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Wilmington School Committee endorses Hall of Fame naming for Jack Cushing 6-1

WILMINGTON — April 9, 2026 — Wilmington School Committee backs Hall of Fame dedication to Jack Cushing and rejects a Juneteenth makeup-day motion. The committee voted 6-1 at its April 9 meeting to recommend a town meeting warrant article dedicating the Wilmington High School athletic Hall of Fame to Cushing,

Stoneham School Committee Extends Boys and Girls Club After-School Contract One Year

STONEHAM — April 9, 2026 — Stoneham School Committee unanimously extends Boys and Girls Club after-school contract while superintendent unveils wide-ranging year-one entry report. The committee voted at its April 9 meeting to extend the Boys and Girls Club Metro North contract for one year under an existing clause,

Littleton School Committee votes to hire Dr. Michael Caira as superintendent

LITTLETON — April 9, 2026 — Littleton School Committee selects Dr. Michael Caira as its next superintendent following a divided first vote and a unified second. The committee voted twice April 9 to offer Caira the position of Superintendent of Littleton Public Schools, subject to contract negotiation and with a target start

Lincoln plans shift to three-person middle school teams as enrollment falls

LINCOLN — April 9, 2026 — Lincoln charts multi-year shift to three-person middle school teams as enrollment declines. Superintendent Perry told the School Committee on April 9 that with no Lincoln grade projected above the low 60s and Hanscom grades ranging from the 30s to low 50s, sixth through eighth

Waltham School Panel Advances $106M Budget, Deadlocks on Academic Calendar

WALTHAM — April 8, 2026 — Waltham School Committee advanced a preliminary $106 million FY27 budget and deadlocked 3-3 on a revised school calendar at its April 8 meeting. Superintendent Nisha Mendonza and Assistant Superintendent Chad Mazza presented the budget, which represents a 10.91 percent overall increase — down from 11.

Stow School Committee to Vote on Sports Academy Approval at April 29 Meeting

STOW — April 8, 2026 — Stow's School Committee deferred a vote on Masters Academy International, a $103 million private boarding school converting the former Bose campus, until its April 29 meeting. Managing Director Rich O'Dell and Head of School Andrew Williams told the committee that investment partner

LS School Committee extends bus contract, adopts zero-emissions vehicle policy

SUDBURY — April 8, 2026 — LS School Committee reviews state anti-Semitism report and adopts zero-emissions vehicle policy. Superintendent and Principal Andrew Stephens walked the committee through the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism's late-December final report, mapping LSRHS practices against its K-12 recommendations and flagging

Wayland School Committee approves preschool move to Happy Hollow for 2026-27

WAYLAND — April 8, 2026 — Wayland preschool moves to Happy Hollow next year as committee tightens FY27 budget. The School Committee learned Tuesday that The Children's Way will relocate into Happy Hollow Elementary for 2026-27, an accelerated step driven by declining elementary enrollment, with Director of Student Services

Natick School Committee April 6 transcript contains no substantive content

NATICK — April 6, 2026 — April 6 Natick School Committee transcript yields no reportable business. The recording supplied by Natick Pegasus for the School Committee's April 6, 2026 meeting consists of a single utterance — "Thank you" — and no agenda, packet or minutes were provided to supplement it.

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