Patrick C. Daly, Superintendent

On April 28, 2025 the North Reading School Committee voted to approve the Fiscal Year 2026 budget of $40,780,049 which represents an increase of 4.1% of the prior fiscal year. This budget is below level services and level staffing, meaning that in order to reconcile the gap of $597,752 the district needed to reduce staffing, programs, and services from what our students received in the 2024-25 school year. These cuts are in addition to the reductions that were made the prior year that have also not been restored. In order to close this budget gap several programmatic and personnel related reductions were necessary. The middle school programs for Computer Science and World Languages were reduced, and those offerings will now be General Arts offerings, similar to Robotics. In addition, our French Program 6-12 is being sunset, allowing only students who would be enrolled in French II and above for 2025-26 to continue learning the language in our district. All other students will have the...

FY26: 2025-26 School Budget Update Ahead of the North Reading School Committee’s public hearing on April 7, 2025 on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget I would like to share some very important updates on the budget for the upcoming school year. At this point in time we are presenting a level service budget with level staffing which represents the same services for students as in the current school year, with no restorations from the cuts from the previous year. In addition, we have a budget gap of $1,476,023 that needs to be reconciled. What are the budget drivers for the school budget for the school year 2025-26 and beyond? Like all school districts, the majority of our budget is comprised of contractual salary obligations, which make up 81.9% of our total budget. This includes steps, lane movements, and longevity increases for eligible staff in the North Reading Public Schools and factors in savings through turnover based on historical trends. Another major driver is the cost of Special Ed...

Dear North Reading Public Schools Community, I’m very pleased to provide this update to everyone with respect to our search for the next E. Ethel Little Elementary School Principal.  As recently communicated, we selected three finalists; however, one of our candidates has accepted another position and so we will be moving forward with a modified schedule.                                               April 1, 2025 Staff Panels Administrative Council Julie  Sciamanna Sarah O’Leary  3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Meet with Administrative Council Meet Faculty/Staff (Library) 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Meet Faculty/Staff (Library) Meet with Administrative Council April 2, 2025 Family and Community Panels E. Ethel Little School Library & Virtual 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Sarah O’Leary 6:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m Julie  Sciamanna Sarah O’Leary is currently the principal of the Pro...

                                                                                                                        January 30, 2025 Dear North Reading High School Community, I am writing today to inform you that Dr. Miriam Meyer has accepted the offer to become the next principal of North Reading High School. Dr. Meyer is currently the assistant principal of Ayer Shirley Regional High School, a position she has held since 2018. Prior to that she served as an educational team leader (9-12) in Marlborough, MA, as a special education director (8-12) with the Hudson Public Schools, and as a school psychologist. We are thankful to ou...