Posted on: June 8, 2023
We wanted to inform the community of upcoming summer construction work for the West Elementary and Shawsheen Preschool project. The attached document, map and timeline outline what to expect in terms of traffic management, temporary street closures, and v...
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Posted on: May 25, 2023
Andover Public Schools Receives $150,000 Cummings Foundation Grant
Funding to Support Visiting Author Series and Encourage Literacy, Belonging, and Reading
Andover, Mass. – Andover Public Schools (APS) was recently awarded a $150,000 gran...
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Posted on: May 4, 2023
Dear APS families and staff,
We would like to thank our community for their steadfast support at this year’s Annual Town Meeting. Each article on the Warrant that would have an impact on our district passed with the support of voters ea...
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Posted on: May 3, 2023
High Plain Elementary Principal Selected as Massachusetts Principal of the Year
Principal Pamela Lathrop honored by Massachusetts School Administrators’ Association
May 3, 2023, Andover, Mass. – Andover Public Schools is pleased...
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Posted on: May 4, 2023
I am pleased to announce that Carolyn Fawcett will serve as the permanent principal at Sanborn Elementary. Ms. Fawcett has dedicated her entire 20-year educational career to the students and families at Sanborn. For the past three years, she held the posi...
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Posted on: April 10, 2023
School Committee Supports Universal Free School Meals Program
At the April 6th meeting, the School Committee voted to send a letter of support for the Universal Free Meals program to Governor Maura Healey and Andover’s state delegation.
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Posted on: March 27, 2023
Dear APS families,
I am heartbroken to be writing to you again on the news of another senseless act of violence in an elementary school in Nashville, which resulted in the loss of young children and educators. The tragedy is becoming all too comm...
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Posted on: February 15, 2023
Dear APS families and staff,
In recent days, many districts and police departments across Massachusetts and the country have been subjected to hoax calls of an armed intruder at high schools. Andover has so far been spared this situation. We want...
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Posted on: January 19, 2023
Andover School Committee and Superintendent Reach Successor Contract Agreement
Agreement Provides Long-Term Stability to the District’s Students and Staff
The Andover School Committee is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreeme...
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Posted on: September 12, 2022
Dr. Magda Parvey would like to extend an invitation to the community and will host office hours during the school year.
There is no set agenda, other than to meet Dr. Parvey and let her know your experiences with the district, its strengths and a...
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Posted on: November 29, 2022
Andover Voters Approve Additional Funding for West Elementary and Shawsheen Preschool Project
Construction Project Remains On-Track for Completion in 2024
Andover, Mass. -- At the Town of Andover’s Special Town Meeting held on December 1,...
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Posted on: November 22, 2022
Andover, Mass. – On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, 104 Andover High School juniors and seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS). These students joined 106 existing members at AHS. The ceremony was organized by AHS Engli...
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Posted on: August 29, 2022
Students bus information for 2022-23 school year were posted in Aspen on August 15, 2022. Please check your family Aspen account.
To ensure our students’ privacy, we are no longer posting the entire bus route on-line. If your child atte...
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Posted on: August 12, 2022
Dear APS families and staff,
Student safety and security of our buildings are always top of mind and recent incidents of gun violence have sharpened the focus of these priorities for my administration. We have started the process of securing an as...
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Posted on: August 4, 2022
Back-to-School EdTech Updates for Students
Welcome Back Students!
The APS EdTech Team has a number of important announcements to share:
- Students use our new email format @student.andoverma.us for email and logins. More information is below and on the&nbs...
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Posted on: August 3, 2022
APS Announces Adoption of New Math Curriculum Resource, Eureka Math2
Andover Public Schools is pleased to announce that following a full-year curriculum review cycle, the district has selected Eureka Math2 as the new math curriculum resou...
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Posted on: July 28, 2022
July 28, 2022
On July 28th, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed the state’s FY23 budget, which includes access for free school meals for public school students across Massachusetts. I am pleased to inform our families that meals will be f...
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Posted on: July 6, 2022
PROCESS FOR ISSUING WORK PERMITS:
If your child is a student at Andover High School, they may come during school hours to obtain their work permit. If your child does not attend Andover High School, you must make an appointment to come into the building wi...
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Posted on: September 29, 2020
APS has launched a COVID-19 dashboard that will inform families and staff of confirmed cased in our district. The information will be updated weekly and includes data from all schools within the district. APS COVID-19 dashboard
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Posted on: September 15, 2020
We have created a back-to-school health and safety protocols video for you to view with your children at this link. This training will provide helpful information on what you and your child should to expect when starting the school year.
APS Director of Nu...
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Posted on: September 15, 2020
The Andover Public Schools District is committed to providing a safe environment as schools reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to public health experts, one of the best ways to stop the spread of coronavirus and to keep members of our school c...
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Posted on: September 14, 2020
More information on Schoology, including a video tutorial and log-on information, can be explored on our website.
Why Did APS Choose Schoology?
For the District: Transform Education Past Its Brick-and-Mortar Roots
- Creating a hub for learning that a...
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Posted on: September 14, 2020
Dear APS Parents and Guardians,
When we announced the district’s closure in March, no one knew the course this pandemic would take. As we approach the beginning of the new school year, the hard-won experience of last spring has left us ...
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Posted on: September 9, 2020
Andover School Committee Prevails at Department of Labor Relations
Commonwealth Employment Relations Board finds AEA Engaged in Unlawful Strike
Andover, Mass.—On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations Commonwea...
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Posted on: September 1, 2020
September 1, 2020
Dear APS families, faculty and staff,
Over the past several weeks, our administrative team has worked hard to launch the start of the school year. As a result of this work, I have good news to share regarding food services, school start ti...
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Posted on: August 31, 2020
At its Monday, August 31st meeting, the School Committee voted unanimously (5-0) to authorize the districts’ legal counsel to petition the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations (DLR), as required under Massachusetts General Laws 150E, sect...
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Posted on: August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020
We are aware educators across Massachusetts have opposed the return to school plans developed under state mandates and set forth by their districts and school committees, specifically any plan that calls for a return to in- person work.
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Posted on: August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020
To the APS Community,
I would like to address some questions the School Committee is hearing from families regarding return to school for APS employees and provide you with information about the start of the school year. We are aw...
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Posted on: August 20, 2020
Status of School HVAC Analyses
In preparation of the opening of the school year, the district asked the highly qualified HVAC experts employed by the Town of Andover Facilities Department to evaluate the ventilation systems in each schoolhouse.[1] They pro...
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Posted on: August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020
Dear APS families and staff,
Today, the district submitted its comprehensive final plan to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for our return to school plan for the 2020-21 school year. We have posted this information...
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Posted on: August 10, 2020
August 10, 2020
Dear APS families and staff,
At tonight’s meeting, the School Committee approved submission of the Andover 2020/21 school year reopening plan required by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and voted to beg...
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Posted on: August 7, 2020
August 7, 2020
Dear APS families and staff,
I know our families and educators are waiting to hear how our students will return to school in September. I wanted to provide an update on the start of the 2020-21 school year.
At last night&a...
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Posted on: July 27, 2020
July 27, 2020
Dear APS families, faculty and staff,
I hope you are having a good summer. As you hear more about fall school opening issues on the news, I know you are interested in learning more about the district’s planning and the guidance we ar...
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Posted on: July 13, 2020
July 13, 2020
Dear APS staff and families,
I hope this email finds you and your families safe and healthy and enjoying the summer. I hope we can feel some relief that the efforts taken by the state and by our community over the closing months of the school ...
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Posted on: June 8, 2020
June 2020
Anti-Racist Activism within the Andover Public Schools
Recent episodes of racial violence—particularly those committed by persons in authority—have left us shaken to the core and searching for meaningful ways to confront racism...
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Posted on: July 30, 2020
Feedback from June Panorama Surveys
The district released three surveys to families, staff, and students in May and June 2020. The family survey was open from June 10 to June 19, 2020 and 1,394 responses were received by Panorama Education. The staff surve...
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Posted on: June 12, 2020
June 12, 2020
AEA Bargaining Status Update from the Andover School Committee
The School Committee is disappointed we were unable to reach agreement on a one-year “bridge” contract with the Andover Education Association (AEA), representin...
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Posted on: June 25, 2020
June 25, 2020
Dear APS families, faculty and staff,
Today at 12 p.m., Governor Baker and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Commissioner Jeffrey Riley will announce initial guidance for districts across Massachusetts to re-open schools ...
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Posted on: June 11, 2020
Many of our families recall that in April 2020, we distributed a survey to APS families. At that time, we were only a few weeks into our remote learning.
We would like to hear from our parents and guardians again. The survey provides us with valuable insig...
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Posted on: February 5, 2020
On-Line registration to enroll in Kindergarten will open on Feb. 10, 2020. Children must turn 5 on or before Aug. 31, 2020 to register. Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, all eligible students will attend full-day kindergarten tuition-free. The distric...
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Posted on: June 18, 2020
Andover Public Schools Welcomes New Hires and Announces Promotions
Superintendent Appoints New AHS and South Elementary Principals
Andover, Mass.—Dr. Sheldon Berman, superintendent of Andover Public Schools announced promotions and new h...
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Posted on: June 4, 2020
June 4, 2020
Dear APS families,
I hope this email finds you and your families safe and healthy. Yesterday, the district released information regarding the district’s Return to School task force. I appreciate how many of you reached out immediately...
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Posted on: June 1, 2020
June 1, 2020
Dear APS families, faculty and staff,
We, the members of the Andover School Committee, express our unqualified support of the recent statements by Superintendent Berman and AHS Principal Conrad condemning the murder of George Floyd in...
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Posted on: May 30, 2020
Dear APS families,
The tensions and circumstances that continue to unfold in Minneapolis and across the United States this week are painful and difficult to watch. The death of George Floyd is a travesty and reveals that the pain and suffering cr...
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Posted on: May 1, 2020
May 1st, 2020
Dear APS families,
I hope you had some time over April break to rest and adjust to Governor Baker’s announcement that schools will remain closed through the end of the school year.
It deeply saddened me to know that I would ...
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