Where

James J. Cannon Lecture Hall, 617 Lexington Street

From the posted agenda, as read by AI. The agenda is the official notice; check it before you go.

Recordings of School Committee meetings: MAC-TV (WCAC) (opens in new tab).

What was decided

The Waltham School Committee met in executive session on collective bargaining and litigation matters, then held a regular meeting covering curriculum updates, an equity plan presentation, and an AI guidance policy. The Committee approved the consent agenda, staff out-of-district requests, AI guidelines, and bills on the warrant, while tabling a vote on the three-year equity plan until September 2, 2026.

Decisions recorded

• Voted to move to Executive Session for collective bargaining and litigation strategy discussions, returning to the regular meeting at 6:00 pm. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Voted to move agenda items 6, 7 and 8 out of order. p. 1page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the Consent Agenda, including minutes, retirements, and resignations. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Approved the staff out of district requests for the 2026-2027 school year. p. 2page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Voted to hear from off-committee members regarding the Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Tabled the Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion three-year plan until the September 2, 2026 meeting. p. 3page 3 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Voted to have the Curriculum and Instruction highlight presentation posted to the district and all school websites. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Adopted the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guidelines as presented. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Voted to pay the bills on the warrant. p. 7page 7 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Minutes posted on Google Drive (PDF, 98 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 13, 2026.

Agenda

The committee will meet in executive session to discuss collective bargaining with several unions and litigation involving the Waltham Educators Association/MTA, case MUP-26-12065. The regular meeting will cover curriculum highlights, unfinished business including AI guidelines and school enrollment, and fiscal matters including bills on warrant.

Agenda items

• Strategy session on collective bargaining with the WSSA
• Strategy session on collective bargaining with the WSAA
• Strategy session on collective bargaining with the Waltham School MIS Technicians
• Strategy session on collective bargaining with the Waltham School Department Food Service Workers
• Strategy session on collective bargaining with the Waltham School Building Trades
• Discussion of litigation strategy for Waltham Educators Association/MTA and the Waltham School Committee, MUP-26-12065
• Strategy session for negotiations with nonunion personnel - Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations
• Public input

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• Student Council / Student input
• School Council / PTO / SEPAC / BELPAC input
• Retirements
• Resignations
• Staff out of district request for the 2026-2027 school year
• Miscellaneous personnel update
• Superintendent's information update
• Evaluation update
• Curriculum highlights from the 2025-2026 school year
• Update on Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Update on Dual Language School Model and reuse of 617 Lexington Street
• Update on Waltham High School's Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department
• Update on Waltham High School schedule
• Update on enrollment, space, and data in Waltham Public Schools
• Update on Superintendent's evaluation
• Update on Artificial Intelligence (AI) guidelines
• New business
• Bills on warrant
• Agenda items for future meetings

The full text is in the city's PDF, linked below.

Agenda posted on Google Drive (PDF, 72 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 13, 2026.

Terms used here

consent agenda

Routine items, such as minutes and reports, voted on together in one motion without discussion. A member can ask to take any of them up separately.

executive session

A part of a public meeting closed to the public. State law allows it only for specific reasons, such as lawsuits, negotiations, or personnel matters.

tabled

Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting is known from the Waltham Public Schools website (opens in new tab). It was not found on the City of Waltham calendar. First recorded by Waltham Publick on October 13, 2026.