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District Expects Curriculum Revamp to Improve Student Performance in Burlington
The district expects student performance on standardized assessments to improve after curriculum updates, but the road will be long.
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New Fox Hill School Design to be Refined in Coming Months
Building Committee reviews schedule, sets monthly meetings, forms working groups to guide development; bidding expected next winter
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School Committee Debates Metrics for Measuring District Progress
Members called for clearer milestones in superintendent's three-year plan, citing the need to measure progress over time.
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BPS Curriculum Review Will Culminate in Program Redesign
When Assistant Superintendent, Dr. Lisa Chen, joined Burlington Public Schools a little more than a year ago, her first priority was to conduct a BPS curriculum review. Since then, nearly every aspect of the district's curriculum has been under scrutiny with the aim of improving access to appropriate
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Shawsheen Tech Ready to Open its Doors to a New Class
Not long after welcoming the Class of 2028 through its doors, the technical high school serving Burlington and other surrounding communities is paving the way for this year's eighth graders to apply. The Shawsheen Tech application is now open, and students have until February to submit it, along
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Seventh Graders Can Sign Up to Explore Shawsheen
Shawsheen Technical High School will once again be hosting 7th graders from their sending communities for the Project Explore program. This three-week after-school course takes students interested in exploring a vocational education pathway to Shawsheen Tech for six afternoons of experiential learning. This no-cost program provides transportation for registered students
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Students Address District Following Recent School Safety Incidents
Students addressed the School Committee on Tuesday evening about two recent incidents regarding school safety and urged the district to communicate more transparently with families regarding such incidents. On Friday, September 20, a student at Burlington High School brought a kitchen knife to school. An notification was sent to parents
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Fox Hill Building Will Proceed Following Overwhelming Vote
Town Meeting Members and residents wishing to share their opinions and concerns about the proposed Fox Hill building project were met with a shorter-than-expected discussion on the project at last night's Town Meeting. The Meeting began with updates from five different town organizations: * The High School Building Committee
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Focus on Fox Hill Part 5: What Happens if The Project Doesn't Pass?
This series has focused on one aspect of the proposed project for a new Fox Hill Elementary School building each day this week. Town Meeting Members, knowing all this information and having their questions answered by those who have been involved in this project, will vote at next week'
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Focus on Fox Hill Part 4: The Financial Impact
The Fox Hill school building project has been in the works for several years now, and now that the theoretical building planning is translating to a financial question that will impact taxpayers around the town, it's time to talk about the impact of this large capital project on
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Focus on Fox Hill Part 3: Enrollment versus Capacity
From the beginning of the conversation about Fox Hill, one major point of contention has been the enrollment of the new building. Last year, Fox Hill and Pine Glen had 455 and 334 students, respectively. Previously we talked about the decision not to consolidate the two buildings, which collectively hold
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Focus on Fox Hill Part 2: The Decision Not to Consolidate
Burlington's Fox Hill Elementary School was accepted into the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) program in 2021. As discussed previously, this was following a decade of rejections for Burlington High School, for reasons the town can't say for sure but likely had to do with the