Massachusetts / School Boards / Sharon Public Schools
At its May 12, 2025 meeting the Sharon School Committee voted to hire Astrid Mazariegos as the districts student services director and heard that the district has hired Suzanne Pacheco as a full-time athletic trainer starting this summer.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Sharon Public Schools
After town meeting approved a school budget $237,000 below the district request, Sharon Public Schools outlined planned teacher cuts, section reductions and proposed fee increases and postponed a vote on quarter‑three transfers pending more detail.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Sharon Public Schools
The Sharon School Committee approved meeting minutes from April, authorized an out‑of‑state middle‑school music trip and accepted a donated interactive whiteboard from the library to the district.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Sharon Public Schools
At the May 7 meeting Judy Krasby urged the committee to censure the vice chair for comments she said conceded district liability in a student injury case and urged the district to hire a full‑time athletic trainer; the committee did not take formal action during the meeting.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Sharon Public Schools
After iterations and public input, the school committee voted unanimously May 7 to adopt the revised JIH policy governing school interactions with law enforcement and to de‑privilege the attorney correspondence that advised the draft policy.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Sharon Public Schools
The Sharon School Committee voted 5-2 to present the previously approved $56,183,477 school budget (about a 3.98% increase) to the annual town meeting after a two-hour remote discussion to clarify which budget the committee had approved on March 5.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Sharon Public Schools
Superintendent Peter Botello told the Sharon School Committee that the district will not seek $50,000 for a minibus after Community Education agreed to let the schools rent a van consistently; the committee voted 7-0 to remove the capital request.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Sharon Public Schools
District leaders outlined a two-year review and pilot process to select a new elementary math curriculum by fall 2027, and committee members requested early budget scenarios so capital or operating funds can be planned.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Sharon Public Schools
After convening in executive session for collective bargaining, the Sharon School Committee announced it reached an agreement with the instructional assistants bargaining unit (IAA); the committee moved to adjourn following the announcement.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Sharon Public Schools
Sharon Public Schools began administering a districtwide culture and climate survey developed with a third-party vendor; committee members asked about cost, benchmarking and how results will feed improvement plans and other metrics.