Schools

School Committee motions for high school roof repair

Dartmouth High School has had the same roof ever since the building opened in 2001, and now a motion is underway to replace it. The current roof, which was primarily constructed out of black rubber, shrinks and contracts with heat, said Assistant...

School Committee works to finalize its Fiscal Year 2026 budget

The Dartmouth School Committee is projecting a 4.1% increase to its Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which they are still working to finalize. At its Monday, Feb. 10 meeting, the committee discussed its plans to finance the budget, which is projected to...
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Programming a future for women in computer science

When Dartmouth High seniors Brooke Adams and Mia Torres first enrolled in AP Computer Science Principles to fulfill the graduation requirement, neither had the intention to take it much further. Now, they are both planning to major in computer...

School Committee votes to introduce a half day preschool program

Dartmouth Public Schools has recently been weighing adjustments to its preschool program, and on Monday, Jan. 27, the School Committee voted unanimously to change the 3-year-old’s program from a full day to a half day. Students will attend class for...

School Committee votes on the 2025-26 academic calendar

After weighing several options for the 2025-26 school year calendar, the Dartmouth School Committee voted 3-2 in favor of making Dec. 22 a full day and Dec. 23 a half day with a return to school on Monday, Jan. 5. The school year would tentatively...

Middle schoolers cue in new film making program

When sixth-grader Julia Thomas heard a new media after school program was coming to Dartmouth Middle School she knew right away she wanted to join. “I’ve been doing theater since I was 4, and this kind of stuff I love to do,” she said. “I kind of...

Bishop Stang students demonstrate unity in creative expression contest

Hope, heritage and acceptance inspired the artistic works of Bishop Stang students Marina Franzese and Savannah Morris as they created their award-winning projects for the Martin Luther King Jr. Creative Expression Contest of New Bedford. The...

School committee drafts a 10-year improvement plan

For the first time, the Dartmouth Public Schools School Committee has developed a 10-year improvement plan, which, if accepted, would include replacing the high school’s roof, modernizing playgrounds and potentially constructing a new school...

Water main break relocates Quinn students

After a water main broke near the Quinn School, over 700 elementary schoolers temporarily became middle school students. In the early morning hours of Friday, Jan. 10, a cast iron pipe cracked in an underground water line that entered the Quinn...

Media program takes center stage in New York

Over winter break, 20 students in the Dartmouth High School TV media program traveled down to New York City in a trip three years in the making. Two years ago, there was an issue with busing and the following year the program chose to travel to...

School Committee considers two weeks of winter break for 2025-26

At its next meeting the Dartmouth School Committee will decide the academic calendar for the 2025-26 school year after weighing several options Monday, Jan. 6. Superintendent June Saba-Maguire presented three options for the schools calendar, which...

Bishop Stang celebrates the season of giving

This holiday season the Bishop Stang High School community came together for a series of giving events. To support My Brother’s Keeper, the school hosted a toy drive, to which students donated items, including books, board games and stuffed animals...

Food service program looks to spice up its services

The Dartmouth Public Schools food service program is looking to implement a series of upgrades, including getting rid of highly processed foods, sourcing more produce locally and establishing new sustainable initiatives. At a School Committee...

Media students highlight work at the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office

Captain Sam Rapoza returned to his alma mater Monday, Jan. 6 to meet with the Dartmouth High School media class alongside other members of the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office for an informational video project on their work. Rapoza shared how he...

Student videos capture road safety and sportsmanship

A puppet rooster, reindeer and dalmatian were all actors in one of this year’s winning videos in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s annual video contest. Twice a year, Dartmouth High School media students enter contests for the chance...

Sail-ebrating STEM learning at DeMello Elementary School

Coming out of the Covid pandemic, students were lacking experience in both their STEM learning and social skills, but in an effort to combat that, DeMello Elementary School introduced STEM Fridays. Led by teacher Liz Voci, the program promotes...

Students take a look into their futures

Tristan Mears, 12, said he’s always known he likes to work with his hands and is definitely “not a big fan” of sitting down, so when he had the opportunity to attend some career presentations at Dartmouth Middle School, he chose the ones with a...

Dartmouth Public Schools superintendent scores high in evaluation

In a recent superintendent evaluation, the School Committee determined that Dartmouth Public Schools superintendent June Saba-Maguire scored the second-highest rating possible in each category covered by the evaluation. The evaluation examined Saba-...

UMass Dartmouth launches free tuition program for students in need

Approximately 1,500 students will have their tuition and mandatory fees paid for up to four years in a new initiative launched by UMass Dartmouth beginning Fall 2025, the university announced Tuesday, Oct. 29. The UMass Dartmouth Deal aims to...

Students learn to code with byte-sized fun

The Southeastern Massachusetts Educational Collaborative recently introduced students in grades K-8 to coding activities through a partnership with Code.org, Executive Director Catherine Cooper announced. There are four SMEC programs located in...

Seventeen years of building confidence with dyslexia at Friends Academy

At 8 years old, Dartmouth’s Catherine Sylvia was diagnosed with dyslexia, which is a language-learning difference that primarily affects a person’s reading. “Some people see it as the words are all jumbled up, but I can see it normally,” Sylvia said...

UMass schools create scholarship for community college graduates

All four UMass schools awarded 66 community college graduates the UMass Community College Advantage Scholarship this fall. The scholarship is a new two-year $10,000 scholarship given to people in the top 10% of their class. Launched in December 2025...

Dartmouth High School sees growth in its internship program

At the beginning of the school year, 90 students enrolled in Dartmouth High School’s internship program. More students are expected to enroll next semester, bringing the total number of participants to 100 or more students. Last year, 94 students...

Dartmouth School Committee approves District Strategic Plan

The Dartmouth School Committee approved its five-year District Strategic Plan at a committee meeting on Monday, Oct. 7. Going into effect in 2024, the plan will extend through 2029 with the goal of supporting student and staff needs to cultivate a...

UMass Dartmouth recognized for excellence in new U.S. News & World Report rankings

For the ninth year in a row, the U.S. News & World Report named UMass Dartmouth one of the top national and public universities in the country in their annual Best College Rankings, the university announced on Sept. 24. The university placed in...

Superintendent ‘pleased’ with 2024 MCAS results

Quinn Elementary School was named a School of Recognition on Tuesday, Sept. 24 in tandem with the release of 2024 MCAS results. Quinn and the 55 other schools on the list were selected from among all the schools in the state on the basis of...

UMass Dartmouth receives $460,000 to create a fellowship in honor of alumna

UMass Dartmouth students performed more than 252,000 community service hours during the 2023-24 academic year, the university said, and now the community is giving back. On Sept. 16, the university announced that they recently received $460,000 to...

Principal satisfied with phone policy, students still have hang ups

Buzz. It’s another notification. For many, it can be hard to fight the urge to check their phone, and this includes students. Superintendent June Saba-Maguire said even she has to put her phone away during meetings because “I know if it buzzes, I am...

A welcome home: New and familiar educators join the district

Seven educators were welcomed into Dartmouth Public Schools by the School Committee Monday night, Sept. 9 and while their positions may be new, many have walked these halls before. Among the educators were several Dartmouth High School alumni and...

UMass Dartmouth, Southcoast Health launch partnership to advance nursing education

Southcoast Health announced its launch of a new program at the UMass Dartmouth College of Nursing and Health Sciences, welcoming 16 of its own nurses with associate degrees to earn their Bachelor of Science in nursing. The program, offered at “...

Move-in day at UMass brings hundreds to Dartmouth

The population of Dartmouth just got a little bigger. New and returning students at UMass Dartmouth moved back to campus on Sunday, Sept. 1 and Tuesday, Sept. 3, respectively. A yearly tradition, move-in day brings hundreds of students and families...

Another year of pencils, papers and possibilities

Going from Sesame Street to Slocum Road, Evangeline Simoes, 11, said she was excited to continue her learning in the academic year at a new school after a fun-filled summer that included a trip to the adored television program. Starting at Dartmouth...

A glance at how to grow and sustain Dartmouth pride

It's no secret some people move to Dartmouth simply for its school system. Alumni remember their fond memories and the many opportunities they had and return home, proud of their town. But sustaining that Dartmouth pride is not easy. Therefore,...

A fresh start: Dartmouth public schools sees changes, improvements for new year

School is almost back in session. A number of changes and new initiatives have made their way into Dartmouth Public Schools this year, including the move of Cushman Elementary kindergarten classes back to DeMello Elementary for the first time in...