School Committee OKs Summer School, Shifts Funds

School Committee · Meeting of May 27, 2026

Beverly School Committee approved summer school and shifted budget funds to cover a winter utility overrun. Members voted 7-0 to authorize the district's four-week summer school program, which coordinator Drew Redmond runs starting the Monday after July Fourth at $200 per course for residents and $500 for outside students. A separate Finance and Facilities Subcommittee vote moved $8,884 out of teacher longevity and salary reserve accounts to cover higher natural gas costs after a cold winter, with finance official Emma Puglisi flagging a roughly $212,000 snow and ice removal deficit.

The committee also tabled, 7-0, a caregiver and booster organization policy after member John Taylor said a 501(c)(3) requirement "opens us up to liability as a school district," sending it to legal counsel. The meeting ended with a 7-0 roll call to enter executive session on Beverly Teachers Association litigation and AFSCME bargaining strategy.

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Source: the School Committee meeting of May 27, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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