Salem School Committee Meeting - November 9th, 2026

The Salem School Committee met on November 9, 2026. The committee unanimously approved the consent agenda, including minutes, a Salem High School basketball team field trip to Orlando, and two FY27 warrants dated October 22 and 29; the transcript does not state warrant amounts. In the finance and operations report, members discussed the district’s five-year transportation contract with provider Healey, including reported rates of about $500 per day or $100 per hour, and recurring delays and scheduling problems affecting athletics and field trips. Staff will continue reviewing operational solutions; no contract change or new award was approved. FY28 budget requests are expected before the committee in January.

Facilities updates included a planned Horseman playground installation, replacement of the Horseman gym floor during winter break, and a school HVAC project that would add heat pumps and classroom ventilators and replace the generator and roof, with the roof designed to be solar-ready. These were updates on planned work, not procurement approvals. The committee also began discussion of school resource officers and requested further public discussion and data; members raised concerns about an unsigned memorandum of understanding and called for a public meeting. It unanimously approved a smart-glasses and wearable-recording-devices policy for first reading and unanimously adopted a resolution opposing expansion of Pioneer Charter School of Science 2.