School Committee Adopts Superintendent Search Criteria
Milton School Committee unanimously adopted desired characteristics for its next superintendent.
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Milton School Committee unanimously adopted desired characteristics for its next superintendent.
Milton's School Committee reviewed a first-draft fiscal 2028 budget projecting 4.88 percent growth, the lowest escalation in several years.
Milton's School Committee finance subcommittee drafted a policy to phase in small annual fee increases for athletics, busing, adult education and Community Schools instead of occasional large hikes.
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.
Milton's School Building Committee reviewed four architect finalists and warned a pre-kindergarten add-on could delay its school project by up to two years. Members compared proposals from SLAM Architecture, JLA, DLR Group and Arrow Street ahead of an Oct. 6 designer-selection panel meeting.
Milton's School Committee budget session set an FY28 planning calendar and reviewed a $1.1 million technology capital request.
The Milton School Committee voted unanimously to back $300,000 in Community Preservation Committee funds for the Tucker Elementary School playground.
The Milton School Committee debated for nearly 40 minutes whether to keep studying the town's Labore property as a school site, ahead of a $11.75 million purchase article at Fall Town Meeting, but took no vote. Chair Loring said the committee will decide its recommendation October 7.
The Milton School Building Committee discussed how the town's newly accepted $11.75 million offer on the Lab Array property could factor into its school-building search, without taking a final vote.
Milton's School Committee Finance Subcommittee reviewed a fiscal 2026 budget that closed with a zero balance and began mapping fiscal 2028 priorities.
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