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Board approves curriculum changes, multiple second-high school trade awards and several district purchase authorizations
Summary
At its Dec. 8 meeting the Bennington Public Schools Board approved curriculum proposals (adding coaches, boys tennis and converting a dean role to assistant principal), awarded trade contracts on the district’s second high school project (roughly $9.55 million), authorized up to $150,000 for used buses, approved $315,000 in early technology purchases, and renewed a 3-year HVAC service agreement.
Bennington Public Schools’ board on Dec. 8 approved a set of motions that advance curriculum, construction and operational plans ahead of the district’s second high school opening.
The board approved three curriculum proposals the district prioritized for 2026–27: adding additional coaches to expand participation, launching boys tennis now that courts are complete, and converting a dean-of-students role to an assistant principal position to broaden candidate pools and support transition to a second high school. Administration said one line-item on proposal materials listed $47,000 as an illustrative per-program cost and that the district would allocate $74,620 toward these curriculum proposals in the '26–'27 budget. The motion to accept the curriculum committee’s recommendations passed on a roll-call vote with no recorded dissents.
On the second high school…
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