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Dartmouth School Committee approves minutes, schedules summer meetings and recognizes two seniors
Summary
At its May 18 meeting the Dartmouth School Committee approved regular and executive session minutes, set a 5:30 p.m. start time for summer meetings, heard a superintendent update including Town Meeting funding items for June 2, and honored two DHS seniors with statewide academic certificates.
The Dartmouth School Committee on May 18 approved meeting minutes, adopted a revised summer meeting start time and recognized two Dartmouth High School seniors for statewide academic honors.
Chairperson Mary Beckwith called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. at the Dartmouth High School Library Media Center and confirmed committee members Elizabeth Coughlin, Chris Oliver, Kathleen Amaral and John Nunes were present. Superintendent Dr. June Saba-Maguire and district administrators joined the meeting.
Superintendent Dr. June Saba-Maguire introduced the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Certificate of Academic Excellence presentations. Ryan Shea, principal of Dartmouth High School, announced that seniors Breanna Waite, who will attend Tulane University to study biology, and Sophia Rutkowski, who will attend the University of New Hampshire to study nursing, are the district's 2025–2026 recipients. Principal Shea highlighted the students’ accomplishments while at Dartmouth High School.
The committee voted unanimously to approve the Regular Session Minutes of May 4, 2026; the motion was moved by John Nunes and seconded by Kathleen Amaral. The committee then approved the Executive Session Minutes of May 4, 2026 on a motion by Nunes, seconded by Elizabeth Coughlin, with the stipulation that those executive minutes be held until the matters under consideration are resolved.
On a separate motion, the committee approved the proposed meeting dates and set a 5:30 p.m. start time for summer meetings; the motion passed unanimously after committee members agreed to the change and Mrs. Amaral said she would do her best to attend earlier starts.
In the Superintendent's Update, Dr. Saba-Maguire and staff reported on curriculum and district events: a successful first year of CKLA implementation with Senior Capstone presentations at Dartmouth High School; teams from DHS and the middle school scheduled to participate in a regional civics showcase at UMass Dartmouth on May 29; and DeMello Elementary and Dartmouth Middle School students slated for the Invention Convention at Bridgewater State University on June 3. Safety improvements were discussed: James Kiely and building principals have been meeting with district fire chiefs to review and strengthen evacuation procedures. On budget matters, Mr. Kiely told the committee that Town Meeting on June 2 will include Article 10, which supports school capital improvements, and Article 12, which supports district operational funding; he said town boards are recommending approval and expressed hope the articles will pass so the district can begin the new fiscal year prepared.
The committee agreed to schedule a workshop for either Aug. 18 or Aug. 25 at 5:30 p.m., pending availability of a Massachusetts Association of School Committees representative. Chairperson Beckwith announced the next regular meeting will be Monday, June 8, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., held in the DHS Library Media Center and streamed on the district YouTube channel.
At 7:26 p.m. John Nunes moved, and Chris Oliver seconded, to adjourn into executive session pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a)(7) and 22(g) to review executive session minutes for potential release and not to return to open session. The motion passed on a roll call vote, 5-0.
