotiations continue next week

Photo by Feliph Schiarolli/Unsplash August 22, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer The Hingham Education Association is currently in negotiations with school officials for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year, with a focus on both the physical and social/emotional well-being of students, teachers, and other school staff. Negotiations will continue next Tuesday, Aug. 25, when HEA representatives …

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School news in brief: School reopening plan submitted; community resources offered

Photo credit: Kimberly Farmer/Unsplash August 12, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Supt. of Schools Paul Austin submitted the final Hingham Public Schools reopening plan to the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education last Friday. At this week’s School Committee meeting, Austin emphasized that the phased-in remote/hybrid learning plan recommended to, and approved by, the School …

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