School committee approves Quebec trip, three MOAs and temporary hiring flexibility; several items tabled

The Easton School Committee voted June 12 to approve a February 2026 foreign-travel trip for students, to ratify three memoranda of agreement with the Eastern Educators Association and to authorize the superintendent to make limited higher‑step hires for hard-to-fill positions without prior committee approval.

The committee approved the foreign-language trip to Quebec City, scheduled for Feb. 14–17, 2026. The motion to move the travel item up on the agenda and the final motion to approve the trip were made and seconded during the meeting; the committee approved the measure by voice vote. Miss Michael, who presented the trip, described it as “essentially the same trip that we did this year” and said it typically coincides with the Winter Carnival and includes visits such as an ice hotel, circus school and the Wendat Nations Village.

The committee also approved three separate memoranda of agreement (MOAs) with the Eastern Educators Association that extend existing arrangements for the 2025–26 school year: a one‑year extension…