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Winchester School Committee Backs Arts and Letters as New Elementary Literacy Curriculum

PEPPERELL -- March 31, 2026, Winchester schools recommend Arts and Letters K-5 literacy curriculum after yearlong dual pilot. The Winchester School Committee received a formal staff recommendation Tuesday to adopt the Arts and Letters curriculum for all elementary grades, ending a two-year selection process that included a simultaneous yearlong

Littleton School Committee Interviews Ashland Assistant Superintendent for Open Superintendent Role

LITTLETON -- March 31, 2026, Littleton School Committee interviews superintendent finalist in open session. The committee convened March 31 at the Center on Shattuck for the first of two evenings of final candidate interviews for the district's open superintendent position, questioning a candidate identified as Mr. Kiara, the assistant

Winchester Schools Recommend Arts and Letters K-5 Literacy Curriculum After Yearlong Pilot

EVERETT -- March 31, 2026, Winchester schools recommend Arts and Letters K-5 literacy curriculum, ending a two-program pilot. District literacy and instructional leaders presented the School Committee on March 31 with a formal recommendation to adopt Arts and Letters for all elementary grades, citing survey data showing 100 percent

Winchester Schools Pick Arts and Letters as District-Wide K-5 Literacy Curriculum

WINCHESTER -- March 31, 2026, Winchester Public Schools formally recommended Arts and Letters as the district's K-5 elementary literacy curriculum following a year-long pilot. The recommendation, presented to the School Committee on March 31, came after educators at Lincoln, Ambrose, and Morocco schools piloted both Arts and

Littleton School Committee Interviews First Superintendent Finalist in Public Session

LITTLETON -- March 30, 2026, Littleton School Committee opens final superintendent interviews, questioning Ayer Shirley administrator Charles Cleary. The committee convened March 30 in the Multipurpose Room at the Center on Shattuck for the first of two consecutive evenings of finalist interviews, with Chair Justin McCarthy, Vice Chair Binal Patel, Clerk

Weston School Committee Unanimously Opts Out of School Choice for 2026-2027

WESTON -- March 30, 2026, Weston School Committee votes 5-0 to stay out of school choice and accepts a $50,000 field-lights donation. Meeting Monday at Case House, the committee unanimously declined to participate in the state school choice program for 2026-2027, with Superintendent Karen Zaleski citing enrollment

Medfield School Committee Votes to Sponsor $221,000 Literacy Warrant Article

PEPPERELL -- March 26, 2026, Medfield School Committee hears bus fee plan, budget compromise as public demands apology from vice chair. Six residents opened the March 26 meeting demanding a public apology from Vice Chair Diana Fraschella, who they said accused community volunteer Dick Judge at a prior session of possessing

School Committee Authorizes $200,000 Draw to Cover Disputed Transportation Costs

MAYNARD -- March 26, 2026, Maynard School Committee authorized up to $200,000 from a dwindling stabilization reserve to cover disputed special education transportation costs. The vote, taken unanimously at the March 26 meeting, draws from a Special Education Stabilization Reserve Account holding $213,383.60, potentially leaving just $13,000

Littleton School Committee Dissolves Search Panel as Superintendent Finalist Count Falls to Three

LITTLETON -- March 26, 2026, Littleton School Committee dissolves superintendent search screening panel as finalist pool drops to three. The four-member quorum, Chair Justin McCarthy, Clerk Elaine Santelmann, and members Jeanine Wood and Sean Aherne, voted unanimously Thursday to dissolve the 19-member screening committee after finalist Heather Galante withdrew

Arlington School Committee Approves Calendar, Superintendent Goals and Crowdfunding Policy

ARLINGTON -- March 26, 2026, Arlington School Committee approves superintendent's goals, calendar amendments, and a revised crowdfunding policy in unanimous votes. The committee voted 6-0 on each of the three action items at its March 26 meeting, including approval of Superintendent Jill Homan's four professional goals,

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