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.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Longmeadow Public Schools
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.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Longmeadow Public Schools
Administrators presented a FY27 level-service budget recommendation totaling $46,247,249 (roughly a 3% increase). The committee approved two routine votes (minutes, consent agenda) and unanimously voted to enter executive session for collective bargaining and related strategy.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Longmeadow Public Schools
The school committee approved five curriculum changes for Longmeadow High School, including restructuring foundations sequences to grant year-long credits sooner, creating an applied exercise science course for PE credit, and adding a Latin I honors option.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Longmeadow Public Schools
After meeting in executive session to discuss collective bargaining/litigation, the committee returned to open session and approved a memorandum of agreement dated Jan. 20, 2026, by roll call.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Longmeadow Public Schools
The Longmeadow School Committee approved using up to $200,000 of FY26 funds to replace roughly 1,250–1,300 Chromebooks, after finance staff reported an estimated FY26 ending available balance of $208,000 and discussed salary and utilities pressures for FY27.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Longmeadow Public Schools
The committee approved the proposed 2026–27 school calendar with a tentative first student day of Aug. 27 and a last day of June 14 (half day), and staff confirmed the state science-testing window begins June 2.
Massachusetts / School Boards / Longmeadow Public Schools
At the Longmeadow School Committee meeting, CLOSE coalition leaders and students described peer education, screening and Narcan outreach, and warned the federal drug-free communities grant funding will end next year, leaving a $125,000 annual program at risk.