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 Committee heard updates on district safety training, a library strategic plan, and the Waltham High School scheduling process, but took no formal action on these topics. It approved the Consent Agenda covering new hires, retirements, resignations, and a donated vehicle for the CTE program, tabled the FY '27 Budget Transfer Request until the next meeting, and agreed to add a School Committee subcommittee proposal to the October 7, 2026 agenda.

Decisions recorded

• Approved the Consent Agenda, including new hires, retirements, resignations, and a donated vehicle for the CTE program. p. 4page 4 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
• Tabled the FY '27 Budget Transfer Request until the next meeting. p. 5page 5 of the minutes (opens in new tab)

1 decision isn't shown: it couldn't be matched to the minutes.

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

Minutes posted on Google Drive (PDF, 79 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 13, 2026.

Agenda

This meeting will review a FY'27 budget transfer request, bills on warrant, and consent agenda items such as retirements, resignations, and a donation to Waltham High School's CTE Department. It will also continue discussions on anti-racism initiatives, the dual language school model, the high school schedule, and enrollment data in the Waltham Public Schools.

Agenda items

• Collective bargaining strategy session with the WSSA
• Collective bargaining strategy session with the WSAA
• Collective bargaining strategy session with the Waltham School MIS Technicians
• Collective bargaining strategy session with the Waltham School Department Food Service Workers
• Strategy session for negotiations with nonunion personnel - Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations
• Collective bargaining strategy session with the Waltham Building Maintenance Workers Association
• Litigation strategy discussion - Waltham School Secretaries Association and Waltham Public Schools, case MUP-26-12223
• Public input

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• Student council/student input
• School council/PTO/SEPAC/BELPAC input
• Consent agenda item: retirements
• Consent agenda item: resignations
• Consent agenda item: donation to Waltham High School's CTE Department
• Communications
• Superintendent's update on miscellaneous personnel
• Superintendent's update - information
• Curriculum and instruction discussion
• Unfinished business: Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Unfinished business: Dual Language School Model and reutilization of 617 Lexington Street
• Unfinished business: Waltham High School's Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department
• Unfinished business: Waltham High School schedule
• Unfinished business: Enrollment, space and data in the Waltham Public Schools
• New business: School Committee subcommittee meetings
• Fiscal matters: FY'27 budget transfer request
• Fiscal matters: 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, 81 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.