School Committee Votes 3-2 For Library Pre-K Study

School Committee · Meeting of October 7, 2026

Milton's School Committee voted 3-2 to study a pre-K and kindergarten school at the town's library building outside the state's MSBA reimbursement process. School Building Committee chair Sean O'Rourke warned the parallel, Article 7-funded path risks pushing the district's main $130 million Gile Road project past an April 28, 2027 deadline needed to stay on track for a 2028 ballot vote. Member Nathan argued the library option, estimated at $100 million for 330 students versus Gile Road's capacity for roughly 660, is "a much more expensive school on a per student basis." Member Shauna backed the study despite taxpayer concerns, saying she'd "hate to put 11.75 million dollars on taxpayers" without exploring the option first.

The committee also unanimously adopted a policy on staff interactions with law enforcement in civil immigration matters and endorsed a $220,000-to-$280,000 superintendent salary range.

In the full story:

• Superintendent Search: Community Input and Salary Range
• Library Site Pre-K/K Study and Article 7
• Policy: PROTECT Act Adoption
• Facility Advisory Committee Update
• School Building Committee and Budget Coordination Updates
• Approval of Minutes and Scheduling
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,145 words

Source: the School Committee meeting of October 7, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.