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Members: Katherine Bond (Chair), Meghan Nawoichik (Vice Chair), Christine Monaco, Melissa Massardo, Jeremy Brooks

School Wellness Advisory Committee advances health standards toward School Committee approval

Burlington School Wellness Advisory Committee recommends new state frameworks. The 14-member committee, including Dr. Marwa El-Sabbahy, took a consensus vote on a crosswalk aligning the 1999 Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Frameworks with the 2023 Comprehensive Health and Physical Education

School Committee approves Wayfinder survey, $7,920 DESE grant, and teacher stipends.

Burlington School Committee approves DESE grant for career planning initiative. The Committee unanimously accepted a $7,920 Department of Elementary and Secondary Education grant supporting the MyCAP program, a state-mandated middle school initiative, and approved the Wayfinder post-test survey

Burlington School Committee Approves $7,920 Career Planning Grant, Teacher Stipends

BURLINGTON -- May 12, 2026, Burlington School Committee accepts $7,920 state grant and approves teacher stipends at May 12 meeting. The five-member board voted unanimously to accept the DESE FC 424 Grant supporting the state-mandated MyCAP, My Career and Academic Plan, initiative, which Assistant Superintendent Dr. Lisa Chen

Wellness Committee advances revised health curriculum standards for school approval.

Burlington's Wellness Advisory Committee endorses revised K-12 health education policy aligned with 2023 frameworks. The committee, including School Committee members Melissa Massardo and Meaghan Nawoichik along with 16 other district and community representatives, took consensus action on Grade

School Committee approves two policies and sets 2026-27 meeting calendar.

Burlington School Committee unanimously approves policies on exterior door security and middle school exploration. Chair Katherine Bond, Vice Chair Meghan Nawoichik, Melissa Massardo, Christine Monaco, and Jeremy Brooks voted to adopt an amended Policy ECA requiring exterior doors remain closed and