Issue: NNHS Project   NPS Online Home


Summary
On 10/21/02, in his State of the City Address, Mayor Cohen announced that there would be significant changes to the course of the NNHS Renovation Project necessitated by recent recommendations.  This was followed by a Letter to Parents, from the Mayor, the Superintendent, and the Chair of the School Committee on 10/22/02, notifying the community of a Special Meeting on 10/29/02.
After putting the Renovation Project on hold, the Mayor announced his intention to form a Citizens' Task Force, to study the issue, on 11/20.  Dr. Michael Jellinek was announced as chair of the Task Force on 12/2/02.  The Task Force issued its recommendations to the School Committee on 5/15/03.  For information relating to the work of the Citizens' Tasks Force, please visit the NNHS TASK FORCE WEBSITE .
A Final Feasibility Study for NNHS was issued on 11/10/03.   The School Committee voted to build an entirely new school on 7/7/04.

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Documents, Data and Activity (most recent items listed first, by date of posting)
Other relevant websites:
City of Newton's NNHS Project page
(5/17/05) City of Newton issues RFQ (Request For Quotation) for the new NNHS
(9/27/04) School Committee approves Design Criteria • Presentation on High Performance Schools by High Performance Building Coalition 3.7M PDF
(7/7/04) School Committee votes to build a new NNHS
(6/8/04)  Press release on state's approved funding of NNHS
(1/26/04) Statement to NNHS Abutters from School Committee Chair Anne Larner
(1/14/04) Posted floor plans for NNHS Option E and New School Option
(12/15/03) DRA Architects 12/8 presentation to the School Committee on Option E, New School Option, and budgets  (NOTE: this is a slideshow of over 6MB; recommended for broadband connections only)
(9/22/03) Schedule released of School Committee meetings on Draft of NNHS Feasibility Study
(7/17/03) Supt Young makes NNHS program recommendations that will affect design.  Also compares objectives defined in 2000 to those defined today.
(5/15/03) NNHS Citizens' Task Force issues its recommendations  EXEC SUMMARY
(12/17/02) Mayor Cohen issues letter re: NNHS Project
(12/2/02) Dr. Michael Jellinek selected as chair of the Newton North High School Citizens' Task Force.  NNHS TASK FORCE WEBSITE established for complete info on Task Force mission, composition, and application procedure for volunteer membership.
(10/21/02) Mayor's State of the City Address educational excerpts

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