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Superintendent Marty O'Shea updated the committee on the Center School principal search and a building project reaching 60% design; the committee approved March 10 minutes, unanimously approved a Park & Rec volleyball camp building-use request, and adjourned.
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District staff and student leaders said three Longmeadow schools have ADL No Place for Hate designations and described assemblies, lessons on microaggressions, kindness cards, and a high-school peer-leadership curriculum expanding lessons on offensive slurs and intellectual disability.
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A Longmeadow High School peer-leadership representative asked the committee to add Indigenous Peoples' Day to the district calendar and to draft a resolution after students reported feeling less connected in the 2025 climate survey.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Longmeadow Public Schools
Student leaders reported Longmeadow High School’s student council earned multiple awards at the MASC conference, including a 5-star council and Gold Council of Excellence, and described student-led workshops and plans to expand peer leadership.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Longmeadow Public Schools
After extended debate about device quality, cost and equity, the Longmeadow School Committee voted to direct administration to create an optional Chromebook protection plan for grades 6–12, including a revolving fund and an anticipated $30 annual per-device fee for families who opt in.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Longmeadow Public Schools
The committee approved minutes, accepted an exchange student, approved a consent agenda of facility requests, directed administration to create an optional Chromebook protection plan and ratified two memoranda of agreement with employee units B and D.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Longmeadow Public Schools
Longmeadow High School’s Music Mentor program pairs high‑school musicians with younger students for instruction and support; presenters reported 64 mentees and 75 mentors in the most recent year and proposed regular check‑ins and an end‑of‑year recital.
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The building committee reported submission of a 60% design package to the Massachusetts School Building Authority and said refined drawings and cost‑estimate reconciliations show costs roughly in line with earlier projections. The transcript includes a garbled construction‑cost figure that requires verification.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Longmeadow Public Schools
The Longmeadow School Committee on Feb. 24 voted to approve the district’s FY2027 recommended operating budget—$46,072,395.79—and authorized new school‑choice and METCO seats for 2026–27. The committee also approved a consent agenda of building‑use requests.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Longmeadow Public Schools
Longmeadow administrators presented an educator- and student-led social-emotional learning (SEL) "learning-walk" initiative that gathered short classroom observations, student feedback and infographics; presenters said 16 teachers, 16 staff and more than 17 students participated and materials were shared with participating schools.