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Deerfield School Committee awards $151,500 playground contract to South Hadley firm

WHATELY -- May 21, 2026, Deerfield School Committee awards $151,500 playground contract and updates nutrition policy at May 21 meeting. The committee unanimously approved a package of five motions awarding the playground renovation contract to Haber Brothers Inc. of South Hadley, $139,000 base bid plus a $12,500 add

Shutesbury School Committee establishes special education reserve fund, elects Jack chair

SHUTESBURY -- May 21, 2026, Shutesbury Elementary School Committee unanimously elected Leah Jack as chair and voted to create a special education reserve fund at its May 21 reorganization meeting. The committee seated new write-in member Megan Lennon and filled every officer and subcommittee role in a series of 5-

Whately and Conway School Committees Pass Policy EFD, Skip June Meeting

WHATELY -- May 19, 2026, Whately and Conway School Committees approve policy EFD and defer five new policies to September. Meeting jointly on May 19, the two committees corrected a Whately minutes error that had overstated a classroom flooring appropriation by $10,000, the voted figure was $30,000, not $40,

Greenfield Schools Plan to Pull $1.25 Million From Reserves to Balance Budget

Greenfield schools propose drawing $1.25 million from reserve accounts to avoid city budget ask.

Greenfield School Committee Votes to Commission Independent Literacy Audit of Elementary Schools

GREENFIELD -- May 13, 2026, Greenfield School Committee votes 3-2-2 to commission an independent literacy audit of elementary schools. The May 13 vote, driven by Member Lisa Goodwin, directs the superintendent to hire an experienced outside literacy consultant to examine all components of literacy instruction across the district'

Greenfield School Committee Votes to Commission Independent Literacy Audit of Elementary Schools

GREENFIELD -- May 13, 2026, Greenfield School Committee votes 3-2-2 to commission an independent literacy audit of elementary schools. The May 13 vote, driven by Member Lisa Goodwin, directs the superintendent to hire an experienced outside literacy consultant to examine all components of literacy instruction across the district'

Frontier Regional awards $613,560 parking lot contract, debates ending international trip sponsorship

WHATELY -- May 12, 2026, Frontier Regional School Committee awards $613,560 parking lot contract and opens debate on ending international trip sponsorship. The committee unanimously awarded the resurfacing contract to Taylor Davis Landscape Company at its May 12 meeting, with authorization for Principal Darius to approve up to $400,000

Whately Center School Committee Plans Festival Outreach to Boost RFI Response

WHATELY -- May 11, 2026, Whately Center School Committee maps outreach strategy as RFI draws three early inquiries. The committee, which is seeking to identify potential partners for the reuse of the Center School building, spent its May 11 meeting coordinating a table at the upcoming town spring festival and planning

Greenfield School Subcommittee Sends AI Policy to Full Committee for Review

Greenfield school policy subcommittee advances AI use policy and tightens volunteer access rules.

Whately Subcommittee Sets June Launch for Farm Kitchen Survey, RFI Outreach

WHATELY -- April 27, 2026, Whately's school building reuse subcommittee finalized plans to survey area farmers on commercial kitchen demand and push an RFI to potential building partners. The committee agreed to distribute a Google Forms survey to roughly 40 food-crop farms in the Whately area starting in

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