Concord School Committee Hears Solar Update as Grant Bid Falls Short
Concord School Committee learns solar grant denied, pivots to private power purchase deal.
Topic
Schools
Concord Public Schools — 1,868 students enrolled (SY2025).
Coverage of every School Committee meeting — budgets, curriculum, staffing, and policy decisions — with primary-source documents.
Concord School Committee Seats Five Members, Delays Chair Vote Until June
Concord School Committee seats five members and delays leadership elections after Thoreau Elementary fire.
Concord School Committee Accepts $50,000 Trail Gift, Approves Lucy Lane Sign
Concord School Committee accepts $50,000 trail gift and hears of $750,000 campus cost overrun.
Concord-Carlisle School Committee Drops Cell Phone Survey, Awaits State Law
CONCORD -- April 14, 2026, Concord-Carlisle School Committee shelves cell phone survey as state legislation nears passage. At its April 14 Zoom meeting, the committee voted unanimously to abandon its draft community survey on cell phone use, with Chair Tracy Waterson and members including Carrie Rankin and Andrew Kelliher agreeing
Concord-Carlisle School Committee Approves Bus Driver Pay Hike to Address Route Shortage
Concord-Carlisle School Committee approves bus driver pay increases and hiring bonuses to address a growing route-staffing shortage.