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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.
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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…
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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.
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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