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Two Walpole High School seniors described creating a middle‑school debate club and running the district’s first in‑house tournament on Jan. 24; committee members praised the student initiative and the program’s plans for interschool competition on March 21.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Walpole Public Schools
The Walpole School Committee approved several student travel requests: robotics out‑of‑state competition permissions, a March 21 ski‑club trip to Pat's Peak, and a waiver and trip authorization for three students to attend the ACDA Eastern Regional Honor Choir in Providence.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Walpole Public Schools
School officials presented the FY2027 budget voted at $60,900,418 (a 4.02% increase) and reported a remaining gap of $628,290; the committee also heard a high‑school project update and approved warrants, donations, and meeting minutes with one attendance correction.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Walpole Public Schools
Walpole's athletic director described facilities repairs, hiring six new coaches and a captain's council and proposed raising most sport user fees by $25 to align with comparable towns; the committee approved the fee adjustments and retained a $1,200 family cap.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Walpole Public Schools
Walpole School Committee approved an out-of-state, one-day student trip to New York City on March 13, 2026, for juniors and seniors (about 30 students); advisers estimated a round-trip train fare of $88 and named staff chaperones. The motion passed 6–0–0.
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Elementary, middle and high school ELA leaders updated the committee on year-two implementation of HMH Into Reading, a pilot of HMH structured literacy, expanded screening, and targeted writing supports including Think SRSD and grade-level exemplars.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Walpole Public Schools
The superintendent reported Walpole Public Schools donated $8,324.65 from leftover meal account balances to the Walpole Food Pantry, noted awards and program highlights for school nutrition, and previewed FY27 budget work and legislative outreach.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Walpole Public Schools
At its Dec. 11 meeting the Walpole School Committee approved updates to the High School Competency Determination policy, approved routine warrants, budget transfers totaling $607,577 and a $15,624.61 donation, and heard a construction update that moves substantial completion of the high school addition to Jan. 2.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Walpole Public Schools
District coaches and principals reported steady elementary gains and new tools (Generation Genius, ST Math, Math FactLab, IXL) to build fluency and reasoning across grades K–12, plus rising AP enrollment and high pass rates at the high school.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Walpole Public Schools
Business office presented steps to create a Special Education Reserve Fund under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, §13E (2% cap ≈ $1.2M). Committee debated funding sources and overlap with circuit breaker and voted to table the proposal until fall capital requests meeting.