The district is launching middle school student advisory groups at Collins and Saltonstall schools.
These Salem students were among those recently earning academic or athletic distinction.
The Salem School Committee member will host an SSU virtual forum on how science guided that city's coronavirus mitigation efforts.
Students who can wear an adult-size mask can get up to five at the schools' main offices or through their teachers.
Parents looking to get to know more about the city's kindergarten programs before enrollment are involved in school information sessions.
The city advised using caution walking to bus stops Monday as "there could be some slick sidewalks."
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The new system will send home rapid tests for families that enroll and eliminate school-based "test-and-stay" and contact tracing.
The school had begun the spring semester in remote learning amid the post-holiday coronavirus omicron spike.
Mekka Smith is the former Secretary of the Board and is an Ed.L.D. candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
The scholarships for Salem residents graduating from high school are funded mostly through voluntary resident and business contributions.
Former Boston Mayor Kim Janey and Transgender Rights Project Director Jennifer Levi were named Berry Institute of Politics Fellows.
Districts must decide whether to shift from test-and-stay and contact tracing to at-home rapid tests after dramatic state guidance revision.
Salem's Dr. Kristin Pangallo said while giving families weekly rapid tests is great, she has concerns about other aspects of the new plan.
The city has released a survey that it hopes will help guide the district as it looks to upgrade or replace school buildings.
The School Committee voted on Tuesday to raise the rate to $130 per day for a regular day and $150 for extended-day teachers.
Under the new Massachusetts guidelines, schools will have the option of trading coronavirus daily tests, contract tracing for at-home tests.
The school will run online classes through at least Jan. 30 amid the omicron coronavirus surge.
Salem Schools will require all home and visiting fans to show proof of vaccination to attend or participate in indoor sports.
While open windows and outdoor lunches are preferred even in winter, this week's deep freeze will require some exceptions.
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Superintendent Steve Zrike said "kids need to be in school" and reiterated that the state has determined remote learning "is not an option."
Gov. Charlie Baker shows no signs of ordering schools to go remote, even after 150 teachers in Boston called in sick Monday.
Baker cited the district's wide distribution of tests before the holiday break as a model during a news conference at Saltonstall School.
The district's updated coronavirus protocols include KN95 mask recommendations and vaccine proof to attend indoor sports and concerts.
Students, faculty and staff are asked to get the booster shot within 30 days of eligibility to participate in on=campus activities.
There will be increased enforcement of school policies prohibiting cell phone use in schools - especially in younger grades.
This is the final school vaccination clinic for students ages 5 to 11 scheduled before the holiday break.
The district is looking for public input before choosing between four designs to replace the current city logo.
The district is installing more cameras, keyless entry systems and is aiming to improve connections to help avert mass school violence.
Superintendent Steve Zrike said the district is "working on when is the appropriate time to mandate the (coronavirus) vaccine for students."
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The long-standing tradition will include holiday musical performances and raffles.
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Newton is a Salem State graduate, professional consultant and served as chair of Salem’s Race Equity Task Force.
Superintendent Steve Zrike said two more classrooms were quarantined this week as the district races to vaccinate its youngest students.
Current state guidelines for required in-classroom learning hours currently do not have an exemption for remote snow days.
There will be no school on Nov. 12 to give students and staff a "pause" 20 months into the coronavirus health crisis.
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