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School committee approves field trips, raises pre‑K tuition and adopts 2026–27 calendar
Summary
The Mendon‑Upton Regional School Committee approved an elementary first‑grade trip to Roger Williams Zoo, a Mystic Aquarium trip for upper classes, raised pre‑K tuition rates for next year and adopted the 2026–27 school calendar in voice votes.
The school committee approved several routine items on the consent portion of its agenda.
A first‑grade trip to Roger Williams Zoo — expected to include the entire first‑grade cohort (~100 students) in May or June and aligned to Project Lead the Way curriculum objectives — was approved after a presentation from a Memorial School teacher (Beth).
The committee also approved a trip for marine‑science and AP environmental science students to the Mystic Aquarium, which presenters said offers complementary experiences to the New England Aquarium.
Separately, administrators proposed modest increases to pre‑K tuition for FY27: the four‑day program was set at $400 per month (about $4,000 per year) and the five‑day program at $500 per month, up from current fees the presenters cited as $340 and $425 respectively. A motion to approve those fee increases was moved and passed by voice vote.
Finally, the committee approved the proposed school calendar for the 2026–27 school year after the presenter noted adjustments for graduation location and construction impacts; the motion was seconded by Sean and the calendar passed by voice vote.
All items were approved by voice vote with no recorded roll‑call tallies.
