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Marlborough School Committee moves to cut early release days from six to four

Marlborough School Committee leans toward cutting professional-development early release days from six to four.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 25

Schools · School Committee

Marlborough School Committee adopts $72M FY24 budget, hires Wayland finance director

Marlborough School Committee adopts $72M FY24 budget and hikes long-term substitute pay to $275 a day. The committee unanimously approved Superintendent Mary Murphy's $71,996,080 FY24 spending plan, a 3.62 percent increase, sending it to the mayor and City Council on April 3.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 28

Schools · School Committee

Marlborough School Committee adopts $71.9M FY24 budget, hires finance director

Marlborough School Committee adopts $71.9M budget and hires finance director. The committee unanimously approved Superintendent Mary Murphy's $71,996,080 FY24 budget — a 3.62 percent increase — and sent it to Mayor Arthur Vigeant and the City Council for April 3 deliberations.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 28

Schools · School Committee

Marlborough School Committee approves BPA trip and operating transfers, hears SEL proposal

Marlborough High reports nearly half of upperclassmen in advanced coursework as district eyes new SEL supervisor.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 24

Schools · School Committee

Marlborough School Committee approves NRT bus contract raising driver pay to $34

Marlborough schools raise bus driver pay to $34 an hour in new NRT deal. The School Committee on Dec. 13 approved a large yellow bus contract with North Reading Transportation running Jan. 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025, after only one vendor bid on the district's targeted Invitation for Bids.

Townbrief reporting · Dec 13

Schools · School Committee

Marlborough School Committee told 14 percent state tuition hike could cost $475,000

Marlborough schools face a $475,000 hit from a state-authorized 14 percent special-education tuition increase.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 25

Schools · School Committee

Marlborough School Committee adopts updated bullying policy, approves $1.36 million in federal grants

Marlborough School Committee approves revised bullying policy and more than $1.36 million in federal grants at fall opener.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 13

Schools · School Committee

Marlborough School Committee tables bullying policy, approves nine others

Marlborough opens school year short 65 staff and eight bus drivers. Superintendent Mary Murphy told the School Committee Tuesday that the district has 65 open positions including 16 behavior technicians and 24 paraeducators, with kindergarten enrollment approaching 400.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 30

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Marlborough School Committee sends bullying, hazing policies to first reading

Marlborough School Committee advances bullying, discipline policies and calls Aug. 30 special meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 23

Schools · School Committee

Marlborough School Committee appoints Mary Murphy superintendent under three-year contract

Marlborough installs Mary Murphy as superintendent and elevates Robert Scasa to top academic deputy. The School Committee on July 12 unanimously appointed Murphy under a three-year contract and accepted outgoing Superintendent Michael Bergeron's recommendation of Dr.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 12