School Committee Meeting 10-27-2026

The Marlborough Public Schools School Committee met on October 27, 2026. Procurement- and funding-related discussion focused on the district’s school transportation provider, NRT. The superintendent reported ongoing weekly performance reviews and corrective-action monitoring after service disruptions, with recent progress in driver recruitment and staffing; committee members described continuing missed pickups and safety and training concerns, emphasized that the transportation contract must be fulfilled, and requested that NRT also communicate directly with the AMSA community. NRT’s representative agreed to continue working with the district, and the committee expects a follow-up report in about a month. No contract award, amendment, or termination vote was recorded.

The superintendent reported that the district had applied for a competitive, typically five-year 21st Century Community Learning Center grant that could provide approximately $225,000 annually for programming at Richer School. If awarded the full grant, about $66,000 would fund a required grant-manager position, with a possible district contribution of approximately $20,000. The committee approved the grant-manager job description for posting. It also approved a $360 Scholastic Book Club donation to provide books to students. Other business included presentations on school improvement plans, approval of superintendent and district goals, and votes supporting five MASC resolutions; no additional procurement awards were identified.