Massachusetts / School Boards / Quabbin Regional School District
Students from Hubbardston Center School presented a semester of art projects, including plaster masks and cultural research, to the Quabbin Regional School District School Committee; Principal Erin Cook and new art teacher Elizabeth Garrett highlighted curriculum alignment and social-emotional benefits.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Quabbin Regional School District
The superintendent told the Quabbin School Committee the district is tightening its oversight of more than 100 homeschooling students, must address three areas from an EL monitoring review, and proposed a $17,000 base tuition figure in initial discussions with North Brookfield about tuitioning students; an agricultural vocational program target of Sept. 2027 was also announced.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Quabbin Regional School District
The Quabbin School Committee approved forwarding a revised regional agreement — reviewed by counsel and given preliminary DESE approval — to member towns and select boards for town meeting consideration; committee recorded a roll call 'yes' vote to send the draft on for municipal action and final commissioner approval.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Quabbin Regional School District
After members expressed frustration about how stipends were disclosed, the Quabbin School Committee voted to clarify previously budgeted school committee stipends and approved language specifying a $7,500 total to be split among members, with an additional $100 for the chair; the committee recorded the vote by roll call.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Quabbin Regional School District
Superintendent briefed the committee on district MCAS results and a likely statewide shift to a hybrid competency determination (end‑of‑course assessments plus portfolio/capstone), highlighted areas of strength in lower‑grade ELA and weaknesses in math and certain special‑education subgroups, and described action planning and curriculum review steps the district will take.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Quabbin Regional School District
Quabbin Regional School District presented a new district‑level language‑based classroom at Oakham Center led by teacher Brianna Biggs, serving four third‑ and fourth‑grade students with language‑based learning disabilities and using Landmark School outreach plus Orton‑Gillingham instruction.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Quabbin Regional School District
The committee voted to close two student activity accounts (DECA and the school store) and transfer funds into a new revolving account under M.G.L. c.44, §53E1/2, discussed a $6,500 initial transfer and considered a $10,000 cap; administrators also reported financial aid funding of $678,803 and a rural school aid shortfall of $81,200 versus budget.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Quabbin Regional School District
Staff from New Horizons Academy, Quabbin’s alternative program, presented classroom routines, social-emotional supports and early outcomes, reporting a 12% drop in absences compared with the prior full year, Edgenuity progress monitoring and a universal screener pilot (SABR). Enrollment is 10 with a current cap of 15.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Quabbin Regional School District
The Quabbin Regional School Committee voted to appoint a new school business administrator with a contract that begins with a prorated term from Oct. 14, 2025, through June 30, 2026, followed by a two‑year term through June 30, 2028. The vote was taken by roll call and recorded as all present voting in favor.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Quabbin Regional School District
The committee approved two out‑of‑state music trips — a one‑day New York City trip with a theater workshop and Broadway matinee, and a larger multi‑day Orlando/Disney trip planned for 2027. The committee emphasized fundraising to keep the trips financially accessible to students.