Taunton

TAUNTON -- June 3, 2026, Taunton School Committee adopts $140.3 million budget for FY27 and extends superintendent's contract four years. The committee voted 7-0 at its June 3 meeting to approve expenditures of $140,277,587, drawing $135,231,802 from city appropriations and rolling over fiscal

TAUNTON -- May 20, 2026, Taunton School Committee publicly ratifies seven union contracts and a contested non-union pay raise at May 20 meeting. Following advice from district attorney Colby Brunt to prevent potential open meeting law exposure, the committee voted on a series of roll calls to formally approve collective

TAUNTON -- May 13, 2026, Taunton School Committee devotes May meeting entirely to student and staff recognitions, retiring two pioneering principals. Superintendent Thomas Cabral surprised Principal Elizabeth Rodriguez, founder of the Taunton Public Virtual Academy, and Principal Bert Delaney of Taunton Alternative High School with unannounced retirement tributes, telling Rodriguez her

TAUNTON -- May 6, 2026, Taunton Public Schools secured a $1.1 million Chapter 74 vocational expansion grant, the largest in district history, at the School Committee's May 6 meeting. Superintendent John Cabral announced the award, down from the district's $1.5 million request, at the Governor

TAUNTON -- April 15, 2026, Taunton School Committee ratifies three-year contracts for two unions and approves non-union raises at April 15 meeting. The committee unanimously ratified agreements with the Taunton Educational Secretary and Assistance Association and the Massachusetts Nurses Association following executive session, and voted 4-2 to extend