The School Committee's Budgeting Subcommittee met Tuesday morning to discuss the budget for both fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2026, including how the strike affected the overall budget. Michael Pfifferling, Assistant Superintendent of Finances and Operations, opened the meeting with a FY25 budgeting update. While the data at this meeting held three more weeks of data … [Read more...] about School Committee discusses FY25 & 26 budgets
Sarah Fox
Marblehead students voice makeup concerns
MARBLEHEAD — Marblehead Public School students still need to make up nine more days due to the illegal teachers’ strike. And while the adults have voiced their opinions, what do the children think? At the School Committee meeting last Thursday, board members voted on the remaining five days to be made up using three April break days and two days added onto the end of the … [Read more...] about Marblehead students voice makeup concerns
FY26: Good news, bad news
The Finance Committee and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) discussed Marblehead’s upcoming financial forecast for fiscal year 2026 (FY26), highlighting both positive news about free cash and concerns over rising expenses in the coming years. Finances have been a major focus in Marblehead since the conclusion of the teachers’ strike, with much attention on the need for an … [Read more...] about FY26: Good news, bad news
Teacher emotions still run high
The School Committee held its first meeting since the conclusion of the teachers’ strike and although agreements were made, emotions were still high. The meeting addressed important topics, including how students and faculty would make up school days, upcoming roof repair design plans, and the custodian contract agreements. The School Committee held votes for all three of … [Read more...] about Teacher emotions still run high
Three-year-long project in its final stages
Two and a half years ago, Marblehead Eagle Scout Tyler Earp began a long journey of creating a greenhouse at Marblehead High School (MHS). Today, the greenhouse is in its last phases of completion. Earp is a freshman at Baylor University with a concentration in chemistry and has been a part of Boy Scouts since he was in the second grade. He explained he began as a Cub Scout … [Read more...] about Three-year-long project in its final stages