School Committee approves $45,000 alternative school van

School Committee · Meeting of October 21, 2026

Taunton School Committee approved up to $45,000 for a van for its alternative high school program. Principal Kevin Avatable presented a three-year plan to turn the credit recovery school into a project-based, school-to-work program with internships and capstones. Superintendent Cabral said the bank earmark could cover the van if appropriated funds were not used.

Dr. DeMello opposed the van, saying she would be "the first one to drive that bus" if money allowed it for all 300 internship students. The committee approved the motion on a roll call announced as 6-2.

In the full story:

• Finance and Law Subcommittee, earlier in the evening
• Opening business and student report
• Reimagining alternative learning
• Executive session
• Superintendent's report and administrative business
• Subcommittee report, email audit and adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,534 words

Source: the School Committee meeting of October 21, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.