School Committee

North Reading School Committee votes to exit state building program and advance student phone ban. The four-member committee voted unanimously June 15 to formally withdraw from the Massachusetts School Building Authority program for a Hood School modular replacement project, with Superintendent Dr.

NORTH READING -- May 18, 2026, North Reading School Committee moves toward modular classroom replacements and approves its 2026-27 meeting calendar. At the May 18 meeting, the committee, which voted 4-0 on all donation items, heard a detailed update from Superintendent Michael Connelly on a proposal to replace aging

NORTH READING -- May 11, 2026, North Reading School Committee reorganizes, approves new ELA curriculum and $13,500 in athletic donations. The committee unanimously re-elected Jeff Friedman as chair and Tim Sutherland as vice chair at its May 11 meeting, also welcoming newly elected member Dr. Julian Evans. Members voted

NORTH READING -- April 27, 2026, North Reading School Committee unanimously adopts a $42.5 million fiscal year 2027 school budget, a 4.3 percent increase. Business Manager Michael Connelly and Superintendent Dale Daly presented the final figure of $42,537,423, up $300,011 from the March preliminary budget after

NORTH READING -- April 13, 2026, North Reading School Committee unanimously approved two union contracts and opened a formal hearing on a $42.5 million FY2027 school budget that carries a 4.3 percent spending increase and a $32,781 remaining gap. Business Manager Michael Connelly told the committee the budget

NORTH READING -- March 23, 2026, North Reading School Committee signals retreat from MSBA building program for Hood School, leaning toward modular replacement. The committee spent more than an hour at its March 23 meeting weighing a roughly $2 million MSBA feasibility study against an estimated $4.5 million to $5

North Reading School Committee receives $42.2 million FY2027 school budget proposal with 3.6 percent increase.

North Reading School Committee opens middle school principal search after 15-year leader accepts Gloucester post. Dr.

North Reading School Committee unanimously awards three-year school bus contract to incumbent vendor.

North Reading School Committee reviews high school curriculum overhaul adding semester electives and new courses for 2026-27. Principal designee Dr.