Community Survey- Mission, Core Values, and Vision at APS

What are the Mission, Core Values, and Vision of the Andover Public Schools?

This past summer, the Andover School Committee and APS administrators began work to update the district’s mission, core values, vision, and strategic direction during a ...

Andover Voters Approve Additional Funding for West Elementary and Shawsheen Preschool Project

Andover Voters Approve Additional Funding for West Elementary and Shawsheen Preschool Project

Construction Project Remains On-Track for Completion in 2024

Andover, Mass. -- At the Town of Andover’s Special Town Meeting held on December 1,...

Special Education & Civil Rights review at APS

The Special Education Parent Advisory Council, in collaboration with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be hosting a parent orientation to learn about the upcoming Special Education and Civil Rights review in our district. The paren...

Tiered Focused Monitoring Review of Andover Public Schools

During the week of December 5, 2022 the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Public School Monitoring (PSM) will conduct a Tiered Focused Monitoring Review of Andover Public Schools. The Office of Public School Monitoring...

Andover High School Students Inducted into National Honor Society

Andover, Mass. – On Wednesday, November 2, 2022, 104 Andover High School juniors and seniors were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS). These students joined 106 existing members at AHS. The ceremony was organized by AHS Engli...

Office Hours with Dr. Parvey for the 2022-23 School Year

Dr. Magda Parvey would like to extend an invitation to the community and will host office hours during the school year. 

There is no set agenda, other than to meet Dr. Parvey and let her know your experiences with the district, its strengths and a...

Bus Information for 2022-23 School Year

Students bus information for 2022-23 school year were posted in Aspen on August 15, 2022. Please check your family Aspen account. 

To ensure our students’ privacy, we are no longer posting the entire bus route on-line. If your child atte...

AHS welcomes APD Officer Tom Paolera as the School Resource Officer

Dear APS families and staff,

Student safety and security of our buildings are always top of mind and recent incidents of gun violence have sharpened the focus of these priorities for my administration. We have started the process of securing an as...

Back-to-School EdTech Updates for Students

Back-to-School EdTech Updates for Students

Welcome Back Students!

The APS EdTech Team has a number of important announcements to share:

• Students use our new email format @student.andoverma.us for email and logins. More information is below and on the&nbs...

APS Announces Adoption of New Math Curriculum Resource, Eureka Math

APS Announces Adoption of New Math Curriculum Resource, Eureka Math²

Andover Public Schools is pleased to announce that following a full-year curriculum review cycle, the district has selected Eureka Math² as the new math curriculum resou...

School Meals free to all APS Students for 2022-23 School Year

July 28, 2022

On July 28th, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed the state’s FY23 budget, which includes access for free school meals for public school students across Massachusetts. I am pleased to inform our families that meals will be f...

Information on Work Permits

PROCESS FOR ISSUING WORK PERMITS:

If your child is a student at Andover High School, they may come during school hours to obtain their work permit. If your child does not attend Andover High School, you must make an appointment to come into the building wi...

A message from Dr. Parvey on Uvalde, TX violence

May 25, 2022

Dear APS families and staff, 

It was a little over a week ago when I wrote to the community about the mass shootings in Buffalo, NY and Laguna Woods, CA. Sadly, my message to you this morning is of a similar magnitude, another senseles...

AHS Environmental Club Students Bring First Electric Vehicle Charger to AHS

Andover High School Environmental Club Students Collaborate with Town Officials to Establish First Electric Vehicle Charging Station at Andover High School

(Andover, Mass.) – In an effort to help reduce fossil fuel use and the l...

All Andover High School Seniors Advance as Finalists in National Merit Scholarship Program

Principal Caitlin Brown is pleased to announce that all five Andover High School students have advanced as finalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Owen Chanthaboun, Owen Chen, Larry Liu, Jade Nair, Jennie Wang received semifinal...

APS Mask Mandate lifted - March 4, 2022

Dear APS families and staff,

At last night’s School Committee meeting, the Committee voted to revise the mask policy (EBCFA) to lift the mask mandate in Andover Public School buildings and on school transportation. Beginning today, Friday, March ...

School Committee's statement on IA Negotiations - Fact Finder's Report

The School Committee has reviewed the Fact Finder’s report of February 18, 2022. While the report is non-binding, the Committee is pleased the Fact Finder advised adopting the majority of the Committee’s proposals, including enabling t...

APS Mask Mandate recommendation

February 18, 2022

Dear APS families & staff, 

On Thursday, February 17^th, Andover’s Director of Public Health Tom Carbone, APS Director of Nursing Rita Casper and I presented recent COVID-19 data and provided a recommendation to revise the APS ...

DESE At-Home COVID-19 testing program

February 3, 2022

Dear APS families, 

Andover Public Schools has now received test kits for those students who have opted in to DESE’s At Home testing program.  Kits will be distributed at school buildings and you should expect to see kits ...

DESE At-Home Rapid COVID-19 Tests for APS students & staff

January 24, 2022

Dear APS families,

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley recently announced new at-home COVID-19 testing options.

Andover Public Schools will be participat...

Return from Winter Break- COVID-19 information

Dear APS families & staff,

We hope you are all enjoying the vacation break. We wanted to share a number of recent COVID-19 developments that have occurred over the past week. 

As anticipated, there have been reports of an increase in positive C...

Health Information & Contact Tracing Updates from APS Director of Nursing

Dear APS families, 

As we begin the winter recess, I want to share a few COVID-19 updates with our families. We anticipate you may be attending many events throughout the week and encourage you to be mindful of health and safety protocols. During ...

APS COVID-19 Dashboard

APS has launched a COVID-19 dashboard that will inform families and staff of confirmed cased in our district. The information will be updated weekly and includes data from all schools within the district. APS COVID-19 dashboard

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APS Health & Safety Protocols - Video

We have created a back-to-school health and safety protocols video for you to view with your children at this link. This training will provide helpful information on what you and your child should to expect when starting the school year.

APS Director of Nu...

APS Face Coverings Policy

The Andover Public Schools District is committed to providing a safe environment as schools reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to public health experts, one of the best ways to stop the spread of coronavirus and to keep members of our school c...

Schoology- APS' Learning Management System

More information on Schoology, including a video tutorial and log-on information, can be explored on our website. 

Why Did APS Choose Schoology?

For the District: Transform Education Past Its Brick-and-Mortar Roots

• Creating a hub for learning that a...

Return to School Update from Dr. Berman - September 14, 2020

Dear APS Parents and Guardians,

When we announced the district’s closure in March, no one knew the course this pandemic would take.  As we approach the beginning of the new school year, the hard-won experience of last spring has left us ...

Statement from the Andover School Committee regarding DLR decision

Andover School Committee Prevails at Department of Labor Relations

Commonwealth Employment Relations Board finds AEA Engaged in Unlawful Strike

Andover, Mass.—On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations Commonwea...

Return to School Updates- September 1

September 1, 2020

Dear APS families, faculty and staff,

Over the past several weeks, our administrative team has worked hard to launch the start of the school year. As a result of this work, I have good news to share regarding food services, school start ti...

School Committee votes to authorize petition to the Mass. Department of Labor Relations

At its Monday, August 31^st meeting, the School Committee voted unanimously (5-0) to authorize the districts’ legal counsel to petition the Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations (DLR), as required under Massachusetts General Laws 150E, sect...

Statement from the Andover School Committee

August 28, 2020

We are aware educators across Massachusetts have opposed the return to school plans developed under state mandates and set forth by their districts and school committees, specifically any plan that calls for a return to in- person work.

Over...

Message from School Committee Chairperson Shannon Scully on the safe return to school buildings

August 28, 2020

To the APS Community,  

I would like to address some questions the School Committee is hearing from families regarding return to school for APS employees and provide you with information about the start of the school year. We are aw...

Updated information regarding school building HVAC analyses

Status of School HVAC Analyses

In preparation of the opening of the school year, the district asked the highly qualified HVAC experts employed by the Town of Andover Facilities Department to evaluate the ventilation systems in each schoolhouse.[1] They pro...

APS final submission to Return to School

August 14, 2020

Dear APS families and staff,

Today, the district submitted its comprehensive final plan to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for our return to school plan for the 2020-21 school year. We have posted this information...

Andover School Committee votes for APS to begin in Hybrid Learning Model

August 10, 2020

Dear APS families and staff,

At tonight’s meeting, the School Committee approved submission of the Andover 2020/21 school year reopening plan required by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and voted to beg...

Return to School updates- August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020

Dear APS families and staff,

I know our families and educators are waiting to hear how our students will return to school in September. I wanted to provide an update on the start of the 2020-21 school year.   

At last night&a...

Recent DESE Guidance regarding return to school

July 27, 2020

Dear APS families, faculty and staff,

I hope you are having a good summer. As you hear more about fall school opening issues on the news, I know you are interested in learning more about the district’s planning and the guidance we ar...

Return to School Update- July 13, 2020

July 13, 2020

Dear APS staff and families,

I hope this email finds you and your families safe and healthy and enjoying the summer. I hope we can feel some relief that the efforts taken by the state and by our community over the closing months of the school ...

Anti-Racism Activism within APS

June 2020

Anti-Racist Activism within the Andover Public Schools

Recent episodes of racial violence—particularly those committed by persons in authority—have left us shaken to the core and searching for meaningful ways to confront racism...

June 2020 Community Survey Results

Feedback from June Panorama Surveys

The district released three surveys to families, staff, and students in May and June 2020. The family survey was open from June 10 to June 19, 2020 and 1,394 responses were received by Panorama Education. The staff surve...

AEA Bargaining Status Update from the Andover School Committee

June 12, 2020

AEA Bargaining Status Update from the Andover School Committee

The School Committee is disappointed we were unable to reach agreement on a one-year “bridge” contract with the Andover Education Association (AEA), representin...

DESE Commissioner provides Initial Fall School Reopening Memo

June 25, 2020

Dear APS families, faculty and staff,

Today at 12 p.m., Governor Baker and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Commissioner Jeffrey Riley will announce initial guidance for districts across Massachusetts to re-open schools ...

APS Community Survey- June 2020

Many of our families recall that in April 2020, we distributed a survey to APS families. At that time, we were only a few weeks into our remote learning.

We would like to hear from our parents and guardians again. The survey provides us with valuable insig...

2020- 21 APS Kindergarten Information and Timeline

On-Line registration to enroll in Kindergarten will open on Feb. 10, 2020. Children must turn 5 on or before Aug. 31, 2020 to register. Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, all eligible students will attend full-day kindergarten tuition-free. The distric...

Andover Public Schools Welcomes New Hires and Announces Promotions

Andover Public Schools Welcomes New Hires and Announces Promotions 

Superintendent Appoints New AHS and South Elementary Principals

Andover, Mass.—Dr. Sheldon Berman, superintendent of Andover Public Schools announced promotions and new h...

APS Return to School Task Force

June 4, 2020

Dear APS families,

I hope this email finds you and your families safe and healthy. Yesterday, the district released information regarding the district’s Return to School task force. I appreciate how many of you reached out immediately...

Andover School Committee responds to recent incidents across the U.S. and Andover

June 1, 2020

Dear APS families, faculty and staff, 

We, the members of the Andover School Committee, express our unqualified support of the recent statements by Superintendent Berman and AHS Principal Conrad condemning the murder of George Floyd in...

Response to current events across the U.S. and in Andover

Dear APS families, 

The tensions and circumstances that continue to unfold in Minneapolis and across the United States this week are painful and difficult to watch. The death of George Floyd is a travesty and reveals that the pain and suffering cr...

April 2020- APS Community Survey Results

May 1^st, 2020

Dear APS families,

I hope you had some time over April break to rest and adjust to Governor Baker’s announcement that schools will remain closed through the end of the school year. 

It deeply saddened me to know that I would ...

October Newsletter

The Wood Hill October newsletter is available for your reading pleasure.

Private School Application Forms

These forms explain the private school application process and what students need to do if applying to private schools.