Medford 2018-19 School Year Preview

MEDFORD, MA – The start of school, believe it or not, is just around the corner. The first day of school for non-kindergartners is Aug. 28, and the district's littlest students return to school Sept. 5. You can see more important dates on the Medford school calendar here.

According to state records, enrollment across the Medford Public Schools during the 2017-18 school was 4,329 students. Medford has four elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools and an alternative school for grades 9-12.

What's new this year? Well, for starters, there's a new superintendent at the top of the school system for the first time in 23 years. Dr. Marice Edouard Vincent took over as superintendent this summer after Roy Belson retired and oversaw a shakeup of principals that started with Medford High School headmaster John Perella leaving for a job in Revere.

Andrews Middle School Principal Paul D'Alleva was named the next headmaster of Medford High School, and Michael Downs, a transplant from North Reading, was hired as the next Andrews principal.

Medford High School Assistant Principal Nicholas Tucci was installed as the permanent principal of McGlynn Middle School, a position he was holding on an interim basis after Jake Edwards was placed on administrative leave amid a review into the discovery of a gun magazine in the school's auditorium.

Medford schools will be working with a budget that is about $2.1 million higher than last year's, which includes heightened costs for security. It will also seek to hire more teachers of color to reflect the diversity of its student body, according to a recent Medford Transcript report.

See below for additional information about the upcoming school year:

Click here for the bus schedule.

Click here for links to breakfast and lunch menus.

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