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Aug 13, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 8, 2026

School Committee Approves Two Innovation Plans

The committee unanimously approved the Sarah Parker Remond School innovation plan and renewed the New Liberty Innovation School plan. Members also unanimously approved FY26 warrants totaling $1,655,967.82 and a Salem High School golf team trip to Orlando.

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Briefing

Jun 1, 2026

Innovation plans and evening school discussed

The committee opened and closed a public hearing on the Sarah Parker Remond School Innovation Plan with no public comments, passing both motions 5-0 with two members absent. Members also reviewed New Liberty Innovation School’s renewal plan, including a proposed evening program that is not funded in the upcoming budget.

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Briefing

May 26, 2026

School Committee Approves Key School Actions

The committee unanimously approved budget transfer requests, rescheduled a Collins Middle School professional development half day to June 11, and dissolved the Superintendent Screening Committee. It also approved a consent agenda that included $1,430,587.63 in FY26 warrants, a student field trip, donations, and prior meeting minutes.

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Briefing

May 11, 2026

School Committee Endorses Food Assistance Increase

The School Committee unanimously endorsed increasing the Massachusetts Emergency Food Assistance Program to up to $60 million and said it would send the endorsement to Senator Lovely.

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Briefing

May 4, 2026

School Committee Personnel Meeting Summary

The Personnel Subcommittee unanimously approved its April 7, 2026 regular-session minutes and entered executive session at 4:31 p.m. to prepare for collective bargaining with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

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Briefing

Apr 27, 2026

School Committee Adopts FY27 Budget

The committee unanimously adopted the proposed FY27 budget of $81,755,368. It also approved new elementary and secondary associate principal positions, related administrator recognition, budget transfers, a tree planting, a surplus food-services van, and the 2026-2027 meeting schedule.

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Briefing

Apr 13, 2026

School Committee Advances Superintendent Search

The committee unanimously approved the Superintendent Screening Committee, added Salem Teachers Union President Ann Berman and Bentley Academy Assistant Principal Yamilis Cruz, and appointed AJ Hoffman as chair. The committee was told its first meeting is April 15 and the superintendent application deadline is April 16.

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Briefing

Apr 9, 2026

Superintendent Search Committee Candidates Recommended

The Ad-Hoc Superintendent Search Subcommittee unanimously recommended a slate of candidates for the Superintendent Screening Committee to the School Committee. A first screening committee meeting was tentatively scheduled for April 15 at 6:30 p.m.

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Briefing

Apr 7, 2026

School Committee Personnel Changes Approved

The Personnel Subcommittee unanimously approved job descriptions for elementary and secondary associate principals and approved including those positions in the Salem Administrators Association recognition clause.

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Briefing

Apr 6, 2026

School Committee Approves Surplus Space Designations

The committee unanimously declared spaces at Collins Middle School, Salem High School, and Horace Mann Laboratory School surplus. Members also unanimously approved two prior meeting minutes and FY26 warrants totaling $1,318,559.86.

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Briefing

Apr 1, 2026

Schools Advance Long-Term Vision Planning

Salem Public Schools continued developing a 10-year vision and innovation agenda alongside a new three-year strategic plan, with community input and measurable goals planned for the next stages.

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Briefing

Mar 25, 2026

Superintendent Search Moves Forward

The superintendent search moved forward with a job posting on March 24 and plans for a nine-member screening committee; the posting was translated into other languages for the first time in 17 years.

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Briefing

Mar 24, 2026

School personnel committee enters executive session

The Personnel Subcommittee unanimously approved the March 16 regular-session minutes and entered executive session to prepare for collective bargaining discussions with AFSCME.

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Briefing

Mar 23, 2026

School Committee Supports High School Project

The School Committee unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Salem High School building project and the May 5, 2026 debt exclusion ballot question. Members also approved a 2027 Costa Rica field trip, the superintendent position profile, the School Choice recommendation for 2026-27, and delaying implementation of several policies until the full policy manual review is complete.

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Briefing

Mar 19, 2026

Superintendent Search Profile Advances

The subcommittee approved an amended superintendent position profile, including language about multilingual and multicultural leadership, by a 2-0 vote with one member absent. The profile will go to the full School Committee for a March 23 vote, contingent on approval of the recommended salary range.

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Briefing

Mar 18, 2026

School budget balancing work advances

The Finance Subcommittee continued work on balancing the FY27 school budget, with personnel affected by cuts expected to be informed by the end of March.

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Briefing

Mar 16, 2026

School Committee approvals

The subcommittee unanimously approved regular-session minutes from August 15 and September 12, 2025, then entered executive session at 5:04 p.m. to prepare for collective bargaining concerning an associate principal position.

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Briefing

Mar 9, 2026

School Committee Approves Leadership Transition

The committee unanimously appointed Deputy Superintendent Carbone as interim superintendent and Assistant Superintendent Pauley as interim deputy superintendent from March 27 through July 31, 2026, with annualized salaries of $245,000 and $205,000, respectively.

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Briefing

Feb 9, 2026

School Committee approves calendars and school name

The committee approved the 2026-2027 calendars for New Liberty Innovation School and the proposed Sarah Parker Remond Elementary School by a 5-1 vote, approved the name Sarah Parker Remond Innovation School unanimously, and adopted committee operating norms.

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Briefing

Feb 2, 2026

School budget planning highlights major facility costs

A $1 million boiler replacement at Witchcraft Heights Elementary School was identified as one of the largest expenses in the coming school budget. Five more weeks of stakeholder input are planned, with a public budget hearing tentatively scheduled for the week of April 13.

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Briefing

Jan 26, 2026

School Committee meeting summary

The committee approved the 2026-2027 school calendars, enrollment targets, and capital expenditure request, and advanced naming the Carlton/Saltonstall building Sarah Parker Remond Elementary School for first reading. Each action passed 6-0, with one member absent.

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Briefing

Jan 12, 2026

Schools Face Estimated FY27 Budget Gap

Salem Public Schools projects an estimated FY27 budget gap of approximately $4.7 million, with expenses expected to rise by about $8.6 million. The district will seek savings through shared priorities and collectively determined reductions rather than assigning individual schools or departments specific cutting targets.

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Briefing

Jan 5, 2026

Carlton-Saltonstall Merger Planning Update

The district presented transition plans for the Carlton-Saltonstall merger, including closed school assignments, a three-classroom kindergarten limit for the 2025-26 school year, and a traffic and parking review planned for this spring.

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