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Marlborough School Committee opens year with classrooms staffed, 54 vacancies remain

Marlborough opens school year fully staffed in classrooms, out of space in its elementaries.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 29

Schools · School Committee

Marlborough School Committee approves new Kane teacher, EL position for migrant students

Marlborough adds two Kane teachers and Creole translators to absorb 25 newly enrolled migrant students.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 2

Schools · School Committee

Marlborough School Committee adopts revised homework policy, expands Boys and Girls Club deal

Marlborough braces for up to 140 new homeless and immigrant families with no state plan in place.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 27

Schools · School Committee

School Committee adopts strategy plan, awards Aramark five-year food contract

Marlborough School Committee adopts its Strategy for Improvement and awards Aramark a new five-year food service contract. Superintendent Dr.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 13

Schools · School Committee

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