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District Handbook (opens in new window/tab) NAMS Parent/Guardian Guide 2023-2024 (opens in new window/tab) Start & Dismissal Times Schedule 2023-2024 (opens in new window/tab) Student Registration (opens in new window/tab) RAISE (opens in new window/tab) School Improvement Plan (opens in new window/tab) School Report Cards Academics Curriculum Team Learning Standards (opens in new window/tab) 5 Year Plan English Language Education Related Arts (opens in new window/tab) NAMS Library Summer Reading "Parents Make the Difference" Newsletter Parent University Student Life Health Services Guidance Houses & Teams Activities & Clubs Food Services (opens in new window/tab) Drop-off / Pick-up School Supply Lists Calendar FAQs PTAC (opens in new window/tab) Home Home pause play School Hours PowerSchool (opens in new window/tab) Directory Morning Announcement NAMS News NAMS Guide (opens in new window/tab) Welcome to NAMS Our Mission We are an educational organization of life long learners involving students, educators, parents and our community. Together we strive to create a welcoming environment that prioritizes academic excellence, creativity and mutual respect. We embrace diversity and encourage positive risk taking and community building. We are persistent in becoming an exemplary high performing comprehensive middle school. North Andover Middle School provides a developmental middle school approach to learning. We recognize individual learning styles as we focus on process writing, mathematics using manipulatives, and the inquiry approach in all subjects, including science and social studies. Our classroom environments support critical and creative thinking, cooperative and individual learning with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary curriculum. Our Latest Tweets NAMS News View All News The Knightly Newsletter - May 2024 May 14 2024 Read More about The Knightly Newsletter - May 2024 April 2024 Knightly Newsletter Apr 11 2024 Read More about April 2024 Knightly Newsletter Kittredge School Project May 10 2024 Educational Visioning Workshop Overview Read More about Kittredge School Project NAMS Message to Families 5/10/24 May 10 2024 Good afternoon NAMS Families, I hope that this message finds you and your loved ones well! To all of our NAMS Moms, I would like to wish you a wonderful Mothers Day Weekend! This week’s message is ready for your review here . In this message, you will find the following information: Happy Mothers Day Weekend to All of Our NAMS Moms! Have you ordered your NAMS Yearbook yet? Thank you for appreciating our Educators this week! Students Not Attending North Andover in the Fall 2024 Upcoming SEPAC Events and Survey Literary League - Spring Issue Available Now! MCAS Testing Dates 2024 MCAS - Let’s work together! NAMS Building Project Support Our Seniors (SOS) Needs Your Help! Booster Cheerleading Registration is Open for Fall 2024 NAMS Spirit Wear Available! Wishing you a wonderful weekend, Jorge Goncalves Principal Read More about NAMS Message to Families 5/10/24 NAMS Message to Families 5/3/24 May 3 2024 Good afternoon NAMS Families, I hope that this message finds you and your loved ones well. Next week is Educator Appreciation Week and we need your help to show how much we appreciate our NAMS staff. You can learn how you help show appreciation for our staff and so much more in this week’s newsletter found here . In this week’s newsletter, you will read about the following: Students Not Attending North Andover in the Fall 2024 Volunteers & Donations Needed for Educator Appreciation Week! May 6-10, 2024 MCAS - Let’s work together! MCAS Testing Dates 2024 Upcoming SEPAC Events and Survey NAMS Building Project Support Our Seniors (SOS) Needs Your Help! Booster Cheerleading Registration is Open for Fall 2024 Anne Bradstreet Poetry Contest 2024 After Hours - Spring Session 2024 Have you ordered your NAMS Yearbook yet? NAMS Spirit Wear Available! Have a great weekend, Jorge Goncalves Principal Read More about NAMS Message to Families 5/3/24 A Message from the North Andover School Committee May 1 2024 Dear North Andover Public Schools Families, We are writing to you today to update you on the status of the recently discovered North Andover Public Schools budget deficit for the FY’24 budget, as well as the impact of that on the planned FY’25 budget that will be voted upon at Town Meeting in a couple of weeks. Most importantly, we want to assure you that as a School Committee, we are working diligently and directly to address these problems and that our highest priority is to ensure that the education of our children continues at the highest quality for the remainder of this school year and into the next. Importantly, the School Committee will present the same bottom line budget at Town Meeting that we approved in February. The impact of this deficit, as well as the burden it has placed on our community, are serious matters that must be further explored. Following the best practices in situations like this, it was appropriate and in full conformance with the Superintendent’s contract, to place the Superintendent on fully paid administrative leave, so that an independent review conducted by a neutral third party could be made into the matter. The Superintendent receives full compensation and benefits during this time period, and the administrative leave is not punitive and is without prejudice. At the April 25th meeting, many statements were made during public comment that inaccurately portrayed the situation as well as the actions of the committee. In the coming days, we plan to clarify and address many of...