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Committee gives first read to DESE-required middle-school pathway policy; members discuss vocational naming
The committee completed a first read of a DESE-required policy to ensure middle-school students are exposed to career and pathway options. Members debated whether to name Minuteman specifically or use a general 'vocational schools' label and asked for procedural wording that avoids future rewrites if partnerships change.
Acton-Boxborough preliminary FY27 model shows $124.5M projection; salaries and health insurance drive gap
District finance staff presented a multiyear budget model showing a projected FY27 total of about $124.5 million (a 6.4% increase). The largest drivers are salary step/COLA modeling and large health-insurance increases; school leaders debated whether AB Forward or modest class-size changes could meaningfully narrow the gap.