Canton School Committee Highlights

There will be more slots available for in Canton this coming school year.

The approved an increase in the number of slots for incoming students and also restored the old fee of $2,000 for half-day preschool for the year, according to School Committee Chair Reuki Schutt.

Canton Preschool at the offers programs for children ages three to five. “We take a mix of special needs students and model students,” Schutt said. “It’s a great experience for everybody.”

 The role model students take what they have learned and teach the other students, which reinforces learning, the chair stated.

The committee also discussed:

• On Wednesday, February 16, Canton Public Schools have an early release day. The original date on January 12 was cancelled due to . The early release allows for a professional development day for teachers and staff.
• will be offering his Canton Soccer School again this summer from August 1-5 at the Canton High School Field. This is the 18th year he has held this summer program for kids.

• The longtime group, the Scholar Dollar Foundation, recently voted to dissolve the group. Scholar Dollar left $54, 142 to the town of Canton, and the School Committee voted to accept the funds. The town of Canton will distribute the funds as scholarships of about $5,000 a year to a graduating senior, until the funds run out, according to Schutt.