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ANDOVER — School officials were worried about the cost of special education students flocking to Fusion Academy when they twice denied the private school’s application to operate in town in

ANDOVER — A judge has denied Andover’s latest motion concerning documents in a legal dispute with the Fusion Academy.

ANDOVER — A judge has denied Andover’s latest motion concerning documents in a legal dispute with the Fusion Academy.

Lawyers for Fusion Academy, a non-traditional chain of schools, have added two complaints to their lawsuit against the town of Andover, the Andover School Committee and others. According to court

By Madeline Hughes mhughes@andovertownsman.com Apr 13, 2021 Courtesy photoMagda Parvey was chosen to be the next superintendent for Andover schools. Andovers School Committee has chosen Magda Parvey to lead the district as superintendent come July 1. Parvey will replace interim Superintendent Claudia Bach, whose contract with the district ends in June. Bach temporarily replaced Superintendent Sheldon Berman, who resigned at the end of 2020 for personal reasons. The committee over...

By Madeline Hughes mhughes@andovertownsman.com Apr 1, 2021 1 hr ago The Andover Retirement Board is deciding if part-time employees will continue to be eligible for pensions from the town. Currently, anyone working more than 20 hours a week who is a permanent employee is eligible for a pension. The proposed change would bar any future part-time employees who work 35 hours or fewer from receiving a pension. This potential change comes at the same time voters are being asked to borrow...

editors pick Interim superintendent clarifies return-to-school meaning By Madeline Hughes mhughes@eagletribune.com Feb 2, 2021 Feb 2, 2021 Screenshot of the graphic Andover Interim Superintendent Claudia Bach sent in her email to parents Monday. Andover Interim Superintendent Claudia Bach released a letter by email Monday telling parents the districts students would not fully return to in-school classes until "we reach herd immunity via vaccinations...

Superintendent Sheldon Berman is leaving the Andover schools at the end of 2020 to move to Oregon, where his wife has taken a new job. In a recent letter to

UpdatedWed, Dec 16, 2020 at 10:52 pm ET Reply Andover is expected to receive up to a foot of snow by the time the storm passes Thursday. (Jenna Fisher/Patch) ANDOVER, MA — Andover schools will be remote Thursday due to the snowstorm, the district announced. Andover could get as much as 18 inches of snow, according to the latest National Weather Service forecast. The entire region was put under a winter storm warning, with 6 to 15 inches of snow expected. The Andover area was forecast to get 1...

By Bill Kirk bkirk@eagletribune.com Dec 12, 2020 Dec 12, 2020 If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a team of dedicated education professionals to keep kids learning in the midst of a global pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced school districts across the country to adopt remote models that include a mixture of in-person and online classes as a way to prevent the spread of the highly contagious disease.  While online classes works for some students, remote ...