The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee approved four solar power-purchase agreements and adopted a $122,593,238 fiscal 2027 budget, while narrowing elementary redistricting options to two finalist zones.
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee heard a consultant recommend a new elementary redistricting scenario amid parent pushback over lost walkability.
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee previewed three draft elementary boundary scenarios Thursday, drawn from more than 1,200 survey responses, that would move between 64 percent and 68 percent of students to new buildings under the district's "AB Forward" reorganization.
Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee set a preliminary $122,593,238 FY27 budget, a 4.75 percent increase, unanimously approving assessments of $82,830,682 for Acton (up 3.75 percent) and $17,734,103 for Boxborough (up 5.57 percent).
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee voted 18 to 3.5 to close all five Acton elementary schools and end open enrollment in favor of geography-based assignment.
The Acton-Boxborough Regional School Committee postponed its vote on reorganizing the district's elementary schools and voted to terminate a stalled solar deal.
Acton-Boxborough School Committee advances plan for restructuring consultant as enrollment and budget pressures intensify.
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