Contract Negotiations The School Committee bargained with all six units of The Northampton Association of School Employees (NASE) simultaneously. We did this in good faith, which limited what we could say publicly. Although we did not always agree, we have tried to respect both the process and the union. Our goal for this 3-year contract...
Students at Northampton join community members at the Lily Library for Scrabble games–this time, Connecting Point featured an article about them. Evan, mentioned in the news clip, and JFK teammates, Gordon and Robbie just competed in the two-day North American School Scrabble Championship in Philadelphia at the end of April. Teacher, Ben Greenwood, was asked...
Photos Photos this week show our record number of walkers for our Walking Wednesdays in May! We have been lucky to have nice weather on our Walking Wednesdays during this wet spring! Also, Mr. Ted led a trip to the Vernal Pool with our 5th graders on Friday to observe and collect lots of different...
On Monday afternoon, Principal Canata announced that he will be leaving Northampton Public School District to serve in his hometown of Holyoke. Sal Canata, III, has been a driving force for positivity and community building at Leeds for 8 years, and he will be missed. Read more, here…
Students in Art teacher Michelle Mallory’s and STEM teacher Jack Dembkowski’s forum used their time this spring to brighten up the lobby here at JFK. After winter planning sessions with lots of ideas from students and staff, they decided to create a new mural for the front lobby depicting the fours seasons. But a simple...
TitleWish.com – for Leeds Library Northampton Public Schools’ K-8 Art Show 2019 at JFK Middle School
Photos Photos this week show lots of walking! We began our Walking Wednesdays from two different neighborhoods, and we had a great turnout of walkers! One of the walkers was amazed at the beautiful Azalea we saw on our route! Also our Walking Club at recess continues to be a big hit this month (when...
At Leeds Elementary, the first annual “One Book, One School” program, was launched. Thanks to generous funding from the Leeds PTO, this initiative provided every school community member, (from students, teachers, office staff, custodians, cafeteria staff, to bus drivers) a copy of the same book, in an effort to foster literacy, throughout our community. The...