Committee reviews honors classes, financial policy plan
The Swampscott School Committee reviewed plans to bring back honors-level courses and weighed a draft financial policy, with no votes taken on either.
The Swampscott School Committee reviewed plans to bring back honors-level courses and weighed a draft financial policy, with no votes taken on either.
The Swampscott School Committee voted to approve a pay raise for teachers who tutor students at home or in hospitals.
Swampscott School Committee approved a $35.48 million FY27 budget and opted out of school choice for 2026-27. Members voted 4-0 on both items after Superintendent Cheryl flagged roughly $382,000 in added net state aid but warned collaborative tuition fees could rise by a "double-digit" percentage.
Swampscott School Committee previewed a fiscal 2027 budget raising spending 3.96 percent, or $1.35 million.
Swampscott School Committee approved $8,500 in donations and heard updates on a student social media detox.
Swampscott School Committee rejected a plan to delay ALICE active-shooter training, approved a restaurant fundraiser for a $16,000 projector, and formalized fees for its new student ID security system at the December 15 meeting.
Swampscott School Committee learns MSBA funds are lost after failed Hadley School vote, with reapplication unlikely before January 2016.
Swampscott School Committee learns MSBA funds are lost after failed Hadley School vote, with reapplication unlikely before January 2016.
Swampscott schools outperform state MCAS averages across all grade levels but two buildings remain Level 2.
Swampscott schools outperform state MCAS averages across all grade levels but two buildings remain Level 2.
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