Newton Families for In-Person Leaning is a group of concerned parents who are advocating for a return to the classroom for Newton students. Their primary focus is on the high school students however members include parents of elementary and middle school students. They are advocating for NPS and the School Committee to:

• Open ALL schools In accordance with the MA DESE Guidelines
• Provide in-person instruction, at a minimum, of CORE SUBJECTS for ALL high school students that opt-in, with fully remote electives
• Develop and support live-streaming options for at-risk children and teachers
• Reduce curriculum to achieve equity of instruction and access across NPS
• Comply with Individual Education Plans
• Extend educational, emotional and social support to ALL Newton HS students
• Provide weekly updates on SC plan for In-Person High School Plan in order to ensure that we are making haste to institute ASAP

Contact newtonforinpersonlearning@gmail.com to be added to an email list which provides updates on the status of in-person learning efforts and provides ways to advocate for these goals.

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