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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Andover High subcommittee reviews survey results Friday
The AHS Future subcommittee meets Friday, Oct. 9, to review community survey results and set a schedule for planning the future of Andover High School, a project that could cost up to $485 million for a new building.
Education
Perry says he will drop Andover coaching discrimination suit
Former Andover High football coach E.J. Perry III says he will dismiss his age and disability discrimination lawsuit against the town and Principal James D'Andrea, citing the negative attention it cast on the football program.
Education
Andover School Committee to vote Oct. 1 on Taverna's first-year goals and 2027-28 calendar
The Andover School Committee meets Thursday, Oct. 1, to vote on Superintendent Keith Taverna's first-year goals and adopt the 2027-28 school calendar, while also introducing six new policies covering booster organizations, parent advisory councils, gifts to staff, student fundraising and bus driver training.
Education
Andover High subcommittee reviews survey results Friday
The AHS Future subcommittee meets Friday, Oct. 9, to review community survey results and set a schedule for planning the future of Andover High School, a project that could cost up to $485 million for a new building.
Education
Andover High subcommittee reviews survey results Friday
The AHS Future subcommittee meets Friday, Oct. 9, to review community survey results and set a schedule for planning the future of Andover High School, a project that could cost up to $485 million for a new building.
Education
Andover School Committee reviews goals, five policies Thursday
The Andover School Committee meets Thursday, Sept. 17, with a first reading of Superintendent Keith Taverna's goals, year-end financials and second-reading votes on five policies including PROTECT Act compliance and student medication rules.
Education
Andover taxpayers could help fund $445 million Whittier Tech campus
Whittier Tech's school committee authorized its business manager to seek an exclusive land option on 13.5 acres at Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, a key step toward a potential $445 million-plus school replacement that would affect Andover and 10 other member communities.
Education
Andover High opt-outs hit six-year low as kindergarten surges
Andover eighth-graders opting out of Andover High School fell from 78 to 31, the lowest in six years, while kindergarten enrollment jumped nearly 9 percent, Superintendent Keith Taverna told the School Committee on Sept. 3.
Education
Merrimack College's new dorms are owned by an Alabama nonprofit, not the school
Merrimack College's new 540-bed Essex and Shawsheen residence halls in North Andover were financed through a $98 million tax-free bond structure in which the college leased its land to nonprofit Collegiate Housing Foundation and won't own the buildings until a multi-decade lease expires.
Education
Taverna to present entry plan at School Committee's first meeting of the year
Superintendent Keith Taverna will present his formal plan for leading Andover Public Schools at the School Committee's first meeting of the 2026–2027 school year, which also includes opening-day enrollment data and first readings of five policies including the PROTECT Act.
Education
Ritzer fund, PTO donate $235,000 to Sanborn playground project
The Andover Select Board accepted $235,000 in donations for the Sanborn Elementary School playground renovation, including $160,000 from the Colleen E. Ritzer Memorial Fund honoring the former Sanborn student killed in 2013.
Education
North Andover teaching assistants' contract set to expire Monday
North Andover teaching assistants will work without raises or new benefits after their contract expired Aug. 25, with the union saying the School Committee has yet to present a salary proposal despite the NAEA submitting its proposals in March.
Education
Merrimack opens wellness center with services for area residents
Merrimack College launched CHAMP, a health sciences center on its North Andover campus offering performance testing, nutrition services and wellness programs that the college says will be available to community members as well as students.
Education
Two Phillips Academy alumni report sexual abuse by former medical director Richard Keller
Two Phillips Academy alumni have accused former medical director Richard Keller of sexually abusing them as students, prompting school leaders to disclose the allegations in a letter to the community and invite other potential survivors to come forward.
Education
Merrimack launches summer research institute with 20 students
Merrimack College's new Summer Research Institute pairs 20 students with about 12 faculty mentors for hands-on research and professional skill-building sessions, part of the North Andover college's broader push to deepen its undergraduate research culture.
Education
Superintendent Taverna to hold open office hours Aug. 24
Andover Superintendent Keith Taverna will hold open office hours on Monday, Aug. 24, from 3 to 5 p.m. at 30 Whittier Court, giving families a chance to raise concerns before the Sept. 2 start of school.
Education
Andover School Committee to vote Monday on new finance chief's contract
The Andover School Committee holds a special virtual meeting Monday, Aug. 10, at noon to vote on the contract for the district's next Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Administration, the budget oversight role vacated when Keith Taverna became superintendent.
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