School Committee approves consent agenda and MASC policy review contract.
School Committee · Meeting of January 27, 2026
Easthampton School Committee approves contract negotiations with Massachusetts Association of School Committees for policy manual review. The committee unanimously authorized MASC engagement for comprehensive policy development in a 6-0-0 vote. Sam Hunter was elected Policy Subcommittee Chairperson and Eric Guyette as Secretary.
The committee also approved consent agenda finance items totaling $644,337.71 in payroll and $195,758.51 in accounts payable. Superintendent Michelle Balch reported on ongoing rollout of ParentSquare family communication platform and progress on strategic instructional data cycles across district schools.
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Source: the School Committee meeting of January 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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