School Committee forms ad hoc family engagement committee
Northampton School Committee · Meeting of March 30, 2026
Northampton School Committee opts for study over family advisory council. At its procedural retreat, the committee voted 5-3-1 to form an ad hoc committee examining family engagement approaches and gaps in consultation with the new superintendent, rejecting Members Anat Weisenfreund and Renika Montgomery-Tamakloe's proposal for a permanent family advisory council. Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra, Members Alena Bartoli, Amy Martyn, Cindy Mahoney, and Robbie Saner Sullivan backed the study approach.
The ad hoc committee will report recommendations within six months.
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Source: the Northampton School Committee meeting of March 30, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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