Massachusetts / School Boards / Milton Public Schools
Tucker School leadership presented a three‑year plan to address MCAS results that centers on an instructional leadership team (using Grade Level Facilitators), revised common planning, targeted district specialist visits, expanded use of the inclusion specialist and raising the special‑education team chair from 0.6 to 0.8 FTE.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Milton Public Schools
Tucker PTO told the Milton School Committee it has an estimated $621,000 build cost for a redesigned Tucker School playground, has completed a mural and site survey, and is pursuing CPC design funds (~$100,000) and a possible $100,000 state earmark while ramping up town‑wide fundraising.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Milton Public Schools
Milton — At its Nov. 5 meeting, Milton School Committee members heard a district presentation showing that Milton Public Schools outperformed statewide averages on MCAS overall in 2025, while also revealing persistent achievement gaps for several student groups and a clear plan of instructional work intended to raise outcomes.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Milton Public Schools
Milton School Committee voted to approve the school department’s FY27 technology and facilities capital requests after presentations and discussion about deferred items, price escalation and Brooks Field needs; chair also disclosed vendor warrants the committee had signed.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Milton Public Schools
After committee members said they want earlier, small‑group review of curriculum and program‑of‑studies work, the superintendent proposed re‑creating a curriculum and instruction subcommittee (2–3 members) to preview materials in advance of full‑committee presentations; members agreed to vote on membership at the Nov. 19 meeting.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Milton Public Schools
District officials told the school committee they removed about 70 students from the bus wait list by increasing capacity on existing routes and adding stops; families will get notice and the district cautioned that winter ridership may push some buses toward capacity.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Milton Public Schools
Warrant Committee Chair Jay Fondling opened a joint meeting with the School Committee on Nov. 3 and said the purpose was to "hear the plan for the budget and get us kicked off right for the year."
Massachusetts / School Boards / Milton Public Schools
Interim Superintendent John Fallon told the Warrant Committee on Nov. 3 that recent route adjustments moved roughly 50 students off the bus wait list and onto routes, with a second review expected to add about 25 more.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Milton Public Schools
District finance staff told the Warrant Committee on Nov. 3 that circuit-breaker reimbursements (state special-education reimbursement) are paid in arrears, are budgeted as revenue offsets and should be kept in a dedicated revolving account to smooth volatility. Staff said the district expects roughly $3.5 million from the program for last-year
Massachusetts / School Boards / Milton Public Schools
Milton Public Schools launched a DESE-aligned, multi-step review of K–5 early literacy instructional materials and will return to the School Committee in February with a recommended adoption and an implementation plan.