Hingham Public Schools Fine Arts Department Announces the Hingham High School Arts Pathway Program

January 31, 2024 By Hingham Public Schools The Hingham Public Schools (HPS) Fine Arts Department is pleased to announce the incorporation of the HHS Arts Pathway Program into the Hingham High School Program of Studies for the 2024-2025 school year. This comes after the program’s successful pilot during the 2023-2024 school year. The Arts Pathway Program applies a …

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Foster Elementary School: Top Choice in New School Naming Surveys

January 19, 2024 Submitted by Hingham Public Schools Hingham Public Schools is thrilled to announce that the survey of the Hingham community identified Foster Elementary School as the top preference for the naming of Hingham’s new elementary school. Over 2,000 community members participated in the naming process for Hingham’s latest elementary school, set to open in the fall …

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Budget Update From the School Committee and Superintendent

January 17, 2024 By Nes Correnti and Margaret Adams Dear Hingham Public Schools Community: At the School Committee meeting earlier this week, the Superintendent presented a first look at the projected budget for the 2024-2025 school year (fiscal year 2025). The report highlighted that the district faces fiscal challenges ahead as several major expenses increase …

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$2.8 million deficit identified in proposed FY2025 school budget

January 10, 2024 By Carol Britton Meyer The Fiscal 2025 Hingham Public Schools budget process has begun, with a presentation to the School Committee this week as the first of many more to come. As part of the budget planning process, a $2.8 million deficit was identified, including $1.6 million in increased special education costs …

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Notre Dame Hingham Impresses In First Robotics Competition of 2023-24

January 8, 2024 By Kathy Puleo, Director of Outreach Mentor NDA Academy Robotics After months of planning, coding, building, documenting, baking, marketing, and outreach, the Notre Dame Academy Robotics Team competed in the First Tech Challenge at Needham High School on December 9, 2023. The results were the reward for all the hard work they did leading up …

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Kindergarten Parent Information Night

January 3, 2024 By Hingham public Schools The Hingham Public Schools will host a Kindergarten Parent Information Night for parents of children who are eligible to enter kindergarten in September 2024. We especially welcome families new to Hingham or those who will have children in the HPS for the first time next fall. The meeting is scheduled for …

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Hingham Public Schools To Host Four Open Houses for Integrated Preschool and PreK

January 3, 2024 by Hingham Public Schools Hingham Public Schools is excited to announce a series of open houses designed to showcase the Integrated Preschool and PreK programs. Knowledgeable staff will be available to provide insights into the curriculum, educational approach, and supportive services offered within these programs. The Integrated Preschool offers a unique educational environment where children …

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The Hingham Interventionists request to join Hingham Education Association Unit A union

December 13, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer Marybeth White, representing The Hingham Interventionists, referred last night to a petition signed by teachers in all four elementary schools supporting Hingham Public Schools interventionists’ request to join the Hingham Education Association Unit A union. “We’re the only group that isn’t a member, and we don’t have fair …

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Reasons Hingham Education Association Voted “No Confidence” In Superintendent Adams

December 12, 2023 By The Hingham Education Association  Over 400 members of the full Hingham Education Association participated in a vote of no confidence in Superintendent Adams’s leadership of Hingham Public Schools. The vote passed with 96% voting in favor. Staff across Hingham’s six schools gathered to vote on the statement today and express deep concerns on behalf …

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