Support Our Schools

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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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
Senior-By-Laws in Hamilton, Presentation by Marc Johnson Chairman of the Hamilton Planning Board
School Override
Gordon Conwell Seminary

The School Committee has rescheduled a presentation by [...]

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Dear SOS members, school supporters and especially Wenham residents,
We need your help right now, in the next few hours. Our e-mails are having an impact, but we need to act now.
We have learned that the two towns’ Finance Committees are deciding right now, in the next 48 hours, how much money they plan to allocate [...]

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Purpose of the Forum:
The Superintendent will explain the cost of maintaining level services, as well as the costs to fund items in the Strategic Plan. Although the SC will not yet be presenting the final HWRSD Budget, this meeting is an important part of the budget process and an opportunity for the community to play [...]

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The School Committee will hold a forum on January 24 to discuss the next step in the School Budget Process. The Superintendent will explain the cost of maintaining level services, as well as the costs to fund items in the Strategic Plan. Although the SC will not yet be presenting the final HWRSD Budget, this [...]

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