At a glance: actions taken Feb. 12 by the Holliston School Committee
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Summary
The committee approved the consent agenda (including a $13,500 athletics donation), waived and approved policy GBGB, approved a communications newsletter, appointed working-group members for MSBA coordination, set June 24 as the 2025-26 last day, and raised preschool tuition to $3,575.
The Holliston School Committee took several formal actions during its Feb. 12 open session:
- Consent agenda approved, including acceptance of a $13,500 gift from the Snead Basketball Association to repair middle-school hoops.
- Policy GBGB: Committee waived the third reading and approved policy GBGB by voice vote.
- Communications: Committee approved a draft newsletter prepared by the communications subcommittee, with minor edits and direction to include office-hour dates tied to the budget outreach.
- MSBA working group: The committee approved appointing Frank (town manager) and Hillary (school committee member) to a working group that will coordinate MSBA feasibility-study planning with the Select Boards Tina Hein.
- 2025-26 last day: With two snow days used, the committee voted to set the current last day of school as a half day on June 24, 2026.
- Preschool tuition: Following a budget-subcommittee recommendation and peer comparisons, the committee voted to increase preschool tuition to $3,575 per year. Administrators noted the program still does not fully cover costs and the modest increase will not close the programs operating gap.
Several personnel and negotiation matters were placed on the executive-session agenda, including bargaining items and assistant-superintendent searches; the committee adjourned open session and entered executive session for those items.