The Newtonite

Faulty fire alarm causes another school-wide evacuation

Sophie Murthy • March 19, 2019

Students and teachers evacuated the building due to an unplanned fire alarm at the beginning of homeroom Thursday, March 14. Vice principal Amy Winston said the cause of the alarm is unknown. “Our...

Biology core sequence to change next year

Max Kozlov • February 24, 2014

After years of striking fear into the hearts of juniors, AP Biology will be made a second-year senior elective . . .

Administrators, teachers consider balancing consistency, equity and creativity

The Newtonite • February 25, 2013

There has been an ongoing debate in the world of education on how to create consistency in the curriculum and equity in grading while allowing for teacher freedom.

Newton Public Schools adopts new evaluation tool

The Newtonite • September 25, 2012

by Samantha Libraty This year, the Newton Public Schools adopted a new evaluation tool called the Educator Evaluation Tool, which aims to improve teaching at this school through more thorough faculty evaluations, according to science department head Amy Winston. Among other things, the Educator Evaluation Tool mandates that evaluators visit classes for 10 minutes at more frequent intervals than they did last year, Winston said.