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Essex School Panel Votes Unanimously to Hire Construction Manager at Risk

ESSEX — May 26, 2026 — Essex school building committee unanimously adopts construction management at risk for new elementary school. The Essex Elementary School Building Committee voted 9-0 Tuesday night to use the construction management at risk delivery method for the town's new elementary school project, with industry members

North Andover School Committee Takes First Steps Toward New High School Science Curriculum

NORTH ANDOVER — May 21, 2026 — North Andover School Committee advances new high school science curriculum and five-year strategic plan on first reads. The committee heard a detailed proposal from Director of Teaching and Learning Kara Larcombe to adopt OpenSciEd — an inquiry-based, EdReports-rated program — for biology, chemistry, and

North Reading School Committee Approves Calendar, Eyes Modular Classrooms Over State Building Project

NEWBURYPORT — May 18, 2026 — North Reading School Committee backs modular classrooms at Hood School and accepts $4,080 in donations. The committee voted unanimously at its May 18 meeting to approve its 2026-27 calendar and to send an amended support letter for state education legislation identified as H.4361.

Swampscott School Committee Approves New Governance Protocols, Four Labor Agreements

SWAMPSCOTT — May 14, 2026 — Swampscott School Committee unanimously adopted updated governance protocols and approved four labor agreements with the teachers union at its May 14 meeting. Chair Glenn Pastor led the full board through a line-by-line review of the committee's operating protocols for 2026-27, incorporating

Wilmington School Committee Votes to Reject School Choice for 2026-2027

NORTH ANDOVER — May 14, 2026 — Wilmington School Committee unanimously rejects school choice and hears sweeping middle school schedule overhaul. The committee voted 6-0 at its May 14 meeting not to participate in Massachusetts school choice for the 2026-2027 year, with member Dr. McCauldy citing the state's

Wilmington Middle School to Replace WIN Block With Shorter PAUSE Intervention System in Fall

NEWBURYPORT — May 14, 2026 — Wilmington School Committee hears sweeping middle school schedule overhaul, votes on Panama trip and audit report. Principal Brian Kyra and a team of educators presented a new Wilmington Middle School schedule for 2026-27 that replaces the daily WIN intervention block with a shorter, more flexible

Whittier Tech Approves $1.19M Budget Increase With No New Municipal Assessments

Whittier Tech School Committee approves $1.19M budget adjustment with no increase to town assessments.

Whittier Tech Committee Votes Unanimously to Increase FY26 Budget by $1.19 Million

NEWBURYPORT — May 13, 2026 — Whittier Tech School Committee unanimously approved a $1,188,512 increase to the district's fiscal year 2026 operating budget, with no additional cost to member municipalities. Business Manager Ms. Cosmos told the committee that $950,000 will move from the excess and deficiency account

Gloucester School Committee Hears Public Pleas to Close $1.35 Million Budget Gap

GLOUCESTER — May 13, 2026 — Gloucester school supporters pack committee meeting to oppose a $1.35 million funding gap threatening 22.5 positions. More than two dozen speakers testified during a formal public hearing Tuesday as Superintendent Ben Lummis presented a $56.8 million level-service budget request — a $2.6

Essex School Building Committee Moves Toward CM at Risk Vote on May 26

ESSEX — May 12, 2026 — Essex Elementary School Building Committee signals support for construction manager at risk model, defers formal vote to May 26. The committee heard a full presentation from GGD Consulting Engineers on three fossil-fuel-free mechanical system options — air-source VRF, air-source hydronic heat pump, and

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