WCTV hosted a forum with the six candidates for two- and three-year seats on Wilmington's School Committee.
Incumbent Mary Jane Byrnes is one of three candidates running for two three-year seats on the Wilmington School Committee.
Lilia Maselli, a member of the Wilmington Economic Development Committee, is the sole candidate for an open seat on the Board of Selectmen.
James DeFeo, a Boston police sergeant, is one of three candidates for two full-term seats on the Wilmington School Committee.
Justin Cusce is one of three candidates running for a two-year term on the Wilmington School Committee.
Just six students, all at the high school, plan to switch to the remote model as full-time in-person learning returns.
Yvonne Helbert, a molecular biologist, is running for a two-year term on the Wilmington School Committee.
Melissa Plowman, a mental health counselor, is running for a two-year term on the Wilmington School Committee.
The town and district recently gave the building authority its shortlist of elementary school options.
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The district needs to tell MSBA officials what grade configurations the town is not interested in by the end of the month.
After the April 5 return for elementary students, older kids will be in school full-time beginning April 26.
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Building assessments and surveys are underway to determine what is feasible in the district.
Just two students from each state are picked for the annual program and scholarship.
The selectmen will consider either putting the seat on the April ballot or having the selectmen and School Committee pick a replacement.
The district would get the minimum increase, $30 per student, as part of the new Student Opportunity Act funding formula.
The town has over 200 positive cases and a test rate above 7 percent.
With online school in place, that's likely Step 1 for schools. But there's still a scenario in which school is canceled altogether.
The two announced that they had reached agreement on reopening, more than a month into the school year.
The town Board of Health has not been able to contact trace due to non-cooperation by attendees of the party, school officials said.
The district's transition to hybrid is finally taking place, one month after the school year started.
Five districts and one special education school reported five or more cases while over 400 districts and schools had no new cases.
The latest school plan does not foresee full hybrid learning until Oct. 26, at the earliest.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced semifinalists for 2021 scholarships, including hundreds in Massachusetts.
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At Tuesday night's School Committee meeting, school officials provided an update to the school district's reopening plans.
The school year is set to begin Wednesday, Sept. 16 with a remote day for all cohorts.
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Five hundred respondents said they would use the remote learning model, while a few dozen are planning to home school.
Wilmington Public Schools won nearly $40,000 in state funds for remote learning technology, Thursday
The town's financial advisor believes the town could save $155,000 per year by restructuring the $44 million bond.
The transition timeline was left at the superintendent's discretion, based on safety measures and public health data.
The district is planning to split grade 1 to 12 students into two cohorts, half in school Monday and Thursday and half Tuesday and Friday.
Over 30 area teachers unions signed an open letter calling for a "gradual phased-in approach," beginning with distance learning.
A new ranking compares per-student spending to average household income. Towns with high income tended to have less equity.
The administration has not figured out how to have full in-person reopening while meeting state physical distancing requirements.
More than 5 percent of Wilmington families said their kids would not enroll or return to school in each possible scenario.
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Full return is not viable while fully remote learning is not necessary, Superintendent Glenn Brand told the School Committee.