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Weston School Building Committee Votes to Submit Key MSBA Certification in Inaugural Meeting

WESTON — March 19, 2026 — Weston's newly formed School Building Committee held its inaugural meeting and voted unanimously to authorize submission of the town's Initial Compliance Certification to the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Chair Ken Newberg, a School Committee member and deputy general counsel at the state

Weston School Committee unanimously approves $51.4 million FY27 operating budget

WESTON — March 10, 2026 — Weston School Committee voted 5-0 to advance a $51,361,325 fiscal year 2027 operating budget, a 3.95 percent increase, to the Finance Committee and annual town meeting. Chair Adam Newman called the roll on the remote meeting after all five members — Kenneth Newberg,

Weston School Committee approves assistant superintendent search, sets April deadline

WESTON — March 2, 2026 — Weston School Committee unanimously approves assistant superintendent hiring plan and hears sweeping anti-hate initiative. The committee voted 5-0 Monday to accept a search timeline for the next Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, with finalists expected by April 2 and a final hire recommendation

Weston School Committee weighs three FY27 budget tiers, defers final vote

WESTON — February 9, 2026 — Weston School Committee reviews three FY27 budget tiers ranging from a 3.99 percent increase to a higher option adding co-teaching positions and full-day kindergarten specials. Superintendent Dr. Karen Zaleski presented the scenarios at the February 9 meeting, with the moderate tier adding 0.

Weston School Committee creates School Building Committee, orders budget alternatives

WESTON — February 3, 2026 — Weston School Committee votes to create a School Building Committee and directs Superintendent Karen Zaleski to return with alternative FY27 budget scenarios. The committee voted 5-0 Tuesday to form the seven-member panel as part of the Massachusetts School Building Authority process, with the School

Weston School Committee Adjourns FY27 Budget Hearing After Three Minutes

WESTON — February 2, 2026 — Weston School Committee adjourned its required FY27 budget public hearing after just three minutes, citing a snowstorm forecast that never arrived. Chair Adam Newman opened the remote session at 7:01 p.m. on February 2 and immediately announced that, on the advice of legal counsel,

Weston Schools Propose $51.4 Million FY27 Budget With 3.99 Percent Increase

WESTON — January 12, 2026 — Weston School Committee hears $51.4 million FY27 budget proposal calling for a 3.99 percent spending increase. Superintendent Dr. Karen Zaleski told the committee Monday that the administration trimmed an initial 5.36 percent draft to land under 4 percent, in part to build goodwill

Weston Schools Approve Seven Consent Items, Chart Path to Cell Phone Ban

WESTON — January 5, 2026 — Weston School Committee unanimously approved seven consent items and heard a detailed plan for a bell-to-bell cell phone ban at the high school, set for fall 2026. Principal Sue Bairstow outlined a locker-based approach for the roughly 700-student high school, rejecting Yondr