Diane Baum

The above is not an aspirational wish list but rather a set of actionable outcomes embedded in a draft theory of action document currently under consideration by the District’s 19-member Strategic Planning and Reorganization Steering Committee (the Committee). The Committee, which has met five times since May 2025,…

School may be out for the summer, but the Massachusetts state legislature has been busy finalizing the state budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 (approved on June 30) with significant increases in education spending. The $60.9 billion budget was signed by Governor Maura Healey on July 4. According…

District projects end-of-year surplus of $4.4M, teachers ask to restore cut positions As part of the third quarter financial report, Director of Finance and Operation Sheri Matthews announced at the May 8 School Committee business meeting that the district is projecting a significant end-of-year revenue surplus of approximately…

Math Olympiad Ten Acton-Boxborough students were recognized at the February 27 School Committee meeting by Superintendent of Schools Peter Light and School Committee Chair Adam Klein for their outstanding performance in round one of the state’s Math Olympiad. Maxwell Du, Bryan Li, Raymond Gao, Eric Xiang, Daniel Cai,…

Budget season formally kicked off at the School Committee’s January 30 business meeting with a 2025-26 budget overview presentation and recommendation to set the preliminary budget at $116.1M. This represents a 2.9 percent increase over a base budget that has been reduced by retirement of debt ($1.6M) and…

School Committee approves Sustainability Policy The School Committee voted unanimously at their January 16 business meeting to approve a revised environmental Sustainability Policy. The updated policy strengthens the District’s commitment to renewable energy technologies and energy and resource conservation. The District will provide annual reports documenting greenhouse gas…

Acton-Boxborough student creates immersive scavenger hunt to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War Acton-Boxborough junior and Eagle Scout candidate from Troop 32, Aaryan Arora, was recognized at the November 14 School Committee meeting for his collaboration with Acton’s 250 Committee to create an American Revolution-themed scavenger…

Congressman Jim McGovern and State Officials Tour ABRHS Food Services U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern, who represents the cities and towns in the second congressional district of Massachusetts and who has spent decades fighting to end food insecurity, paid a visit to Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) on Monday,…

Community members weigh in on ballot question 2 Former school committee members John Petersen and Xuan Kong spoke to the School Committee during the October 10 public comment period to encourage a no-vote on Question 2 on the November 5 state ballot. Question 2 proposes to eliminate the…