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Brookline Rec reports early success after taking over BASE program from the schools

Brookline School Committee · March 5, 2026
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Brookline Recreation staff told the School Committee that after six to seven months of operating BASE they have retained much instructional staff, launched 36 multi‑week programs, enrolled more than 560 participants so far and plan to achieve financial self-sufficiency within two years.

Tim Davis, Brookline Recreation Director, and colleagues updated the School Committee on the Recreation Department’s takeover of BASE (Brookline Adult and Community Education). Davis said the transition relied on a memorandum of understanding and joint building-use arrangements with the schools and credited Meredith (a former school-department…

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