Support Our Schools

Dear school supporters, We hope you are all having a great summer, especially now that the rain seems to have left us. We have three very quick things to pass on:

On August 5 at 7:00 pm there will be a Joint Selectmen’s Meeting at the Wenham Town Hall (selectmen’s room) to discuss the […]

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June 5th: School Committee Reviews Superintendent’s Performance and Discusses Salary
June 9th: SOS meets
June 10th: Selectmen Talk School Funding
We know it’s a crazy-busy time of the year, but the wheels of town government haven’t stopped turning! We have three important meetings we think everyone should be aware of.
Please try to attend or at the very least […]

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Thanks to jaw-dropping attendance by school supporters, the override passed by a clear majority - barring any motions to reconsider, it will be placed on the May 15 ballot. FYI, the town moderator checked the overflow rooms after each motion, so be assured that your attendance was noted and your votes were counted! But, if […]

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Bad News Item 1: The Wenham Finance Committee voted not to support the full amount of the override.
Yesterday, the Wenham Finance Committee voted 4-1 not to support the full amount of the override. (The Hamilton Finance Committee supports the override 4-1 in favor and 2 of the 3 Hamilton Selectman support the override.) At Wenham […]

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It is imperative that all school supporters in your household attend Town Meeting from beginning to end. It is possible that a motion may be made to:

lower the actual dollar amount of the School Override.
have silent ballots and/or recounts.
change the order of the articles as listed in the warrant book.
reconsider the override after a positive […]

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In the email we sent 4/16/08 and the subsequent posting to this space, we gave the wrong meeting time for the Hamilton Town Meeting. It starts at 7:30 P.M., not 7:00. To recap:
Wenham: Saturday, May 3rd 1:00 PM, Buker Elementary School
Hamilton: […]

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There will be a Support Our Schools meeting on Monday, April 14 at 7:30 pm at the Community House.
A few of the agenda items include:

Update on lobbying efforts at State level
Additional Sources of Revenue Committee
School Override

Important Dates:
April 30:
On Wednesday, April 30 at 7:00 PM in the Buker Multi-Purpose Room there will be a Town/Schools […]

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SOS strongly urges everyone to make it a priority to attend tomorrow’s School Committee Public Hearing on March 19 at the Buker Multi Purpose Room at 7:00 pm.
Be fully informed about next year’s school budget and the Override amount of $1,987,389. Click on this link to view the School Committee’s […]

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We were excited and encouraged to get a large turnout (50+), with lots of new faces, at our latest SOS (Support Our Schools) meeting last week, an indication of the high level of concern about school funding.
We were honored to have Richard Boroff, chairman of the School Committee, Marc Johnson, chairman of the Hamilton Planning […]

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There will be a Support Our Schools meeting on Wednesday, February 27 at 7:30 pm at the Community House. The agenda includes:

Update on the school budget process from Richard Boroff, School Committee Chair
Proposed Senior Housing bylaw in Hamilton, presentation by Marc Johnson Chairman of the Hamilton Planning Board
School Override
Update on Gordon Conwell Seminary negotiations

On […]

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