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Webster School District committee meeting, Sep 8, 2026

2 h 13 min

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What happened at this meeting

Webster School Committee accepts $1,500 and $5,000 donations 2:00:17

  • The committee heard start-of-year reports from the superintendent, the director of finance and operations and the Park Ave Elementary principal. 1:03
  • A motion to accept a donation of $5,000 through the Adopt a Classroom, plus supplies for each classroom, passed. 2:01:32

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Item by item (11)
  1. Opening approval 0:50
    • The chair called for a motion to approve an item, and a staff member called the roll. 0:50
    • The chair announced the motion passed. 1:03
  2. Superintendent's report 1:03
    • The superintendent announced new hires and several resignations, including paraprofessionals, and said exit interviews showed people were looking for more money or changing careers. 1:09
    • Linda Millet asked whether the 6th grade teacher position had been filled, and a staff member said it had. 4:09
    • The superintendent said a staff survey on the August 26th professional development day drew 224 responses, with 166 rating it very good or excellent, and that the district started the year with 31 outstanding enrollments. 6:24
  3. Finance and operations update 24:42
    • The director of finance and operations said the renovation project was 94% complete, with move-in expected at the end of December and about $140,000 in retainage held for punch list items. 24:42
    • Linda Millet asked whether there would be a process for punch list items after the contractors left, and a staff member described how items are identified and scheduled. 31:46
    • A staff member reported bus route adjustments and said a summer meals program served 2,936 lunches to enrolled students. 34:19
  4. Park Ave Elementary update 42:20
    • The principal said Park Ave had 100% teacher retention, 730 students enrolled and 132 kindergartners registered. 43:30
    • The principal said the school would have 63 spots for first graders in a virtual, one-on-one early literacy high-dosage tutoring program. 50:26
    • A staff member said the program was not a grant and the district would receive no money, with the state department funding approved vendors. 52:00
  5. Student representative update 1:00:22
    • Student representatives from Bartlett High School said parent pickup and drop-off was moving smoothly and described fewer classroom distractions with phone pouches. 1:00:22
    • A student representative said early college classes offered with Worcester State had 16 students in college writing and 26 in public speaking, and that a high school open house was set for September 17th. 1:04:20
  6. Fundraising applications report 1:15:35
    • The chair said the committee reviews but does not approve fundraising activities and noted 5 items in the report. 1:15:35
  7. Policy approvals and deletions 1:15:35
    • A staff member said a time had been added to Policy JJH at the committee's request. 1:20:17
    • Motions on the policy items passed as each vote was announced. 1:16:57
  8. Additional high school art teacher position 1:22:16
    • A staff member said the high school had 2 art teachers before the building project and that a position left vacant after a retirement was always intended to return. 1:22:44
    • A staff member said moving academic coaches into Title I opened money in the LEA budget to cover the 1.0 position, which another staff member said would add 150 more spots in one semester. 1:33:42
    • One board member said it would be great to see a bowls program come back. 1:42:50
  9. Head nurse job description and stipend 1:56:53
    • A staff member said the head nurse role was a stipend position of $2,300, the same as an instructional leader, to be funded through unfilled ILT positions. 1:57:16
  10. Donations 2:00:17
    • The committee considered a $1,500 donation from Harrington Hospital for supplies at Park Ave Elementary and a $5,000 donation from Long Subaru through Adopt a Classroom. 2:00:17
    • The chair announced motions passed to accept both donations. 2:01:32
  11. Adjournment 2:01:54
    • The chair called for a motion to adjourn. 2:01:54
    • The chair announced the motion passed and the meeting adjourned. 2:13:14

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