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School Committee Meeting Recap

January 27, 2025

School Committee Meeting Recap January 27, 2025

January 27th School Committee Meeting Recap

Dear HPS Community,


Below are discussion highlights from the January 27th School Committee meeting. These include minute markers and links to relevant documents. These notes are not official School Committee minutes, which will be on the agenda for our next meeting, but are intended to keep the community updated on decisions and topics discussed in our meetings.

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January 27th School Committee Meeting Highlights

Budget Presentation Link or click the image below. ⬇️

A full recording of the meeting is available from Harbor Media. Referenced documents can be reviewed in the meeting packet or within the most recently posted budget documents.


We have included timestamps below so you can skip ahead to discussions that may be of particular interest to you.


  • (3:28) Superintendent’s Report

  • (6:33) Communications

    • (6:38) Student Communications

    • (6:46) Other Communications

  • (7:12) Unfinished Business

    • (7:12) Superintendent Katie Roberts, Executive Director of Business Aisha Oppong and Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction Erica Pollard presented the updates to the FY ’26 Budget

    • (43:05) Katie Roberts presented proposed fees for discussion and the committee voted to approve the recommended Transportation and Parking Fees

  • (1:38:09) New Business

    • (1:38:09) Approved a proposed student trip for Hingham High Robotics Team to attend a competition in Rhode Island

    • (1:42:08) Approved a proposed trip to Europe for High School Students in April of 2026

    • (1:45:11) Received and approved updates to the Grade 6-12 Program of Studies from HMS Principal Derek Smith and Interim HHS Principal Dr. John Buckey

    • (2:01:51) Reviewed and approved the proposed Warrant Articles for the 2025 Town Meeting

    • (2:16:18) Authorized the Superintendent of Schools to submit Statement of Interest to the MSBA for Hingham High School, Plymouth River Elementary School and South Elementary School

    • (2:26:33) Approved grants and donations

  • (2:28:08) Subcommittee and Project Reports

    • Educational Programming met 1/16

    • Educational Programming will meet next on 2/13

    • Middle School Council met 1/25

    • Policy meeting on 2/24

    • PRS School Council meeting on 1/28

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