School Committee Meeting — September 24, 2026

The Swansea School Committee met on Thursday, September 24, 2026, and moved through a series of action items before entering into executive session. With three members present (Committee Chair Mr. Rodericks, Mr. Cavallo, and Ms. Petty attending remotely), the committee approved multiple student travel requests, including a Joseph Case Junior High School trip to Washington, D.C., and a Joseph Case marching band trip to Allentown, Pennsylvania. The committee also accepted donations from adoptaclassroom.org/Burlington Stores ($5,000) and Montella's Karate Academy ($150 worth of school supplies).

Additionally, the committee authorized two before-school monitor positions for the junior high school for the 2026-2027 school year at $973 per monitor, funded through the existing budget to improve morning supervision and student safety. An agenda item regarding an additional leadership team position at the junior high school was corrected via friendly amendment from $2,000 to $2,262 annually and approved. The committee further voted to adopt policy files ACH and ACHR (the PROTECT Act), authorized the superintendent and committee chair to respond to an Open Meeting Law complaint filed by Patrick Higgins and Associates on September 18, 2026, and voted to endorse the Joseph Case Junior High School/MSBA building project.

Following the completion of action items and consent approvals, the committee voted unanimously to enter into executive session pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 30A, Section 21A, Purpose 2, to discuss contract terms and conditions for Superintendent Scott C. Holcomb.

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