Teachers and services hang in the balance
This week, the finance and advisory committees of Hamilton and Wenham will meet jointly to discuss school funding for next year. The fincoms have not heard much from parents yet this year, and they are facing tough decisions.
Can you send an email to the [...]
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Here is detail on Support Our Schools’ “fair share” position on the appropriations of Hamilton and Wenham to the FY 2010 budget for the Hamilton Wenham Regional School District. The calculation below is based on principles explained in the Notes, which follow.
Support Our Schools "Fair Share" Position
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The 2011 school budget is being built now and will be decided upon in the next several weeks. The numbers are looking alarming.
This Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Buker Multipurpose Room, the Superintendent will present the school budget to all the important decision makers in our towns: the Hamilton and Wenham [...]
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Cutler HVAC Ballot Vote
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009
Winthrop School
Polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Go here for details on the Cutler heating system project: http://www.hw-regional.k12.ma.us/CutlerHVACProjectFactSheet100209RF.pdf
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The Joint Budget Conference Committee began meeting Monday, June 1, to attempt to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of the state budget.
Three cuts are on the table that will have deep impact to our schools for fiscal year 2010: Chapter 70, Regional Transportation, and the Circuit Breaker. If all [...]
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We need 2 Yes votes for every No vote
Please remember to vote tomorrow morning, Saturday May 2, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at the Buker School. On the ballot are three candidates for selectman:
Bill Clifford - http://www.wickedlocal.com/wenham/archive/x1092980623/Wenham-Board-of-Selectmen-candidate-William-Clifford
John Clemenzi - http://www.wickedlocal.com/wenham/archive/x718267051/Wenham-Board-of-Selectmen-candidate-John-Clemenzi
Don Costin - http://www.wickedlocal.com/wenham/archive/x126909211/Wenham-Board-of-Selectmen-candidate-Donald-E-Costin
Then plan to return to [...]
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Wenham Town Meeting this Saturday. Hamilton next Monday and Tuesday nights.
A Capital Debt Exclusion (CDE) is on the warrants for both the Hamilton and Wenham Town Meetings. The CDE will be used for school repairs and safety/health improvements and to address several NEASC compliance issues. For more detailed information, please click here.
Town Leadership is in [...]
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This time of year we are deluged with all sorts of information as we approach town meetings. For those that can handle a little more, I’ve assembled some data from credible sources.
Real Estate Stats for Hamilton and Wenham
Boston Magazine’s March issue focused on the Best Places to Live 2009. They took a look [...]
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Please don’t skip Town Meeting this year because there isn’t a school operational override. There are two very important school-related issues on the warrant and we need massive parent turnout. School opponents will be out in force for town meeting; we ALL need to show up to make sure our voice is heard.
HWRSD [...]
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Great news. As announced by the School Committee yesterday, Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District employees have agreed to a salary concession of one day without pay for the 2009-2010 school year.
Two unions were involved in negotiations – the Hamilton-Wenham Education Association, which represents teachers, secretaries and nurses, and the Hamilton-Wenham Custodians’ union. A majority of [...]
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