The 4C Tree Project aims to honor the memory of lives lost to COVID-19 by celebrating life through the planting of trees, and they need your help to make it a success. Spearheaded by Green Newton’s Environmental Youth Leadership Program, the Capture Carbon Commemorate COVID-19 Tree Project (4C Tree) hopes to demonstrate the resilience of our City through difficult times and its commitment to a healthy ecosystem. Your gift will help plant trees in public spaces throughout Newton as memorials to loved ones lost and as reminders of the importance of caring for our world.

Learn more about the project at GreenNewton.org.
Sponsor a 4C Tree HERE.

Meeting Agenda

• Superintendent’s Update
• Public Comment
• Spring and Fall Planning Update
• Ventilation Final Update and Report
• Testing Working Group Update
• Elementary Survey Results Addendum
• MOA with NTA
• FY22 School Calendar Review: FY22 Calendar
• Vote: Draft Minutes: September 2, 2020 Draft Minutes

Meeting Login https://zoom.us/j/390017072
Meeting ID: 390 017 072
Dial in:+1 646 558 8656 US Meeting ID: 390 017 072
Meetings are also accessible at https://newtv.org/school-committee-meetings

January 25, 7:00 pm
Via Zoom

Public Speak Instructions: To participate in public comment, please submit your NAME and ADDRESS by email with the subject line “Public Comment for [DATE]” to schoolcommittee@newton.k12.ma.us PRIOR to 7:00 pm, the official start time of the meeting. In order to ensure the committee hears comments on as many issues as possible, please briefly indicate what issue you are speaking to.

You will need to join the Virtual Meeting by computer or phone to participate. During the Public Comment portion of the meeting, the Chair will call your name and the meeting monitor will unmute your microphone. State your name and address for the minutes and you will have up to three minutes to comment.

Adapting to the impacts of climate change is a daunting task but many local cities and towns are facing this challenge head-on. Having the best possible information on the impacts of climate change within your community can help guide effective local investment and appropriate regulatory changes.

The fifteen communities that are part of the Charles River Climate Compact (CRCC) have teamed up to develop a Charles River watershed flood model. Join a webinar to hear about the development of this important planning tool and how you can be involved.

RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yGNNGHrZRpyDa-UYX2EKwg

January 28,  7:00 – 8:15 pm

Kamala’s Way: An American Life is the compelling new biography of Kamala Harris, America’s new Vice President. Join author Dan Morain for The Remarkable Rise Of Vice President Kamala Harris.

During his time as a reporter with the Los Angeles Times and editorial editor with the Sacramento Bee, Morain covered Kamala Harris’s professional ascent beginning when she was Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County. He followed her career as she went on to become District Attorney to California Attorney General, then to U.S. Senator, and now, she’s the first Black, South Asian and female Vice President in our country’s history.

Learn how the daughter of two immigrants of color in segregated California became one of America’s most effective and dynamic power players. Morain will be joined in conversation by Liz Goodwin, Deputy Bureau Chief for The Boston Globe in Washington, DC.

Register HERE for the virtual event.
February 2nd,  7:00 pm

This program is made possible in partnership with the Tewksbury Public Library.

A free webinar for owners of older homes that need heating and cooling upgrades, or want to add central air conditioning. Speakers from Newton’s HeatSmart Program will explain how electric heat pump technology works, and how we can retrofit it into different types of homes.

A builder/renovator will also provide information about adding insulation to homes with an understanding of the embodied carbon impact of insulation choices. Presenters: Phil Hanser, Craig Forman and Rachel White. Co-sponsored by Green Newton and Historic Newton.

February 4th, 7:00 pm
Via Zoom

Registration Link https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Oc738JEXRXGMdjax04odgw