Patrick C. Daly, Superintendent

The North Reading School Committee has a goal that states, " The School Committee will support the district in exploring opportunities for outdoor time for students and the Superintendent will prepare a presentation on this topic for the committee in the Spring of  2024." At this time we are forming a working group consisting of school employees, the Superintendent, a School Committee member, and interested parents, families, and caregivers to come together and discuss this topic and make a recommendation to the school committee at an upcoming meeting. The first meeting of this working group will take place on  May 8, 2024 at 4pm  at the Middle/High School . If you are interested in participating and/or providing your thoughts and feedback, please complete this brief form and we will follow up with those registered with more details on the location. https://forms.gle/jjEZBcR62NjAcajM9 Thank you, Dr. Daly

  Dear North Reading Public Schools Community, This email is a reminder of the upcoming Community Informational  Webinar  on the Town Budget Process on  Wednesday, April 24, 2024 8:00 p.m. The link for this virtual meeting  will be posted here  when available. It is very important that all parents, caregivers, families, and staff attend either the  Webinar  or the in-person session on May 9, 2024 in the Distance Learning Lab at the North Reading Middle High School to learn more. We will be discussing the budget gaps that are impacting not only this upcoming year (FY25) but also the following two years (FY26 and FY27).  The current budget for next school year, voted last night by the North Reading School Committee,  includes the following $1.2 million dollars in cuts : Meets all contractual salary and operational expense obligations; Elimination of  15.2  positions; Higher class sizes and student/teacher caseload at all levels; ...

 

  Dear North Reading Public Schools Community, As an update to our budget process for Fiscal Year 25 I would like to share this link to Monday’s Public Budget Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LnIrTJJrXM During the meeting the School Committee discussed the current budget gap of $1.2 million dollars for level services and $1.6 million dollars for our modified level services plan along with potential cuts that would need to be made in order to balance the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.  Principals and Directors provided impact statements that addressed how these cuts would affect our students, programs, and buildings. I strongly recommend that everyone in our school community review this presentation and follow along with the updates in the North Reading Transcript and participate in our upcoming public presentations: Date and time Topic Location Presenters Monday, April 22, 2024 6:30 p.m. School Committee Budget Vote Hybrid; J. Turner Hood Elementary School and ...