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School Committee Backs WinCam Funding Letter

Winchester School Committee weighed a $600 base athletic fee, up 50 percent, to close a $61,892 budget gap from the failed override.

Townbrief reporting · May 28

Schools · School Committee

School Committee Ratifies Fourth Union Contract

Winchester School Committee ratified a contract with the teachers union's Unit E. The committee voted unanimously Monday, May 18, to approve the memorandum of agreement with the Winchester Educators Association, with the chair crediting committee member Bolognese for leading negotiations on the…

Townbrief reporting · May 18

Schools · School Committee

School Committee outlines 32 job cuts for FY27

Winchester School Committee detailed 32 staff reductions for fiscal 2027 after voters rejected an $11.5 million override by about 280 votes.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 28

Schools · School Committee

Winchester School Committee Unanimously Eliminates Athletic Fee Family Cap for FY27

WINCHESTER -- April 16, 2026, Winchester School Committee votes to eliminate athletic fee family cap and sets literacy funding at $598,540. Meeting Chair Tim Matthews opened the April 16 session after a joint tri-

Townbrief reporting · Apr 16

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School Committee Delays FY27 Budget Vote

The Winchester School Committee delayed a final vote on the fiscal 2027 school budget while outlining $2.3 million in proposed staffing cuts tied to a failed override.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 14

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Committee Defers Morocco Rebuild Vote to Fall

The Winchester School Committee voted 3-2 to delay a Massachusetts School Building Authority feasibility-funding request for a new Morocco Elementary School until the fall town meeting. Chair Tim Matthews and member Mr. Belair voted no; members Hopcroft, Mignarji and Balinese voted yes.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 9

Schools · School Committee

School Committee backs $1.5M Morocco study bid

The Winchester School Committee voted 5-0 to reaffirm a $1.5 million spring town meeting request for a Morocco School feasibility study.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 2

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Winchester Schools Pick Arts and Letters as District-Wide K-5 Literacy Curriculum

WINCHESTER -- March 31, 2026, Winchester Public Schools formally recommended Arts and Letters as the district's K-5 elementary literacy curriculum following a year-long pilot. The recommendation, presented to the School Committee

Townbrief reporting · Mar 31

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Winchester School Committee Unanimously Adopts Arts & Letters as K-5 Literacy Curriculum

WINCHESTER -- March 26, 2026, Winchester School Committee unanimously adopts Arts & Letters as its K-5 literacy curriculum and commits to a 5 percent FY27 budget increase in the wake of a failed operating

Townbrief reporting · Mar 26

Schools · School Committee

Winchester School Committee Unanimously Backs Literacy Curriculum Article for Town Meeting

WINCHESTER -- March 20, 2026, Winchester School Committee advances free-cash article for K-5 literacy curriculum and adopts superintendent's biannual evaluation. The committee voted unanimously March 19 to co-sponsor a Spring

Townbrief reporting · Mar 20