School Committee
Oversees Sharon public schools — sets the school budget, approves curriculum changes, and hires the superintendent.
48 items across 8 meetings.
June 10, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Residents may comment on agenda items; time may be limited and questions may be referred to administration for follow-up.
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Superintendent will share general district updates.
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Superintendent will update the committee on current staff hiring.
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Status update on the elementary school master plan and playground projects.
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Update on a grant supporting phone-free school policies.
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Recognition of retiring staff members.
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Superintendent will update the committee on student services programs.
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Discussion of expanding middle school sports offerings and any associated fees students/families would pay.
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Committee will review and discuss the superintendent's performance evaluation.
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Committee may vote on a policy for managing official correspondence and committee mailbox.
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Committee may vote on procedures and authorized signatories for financial warrants.
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Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
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Committee will vote to accept a $75,000 PTO donation to fund the Cottage Street Elementary School playground.
💰 $75,000 donation (no cost to taxpayers)
📍 Cottage Street Elementary School
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Committee will vote to accept a $20,900 transportation grant from METCO, Inc. for the SPS METCO program.
💰 $20,900 grant
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Routine payroll warrants totaling ~$2.17M and accounts payable warrants totaling ~$746K for late May through mid-June.
💰 Payroll: $2,165,295.43 total; AP: $745,067.67 total
June 10, 2026 · agenda
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Closed session to conduct bargaining talks and discuss strategy with the Sharon Teachers Association; no public discussion will occur.
📍 District Office, 75 Mountain Street, Sharon, MA 02067
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Routine adjournment.
May 28, 2026 · agenda
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Closed-door session to negotiate and discuss strategy with the Sharon Teachers Association — outcomes affect teacher contracts and potentially school budgets.
📍 District Office, 75 Mountain Street, Sharon, MA 02067
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Standard adjournment of the meeting.
May 20, 2026 · agenda
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Open public comment period and correspondence review.
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Student representatives provide updates and a civics presentation.
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Committee will discuss whether to schedule an early-release day tied to the World Cup.
💬 Discussed
Superintendent updates the committee on a new student data platform and an AP course partnership.
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Committee reorganizes leadership roles per Policy BDA, typically done after elections.
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Discussion and possible vote on a resolution related to the Massachusetts Teachers Association.
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Approval of third-quarter budget transfers within the FY2026 school budget.
💰 Amounts not specified in agenda
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Updated homework policy comes to a vote; changes could affect all K-12 students.
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Approval of a June 18 field trip to Canobie Lake Park (Salem, NH) for Cottage and East METCO students and District Friends.
📍 Canobie Lake Park, Salem, NH
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Routine approval of prior meeting minutes.
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Discussion and possible vote on a new MOA between the School Committee and the Sharon Teachers Association (teachers union).
📋 Proposed
Closed session to discuss bargaining strategy with the Sharon Teachers Association; committee will not return to open session.
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Payroll warrants of ~$1.97M (5/8–5/15) and AP warrants totaling ~$892K across six disbursements are listed for the record.
💰 Payroll: $95,769.22 + $1,879,029.39; AP: $19,873.02 + $335,329.07 + $499,651.88 + $115.24 + $5,292.81 + $32,183.30
May 19, 2026 · agenda
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Council will review Sharon High School's grading policy — changes could affect how student grades are calculated and reported.
📍 Sharon High School Main Office Conference Room
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Council will review the high school's student phone policy, potentially updating rules on device use during the school day.
📍 Sharon High School Main Office Conference Room
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Council will recognize the retirement of Bonnie Klane.
May 15, 2026 · agenda
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Closed session to conduct bargaining and discuss strategy with the Sharon Teachers Association; no public discussion expected.
📍 Remote via Zoom
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Motion to adjourn.
May 7, 2026 · agenda
📋 Proposed
Closed-door session to conduct bargaining talks and discuss strategy with the Sharon Teachers Association; no public discussion expected.
📍 District Office, 75 Mountain Street, Sharon, MA 02067
📋 Proposed
Routine adjournment of the meeting.
May 6, 2026 · agenda
• Status unclear
Residents may comment on agenda items at the start of the meeting.
• Status unclear
Superintendent will provide general district updates.
• Status unclear
Superintendent will update the committee on the METCO program.
💬 Discussed
Third-quarter budget transfer requests for FY2026 will be presented — signals mid-year spending adjustments.
💬 Discussed
Committee will discuss proposed changes to the district's homework policy (IKB).
💬 Discussed
Committee will discuss a resolution regarding Massachusetts Teachers Association curriculum materials.
📋 Proposed
Routine vote to approve prior meeting minutes.
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Committee enters closed session to discuss STA union bargaining strategy and pending arbitration case AAA No. 01-26-0000-1807; will not return to open session.
• Status unclear
Payroll warrants totaling ~$5.86M and accounts-payable warrants totaling ~$1.27M are listed for the period covering late March through early May 2026.