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District staff demonstrated OpenArchitects, an MTSS/student-data platform that centralizes DIBELS, STAR and attendance data for intervention tracking; teachers praised its utility, while members asked whether parents have a portal and how notes and edits are audited.
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The school committee completed organizational elections, approved district gifts and unanimously approved the Braintree High School 2026–27 Program of Studies. Routine minutes were also approved. See outcomes and formal motions below.
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After a lengthy presentation and questions about course removals, dual-enrollment expansion and staffing constraints, the committee approved the Braintree High School Program of Studies for 2026–27 and asked staff to make a promised correction before final publication.
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Elementary and middle‑school leaders presented school improvement plans focused on MTSS, student support teams and literacy; the district has adopted the Open Architects platform to centralize SST referrals and data, prompting committee requests for a demonstration and caution about what notes follow students year to year.
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The School Committee voted unanimously to approve the South Shore Educational Collaborative’s request that member districts establish a capital reserve account to save surplus tuition revenue for future facility work, with a proposed maximum cumulative balance of $4,000,000.
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A resident told the committee the master-plan survey appears biased toward school closures; district staff and consultants said an educational-adequacy assessment and facilities condition index will be presented in January and urged broader community participation in the survey.
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Vivi Pierce, a parent and 15-year teacher, told the Braintree School Committee the district should launch a K–12 review of educational technology to assess age-appropriateness, volume of use, off-task behavior on screens and whether digital tools improve learning compared with analog options.
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The committee introduced and welcomed Chris Grolo as the district’s new director of technology; Grolo, a current BHS math teacher, said he looks forward to supporting students, staff and families and continuing district social‑media communication work.
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The committee approved the 2026–27 UEA calendars that move kindergarten to the first day of school, shift elementary start times five minutes later, and schedule teacher start before Labor Day; members discussed bus timing and election day orientation logistics.
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Braintree School Committee — Curriculum directors presented detailed 2025 assessment results on ELA, math, science and civics and outlined steps the district will take to address persistent gaps and accelerate recovery from pandemic-era declines.