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Northampton School Committee approves transfers, grants and contracts; hears student scheduling concerns
Summary
At its June 12 meeting the School Committee approved multiple procedural and financial items — including minute approvals, budget transfers, acceptance of NEF grants and renewal of a special-education transportation contract — and heard extended public comment about NHS scheduling gaps.
The Northampton School Committee approved a slate of procedural and financial items on June 12 while spending the bulk of the meeting hearing public comment on a scheduling crisis at Northampton High School.
Key approvals and actions
- Approval of meeting minutes: The committee approved the minutes of prior meetings as presented.
- Transfers: The committee approved multiple budget transfer requests, including a $16,000 transfer into district-wide software license fees for IT (item B) and a $62,940 transfer related to special-education tuition accounting (item C). Committee members said transfers were intended to correct coding choices and reduce duplication within IT lines.
- Revised 2025-26 school calendar: The committee approved a revised school-year calendar that shifted one professional-development day (to accommodate…
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