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Shrewsbury School Committee Approves $94.4 Million Budget for Town Meeting

SHREWSBURY — April 29, 2026 — Shrewsbury School Committee approves $94.4 million FY27 school budget and rates departing superintendent exemplary. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend a fiscal year 2027 school department budget of $94,405,286 — a 4.50 percent year-over-year increase — for town meeting approval, revising

Auburn School Committee bids farewell to 12-year Chair Jessie Harrington at final meeting

AUBURN — April 29, 2026 — Auburn School Committee sends off 12-year Chair Jessie Harrington with legislative citations and unanimous votes. At the April 29 meeting, Superintendent Beth Chamberland, committee member Meghan McCrillis, and State Senator Moore each offered tributes to Harrington, who joined the committee in May 2014 and assumed

School Committee Candidate Alleges District Hid Two State Compliance Violations

A Shrewsbury School Committee candidate publicly alleged the district concealed two state compliance findings on a community-access television program two weeks before a local election.

Southbridge Policy Subcommittee Adopts Section A Updates, Advances Through School Committee Governance Policies

SOUTHBRIDGE — April 16, 2026 — Southbridge's School Committee Policy Subcommittee approved eleven policy changes Thursday in a wide-ranging review of the district's policy manual led by a Massachusetts Association of School Committees consultant. Chair Stephanie Rivers and members Martina Shea and Norma Tislik worked through all

Three School Committee Candidates Debate Budget, High School Expansion Before May 5 Vote

SHREWSBURY — April 16, 2026 — Three Shrewsbury School Committee candidates staked out competing positions on budget oversight, high school expansion, and district culture at an April 16 community forum hosted by A Better Shrewsbury. Incumbent Vice Chair Rachel Sharif-Core, challenger and corporate finance veteran Michael Pacey, and challenger Nicole Torres

Milford School Committee Elects Akagini Chair, Hears MSBA Reimbursement Warning

MILFORD — April 16, 2026 — Milford School Committee reorganizes under new chair and hears sobering breakdown of the state school-building reimbursement formula. The committee unanimously elected Michael Akagini as chair and Brendan Rickert as vice chair at its April 16 annual reorganizational meeting, with the superintendent reappointed as committee secretary.

Shrewsbury School Committee Unanimously Approves $94.4 Million FY2027 Budget Recommendation

SHREWSBURY — April 15, 2026 — Shrewsbury School Committee votes unanimously to recommend a $94.4 million FY2027 school budget after last-minute special education cost spike. The committee approved a $94,431,135 appropriation at its April 15 meeting, a 4.53 percent increase over the current year, after a surge

Milford Building Committee Votes to Launch Construction Manager Procurement for New High School

MILFORD — April 15, 2026 — Milford's high school building committee voted to launch construction manager procurement and received a stark lesson in MSBA reimbursement math at its April 15 meeting. Using Agawam High School as a case study, owner-project manager James showed that Agawam's stated 65

Lunenburg School Committee Approves Three State Grant Applications Worth Over $112,000

LUNENBURG — April 15, 2026 — Lunenburg School Committee approves three state grant submissions and accepts a $2,000 visual arts scholarship donation. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to pursue a $40,000 farm-to-school produce grant, a $72,250 PRISM 3 professional development grant through the Department of Elementary and

Spencer East Brookfield School Committee Approves $597,740 to Stabilize FY26 Budget

SPENCER — April 15, 2026 — Spencer East Brookfield School Committee approves nearly $598,000 in transfers and reserve spending to close FY26 budget gaps. The committee voted unanimously at its April 15 meeting to approve $297,102 in line-item transfers and authorize $300,638 from excess-and-deficiency funds, with

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