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Peabody School District committee meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened at this meeting

Peabody School Committee approves 2026⁠-⁠27 student handbooks, shortened to 26 pages 44:45

  • The committee heard an update on the PVMHS MSBA project, including school building committee visits to Attleboro High School and Arlington High School. 14:34
  • The superintendent presented district goals for 2026⁠-⁠27, including a goal of a 20% increase in the number of students meeting or exceeding grade-level expectations from the 2026 baseline data. 37:15
  • The committee approved student handbooks for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 46:30
  • Members also heard subcommittee reports, including a list of summer maintenance work in district schools. 1:00:30

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Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and approval of minutes 9:32
    • Beverley Ann Griffin Dunne said they were the vice chair and were sitting in for the mayor. 9:32
  2. Approval of bills 13:15
    • John Olimpio moved to approve warrant number 6481 in the amount of $116,851.97, subject to audit. 13:25
    • John Olimpio also moved to approve warrant number 6480 in the amount of $1,091,039.45, subject to audit. 14:00
  3. High school building project update 14:34
    • Beverley Ann Griffin Dunne said the school building committee visited Attleboro High School and Arlington High School, looking at facilities, traffic controls and sustainability features. 14:34
    • A staff member said the group hopes to visit 2 to 3 other schools during the school year and Northeast Metro Tech in the spring. 19:32
    • Joseph Amico asked whether any community had a campus similar to the district's, and a speaker said the architects had started site work to determine the configuration of the entire campus. 20:47
  4. Superintendent's evaluation 24:13
    • Beverley Ann Griffin Dunne said members completed individual evaluations that the mayor compiled into a narrative document. 24:32
    • One board member said it would be nice to see more of the individual evaluations reflected in the summative report. 27:11
    • Brandi Carpenter moved to accept the final evaluation report, and the committee took a roll call vote. 28:34
  5. School opening dates and district goals 33:29
    • The superintendent said teachers return Monday, August 31st, students in grades 1 through 12 start Wednesday, September 2nd, and kindergarten and pre-K students start Wednesday, September 9th. 33:29
    • The superintendent said the district goals aim for a 20% increase in the number of students meeting or exceeding grade-level expectations from the 2026 baseline data, and that school improvement plans are due by October 1st. 37:13
    • Brandi Carpenter moved to accept and approve the goals as presented, and the committee took a roll call vote. 40:19
  6. New playground at Pasos 41:50
    • A district staff member said a playground was installed at Pasos at the West School over the summer and a ribbon cutting would be held once the school year begins. 41:50
    • A district staff member said the director of Pasos had sent a letter asking to add a bench to go along with the playground, and that the bench required school committee approval before moving forward. 41:50
    • Beverley Ann Griffin Dunne announced that the vote on a motion to build the bench at the playground was unanimous. 44:24
  7. Student handbooks 44:45
    • The superintendent said the handbooks were cut from 126 pages last year to 26 pages, with hyperlinks to the district's policies. 44:45
    • Joseph Amico moved to approve the handbooks for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 46:30
    • The chair announced that the motion passed. 47:02
  8. District improvement plan 47:02
    • Beverley Ann Griffin Dunne asked for a motion to approve the district improvement plan, and Joseph Amico made the motion with the year corrected to 2026⁠-⁠2027. 47:02
  9. Public participation 48:45
    • A speaker at public comment asked about a school choice application decision. 49:09
    • Beverley Ann Griffin Dunne said committee policy does not allow members to respond at public participation. 50:27
  10. Written communications 51:45
    • Brandi Carpenter moved to receive items 1 through 7 of written communications. 52:16
    • The superintendent said there is no action at this point and that the charter schools are meeting their obligation by informing the district. 52:32
    • The superintendent said Pioneer Charter School is looking to expand enrollment from just over 800 to just over 1,200 and that Marblehead Community Charter School is looking to add Peabody to its catch zone. 52:53
  11. Subcommittee reports 54:37
    • Joseph Amico asked to set up a safety subcommittee meeting with city and facilities officials, and a speaker said it could be done in September. 57:39
    • Beverley Ann Griffin Dunne said the floors of 4 gymnasiums were stripped and refinished this summer and that 3 roof projects were delayed by procurement and engineering changes. 1:00:30
    • A district staff member said an administrative review with the Collins Center was underway and a full report was expected by the end of November to inform the budget process. 1:09:34
  12. Liaison reports and next agenda 1:10:07
    • Beverley Ann Griffin Dunne said a parent advisory board meeting will be scheduled in September. 1:10:07
    • Beverley Ann Griffin Dunne said the district plans to host a presentation about the schools for local real estate professionals. 1:12:02

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Video: posted by the district as “Regular School Committee Meeting 08.25.26”