Schools

Halifax School Committee returns $727,893 fiscal year surplus to town, citing circuit breaker restructuring. The three-member committee voted 3-0 at its July 7 remote meeting to accept the fiscal year closeout as presented and return $727,892.93 to Halifax's free cash pool.

HALIFAX — June 11, 2026 — Silver Lake School Committee reorganizes, hires new principal, and approves $83,000 athletic training contract. The committee unanimously elected Gordon Lawson as Chair and Amy Fordbright as Vice Chair at its June 11 meeting, and voted to expand Jason Frazier's role to legislative and

Halifax School Committee votes to exit school choice program amid budget standoff. The committee voted 3-0 Monday to decline participation in the state school choice program for the coming year, with Chair Kim Ridge citing fiscal constraints and adequate enrollment.

HALIFAX — April 27, 2026 — Halifax School Committee votes to exit school choice program amid budget standoff. The committee voted 3-0 Monday to decline participation in the state school choice program for the coming year, with Chair Kim Ridge citing fiscal constraints and adequate enrollment. The meeting's most

HALIFAX — April 16, 2026 — Silver Lake Regional School Committee voted to withdraw from Massachusetts school choice for the coming year at its April 16 meeting, citing a gap between the $5,000 state reimbursement and the more than $15,000 actual per-pupil cost of educating a student. Legislative agent

Halifax School Committee unanimously approved an $8.16 million fiscal year 2027 operating budget, choosing the level-service figure over the state-mandated minimum after administration warned that any lower amount would trigger potential loss of state aid and Attorney General enforcement.

HALIFAX — March 23, 2026 — Halifax School Committee unanimously approved an $8.16 million fiscal year 2027 operating budget, choosing the level-service figure over the state-mandated minimum after administration warned that any lower amount would trigger potential loss of state aid and Attorney General enforcement. The 3-0 vote

Silver Lake Regional School Committee defers a $42.4 million FY27 budget vote as staff cuts and a capital fund divide members.

Silver Lake Regional School Committee unanimously backs a plan to funnel expiring construction debt into a capital stabilization fund to address $73 million in deferred repairs.