A tie vote defeats a local high school Metco expansion while the school committee votes to completely abolish student reading lists
Dedication Ceremony For The Junior High North-April 29, 1970
DEDICATE NEW SCHOOL — The raising of the Town of Norwood Flag kicked off the dedicatory exercises on Sunday at the new Junior High North in the presence of these … Continue reading Dedication Ceremony For The Junior High North-April 29, 1970
Norwood Junior High School to Institute Double Sessions This Fall-August 20, 1969
Citing equipment and installation delays that will keep Junior High School North closed until November, the Norwood school board voted to implement double sessions at the old facility.
Saraca Defends School Salary Request-June 19, 1969
A contentious public hearing surfaces underlying frustrations over closed-door collective bargaining laws.
Strikes And Weather Delay North Junior High School Construction-June 17, 1969
Superintendent Warns Of Possible Double-Session Classes If Washington Street Facility Openings Fail A steel strike at the end of last summer halted installation of metal decking for the roof and … Continue reading Strikes And Weather Delay North Junior High School Construction-June 17, 1969
School Committee Holds Open Sessions Following Executive Session Debate-September 5, 1968
School Committee Chairman John J. Cavanaugh sparks debate before opening union contract talks to the public, while Superintendent Philip O. Coakley reports improved elementary class ratios.
School District Prepares for New Academic Year with Orientation Institute and Registration Dates-August 14, 1968
Superintendent Dr. Philip O. Coakley announced student registration dates and school opening schedules as Norwood public schools welcome dozens of new educators for the 1968-1969 academic year.
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.
Junior and Senior High School Bands Head to NH Camp-August 28, 1967
Seventy-five Norwood junior and senior high school band members traveled to Camp Kehonka in Wolfeboro, N.H., for a week of musical rehearsal and recreation.
School Committee Discloses Closed-Session Debate Over Elementary School Principalship Merger-August 25, 1967
School committee minutes revealed a shelved plan to merge Shattuck and Winslow schools