School Committee reviews state funding and local budget outlook for FY27. City Finance Director James LeBlanc presented the financial overview following the governor's January 28 budget release, noting Salem's required local contribution is 69.52 percent against state aid of 30.48 percent under the
Salem School Committee Retreat Maps 2026 Agenda Around Language and Buildings. The Salem School Committee held a strategic retreat on February 2, ranking eleven initiatives including dual-language programming, community engagement, Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School oversight, and
Salem School Committee Finance Subcommittee advances FY27 budget calendar with spring public hearings planned. The three-member subcommittee — AJ Hoffman, Chair; Megan Stott; and Beth Anne Cornell — received budget input updates from administrators, who outlined major expenses including $1 million
Salem schools present $5.8M capital request to Building and Grounds Subcommittee. Chair Yamily Byas led the subcommittee through presentations by Assistant Superintendent Pauley and Facilities Director Zissis Alepakis detailing fiscal year 2027 capital priorities: $2.4 million for HVAC upgrades,
School Committee names merged school Sarah Parker Remond Elementary, approves $5.8M capital plan. The committee voted to name the newly merged Saltonstall/Carlton Elementary School as Sarah Parker Remond Elementary School, honoring a Black educator and abolitionist expelled from Salem public
Salem schools Finance Subcommittee outlines FY27 budget process amid $4.7M shortfall. The subcommittee, with members AJ Hoffman (Chair), Megan Stott, and Beth Anne Cornell present, heard from Assistant Superintendent Elizabeth Pauley on a revised budget framework focusing on district priorities
Salem School Committee approves merger of Carlton and Saltonstall elementary schools with broad transfer provisions. The committee approved $1,754,551.31 in warrants and received a detailed update on the planned consolidation into a single unified school for 2026-27, with a transfer request period
Salem School Committee reorganized for 2026-2027 at a five-minute special meeting Monday morning. Beth Anne Cornell was elected Vice Chair with five votes in favor and one abstention, with the Committee subsequently moving to make the vote unanimous. Shirley Dorai was unanimously elected as
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