About the District News
Check out the news and events from around your Norwood Public Schools community for the week ending 10.18.2024, including, NHS Student of the month, Balch 3rd Grade Science, Cleveland Literacy Challenge, LMPA Pumpkins and much more!
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.
Please click on the headline for the draft policy for Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex Under TItle IX Including Sex-Based Harassment. If you have any comment on this draft policy, please contact the Norwood Public Schools superintendent's office by emailing preardon@norwood.k12.ma.us.
Public can access the meeting in person at the Balch Cafeteria. NCM will record the Public Forum but it will not be live. 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 person at the meeting (sign up in advance through Superintendent’s Office at 781-762-6804 by noon the day of the meeting to pre-register, or sign in at the meeting).
The Aspen Log In Page was updated Friday 9/6/2024. Click the headline for instructions for logging in on this new page. More handouts for families will be available soon.
If you have previously signed the Medicaid Consent, you may revoke consent at any time. Click the headline for the letter. For the consent see this link: https://www.norwood.k12.ma.us/about/files/documents/MassHealth%20Parent%20consent%20form.pdf
Norwood Public Schools Superintendent Tim Luff has released a video update welcoming the community back for the new school year as well as providing updates for the Elementary Study Project. Click on the headline to watch the message.
You need a PIN to use the Summer EBT card. To add a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to your Summer EBT card, call the number on the back of the card (1-800-997-2555) and follow the prompts. You will need your case number (which begins with the numbers 8 and 0) from the approval notice from DTA and the birthday of the person whose name is on the approval notice from DTA. For students in foster care, you need the student's birthday. If you do not have the notice with your case number, call the Summer EBT hotline to get it: 855-425-8770.
Call the DTA Summer EBT Hotline: 855-425-8770 * The Summer EBT hotline occasionally experiences high call volume. If your call doesn't go through, please try again later. *If you need your case number, please refer to the top right corner of the notice DTA mailed you. DTA is mailing out another notice soon. This new notice will include your case number. Look for it in the mail.
The majority of families WILL NOT NEED TO APPLY. Click the headline to see the NPS S-EBT website. There are also links to the DTA pages for S-EBT and FAQ (linked on the NPS S-EBT website). DTA Summer EBT Hotline: 855-425-8770
Please join the Elementary Study Working Group and Partner, Sanborn Geospatial for a webinar on Monday, June 17th at 7:00pm. There will be a presentation of the working group process, potential redistricting scenarios, exploration of interactive story maps and a questions and answer period. Please click on the headline for more information.
Aspen Online Registration is available again. *---* التسجيل عبر الإنترنت في Aspen متاح مرة أخرى. *---* Enskripsyon sou entènèt Aspen disponib ankò. *---* O registro on-line da Aspen está disponível novamente. *---* El registro en línea de Aspen está disponible nuevamente.
Bus Registration is now open for the 2024-2025 school year. Bus registration is first-come, first-served. The only guaranteed bus seating is for those students in grades K-6 who live over 2 miles from their assigned school. Registration is online only on the norwood transportation website and can be reached by clicking on the headline.
Click on the link for the May 1st School Committee presentation on the 2024 school space optimization study. This study aims to optimize space, enhance instructional programming, and balance school-building capacities to better serve our students.
This video is available for 30 days. Click the headline for the video. Password is: SCS2024
Norwood Public Schools Fine Arts Department presents its 25th Annual Fine Arts Festival on April 26th from 4-8 PM at Norwood High School in the Gymnasium and Auditorium. Click the headline for Program and more information.
Click the headling for the LEGAL NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARING
CLICK THE HEADLINE FOR FULL GUIDELINES 1. When you have ANY respiratory virus (Flu, COVID, RSV) - stay home and away from others while you have respiratory virus symptoms. These symptoms can include fever, chills, fatigue, cough, runny nose, and headache, among others. * 2. Return to normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, BOTH are true: * Your symptoms are getting better overall, AND * You have not had a fever (and are not using fever-reducing medication) * 3. When you go back to your normal activities, take added precautions over the next 5 days, such as taking additional steps for cleaner air, hygiene, masks, physical distancing, and/or testing when you will be around other people indoors. * If you have questions or need COVID home test kits please reach out to your school nurse.
Please click on the link for more information about the Norwood Public Schools 1st annual multilingual family fair scheduled for Tuesday, April 30th from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Coakley Middle School.
Please click on the link to read a letter to families from NPS School Committee Chair, Anne Marie Mazzola
Please click on the link to read a letter to families from Acting Superintendent of the Norwood Public Schools, Dr. Jose Munoz.
Click on the link for the proposed 2024-2025 school year budget for the Norwood Public Schools.
Click on the headline to read the letter.
The Norwood School Committee has begun looking at the school calendar for next year. Two options are being considered. Please click on the headline to take a look at the proposed calendars and provide feedback to the School Committee.
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