Oversees Attleboro public schools — sets the school budget, approves curriculum changes, and hires the superintendent.
192 items across 21 meetings.
June 29, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Opening formalities; meeting will be electronically recorded.
📋 Proposed
$500 check (#520244704-8) from Cynthia Podesta to the Peter Thacher Early Learning Center gifts/donation line.
💰 $500 donation
📍 Peter Thacher Early Learning Center
📋 Proposed
$10,000 from the Studley Elementary PTO (check #3426) designated for technology and classroom enhancements.
💰 $10,000 donation
📍 A. Irvin Studley Elementary School
📋 Proposed
Committee enters closed session under MGL c.30A §21(a)(2)&(3) to discuss collective bargaining strategy or litigation; will not return to open session.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns following executive session.
June 22, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
School Committee will vote to approve the Fiscal Year 2027 budget — outcome directly affects school spending and property taxes.
💰 FY27 budget amount not specified in agenda
📋 Proposed
Updated restraint policy summary to be presented — likely covers student physical restraint procedures.
📋 Proposed
Committee will conduct or discuss the Superintendent's evaluation.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
AHS choir students would travel to West Hartford, CT for the High School Invitational at Hartt School of Music on October 23, 2026.
📍 Hartt School of Music, West Hartford, CT
📋 Proposed
Accept a $114.84 donation from Laurie Brown for ceremonial flowers at Attleboro High School.
💰 $114.84 donation
📍 Attleboro High School
📋 Proposed
Accept a donated shed from Hyman Fine PTO to replace the current shed that was vandalized; value to be determined.
💰 Value TBD
📍 Hyman Fine Elementary School
📋 Proposed
Accept $148.13 (check #317360) from Shutterfly, LLC to the Early Learning Center at Thacher Elementary School.
💰 $148.13
📍 Thacher Elementary School, Early Learning Center
• Status unclear
New business agenda item listed with no details provided.
📋 Proposed
Public comment period open to attendees.
📋 Proposed
Last day for grades 1–11 is June 26; a School Committee Special Meeting is scheduled June 29.
June 8, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Student artwork recognition and a spotlight on Willett Elementary.
📍 Willett Elementary
• Status unclear
Closed-door session on union contract strategy and possible litigation; committee will return to open session afterward.
• Status unclear
Coming up June 8: student-led presentation as part of the superintendent's report.
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Routine acceptance of donations and corrected fundraiser checks, including $3,000 from the Feinstein Foundation, $540 from Jersey Mike's, and a $50 Eastwing Fund donation.
💰 $3,000 Feinstein Foundation; $540 Jersey Mike's; $50 Eastwing; $47.40 Bay State Textiles; $118.70 Planet Aid
📋 Proposed
Request to send $9,550 in prior-year invoices to Municipal Council for approval, paid from school department funds.
💰 $9,550 from school department funds
💬 Discussed
Reports from Teaching and Learning (May 26), Infrastructure and Facilities (June 1), and Finance and Budget (June 3) meetings; no motions from the first two.
• Status unclear
Last day of Kindergarten June 12, no school June 19 (Juneteenth), next meeting June 22, last day Pre-K June 23.
May 18, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Class of 2026 recognition and opening procedures.
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Accept several donations: $450 Blackbaud Giving Fund, $40 Meadows Frozen Custard, $450 Mike's Subs (E-Sports), and $41.30 Box Tops for Brennan Middle.
💰 $981.30 total in donations
📋 Proposed
Declare obsolete equipment surplus for disposal: drill press ($250), HP printer ($600), Ryobi offset duplicator ($500).
💰 ~$1,350 estimated value
📋 Proposed
Send $80,000 in prior-year invoices to Municipal Council for approval, paid from school department funds.
💰 $80,000
📋 Proposed
Renew third year of athletic field and grounds maintenance contract for $419,000.
💰 $419,000
📋 Proposed
Renew fifth year of regular-day busing contract with H.L. Bloom for $3,787,470.
💰 $3,787,470
📋 Proposed
Review/approve policies on transportation, head injury/concussion, substitute pay rate, an Executive Assistant position, and 2026-2027 student handbook revisions.
📋 Proposed
Graduations, no school Memorial Day, subcommittee meetings, and next School Committee meeting June 8.
📋 Proposed
Closed session for collective bargaining or litigation strategy; committee will not return to open session.
May 11, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior subcommittee meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Full student/staff handbook up for annual approval at the May 11 meeting.
📋 Proposed
Annual review of the district's student transportation policy; no edits recommended at this time.
📋 Proposed
Athletic Director and District Nurse reviewed the concussion policy and recommend only updating the review date, with no substantive changes.
📋 Proposed
Proposed review or update to the substitute teacher pay rate policy.
📋 Proposed
New or revised job description for the Executive Assistant to the Assistant Superintendent is up for review.
📋 Proposed
Six policies flagged for updates via the May MASC newsletter: building access (ECAB), bus driver training (EEAEA), school choice (IFBB), parent advisory groups (KBG), student time-out/seclusion/restraint (JKAA), and medication administration (JLCD, JLCDC).
💬 Discussed
Next subcommittee meeting scheduled for August 25, 2026.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned.
April 27, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Public hearing on school choice policy immediately precedes the regular meeting; regular session follows adjournment of the hearing.
📍 Frances Zito Conference Room, AHS
📋 Proposed
Committee enters executive session under M.G.L. c.30A §21(a)(2)&(3) to discuss collective bargaining strategy or litigation; returns to open session after.
📋 Proposed
Student Advisory Council presents its report to the committee.
📋 Proposed
Superintendent delivers report to the committee.
📋 Proposed
Senior Finance Director Brittany Perella presents the FY2027 school budget.
📋 Proposed
Committee will set its official meeting schedule for the coming school year.
📋 Proposed
Committee will set subcommittee meeting dates for the 2026–27 school year.
📋 Proposed
School choice item listed separately on the regular meeting agenda for committee action.
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
$1,424.40 donation (check #5900645212) from Ahold accepted for Hyman Fine Elementary's food pantry.
💰 $1,424.40
📍 Hyman Fine Elementary School
📋 Proposed
$2,000 donation (check #11994) from Attleboro Lodge of Elks to AHS Athletic Department to benefit 20–25 students in the Unified Program.
💰 $2,000
📍 Attleboro High School
📋 Proposed
$1,000 donation (check #2142) from Kylecares to the high school gifts/donation line.
💰 $1,000
📍 Attleboro High School
📋 Proposed
$3,000 grant from Imperial Subaru's 2026 Subaru Loves Learning Program awarded to Brennan Middle School LAP, SPARK Insight, and MDAP teachers for student sensory items.
💰 $3,000
📍 Brennan Middle School
📋 Proposed
$11.70 contractual obligation (check #0000006113) from Bay State Textiles accepted to Hill-Roberts.
💰 $11.70
📍 Hill-Roberts
📋 Proposed
$41.40 contractual obligation (check #0000006757) from Bay State Textiles accepted to Hill-Roberts.
💰 $41.40
📍 Hill-Roberts
📋 Proposed
Proposed 8th grade Coelho day field trip to Canobie Lake Park on June 17, 2026.
📍 Canobie Lake Park
📋 Proposed
Proposed 8th grade Brennan day field trip to Six Flags in June 2026 (exact date TBD).
📍 Six Flags
📋 Proposed
One Grade 11 ACA student approved to attend the Babson College Executive Event overnight on May 21, 2026.
📍 Babson College
💬 Discussed
No motions were brought forward at the April 13 Infrastructure and Facilities subcommittee meeting.
💬 Discussed
No motions were brought forward at the April 14 Teaching & Learning subcommittee meeting.
✅ Approved
Edits to Policy JKAA approved 4-0 to take effect July 1, 2026; specifics of changes not detailed in agenda.
✅ Approved
New Educational Technology Director job description approved 4-0 by the Policy and Personnel subcommittee.
✅ Approved
New Content Director job description approved 4-0 by the Policy and Personnel subcommittee.
✅ Approved
Plumber job description approved 4-0 by the Policy and Personnel subcommittee.
📋 Proposed
Finance and Budget Subcommittee meets May 6 at 6:30 p.m.; likely to address FY27 budget details.
📋 Proposed
Next full School Committee meeting is May 18 at 6:15 p.m. in the Bray Auditorium, featuring Senior Spotlight.
📍 Bray Auditorium, AHS
April 15, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine approval of prior subcommittee meeting minutes.
📍 Frances Zito Conference Room, One Blue Pride Way, Attleboro
📋 Proposed
Subcommittee will review the district's physical restraint policy (JKAA), which governs how and when staff may restrain students.
📋 Proposed
New or revised job description for an Educational Technology Director position is up for review.
📋 Proposed
New or revised job description for a Content Director position is up for review.
📋 Proposed
Annual student/staff handbook approval is flagged as upcoming business for a future meeting.
📋 Proposed
Subcommittee will continue its scheduled two-year cycle of policy reviews at future meetings.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns; next meeting May 11, 2026.
April 6, 2026 · agenda
💬 Discussed
Coming up April 6: public hearing on the FY27 school budget, with finance director Brittany Perella presenting; regular meeting follows immediately after.
💰 FY27 school budget (amount not specified)
💬 Discussed
Spotlight presentation by the Leadership Advisory Board and introduction of new Attleboro High School principal Colby Young.
📍 Attleboro High School
📋 Proposed
Motion to appoint Superintendent David Sawyer as the district's Bi-County Collaborative representative for 2026-27.
💬 Discussed
Recreation Department requests a beer garden at the city's 250th anniversary fireworks celebration.
💬 Discussed
Report on the Massachusetts Association of School Committees advocacy day at the State House.
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Accept donations of $401.49 (School Specialty), $1,215 (Bristol County Savings Bank), and $2,322.52 (Ahold, Thacher food pantry), plus approve 8th-grade Canobie Lake Park trip June 16.
💰 $401.49 + $1,215 + $2,322.52 in donations
💬 Discussed
Chairman to report on the April 1 subcommittee meeting and bring forward any approved motions.
📋 Proposed
Committee to convene in closed session for collective bargaining and litigation strategy; will not return to open session.
March 23, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Routine opening; meeting will be electronically recorded.
📍 Frances Zito Conference Room, AHS
📋 Proposed
Coelho Middle School to be featured in a recognition segment.
📋 Proposed
Student Advisory Council to present to the committee.
📋 Proposed
Superintendent to deliver a report to the committee.
📋 Proposed
Approval of minutes from two prior meetings.
📋 Proposed
Accept a $40.00 donation from Skills USA can drive to the AHS Skills USA program.
💰 $40.00
📍 Attleboro High School
📋 Proposed
Accept $4,000 (check #54790): $3,000 to Attleboro scholarship fund, $1,000 to AHS gifts/donations line.
💰 $4,000
📍 Attleboro High School
📋 Proposed
Accept $59.92 (check #92132) from Bliss Restaurant for the Leo Club Fundraiser Night.
💰 $59.92
📍 Attleboro High School
📋 Proposed
Accept donation of 60 gallons of Del's Lemonade with 700 cups (value TBD) for an AHS fundraising event.
💰 Value to be determined
📍 Attleboro High School
📋 Proposed
Approve 04-13-26 day trip for AHS Grades 11 and 12 students to attend a Research Conference at UMass.
📍 University of Massachusetts
📋 Proposed
Accept $787.50 from Bristol CC Lucile and Bill Hicks Opportunity Fund to cover AHS student transportation to UMass Research Conference on 04-13-26.
💰 $787.50
📋 Proposed
Accept $501.75 (check #212135) from New England Institute of Technology for AHS transportation costs for the 02-10-26 field trip to NEIT.
💰 $501.75
📋 Proposed
Accept $10,300 anonymous donation (check #4738) to be used at the Superintendent's discretion.
💰 $10,300
📋 Proposed
Approve April 30–May 2, 2026 overnight trip for 17 AHS students to Skills USA State Competition at Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough, MA.
📍 Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlborough, MA
📋 Proposed
Send a $179.96 prior-year invoice to Municipal Council for payment from school department funds.
💰 $179.96
📋 Proposed
Public comment period.
📋 Proposed
Finance & Budget Subcommittee meets April 1, 2026.
📋 Proposed
FY27 school budget public hearing at 6:15 p.m. on April 6, 2026 — residents can weigh in before the budget is set.
📋 Proposed
Committee enters executive session under M.G.L. c.30A §21(a)(2) and (3) for collective bargaining strategy and/or litigation; will not return to open session.
📋 Proposed
Meeting adjourns following executive session.
March 9, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine opening formalities.
• Status unclear
Recognition or presentation featuring Hyman Fine Elementary School.
• Status unclear
Student Advisory Council report to the Committee.
• Status unclear
Superintendent presents updates to the Committee.
📋 Proposed
Chairman Geddes will bring forward a joint resolution on school department funding — specifics not detailed in the agenda.
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Committee votes to accept a $172.95 donation (check #2026363) from Chipotle to the Class of 2029.
💰 $172.95 donation
💬 Discussed
Chairman reports on the March 4 Finance and Budget subcommittee meeting; motions brought forward are not detailed in the agenda.
• Status unclear
Public comment period.
• Status unclear
Key dates: no school March 12–13 (ELC screenings), district early release March 13, HS early release March 20, next School Committee meeting March 23.
• Status unclear
Committee enters closed executive session under M.G.L. c.30A §21(a)(2)&(3) to discuss collective bargaining strategy or litigation; will not return to open session.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourned.
March 2, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Coming up March 2, a spotlight presentation on Attleboro Community Academy.
📋 Proposed
Coming up March 2, Chairman Geddes presents a joint resolution on school department funding.
📋 Proposed
Approval of prior meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
Accepting a $7,500 donation from HRES PTO to Hill-Roberts for touch screen monitors.
💰 $7,500
📍 Hill-Roberts Elementary
📋 Proposed
Accepting a $60.30 contractual obligation from Bay State Textiles to Hill-Roberts.
💰 $60.30
📍 Hill-Roberts Elementary
📋 Proposed
Accepting a $7,400 donation from the Feinstein Foundation per the Chairman's memo.
💰 $7,400
📋 Proposed
Coming up March 2, a motion to let Camp Ramsbottom use the Willett Elementary parking lot for bus pick-up and drop-off.
📍 Willett Elementary School
📋 Proposed
Closed session on collective bargaining or litigation strategy; no return to open session.
February 23, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Routine opening formalities.
📋 Proposed
Presentation highlighting Attleboro Community Academy.
📋 Proposed
Student Advisory Council report to the committee.
📋 Proposed
Superintendent presents updates to the committee.
📋 Proposed
Approval of February 9, 2026 meeting minutes.
📋 Proposed
$7,500 donation (check #1016) from HRES PTO to Hill-Roberts Elementary for touch-screen monitors.
💰 $7,500
📍 Hill-Roberts Elementary
📋 Proposed
$60.30 contractual payment (check #0000005568) from Bay State Textiles to Hill-Roberts.
💰 $60.30
📍 Hill-Roberts Elementary
📋 Proposed
$2,700 donation (check #1110) from the Feinstein Foundation to Thacher Elementary School.
💰 $2,700
📍 Thacher Elementary
📋 Proposed
$2,000 donation (check #1129) from the Feinstein Foundation to Thacher Elementary School.
💰 $2,000
📍 Thacher Elementary
📋 Proposed
Motion from the Feb. 11 subcommittee meeting to allow Camp Ramsbottom to use Willett Elementary's parking lot as a bus pick-up/drop-off location.
📍 Willett Elementary School
• Status unclear
Public comment period.
📋 Proposed
Teaching and Learning Subcommittee meets March 3, 2026.
📋 Proposed
Finance and Budget Subcommittee meets March 4, 2026.
📋 Proposed
Kindergarten Information Night scheduled for March 5, 2026.
📋 Proposed
Next full School Committee meeting is March 9, 2026.
📋 Proposed
Committee enters executive session under MGL c.30A §21(a)(2)&(3) to discuss collective bargaining strategy or litigation; will not return to open session.
• Status unclear
Meeting adjourns following executive session.