The Northampton School Committee Invites you to join the:

Preliminary Superintendent Search Committee

Northampton Public Schools will hire a permanent Superintendent to begin duties July 1, 2023.

Although the School Committee makes the final decision in hiring our Superintendent, members of the Northampton community play a critical role in the process. Therefore, we are forming a broadly representative Preliminary Superintendent Search Committee.

For more information, please see letters below.

Leeds’ 5th-Grade

Community Service Projects

December 13 - February

Leeds’ fifth-grade classes are collecting winter gear for those in need in Ukraine, supporting the International Rescue Committee and continuing to collect Personal Care Items for Northampton Survival Center. Watch for an upcoming flyer with details this week!

Students are able to play in the snow at recess. We have sleds for students to use. We do have the following expectations:

1. In order to play in the snow, students must have snow boots, snow pants, coat, hat/hood, mittens/gloves.
2. Students who have only boots or their shoes for school will be on our black top places on the playground.
3. Students walk on all black top surfaces as they can be slick.
4. Students are able to access our pavilion area.

If you need assistance in getting snow pants or boots, please let your child's teacher or Ms. Bastek (sbastek@northampton-k12.us or 413-587-1535) know. If you have snow clothes or boots that are too small for your child, please consider donating them to our school for others to use.

The Northampton Public Schools District Improvement Plan (DIP) states that “the Northampton School District is a community of learners committed to equity and the success of each student. The principle of equity goes beyond formal equality where all persons are treated the same. Instead, equity fosters an inclusive and barrier-free environment in which everyone will fully benefit.” Family student engagement is an integral part of equity in our district and a shared responsibility. When families, communities and schools work together, students are empowered and the entire community benefits.

Northampton Public Schools would love to hear about your family and the relationship you have with the school your child attends.

Your responses will be kept confidential. The information collected in this survey will be aggregated and shared with school administrators and Action Teams without your email and name attached, in order to support strengthening family engagement both across the district and within each school.

After completing the survey, you will be directed to fill it out for additional children if applicable.

Thank you for sharing your experience!

Here are the survey links to send to families in your electronic communications

All responses are recorded on a master spreadsheet that then can be aggregated by school. Each survey for a language other than English has their own response spreadsheet.

Caregiver Survey Link - English

Caregiver Survey Link - Spanish

Caregiver Survey Link - Kinyarwanda

Caregiver Survey Link - French

Caregiver Survey Link - Swahili

Caregiver Survey Link - Chinese

Caregiver Survey Link - Burmese

Caregiver Survey Link - Arabic

Caregiver Survey Link - Dari

Caregiver Survey Link - Russian

Caregiver Survey Link - Ukrainian

Last year we received feedback from approximately 104 caregivers. Thank you to everyone who completed the survey. If you would like to discuss these results, please reach out to Chris Wenz, Principal.

Greetings from the Leeds Equity and Inclusion Committee! We are a group of Leeds parents, caregivers, teachers, and staff who work toward creating a school community that honors self-exploration, meaningful relationships across difference, and every person’s dignity and belonging. The E&I Committee is a subcommittee of the Leeds School Council.

Our next monthly meeting will take place virtually on Thursday, December 15, from 7:00-8:30 PM. Please email leedsequityandinclusioncomm@gmail.com for the Google Meet link.

New folx are warmly welcomed and encouraged to join meetings to get a better sense of what we’re about! E&I participation is completely flexible -- you can choose to commit as much or as little as you’d like. This might mean staying in the loop via our email listserv, attending the occasional meeting or every meeting, initiating or joining existing activities/projects, or some combination.

Find out more about the E&I committee and our past projects on our website! To join the E&I email listserv, receive updates about future meetings, or ask questions/share your ideas, please email: leedsequityandinclusioncomm@gmail.com.

Upcoming Dates

• 12/13 Leeds School Council Meeting @6:15pm

Leeds School Council

Tuesday, December 13 · 6:15 – 7:45pm

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/yua-jayx-nez

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 316-778-8026‬ PIN: ‪824 980 790‬#

• 12/23 through 1/2/2023 No School - Holiday Break
• 1/3/2023 School resumes
• 1/10/2023 Leeds School Council Meeting @6:15
• 1/16/2023 No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• 1/17/2023 Leeds PTO Meeting @6:30
• 1/27/2023 No School - Teacher Work Day

Click here for the most up to date District calendar.

Click here for the School online calendar.