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Votes authorized Superintendent/Administration to file SOIs for: Robert H. Adams Middle School (priority: roof replacement/modernization), Placentino Elementary School (roof restoration) and Miller Elementary School (roof restoration). Administration provided supporting documents including roof audits and an infrared survey showing water intrusion and deterioration. The presentation noted a March 21, 2025 SOI submission deadline and explained that filing an SOI does not guarantee MSBA approval, award of a grant, or commit the town to file a later application.

Committee members approved separate motions for each SOI by roll call. The administration said the Rams (Adams) roof work was the most urgent and that some capital requests — including critical exterior doors and an auditorium lighting upgrade — were being positioned to align with MSBA accelerated repair programming if appropriate.

What’s next: Staff will finalize SOI materials and secure required municipal signatures before the March 21 filing date.

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The revision updates language to require a licensed health‑care provider’s certificate attesting to immunization against communicable diseases “in accordance with current Massachusetts Department of Public Health required immunization schedules.” The change replaces earlier wording that referenced a physician and clarifies submission of documentation to the school nurse at the beginning of each year. The revised draft also repeats the standard MDPH exemption process for medical or religious exceptions.

School nurse leadership and the district’s school physician reviewed the changes, and the committee heard that two or three other health policies (on life‑threatening allergies, school nursing responses to opioid overdose and HIV/bloodborne pathogens) were being rescinded because they are now covered under consolidated policies on medications and communicable diseases.

Votes: A motion to approve the revision to JLCB passed by roll call. Separate motions to rescind JLTA (life‑threatening allergies), JLCE (opioid/overdose procedures) and the HIV‑related policy also passed by roll call.

Administration said the changes were procedural and intended to clear obsolete entries from the policy manual; staff emphasized that requirements for naloxone storage, allergy response and bloodborne pathogen precautions remain in current policies and public health rules.

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Administrators told the School Committee the FY26 level‑services budget — the cost to maintain current staffing and program levels — is estimated at $44,784,400, a projected 4.21% increase over the current appropriation. With the town manager’s modeled local contribution set near 3.25%, the district said that would leave a projected deficit of $414,594 under the level‑services model.

Superintendent’s office staff described priority needs that would add roughly $446,000 in personnel and program requests, including: two 0.5 FTE English language learner positions (Placentino and Miller), a 0.2 FTE increase in occupational therapy at Miller, a 0.5 ELL position at Placentino and additional tutors and performing‑arts staff at the high school and middle school. The administration said adding all priority requests would raise the district’s proposed total to about $45.23 million (approximately a 5.25% increase).

The administration reported progress containing special‑education tuition and transportation costs but cautioned those figures remain volatile. School staff noted out‑of‑district placements have declined in number but average placement costs have risen; the district carried a one‑time $750,000 town offset this year to help manage those increases. The administration estimated personnel costs (steps and lane changes plus a projected COLA) account for the majority of the increase in the level‑services projection.

The committee discussed options should town funding not cover priority needs. The administration said gaps of the magnitude modeled would likely require personnel reductions (the presentation noted an estimate of roughly 6–10 positions if the district had to absorb the full shortfall), and members said they would work with the administration and the town’s budget committee to refine targets and identify offsets.

Capital and cash‑flow requests were also presented, including a high‑school Wi‑Fi upgrade (with an estimated $33,000 rebate), auditorium lighting replacement (estimates reduced from more than $200,000 to a quoted $99,000 for essential components), and critical exterior door replacements that the administration said would align with future MSBA accelerated repair applications.

What’s next: The district’s budget subcommittee will continue refining assumptions in the coming weeks and expects to return to the full committee with updated figures ahead of the town’s budget timeline.

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A feasibility presentation by Mr. Lewis showed the district’s current daily minutes could be rearranged so classes run yearlong on alternating A and B days. ‘‘To answer the question about feasibility of year‑long courses: yes,’’ Lewis told the committee, demonstrating sample timetables and how AP and laboratory courses could be scheduled across terms.

Why it matters: Teachers and parents urged caution. Speakers during public comment said a move to AB scheduling would change how students receive instruction, require significant curriculum and room‑sharing adjustments in science, art and technical classrooms, and carry costs the district has not fully priced.

Long‑time Holliston High School chemistry teacher Amanda Rivera told the committee the change is “quite a significant change” for teachers and students and that the feasibility study did not consult departments about curriculum impacts, classroom logistics or costs. Rivera said AP courses could lose about 20 class meetings before exams under the proposed structure and warned that labs and multi‑day projects would be difficult to run if multiple sections met concurrently. She offered a departmental estimate of $52,514 in additional supplies for science and textbooks, not including storage or mobile classroom costs.

Other public commenters echoed concerns about academic rigor, equity and transparency. Former school committee member and career high‑school math teacher Amanda Bigelow urged the committee not to “de‑level” eighth‑grade math in order to preserve access to advanced curricular tracks for students who cannot pay for outside tutoring. Parent Jamie Catone and teacher Tracy Clecker also urged the district to slow the timeline and include more teacher, student and family input.

The administration said the AB presentation was requested for information and that the schedule is technically implementable with existing staffing by rearranging times. Dr. Jordan (administrator) noted that the district can design schedules that allow some core classes, such as math, to meet more frequently when needed. District staff acknowledged costs associated with running more classes concurrently — materials, textbooks and possible storage — and said those will need detailed estimates.

The committee did not vote on a schedule at the meeting. Members said they want more time to solicit feedback and to let the schedule subcommittee continue work; several members indicated they expect further discussion before any formal vote. Committee members asked the administration to return with clarifications on timing for registration, how many students could be affected in year one, and concrete cost estimates and intervention plans to avoid widening achievement gaps.

What’s next: The committee asked staff to collect more input from teachers, students and families and to provide more detailed modeling before the committee considers a vote at a future meeting.

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