WILLIAMS SCHOOL PTO

7:00PM,
Mason-Rice Elementary School
149 Pleasant Street, Newton Centre

METCO IN MASSACHUSETTS: A SIGNIFICANT WORK IN PROGRESS -Susan Eaton will explore the history and founding purpose of METCO; discuss METCO’s evolution over the years; explore the benefits of the program for students from Boston and from the suburbs; present new research findings on the benefits of diverse learning environments; and examine Massachusetts’ efforts in a national context.

Susan Eaton is the Research Director at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law, and is the author several books, The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial, The Other Boston Busing Story: What’s Won and Lost Across the Boundary Line, and co-author, with Gary Orfield, of Dismantling Desegregation: The Quiet Reversal of Brown v. Board of Education.

This presentation is sponsored by Newton PTO Council and Newton PTOs, with special thanks to Angier Human Differences Committee.

Lost and Found items will be on display at the school today. Any items not claims will be donated to charity.

Primary voting will take place in the Williams School gymnasium. Please allow extra time for pick-up and drop off due to potential traffic and parking congestion.

Grades 3 and 4 will learn about making good food choices through a health and wellness program.

Public Hearing on Override and Allocation Budgets
7:00 p.m.
Day Middle School

Superintendent Jeffrey Young will present the Proposed Allocation Budget (i.e., what the budget will look like if the override does not pass).

7:30 p.m.
Day Middle School

Grade 5 will attend a performance of Ringmasters during the school day.

Volunteers are welcome to help celebrate this year’s graduating class.

Rain Date will be June 06.

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