Salem School Committee reviewed 2026 MCAS results showing mixed performance across district schools. Superintendent Dr. Tommy Welch reported 81 percent of 11th-12th graders passed advanced courses while chronic absenteeism dropped to 16.8 percent, the second-lowest among Gateway Cities.
School Committee scheduled superintendent candidate interviews for early July, with final votes set for July 15. The three finalists — Thomas Welch, Jorge Allen, and Andrew Bott — will interview at Collins Middle School on consecutive days starting July 6, with interviews streamed live to the
School committee advances high school building toward 2030 opening. Margaret Minor Wood, Senior Project Director at Accenture, told the School Committee the new high school project is in design-development phase with an MSBA submission targeted for March 2027, construction bidding at year-end 2027,
School Committee unanimously approves innovation plans for Sarah Parker Remond and New Liberty schools. The newly formed Sarah Parker Remond School, created through Carlton-Saltonstall merger, will serve 488 K-5 students including 54.3 percent low-income students, 24 percent with disabilities, and
The Salem School Committee unanimously opened and closed a public hearing on the Innovation Plan for Sarah Parker Remond School with no public comment on June 1, Vice Chair Beth Anne Cornell presiding. Five of seven committee members attended; Mayor Dominick Pangallo and Mary Manning were absent.
Salem School Committee unanimously dissolves the superintendent search committee after deliberating on finalist candidates. The seven-member committee, led by Mayor Dominick Pangallo with Vice Chair Beth Anne Cornell, also voted unanimously to reschedule Collins Middle School's professional
School Committee endorses $60M state food assistance increase pushed by student civics project. Voting 5-0 with two absent, the committee unanimously endorsed an increase to the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program (MEFAP) as part of a school-year civics initiative on food insecurity.
Salem School Committee adopts $81.7M spending plan for next fiscal year. The 4.6-percent budget increase of $81,755,368 incorporates $1.7 million in savings from the December merger of Carlton and Saltonstall schools into Sarah Parker Remond School. Interim Superintendent M. Kate Carbone's proposal
Salem School Committee establishes superintendent search screening panel with emphasis on inclusion. The committee unanimously approved screening committee membership derived from approximately 95 applicants, prioritizing staff working with multilingual learners and students with special needs
Salem School Committee holds FY27 budget hearing on $81.8M proposal. Acting Superintendent M. Kate Carbone presented the FY27 budget of $81,755,368, a 4.6 percent increase, featuring 31.8 position reductions anchored by merging Carlton Innovation and Saltonstall Elementary Schools into the new
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