# School Committee Meeting - September 28, 2026


**Body:** Somerville School Committee
**Date:** September 27, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


Somerville School Committee meeting — September 28, 2026. The committee discussed planning for the district’s MSBA school-building project. The superintendent described the upcoming shift from educational visioning to building-design details with Perkins Eastman and the MSBA, including staff focus groups planned for October. Members discussed providing the MSBA with a conceptual or placeholder catchment area while the School Assignment Advisory Committee develops longer-term recommendations; no building contract award or final catchment decision was made. The committee also accepted the Finance and Facilities Subcommittee report, without details of specific purchases or contracts in the transcript.

The committee voted to accept a $759,711.73 grant to support automotive electrical programs. It also approved a West Somerville field trip, with a stated student cost of $344, and a donation to the Somerville High School orchestra; neither was described as a contract award. Other discussion covered student achievement, special education, and school bathrooms. No other procurement awards or purchasing decisions were identified.

**Source:** Somerville School Committee