Schools
by Connie Sartini
Dunstable held its Annual Town Election on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The Town of Dunstable home page provided the election results, with the caveat that they were unofficial results. There are a total of 2,622 registered voters in Dunstable and voter turnout for this election was...
by Russell Harris
The Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee voted unanimously at their May 1 meeting to allocate $150,000 for the renovation of the Union Building, a historic structure in the town of Dunstable that the district will soon vacate.
“In your packet I put a synopsis of...
The Florence Roche School project received more than $6.1 million in state grant funding this month, according to a statement from Representative Margaret Scarsdale (D - Pepperrell) and Senator John J. Cronin (D – Fitchburg).
The grant payment, issued this month by the Massachusetts School...
by Marlena Gilbert
Currently, the Groton Dunstable Regional School Committee (GDRSC) is in union contract negotiations.
Over 77.2% of the school budget is salary and benefits.
Over 85% of employees of the Groton Dunstable Regional School District are union employees.
These three...
Town Manager Mark Haddad announced that “The Finance Committee has approved the Proposed FY 2025 Town Operating Budget with the revised Groton Dunstable Regional School District Assessment and Proposed Operating Grant of $619,000. They approved the Municipal Budget at $17,271,660, an increase...
by Marlena Gilbert
School Choice in Massachusetts is an inter-district program under G.L. c. 76, § 12B. It allows families to enroll their children in schools in communities other than the city or town where they reside. The sending district, which is the district in which the child resides,...
by Connie Sartini
At their Monday, April 22 meeting, Town Manager Mark Haddad advised the Select Board,“The Groton Dunstable Regional School District Committee has revised their FY 2025 Assessment based on the defeat of the Override in Groton and Dunstable as shown in chart (above left).
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by Marlena Gilbert
The Groton Dunstable Regional School Committee (GDRSC) met to discuss recertifying the FY25 school budget. The discussions were uneasy as they discussed the three-year operating override funding request for the municipal and school district budgets that was defeated in both...
Rohit Bhasin
1. How would you as a school committee member suggest advocating for academic excellence given the current budget constraints? Do you expect to be able to maintain the current level of scores or rankings of our schools given the budget constraints?
Answer: To advocate for academic...
by Marlena Gilbert
As previously reported, an unprecedented number of Groton and Dunstable voters cast their votes at the polls and the results were finalized; the override in both Groton and Dunstable to fund level municipal and school services failed.
Prior to the override vote, Dunstable...