The school housing needs committee last night recommended a second school closing plan that would close the doors of the Callahan School in September, shut down the Balch School in … Continue reading Norwood School Committee Considers Staggered School Closing Plan-July 14, 1978
School Board Rejects ‘Floating Principal’ Proposal-July 03, 1974
The Norwood School Committee held a contentious session on the evening of July 2, 1974, where, following two weeks of deliberation and a lengthy 90-minute executive session, the board voted … Continue reading School Board Rejects ‘Floating Principal’ Proposal-July 03, 1974
School Committee Split Over Closing the Shattuck and Winslow Buildings-June 19, 1974
Debate intensifies at a Norwood School Committee meeting over redistricting, school closures, and federal grants.
Is Norwood’s Willett School Crowded Before It Opens?-June 8, 1968
On the eve of its grand opening, a newly constructed neighborhood school faces immediate scrutiny over surging class size projections and miscalculated local birth rates.
New First Graders-September 5, 1963
FIRST GRADERS—Among the first graders reporting to the Callahan School yesterday morning for the opening of the schools were Shirley Hemmer, Ellen Marie Rose and Mary Susan Gerulskis, left to … Continue reading New First Graders-September 5, 1963
First Rally Successful For Callahan Girl Scout Troop-This Day in Norwood History-June 9, 1955
June 9, 1955-First Rally Successful For Callahan Girl Scout Troop
Male Teacher At Each Elementary School For First Time Next Fall-This Day in Norwood History-June 6, 1950
Superintendent Lynch Announces Wide‑Ranging Teacher Reassignments for 1950–51 A series of significant personnel changes across the Norwood Public Schools for the 1950–51 academic year were announced over the weekend by … Continue reading Male Teacher At Each Elementary School For First Time Next Fall-This Day in Norwood History-June 6, 1950