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School Committee Narrows School Choice Plan
Wakefield's School Committee voted 4-3 to limit new school choice seats to the high school, rejecting a wider plan that would have added students in grades 7 and 8.
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Wakefield School Committee Closes Immediately Into Executive Session for Contract Talks
WAKEFIELD -- May 6, 2026, Wakefield School Committee meets for under two minutes, then closes to public for contract talks. The five-member board, Stephen Ingles, Tom Markham, Kevin Scala, Pete Davis, and Kevin Patanella,
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School Committee rejects $300,000 budget cut
Wakefield School Committee declined to cut $300,000 from its fiscal 2027 budget, sending its original plan to town meeting intact. Member Peter Davis said the roughly $58 million budget has "no fudge factor" to absorb the Finance Committee's requested reduction without layoffs.
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School Committee rates Supt. Lyons proficient
The Wakefield School Committee rated Superintendent Douglas Lyons proficient or exemplary across all four evaluation standards ahead of a May 4 town meeting vote on the district's level-service budget.
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School Committee Holds Hearing on FY27 Budget
Wakefield School Committee opened and closed a public hearing on a $58.6 million FY27 budget, a 5.73 percent increase. Math interventionist Corrine Keys told the board that elementary interventionists "are still being paid $25 an hour," a rate unchanged for at least 12 years.
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School Committee approves Delaware band trip
Wakefield School Committee approved an overnight band trip and a coaching stipend gift Tuesday.
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School Committee advances routine votes, previews budget
Wakefield School Committee previewed a $58.6 million fiscal 2027 budget and debated a $50 extracurricular fee hike.
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School committee OKs Atlanta DECA trip
Wakefield School Committee approved a student trip to the National DECA Conference in Atlanta and heard that out-of-district special education tuition could reach about $6 million next year.
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School Committee approves policy, warns of freeze
Wakefield School Committee approved policy updates and warned a spending freeze is coming as reserves thin.
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Wakefield Schools Approve 2026-27 Calendar
Wakefield's School Committee approved the 2026-27 school calendar and reviewed $372,000 in capital requests Tuesday.
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