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Our Schools
There are 11,923 (preliminary enrollment as of 10/1/11) students enrolled in fifteen elementary schools (K-5), four middle schools (6-8) two comprehensive high schools (9-12) and one alternative high school. We also have an integrated pre-school program serving 250 students. Over 70 different languages are spoken within the student/parent population. The Newton school district belongs to the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO), a state-funded voluntary educational desegregation program enrolling approximately 3300 Boston and Springfield students in public schools in 38 participating communities; 424 Boston students are enrolled in our schools. Newton is also a Member of the Education Collaborative for Greater Boston (EDCO) which includes 22 urban and suburban communities. 93% of the 2010 graduating class were listed as going on to higher education.
In addition to our regular programs, the Newton Public Schools also offer:
- Career and Technical Education Programs
- Specialized Music, Art and Physical Education instruction at every level
- Full range of Honors and Advanced Placement courses in high schools
- Elementary Literacy Specialists
- K-5 Teaching & Learning Specialists and math coaches
- Curriculum Leaders, K-12, including department chairs and curriculum coordinators, K-8
- Academic Success Program Learning Center Teachers, Inclusion Facilitators, and specialists to support students with identified special needs
- Substantially separate classroom programs for students with special needs
- Elementary, Middle and High School Stabilization Programs
- Alternative High School Program
- Professionally staffed automated library (in each school)
- Summer School, grades 6-12
- Summer Program for Academic & Creative Encounters (SPACE) Summer Camp, K-8
- Understanding Our Differences - a disability awareness program in elementary schools
- Child Assault Prevention Program (CAPP) in elementary schools
- Community Education Program
- Saturday Creative Arts Program
- Job-Embedded Professional Development Program Opportunities
- Newton Teacher Training Institute (NTTI) Licensure Program affiliated with Tufts University
- Active Parent-Teacher Organizations
- Newton Schools Foundation
- Creative Arts and Sciences Committee offering curricular-related enrichment programs for students in grades K-8.
