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Spencer-East Brookfield School Committee Approves Nearly $600,000 in Emergency Mid-Year Budget Fixes

PEPPERELL — April 15, 2026 — Spencer-East Brookfield School Committee votes to patch fiscal 2026 budget with nearly $600,000 in transfers and reserve funds. The committee unanimously approved $297,102 in mid-year line-item transfers and a $300,638 draw from excess-and-deficiency funds to cover a 66-

Concord School Committee Accepts $50,000 Trail Gift, Approves Lucy Lane Sign

CONCORD — April 15, 2026 — Concord School Committee accepts $50,000 trail gift and hears of $750,000 campus cost overrun. The committee voted unanimously April 15 to accept a $50,000 PTG sustainability fund donation to launch the design phase of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail on school property, with

Waltham School Committee Votes to Hire Assistant Superintendent, Demands ESL Budget Clarity

WALTHAM — April 15, 2026 — Waltham School Committee hires new assistant superintendent and faces ESL staffing revolt at April 15 meeting. The committee voted 6-1 to approve a three-year contract for Dr. Lisa Kingsley as Assistant Superintendent for Special Education and Student Services at a starting salary of $188,

Tewksbury School Committee approves $82 million FY27 budget, opts out of School Choice

TEWKSBURY — April 15, 2026 — Tewksbury School Committee unanimously approved an $82,051,493 fiscal year 2027 budget and voted 4-0 to opt out of the state School Choice program at its April 15 meeting. The budget, which will go before voters at the Annual Town Meeting on May 4,

Spencer-East Brookfield School Committee Approves $597,740 to Plug FY26 Budget Gaps

CARLISLE — April 15, 2026 — Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School Committee approves $597,740 in budget fixes ahead of May override vote. The committee voted unanimously at its April 15 meeting to approve $297,102 in line-item transfers and $300,638 from excess-and-deficiency reserves to close fiscal year

Lincoln School Committee re-elects Madrick chair and approves staff and METCO enrollments

LINCOLN — April 15, 2026 — Lincoln School Committee re-elects Madrick, plans summer refresh of strategic plan. Meeting at METCO Inc. in Roxbury, the committee voted unanimously to keep Matina Madrick as chair through March 2027 and to keep Susan Taylor as vice chair, with Jessica Callow joining Capital Planning and

Concord-Carlisle School Committee suspends cell phone survey, awaits state policy mandate

CARLISLE — April 14, 2026 — Concord-Carlisle School Committee shelves cell phone survey as state mandate nears. The joint Concord-Carlisle Regional School Committee voted at its April 14 Zoom meeting to suspend work on a community cell phone survey and hold off on drafting a local policy, citing the rapid

Concord-Carlisle School Committee Drops Cell Phone Survey, Awaits State Law

CONCORD — April 14, 2026 — Concord-Carlisle School Committee shelves cell phone survey as state legislation nears passage. At its April 14 Zoom meeting, the committee voted unanimously to abandon its draft community survey on cell phone use, with Chair Tracy Waterson and members including Carrie Rankin and Andrew Kelliher agreeing

North Reading School Committee approves two contracts, opens FY2027 budget hearing

NORTH READING — April 13, 2026 — North Reading School Committee unanimously approved two union contracts and opened a formal hearing on a $42.5 million FY2027 school budget that carries a 4.3 percent spending increase and a $32,781 remaining gap. Business Manager Michael Connelly told the committee the budget

Braintree School Committee Votes 6-1 to Close Highlands Elementary Starting Fall 2026

PEPPERELL — April 10, 2026 — Braintree School Committee votes 6-1 to close Highlands Elementary and reopen Old South for fall 2026. The committee approved closing the roughly 315-student Highlands Elementary and relocating its community to Old South — most recently a middle school annex — in a roll-call vote at

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