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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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
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The Burlington community has an opportunity this fall to vote to replace the Fox Hill Elementary School Building through the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) grant program for rebuilding or renovating school buildings. But what exactly does that mean? Learn about the Fox Hill MSBA engagement today, and continue reading
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Questions about the Fox Hill project? Sign up for our first-ever Community Conversation. On September 23,2024, Burlington's legislative body will take up the question of funding a new elementary school building for Burlington. Fox Hill has been a topic of conversation in the community since at least
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Many opportunities for growth have been identified by the ongoing literacy curriculum audit in Burlington Public Schools, an initiative for which Town Meeting this May authorized a spend of nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Dr. Gail Lovette, contracted by the district to perform a comprehensive review of preK-12th