Committee Funds METCO Bus Monitor 4-0

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What happened

The School Committee voted 4-0-0 to fund a monitor for the district's 14 elementary METCO students who commute over two hours daily between Boston and Natick. The committee continued reviewing the Memorial School building plan with updated enrollment figures and discussion of redistricting implications. Goal-setting and the practice field public forum were deferred to future meetings.

Key decisions

• 🏢 Memorial School Education Plan revisions. The committee continued discussion of the Memorial School Education Plan revisions to a future meeting, likely past November 2, pending architect contract finalization, with no vote taken. Read case details
• 👤 METCO elementary bus monitor funding. The committee approved a budget transfer of up to $27,800 to fund a monitor on the elementary METCO bus beginning around November 1, 2026, for up to 139 school days. (Vote 4-0-0). Read case details
• 📋 High school practice field public forum rescheduled. The committee agreed informally to move the planned December 21 public forum to January 2027, with the committee vote on a practice-field recommendation also pushed to later in January; exact new dates were not finalized during the meeting. Read case details
• 📜 Committee annual goals deferred. The committee agreed informally to postpone formal adoption of annual goals until more members are present, with November 16 cited as a likely date for the full seven-member committee to reconvene. Read case details

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