Along with discussing aspects of the Superintendent’s Proposed Operational Budget Plan 2020-21 at its January 28 meeting, the Board of Education approved expanding a program for individualized learning for special education students from Newtown High School to Newtown Middle School. Read more about the meeting here.

EdAdvance and the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE) hosted an Annual Western Connecticut Legislative Breakfast at Sandy Hook Elementary School on January 9, just before the start of school. Read more about the event here.

The Board of Education continued inspecting individual areas of the Superintendent’s Proposed Operational Budget Plan 2020-21 at its January 16 and January 21 meetings. Read more about different areas of the proposed budget here.

The Board of Education heard administrators speak about proposed individual school budgets for the coming year at its January 14 and January 16 meetings. Read more about the proposed budgets here.

Newtown High School is represented in the Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards show by three students who completed four works of art chosen as 2020 Scholastic Art Awards Winners. Find out more here.

Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue shared her proposed 2020-21 budget with the Board of Education at its meeting on January 14. Read about the presentation here.

The Board of Education celebrated the Newtown High School football team for its December 14 Class LL state championship win, at its January 7 meeting. Read about the celebration here.

Parents and educators who teamed up for a district advisory council spoke at the Board of Education’s meeting on January 7. Read about the group's plans and ideas for the district here.

Ten Newtown High School students were celebrated last week when a closing reception was held for the annual NHS Art Portfolio Exhibition.

Roughly 55 Newtown High School students recently took part in the school’s version of CS50x Puzzle Day. Read more about the effort here.