School Committee Adopts Two-Meetings-Per-Month Structure
The Northampton School Committee voted to adopt two bimonthly meetings and amended subcommittee agenda-setting rules. The two-meetings-per-month structure passed 4-3-2 abstain (1 absent), with Members Amy Martyn, Cindy Mahoney, Valerie Reiss, and Alena Bartoli supporting.
Northampton School Committee · Meeting of September 10, 2026
The Northampton School Committee voted to adopt two bimonthly meetings and amended subcommittee agenda-setting rules. The two-meetings-per-month structure passed 4-3-2 abstain (1 absent), with Members Amy Martyn, Cindy Mahoney, Valerie Reiss, and Alena Bartoli supporting. A rules amendment passed 6-2-1 abstain (1 absent), after a proposal to grant chairs unilateral authority failed 2-7-1 absent.
The Committee approved Superintendent Anna Maria Azarloza's three evaluation goals (9-0-1 absent), accepted a $1,400 Chase Bank donation for school supplies, and corrected the Special Education Teacher IEP Stipend MOA to include fiscal year 2026-27.
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Source: the Northampton School Committee meeting of September 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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