SCHOOL COMMITTEE NEWS: Big Issues To Be Discussed At Tonight’s Meeting

WILMINGTON, MA — The Wilmington School Committee meets this Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 7pm in the Large Instruction Room at Wilmington High School.

(A closed-door Executive Session meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:30pm.  If completed early, it’s possible the open-session public meeting could begin prior to 7pm.)

There are some newsworthy items on the agenda, including:

  • Interim Superintendent Joanne Benton will present the School Committee with her recommended FY18 budget for the school district. A 3.25% increase over FY17 is expected.
  • The School Committee will begin initial discussions on its upcoming superintendent search.
  • Interim Superintendent Joanne Benton will distribute the school district’s Annual Report, which will be included in the Town’s Annual Report released this April.
  • The School Committee will consider a field trip request to Odiorne Park and Refuge in Rye, NH for 3rd graders this June.
  • The School Committee will consider accepting a $1,500 donation from the Wilmington Educational Foundation to help fund the district’s Annual STEM Fair.

The meeting will be telecast live by Wilmington Community Television on WCTV-G — Channel 22 on Comcast and Channel 38 on Verizon.  The meeting will also streamed on WCTV’s website HERE.

Wilmington Apple intends on reporting on many of the items above – and any other news that comes from the meeting.  Wilmington Apple also intends on live-tweeting the meeting HERE.

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