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Aug 20, 2026

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School Committee Approves Courses and Calendar

Published Aug 20, 2026

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Briefing

May 21, 2026

School Committee Approves Handbook Updates

The committee unanimously approved updates to district, elementary, middle, and high school handbooks, including individually packaged classroom snacks, revised lice procedures, weather communication, and restrictions on ski-mask-style face coverings and video-recording glasses.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Apr 16, 2026

Preschool tuition and staff rates approved

The School Committee approved increasing 2026–2027 preschool tuition from $4,000 to $6,000 for full-time enrollment and from $2,000 to $3,000 for part-time enrollment. It also approved higher athletic support, substitute, cafeteria, and cafeteria monitor rates, with all rate changes passing unanimously.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Mar 5, 2026

Committee moves final school day to June 26

The School Committee voted 5-0 to make Good Friday, April 3, a student day with early release and move the final day of school to June 26, after the district exceeded its five built-in snow days.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Feb 5, 2026

School Committee Approves Student Exchange Trip

The committee approved a proposed April 2028 educational exchange connecting Wareham students with Wareham, England. The trip is expected to cost about $4,000 per student and $5,000 per staff member, with at least six students required to participate.

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Briefing

Jan 15, 2026

School Committee Approves Courses and Calendar

The committee unanimously approved the 2026-27 high school course selections and school-year calendar, and accepted a $1,000 donation for Unified Sports.

2 min readMunicipal coverage