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Chelmsford Building Committee Nears April Vote on Parker School Design Options

CHELMSFORD -- March 19, 2026, Chelmsford's School Building Committee advanced a $272.6 million Parker Middle School project toward an April 16 design vote, approving a $92,734 invoice package and receiving a preliminary MSBA reimbursement analysis. Financial consultant David presented a Form 3011 analysis projecting an MSBA share

Lincoln School Committee renews superintendent contract, defers Hanscom reserve decision

LINCOLN -- March 19, 2026, Lincoln School Committee approves new six-year contract for Superintendent Parry Graham, defers further Hanscom reserve action. The committee voted unanimously in open session March 19 to ratify the contract negotiated by Chair Matina Madrick and member Kenneth Lepage. Most of the meeting focused on the

Waltham School Committee Approves Playground, Confronts 15.5 Percent Dropout Rate

WALTHAM -- March 18, 2026, Waltham School Committee confronts a 15.5 percent annual dropout rate at Waltham High School and approves an inclusive playground project. Superintendent Dr. Hilda Mendonca and Assistant Superintendent Dr. Conley presented state data showing the annual dropout rate climbed from 9.9 percent in 2024 to

Tewksbury School Committee names Dr. Nancy Milligan as next superintendent

TEWKSBURY -- March 18, 2026, Tewksbury School Committee unanimously names Assistant Superintendent Dr. Nancy Milligan as the district's next superintendent and votes to make Good Friday a school day. The 5-0 vote at the March 18 meeting moved contract negotiations with Milligan forward, with ratification expected at the

Concord School Committee March Meeting Left Without a Public Record

CONCORD -- March 18, 2026, A recording failure leaves Concord's March 18 School Committee meeting without a public record. The community access TV feed for the meeting yielded only a single recoverable audio fragment, a repeated "I don't know" timestamped at roughly 46 minutes into

Carlisle School Committee Meeting Produces No Reportable Record From March Session

CARLISLE -- March 18, 2026, Carlisle School Committee's March 18 meeting cannot be reported from the available recording. The sole transcript fragment captured by Carlisle's community access TV consists of the repeated phrase "I don't know, I don't know, I don'

Haynes-Coppethorn Seeks Arlington School Committee Seat in March 28 Election

ARLINGTON -- March 17, 2026, Crystal Haynes-Coppethorn announced her candidacy for the Arlington School Committee ahead of the March 28, 2026 election, centering her campaign on equity gaps, special education compliance, and a state-identified multimillion-dollar budget shortfall. The journalist, nonprofit leader, and Northeastern and Simmons lecturer said Black

Berry Seeks School Committee Seat, Cites Teacher Retention as Top Priority

ARLINGTON -- March 17, 2026, Arlington School Committee candidate Shawn Berry aired a campaign statement on community access TV ahead of the March 28 election. Berry, a Cambridge Public Schools educator and Brackett PTO former president, is running for a one-year seat and named Unit A contract negotiations, covering teachers,

No meeting conducted — submission is a candidate campaign statement

ARLINGTON -- March 17, 2026, No brief produced. The submitted recording is a solo campaign statement by School Committee candidate Paul Schlichtman, not a committee meeting. No board business was conducted, no quorum was present, and no votes were taken. See editor's note in the article section.

School Committee Candidate Calls for New Math Curriculum, Student Feedback Surveys

ARLINGTON -- March 17, 2026, An Arlington School Committee candidate outlined a three-part reform platform at a March 17 appearance. Dmitry, a father of three who relocated from Somerville, called for replacing the district's elementary mathematics curriculum, which he said the Massachusetts Department of Education has rated deficient

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