Schools · School Committee
Watertown panel backs $500 bus fee, fewer runs
The Watertown School Committee's Budget and Finance Subcommittee voted to recommend a $500 bus fee and a scaled-back busing plan for next year.
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Schools · School Committee
Watertown panel advances religious holiday policy
The Watertown School Committee's Policy Subcommittee voted unanimously to send revised religious observance and building-access policies to the full committee.
Schools · School Committee
School Committee approves $64.6M FY27 budget
Watertown School Committee voted 7-0 to approve a $64,590,019 budget for fiscal year 2027.
Schools · School Committee
Panel advances K-12 phone ban to School Committee
The Watertown School Committee's Policy Subcommittee voted to forward a K-12 "bell-to-bell" personal device ban to the full committee.
Schools · School Committee
Watertown Weighs Special Ed Overhaul, FY27 Budget
Watertown School Committee reviewed a new special education strategy and opened a hearing on a $64,590,018 fiscal 2027 budget. The budget, a 4 percent increase over fiscal 2026, adds a special education coach and reinstates athletic fees families call "certainly a hardship."
Schools · School Committee
Watertown Schools Reinstate Athletic Fees 4-3
Watertown School Committee voted 4-3 to reinstate athletic and extracurricular fees after two fee-free years.
Schools · School Committee
School Committee Reviews FY27 Budget Priorities
The Watertown School Committee reviewed $983,248 in new FY27 budget priority requests against a $2.5 million level-service deficit ahead of a March 16 vote.
Schools · School Committee
Subcommittee backs new high school course catalog
Watertown's Curriculum Subcommittee voted 2-0 to recommend the 2026-27 Program of Studies to the full School Committee.
Schools · School Committee
Watertown Delays Middle School Start Time, 4-2
The Watertown School Committee voted 4-2 to delay an 8:30 a.m. middle school start time for one year, citing a lost athletic field.
Schools · School Committee
Schools Outline Plan to Close $2.5M Budget Gap
Watertown School Committee opened budget talks facing a $2.5 million fiscal 2027 deficit.
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