How to follow this board
- Residents can speak during Public Comment at the start of each regular meeting, for up to 3 minutes (the Chair may limit it to 2), on School Committee business: sign the sheet at the podium by 7:00 PM with name and topic, or join by Zoom, registering by the link on the Meetings page between 6:45 and 7:00 PM and sending name and address in the chat. There's no spoken public comment at subcommittee meetings; written comments are taken into the record. Simultaneous interpretation in Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole needs registration 48 hours ahead. Source: School Committee Meetings page and policy BEDH-E (opens in new tab).
- Meetings are broadcast and recorded by Somerville School Committee on YouTube (opens in new tab).
- New agendas and minutes from every board are in this site's RSS feed.
All recorded meetings
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School Committee Meeting
Student Advisory Committee representatives; Public comment; WSNS water damage instructional updates and planning; WSNS water damage repairs…
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School Committee Meeting
Field trip for 27 West Somerville Neighborhood School chorus students to Providence, Rhode Island, at $25 per student cost.
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School Committee Meeting
MCAS results, special education update, $759,711.73 career technology grant, and $344.00 student field trip to Groton, MA.
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School Committee Meeting
Cummings School Warming Center agreement, UAW Community Schools agreement, and FY26 grant funds.
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School Committee Meeting
Approved acceptance of FY27 grants, including $732,519 in SCALE state adult education funds, plus a Nature’s Classroom field trip.
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School Committee Special Meeting
Approved authorizing signing of Preferred Schematic Report and Grade Reconfiguration Letter for proposed school at 115 Sycamore Street.
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School Committee Special Meeting
Identified a new 925-student school at Sycamore Street as the preferred option, and accepted FY26 and FY27 grant funds by an 8-0 vote.
Meetings recorded here start in August 2026. Earlier meetings are on the Somerville Public Schools website (opens in new tab).