School Committee

ORLEANS -- April 13, 2026, Orleans School Committee votes to participate in school choice for the first time in at least seven years. The committee voted unanimously Monday to open six kindergarten seats to non-resident students under the state's inter-district school choice program for fiscal year 2027,

ORLEANS -- March 18, 2026, Nauset Regional School Committee unanimously adopts $40.8 million FY27 budget, raising the four-town assessment 4.18 percent. The committee voted 9-0 at its March 18 meeting to approve a gross operating budget of $40,795,328 offset by $8,893,073 in revenue,

ORLEANS -- March 16, 2026, Orleans School Committee unanimously approves $6,725,015 elementary budget for FY27. The committee voted unanimously Monday to adopt the Orleans Elementary School fiscal year 2027 spending plan, a $336,560 increase representing a 5.27 percent rise over the current year. Principal Elaine Pender reported

ORLEANS -- March 12, 2026, Nauset Regional School Committee delays FY2027 budget vote, hears urgent plea to preserve preschool staffing. The committee held a required public hearing Thursday on a proposed $40.7 million regional budget, a $627,968 increase, or 1.56 percent, over the current fiscal year, but deferred