Category: Schools

The May School Committee meeting began with the Highlight in Education on the Barnstable Intermediate School’s (BIS) Project-Based Learning (PBL). Dawn Fontaine, the Project-Based Learning Specialist at BIS, spoke about PBL and...

Community Forums Finalists will attend separate community forums so that Barnstable parents/caregivers, students, educators, staff, administrators, school committee members, and community members will be able to observe and...

At the March 16th School Committee Meeting, Deputy Director of Finance Gareth Markwell, gave the budget presentation for FY2023, which was followed by a public Budget Hearing. At the April 6th School Committee Meeting, the...

The March 2nd School Committee Meeting started with a video of Hyannis West Elementary students in Ms. Kathy Duran’s second grade class reciting their “I Have a Dream” speeches inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. You can...

At the February 16 Special Meeting of the Barnstable School Committee, the district’s face covering policy was reviewed and revised. In light of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)...

At the February 16 Special Meeting of the Barnstable School Committee, the district’s face covering policy was reviewed and revised. In light of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)...

The School Committee has been busy with meetings this past week.  On January 28, the School Committee held a Special Meeting to approve the employment contract of Dr. Sara Ahern, who will be the new Superintendent of Barnstable...

Dr. Sara Ahern, current Superintendent of Franklin Public Schools, was selected to be the next Superintendent of Barnstable Public Schools, pending successful contract negotiations with the School Committee. The School Committee...