Check out the news and events from around your Norwood Public Schools community for the week ending 11.15.2024, including, NHS/Willett Family STEM Night, The Wizards vs the Coakley, World Kindness Day at the Prescott and much more!

Click headline to register for vaccination clinic. Clinics will be in the cafeteria at Norwood High School. Please enter at the rear of the building through door 14. This clinic is open to school staff, students, families, and community members. Insurance is required. *School Health Services, in partnership with Shaw's/Star Market Pharmacy, will be hosting these vaccine clinics. The following vaccines will be available: * Flu shots for individuals age 3 and older. The high-dose vaccine will be available for those over 65 years of age. * The 2024-2025 updated COVID-19 booster. Recommended for everyone aged 6 months and older. These school clinics will only be available for students aged 3 years and older. If your child is not immunized or partially immunized, you should consult their pediatrician for best recommendations for your child. * RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Recommended for those over 60 years old * Pneumonia Recommended for those 65 and older * Shingrix (Shingles) Recommended for those age 50 and older * MenQuadfi (meningococcal) required for school attendance in grades 7 & 11. * If you have any questions, would prefer a paper registration form, or are having difficulty registering, please contact Jill Driscoll at 781-440-5843 or jdriscoll@norwood.k12.ma.us

Click headline to register for vaccination clinic. Clinics will be in the cafeteria at Norwood High School. Please enter at the rear of the building through door 14. This clinic is open to school staff, students, families, and community members. Insurance is required. *School Health Services, in partnership with Shaw's/Star Market Pharmacy, will be hosting these vaccine clinics. The following vaccines will be available: * Flu shots for individuals age 3 and older. The high-dose vaccine will be available for those over 65 years of age. * The 2024-2025 updated COVID-19 booster. Recommended for everyone aged 6 months and older. These school clinics will only be available for students aged 3 years and older. If your child is not immunized or partially immunized, you should consult their pediatrician for best recommendations for your child. * RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Recommended for those over 60 years old * Pneumonia Recommended for those 65 and older * Shingrix (Shingles) Recommended for those age 50 and older * MenQuadfi (meningococcal) required for school attendance in grades 7 & 11. * If you have any questions, would prefer a paper registration form, or are having difficulty registering, please contact Jill Driscoll at 781-440-5843 or jdriscoll@norwood.k12.ma.us

Click the headline for the full notice. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Public School Monitoring (PSM) will conduct an Integrated Monitoring Review of Norwood Public Schools during the week of December 16, 2024. Norwood Public Schools will host an orientation about the review process, in collaboration with the Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC), on November 14, 2024 at 7:00 pm, virtually. The link to join the DESE Orientation for the TFM is below. Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/wks-dvcc-ord Or dial: ‪(US) +1 475-221-6286‬ PIN: ‪969 080 792‬#

The Norwood Public Schools will be holding it's 2nd Annual Multilingual Family Fair on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 from 6:00-7:30 PM at the Coakley Middle School. The event will feature information from various Norwood organizations and give families the opportunity to connect with each other.

Hybrid Meeting. Public can access the meeting in person at the Cleveland Elementary School. NCM will record the Public Forum and it will be broadcast at a later date. For the cable channel guide, please visit: https://norwoodcommunitymedia.org . Public participation for the public comment period can be accessed in two ways: (1) In person at the meeting (sign up in advance through Superintendent’s Office by noon the day of the meeting to pre-register, or sign in at the meeting); and (2) Call the Superintendent’s Office at 781-762-6804 by noon on the day of the meeting to register and receive a meeting link that will be accessible for public comment only.