Taunton

TAUNTON -- April 1, 2026, Taunton School Committee receives $140.3 million FY27 budget proposal with no staff cuts, approves outdoor graduation for record class. Superintendent John Cabral presented the preliminary spending plan at the April 1 meeting, warning that Student Opportunity Act increases are over and that the district will

TAUNTON -- March 18, 2026, Taunton School Committee ratifies administrators contract and keeps June 30 as the last day of school. The full board voted unanimously Wednesday night to ratify a collective bargaining agreement with the Taunton Administrators Association and to accept Superintendent Rui Cabral's recommendation to make up

TAUNTON -- March 4, 2026, Taunton School Committee awards $67.1 million, five-year bus contract to H&L Bloom, Inc. The committee voted unanimously at its March 4 meeting to award the transportation contract to H&L Bloom, the lowest of two qualifying bids, after four of six

TAUNTON -- February 11, 2026, Taunton School Committee held its annual Student Recognition Night on February 11, honoring dozens of students and staff from seven schools across the district. Mayor Shauna O'Connell, Superintendent Cabral, and committee members recognized honorees ranging from Bennett Elementary third graders celebrated for peer empathy

TAUNTON -- February 4, 2026, Taunton School Committee opened six transportation bids and referred them to administration at its February 4 meeting. The Finance and Law Subcommittee, chaired by School Committee member Greg DeMello and including members Manuel Vieira and Mrs. Schiaves, received bids ranging from $67,122,850 from Bloom